Coach Jim Harbaugh his always hands on with his Chargers, including with quarterback Justin Herbert in New England. (Kathryn Riley / Getty Images) Jim Harbaugh loves a high-five, calls it one of mankind’s great inventions. But sometimes, even that hearty gesture is insufficient. So when the Chargers coach spotted the team’s general manager slipping out of the visitors’ locker room …

The Independence Bowl has welcomed some significant attendance numbers over the years with schools like LSU, Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Oklahoma casting their lots in the 11th oldest bowl game in the country. But thanks to heavy rains that fell throughout the Shreveport-Bossier City area on Saturday, an announced crowd of 34,283 hardy souls watched as Army dominated late …

The Broncos scored their first touchdown of the day with 3:10 remaining in the third quarter. Bo Nix hit Courtland Sutton for a 6-yard score. Wil Lutz’s PAT has tied the game 10-10. Nix now is 13-of-16 for 91 yards and a touchdown, with Sutton catching two passes for 13 yards. Jaleel McLaughlin has seven carries for 61 yards. The …

Texas A&M football’s loss Friday to USC in the Las Vegas Bowl night felt like the final month of the season encapsulated into one 60-minute game. From penalties continuing to be a persistent issue — adding eight more miscues against the Trojans, pushing their season total to 98 — to the defense’s inability to stop USC’s passing attack that scored …

Shanahan details 49ers’ motivation to spoil Lions’ playoff seeding originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s no secret that 2024 hasn’t been a great year for the 49ers. After a heartbreaking loss in Super Bowl LVIII back in February, San Francisco has underperformed massively this season and is eliminated from NFL playoff contention entering Week 17. But, as coach …

Brigham Young Cougars linebacker Harrison Taggart (11) sacks the Colorado Buffaloes QB during the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The BYU Cougars cruised past the Colorado Buffaloes in the Valero Alamo Bowl Saturday night, winning 36-14 to finish the 2024 season with an 11-2 record. Here are three …

The Cardinals officially have their starting running back available for Saturday night’s game against the Rams. As expected, James Conner is active after he was questionable with a knee injury. He was listed as limited on all three of Arizona’s injury reports this week. Conner has rushed for over 110 yards in back-to-back games, racking up exactly 110 in the …

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — If you’re already looking ahead to 2025 in college football, mark this season opener down: East Carolina at NC State on Aug. 30. The Pirates and Wolfpack began brawling in the final minute of East Carolina’s 26-21 victory in the Military Bowl on Saturday night — and the teams won’t have to wait long to see each …

The Bengals finally converted a fourth down on their way to a touchdown. Tee Higgins’ 12-yard reception from Joe Burrow allowed the Bengals to regain the lead on the Broncos. They are up 17-10 with 11:33 remaining. Higgins’ first touchdown was 2 yards. His second came on a fade despite being tightly covered by Riley Moss. It finished off an …

Brigham Young Cougars defensive end Tyler Batty (92) douses BYU head coach Kalani Sitake during the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. BYU won 36-14. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The attention on BYU’s football program, in terms of eyeballs and national recognition, had never been bigger than it was …

The Chargers are aiming for their first play-off win since the 2018 season [Getty Images] The Los Angeles Chargers booked their place in the NFL play-offs with a dominant 40-7 victory at the New England Patriots. Justin Herbert threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns to help the Chargers earn a wildcard spot in John Harbaugh’s first season as head …

SAN ANTONIO – Colorado head coach Deion Sanders hopped on a golf cart next to his bodyguard and zoomed down a stadium tunnel on his way out of town. He had just answered questions from reporters about what happened here Saturday night in the Alamo Bowl – a 36-14 loss against BYU in his final game coaching his two youngest …

Down by 10 to start the second half, the Cardinals faced little resistance on their way down the field to scoring a touchdown. Trey McBride’s first receiving touchdown of the year got Arizona on the board. But a blocked extra point kept the score at 10-6 midway through the third quarter. Kyler Murray moved the chains on third-and-2 with a …

SAN ANTONIO — L.J. Martin rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns, Jake Retzlaff passed for 151 yards, and No. 17 BYU beat No. 20 Colorado 36-14 in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday night. BYU (11-2, No. 17 CFP) scored in every quarter in rolling to its second straight bowl victory and third in its past four appearances after failing …

The Chargers’ Derius Davis (12) stretches to catch a touchdown pass past the Patriots’ safety Kyle Dugger. (Associated Press) Derius Davis hadn’t reached his full stretch, hadn’t reeled in his second touchdown in as many games and hadn’t yet gotten the Chargers on the scoreboard. Still, J.K. Dobbins was ready to celebrate. The Chargers running back threw both hands in …