IU football continues to add to its quarterback room. A day after landing one of the most-prized QBs out of the transfer portal (Cal’s Fernando Mendoza), Curt Cignetti landed a Christmas commitment from 2025 prospect Jacob Bell. More additions: IU gets needed WR in App State’s Makai Jackson from portal More: Big Ten RB whose best game came against IU …
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49ers place Moore on IR, sign O-lineman Heck to contract
49ers place Moore on IR, sign O-lineman Heck to contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers already announced offensive lineman Jaylon Moore wouldn’t play in the final two 2024 regular-season games, and on Wednesday, they made it official. Moore was placed on injured reserve with a quad injury, ending his fourth NFL season. The soon-to-be 27-year-old Moore …
Read More »Oklahoma Sooners add another transfer portal quarterback
Aug 29, 2024; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Western Carolina Catamounts quarterback Cole Gonzales (9) prepares to throw the football during the first half of the game against North Carolina State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-USA TODAY Sports The Oklahoma Sooners made a splash via the transfer portal when they added former Washington State quarterback and the top …
Read More »2024 NFL playoff picture, standings: Chiefs lock up No. 1 seed in AFC; Ravens seize first place in AFC North
Christmas Day games had major playoff implications around the NFL, thanks to all four of the teams playing holding a spot in the AFC playoffs. The Kansas City Chiefs needed just one victory to lock up home-field advantage in the AFC, and they earned it by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the opener of the Christmas Day doubleheader. The Steelers …
Read More »UCF football transfer tracker: Knights add pair of defenders over the holidays
Gus Malzahn’s decision to resign immediately after the season finale kicked off a transfer portal window that opened on Dec. 9, so UCF expected plenty of activity. The Knights ended a 4-8 campaign, their second consecutive losing season in which they missed the postseason for the first time since 2015-16. SIGNED LB Keli Lawson Vitals: 6-6, 220 pounds Resume: Lawson …
Read More »Ravens crush Texans, move closer to AFC North title
Beyoncé put on the best show in Houston on Christmas, but the Ravens were a close second. The Ravens raced out to a 7-0 lead on their opening possession of their game against the Texans and never looked back on their way to a 31-2 win. The victory moves them to 11-5 on the year and they will be the …
Read More »BYU releases depth chart for Alamo Bowl vs. Colorado
Sep 21, 2024; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) drops back to pass against the Kansas State Wildcats during the second quarter at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images Similar to Colorado, the BYU Cougars should be close to full strength for Saturday’s Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. According to KSL Sports, BYU hasn’t …
Read More »NFL Christmas grades: Lamar Jackson delivers ‘A+’ for Ravens; Steelers get coal in their stocking with ‘D-‘
USATSI Welcome to the Christmas edition of the Week 17 grades! The NFL doesn’t usually give us Wednesday football, but that changed this year with the league scheduling two games for Christmas Day. Going into the 2024 season, there had only been two Wednesday games over the past 74 years, but that number has now been bumped up to four …
Read More »Ranking the ACC’s football helmets from worst to first after the 2024 season
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports The 2024 college football season is approaching, with spring football behind us and fans eagerly awaiting the start of another season. The ACC, along with many other conferences in the game, looks a lot different in 2024. There are three new teams in the ACC: the SMU Mustangs, the Stanford Cardinal, and the Cal Golden Bears. Each …
Read More »Lamar Jackson passes Michael Vick for most career rushing yards by a QB
Move over Michael Vick. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson came into Wednesday’s game against the Texans needing 86 rushing yards to pass Vick and become the NFL’s all-time leading rushing quarterback and he hit the mark in the third quarter. Jackson had a six-yard run to get to 87 rushing yards for the day and 6,110 in his career. Jackson set …
Read More »Florida Man: Bowl games galore
Dec. 25—Florida Man was scanning the globe for diversion today and the dial landed on college football bowl games. You sports fans out there know there used to be five simply named games, Cotton, Orange, Rose, Sugar and Sun. They were held on New Year’s Day. That was in 1938. By the late 1940s, there were 14 official bowl games …
Read More »Lamar Jackson passes Michael Vick as NFL’s all-time QB leader in rushing yards
Lamar Jackson is one of one. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) Seven seasons into his NFL career, Lamar Jackson is officially the king of running quarterbacks. The Baltimore Ravens star passed Michael Vick for the NFL’s all-time lead in rushing yards among quarterbacks during the NFL’s Christmas game on Wednesday. He entered the game with 6,023 yards, 86 behind Vick’s …
Read More »IU football gets giant Christmas gift as All-American Mikail Kamara will return next season
IU football and its fans got quite the Christmas gift Wednesday. All-American and All-Big Ten defensive end Mikail Kamara posted a video on social media saying he will hold off on the NFL draft and return for one more season in Bloomington. “… But the way the season ended, that left a real bitter taste in my mouth,” Kamara said …
Read More »Lamar Jackson misses Beyoncé’s halftime show after vowing to leave locker room to watch Christmas performance
Getty Images Lamar Jackson has done many things in his 27 years. He’s a two-time NFL MVP, two-time first-team All-Pro, three-time Pro Bowler, Heisman Trophy winner, holds the record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season and the most rushing yards by a quarterback ever in NFL history. But there’s one thing he’s always wanted to do …
Read More »Lamar Jackson extends Ravens lead to 24-2 after C.J. Stroud interception
At least the Houston crowd got to enjoy a stellar Beyonce concert during halftime of Wednesday’s game. A dismal Christmas for the Texans and their fans got even worse after the second half got underway. C.J. Stroud was picked off by Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton to end the first Houston possession of the third quarter and their deficit got even …
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