The first 12-team College Football Playoff kicks off on Friday with No. 7 Notre Dame hosting No. 10 Indiana (+6.5) at 8 p.m. ET, followed by three games on Saturday. The Big Ten has representation in three of the four 2024 College Football Playoff first-round matchups with No. 6 Penn State hosting No. 11 SMU (+8.5) at noon ET on …

Shanahan stresses importance of NFL coaches being able to adapt originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Those who opine that 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan must continue to evolve and adjust his offense have found someone who agrees. His name is Kyle Shanahan. Shanahan on Friday said the essence of coaching is to find a way to constantly adapt and …

. There is perhaps no better way to sum up the current state of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry than ESPN’s Desmond Howard going on live television to express both pity and sympathy for Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day. Howard, the 1991 Heisman winner at Michigan and Wolverines icon, went on an impassioned rant about Day’s critics during College GameDay before …

Just two months after becoming a Baltimore Raven, wide receiver Diontae Johnson has been let go by the team. The Ravens waived Johnson on Friday, two weeks after the receiver refused to play during Baltimore’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Johnson came to Baltimore in October, as part of a trade with the Carolina Panthers. The Ravens also received a …

Billy Napier wouldn’t have said so publicly before the season began, but if you could get him to let down his coach facade and be honest, you probably could’ve made him admit he’d be happy with an 8-5 record. After watching his team lose home games to Miami and Texas A&M to start the year 1-2, he may have even …

Lynch remains confident in Purdy despite 49ers’ rocky season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy and the 49ers are in the midst of a disappointing season, but San Francisco general manager John Lynch remains confident as ever in the 24-year-old quarterback. Lynch detailed his continued belief in Purdy during an interview with Brian Murphy and Rod Brooks …

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – DECEMBER 20: Jeremiyah Love #4 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs the ball 98-yards for a touchdown during the first quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers in the Playoff First Round game at Notre Dame Stadium on December 20, 2024 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) After a pair of interceptions from Notre …

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said on Tuesday that the team will give linebacker Quay Walker the entire week to see if he can play through an ankle injury, but things aren’t moving in the right direction for Green Bay. Walker missed practice for the second straight day on Friday. The Packers will practice again on Saturday and issue injury …

ESPN Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love etched his name into the history books by breaking off a 98-yard touchdown for the first points of the 12-team College Football Playoff. The rush tied for the longest in school history and helped the (7) Fighting Irish strike first against (10) Indiana.  The Hoosiers and Fighting Irish traded interceptions in the first …

Myles Garrett wants to continue playing for the Cleveland Browns, but the reigning Defensive Player of the Year will consider finishing his career elsewhere if the team’s plans moving forward don’t align with his.  Garrett discussed his future on Friday, ahead of Cleveland’s Week 16 AFC North battle with the Cincinnati Bengals. Cleveland (3-11) has been eliminated from the playoffs, …

No. 12 seed Clemson will travel to face No. 5 seed Texas on Saturday for a first-round matchup in the College Football Playoff. The Longhorns (11-2) are the highest-seeded non-conference champion, while the Tigers (10-3) snuck into the playoff as the lowest-ranked team thanks to their ACC championship win over SMU. Texas carries legitimate national championship hopes entering the playoff. …

Lenoir surprises 49ers teammates with custom Christmas gifts originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Deommodore Lenoir got in the Christmas spirit for his fellow 49ers. The cornerback surprised the rest of San Francisco’s defensive backs with personalized Louis Vuitton duffle bags. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Be The Best Sports Group (@bethebest.sg) The 25-year-old has …

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida closed out a turnaround season with a solid but unspectacular showing. A 33-8 win against Tulane during the Gasparilla Bowl was still something to celebrate for coach Billy Napier. After all, the victory capped a four-game winning streak after two seasons that ended on skids of three and five games, respectively. Yet Friday’s performance at Raymond …

We are in the late stages of the 2024 NFL regular season, so you know what that means: Saturday games! College Football Playoffs be damned, because we have a Saturday double-header in the NFL. The first of which is a potential playoff preview between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. The main storyline around this matchup has been the …

No. 7 seed Notre Dame hosts No. 10 seed Indiana to kick off the 12-team College Football Playoff era in South Bend, Indiana in what will be a historic moment as the landscape across college football changes. Though both schools are located in the state of Indiana and are separated by around 200 miles, this will be the first meeting between in-state …