More teams, more bellyaching. The College Football Playoff’s first round served a series of blowouts, resulting in blowback that the selection committee whiffed on its picks for at-large bids. But, is the committee really to blame for the first-round drubbings, and if so, which teams would have been better qualifiers? Hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams debate that question on …

Rams coach Sean McVay was excited about a fifth consecutive victory. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The Rams defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 13-9, on Saturday at SoFi Stadium. What we learned from a victory that improved the Rams’ record to 10-6: Ahkello Witherspoon keeps making plays Rams cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon (4) runs up the sideline in celebration after his …

Nick Saban hosts the ESPN College GameDay show before the first round of the College Football Playoff between Notre Dame and Indiana on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in South Bend. Legendary college football coach and analyst Nick Saban recently shared his thoughts on Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton ahead of the highly anticipated Sugar Bowl matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs …

The 2024 NFL regular season is coming to a close! This week, Josh Allen will look to match fellow MVP candidate Lamar Jackson’s Christmas Day production when his Buffalo Bills play host to the New York Jets, Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers will look to hand the rival Minnesota Vikings just their third loss of the season and …

ORLANDO, Fla. — It all comes down to this for South Carolina football. The No. 14 Gamecocks (9-3) have one final game in the 2024 season as they face Illinois in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Tuesday (3 p.m. ET, ABC) at Camping World Stadium. If they defeat the No. 21 Fighting Illini (9-3) they will become the fifth team in South Carolina …

The 49ers will have running back Isaac Guerendo for Monday Night Football. Guerendo, who missed last week’s game with a hamstring injury, does not have an injury designation for the game against the Lions. Patrick Taylor Jr. started in his place against the Dolphins. The 49ers have running backs Christian McCaffrey (knee), Elijah Mitchell (hamstring) and Jordan Mason (ankle) on …

Dec 28, 2024; Bronx, NY, USA; Boston College Eagles head coach Bill O’Brien reacts during the first half against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Boston College head football coach Bill O’Brien met with the media following his team’s 20-15 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Pinstripe Bowl. O’Brien opened his availability by complimenting …

The Lions are holding out hope that running back David Montgomery will be able to play again this season, but his return will not come against the 49ers on Monday night. Montgomery was ruled out of their Week 17 game on the team’s final injury report of the week. Montgomery has a knee injury and will be missing his second …

Dec 28, 2024; Bronx, NY, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers linebacker Gage Stenger (47) celebrates after the game against the Boston College Eagles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images For the first time since 2016, the Huskers played in a bowl game, and for the first time since 2015, they won a bowl game. Nebraska defeated Boston College 20-15 after …

The Buccaneers announced the signing of linebacker Shaquil Barrett. Initial reports Friday night indicated Barrett was signing with the team’s practice squad, but he signed to the 53-player roster. He has not played this season after deciding to retire over the summer, but the Dolphins waived him from the reserve/retired list this week. The Bucs also announced they signed punter …

For now, transfer portal season is a wrap. The NCAA’s football transfer window closed at midnight Saturday, meaning players can’t enter the portal until the second offseason window, which opens April 15 and lasts 11 days. That also means Auburn football can’t see players depart until the spring, and with some stasis on roster movement, the program’s 14-man transfer class …

The Bengals should have more points than they do after reaching the Denver 22, 2 and 2 on their three drives of the first half. They scored one touchdown, turning it over on downs on failed fourth downs on the first two possessions. Cincinnati leads Denver 7-3 at halftime. The Broncos took a 3-0 lead on their first drive, going …

It was hard to escape the hype surrounding the Indiana-Notre Dame game last week. Everywhere you went, people were talking about the in-state bragging rights that were on the line between the Hoosiers and Fighting Irish in the first ever home College Football Playoff game. Classes were extended a week at Notre Dame so students could stay for the Friday …

Mayo causes unnecessary confusion with Stevenson-Gibson mix-up originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jerod Mayo made his first mistake before the New England Patriots even took a snap against the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday. About 30 minutes before kickoff at Gillette Stadium, Mayo told 98.5 The Sports Hub’s pregame radio show that Antonio Gibson would start at running back …

The first of two offseason transfer portal windows gave Auburn football a lot to like in regard to its additions. But in looking at the net gains and losses, it’d be easy to assume things didn’t go well for the Tigers transfer-wise. Hugh Freeze’s roster took a net loss during the winter portal window, with 18 players departing Auburn as …