SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. − Penn State football coach James Franklin was asked to offer his opinion on how to fix college football two days before his team plays its biggest game in years. Franklin took a few minutes away from previewing his 12-2 Nittany Lions against Fiesta Bowl foe Boise State to talk bigger picture. The question came in reference to …

‘Secret’s out’ — Tanner McKee shines in 1st NFL action originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia For two years, the Eagles have watched Tanner McKee in practice. They knew how good he was. So they were pretty excited for the rest of the world to find out on Sunday in the Eagles’ 41-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys. “How about …

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff will continue this week with four quarterfinal matchups. The action begins on Friday when No. 3 seed Boise State takes on No. 6 seed Penn State at the Fiesta Bowl. Then there will be three College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Saturday beginning with No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas at the Peach Bowl. …

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is sacked by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (92) and defensive end Greg Rousseau (50) during the second half of Sunday’s lopsided defeat.Photograph: AP The score was 40-0. Buffalo had dominated New York in every sense of the word: offense, defense, special teams, body language, camaraderie. They were probably breathing superior air at …

Texas football passed its first College Football Playoff test, defeating Clemson 38-24 to advance to the quarterfinals. They’ll face the fourth-seeded Arizona State, who won the Big 12 after being voted to finish last in the preseason polls. It’s been an incredible turnaround for the Sun Devils and coach Kenny Dillingham after going 3-9 in his first season with the …

Most of the playoff field has been set, but two playoff teams remain to be decided and the No. 1 seed in the NFC will go down to the final game of the season. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks heading into Week 18: NFC Playoff Picture DIVISION LEADERS 1. Minnesota Vikings (14-2): Clinched a playoff berth, will clinch …

Sep 18, 2021; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Brock Vandagriff (12) warms up on the field before the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Brock Vandagriff has retired from football in a surprising decision. Vandagriff, a junior, has one season of eligibility left. Vandagriff started for …

Playing twice per year for every year since 1961 — with the exception of the 1982 strike-shortened season, when they faced each other just once — the Vikings and Lions have met 126 times. Their 127th meeting will be the biggest one yet. The NFL has announced that, next Sunday night, the 2024 regular season will conclude with the 14-2 …

O’Donnell Fortune of South Carolina (25) crosses the goal line in the 2022 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl with a 100-yard touchdown on an interception return. It’s the longest defensive touchdown in bowl history and tied for the longest touchdown by any means. Mississippi will play Duke on Jan. 2 at EverBank Stadium (7:30 p.m., ESPN) in the 80th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. …

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a touchdown pass on the final play of Sunday night’s overtime win over the Falcons. For some players, a late touchdown pass would be a career highlight. For Daniels, it’s become the norm. Just 16 games into his rookie year, Daniels has now thrown a touchdown pass in the final 30 seconds of five different …

Somebody is going to lose their first Fiesta Bowl in program history on New Year’s Eve. With a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals on the line, Penn State and Boise State will each put their undefeated records in the Fiesta Bowl on the line against one another in the first meeting between the two schools. Penn State is …

Fortunately for the NFL (and for the networks that broadcast NFL games), Week 18 will have a few consequential contests for the remaining playoffs berths and seeds. The biggest will happen in Detroit, where the 14-2 Vikings will face the 14-2, or 13-3, Lions for the division title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Also to be determined …

Winning the District 27-4A football championship came with a bonus for the 1974 Carroll Tigers, one of the best CCISD teams of the 1970s. The Tigers not only earned a playoff berth that year, they made history as the first Carroll team to win a football district title since the school opened in 1957. Only league champions qualified for the …

Jayden Daniels did it again, leading another comeback to get the Commanders into the postseason for the first time since 2020. The rookie quarterback directed a 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive in overtime, delivering a 30-24 win. The Commanders moved to 11-5 and wrapped up a wild-card berth, while the Falcons (8-8) fell a game behind the Bucs in the NFC …

NEW ORLEANS — Winning 10 straight games to close the regular season and snag a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff was big for Notre Dame football. Noie: Did Notre Dame football again look like Notre Dame football in historic CFP game? Winning the first playoff game in Notre Dame Stadium history against an in-state school in Indiana was bigger. …