The Broncos — who will clinch a playoff berth with a win — dominated the first two quarters of Thursday night’s game against the Chargers and enter halftime with a 21-13 lead. Denver scored three touchdowns on its first three possessions, with a sack on the fourth putting the club behind the chains to eventually bring up a punt. But …

Columbus football set the tone by scoring three first quarter touchdowns and rolled to a 48-14 win against Malakoff to capture the Class 3A Division I state championship on Thursday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. It’s the first state championship for the Cardinals, who conclude the season with a 15-1 record. “We played really well as a team and against …

It takes a specific circumstance for an NFL team to try a fair catch free kick. That’s why one hadn’t been made in almost 50 years. On Thursday night, viewers got a lesson on a little-known rule: the fair catch free kick. The Denver Broncos couldn’t run out the rest of the first half against the Los Angeles Chargers so …

Dec. 19—PULLMAN — Like many Washington State players, Djouvensky Schlenbaker didn’t know coach Jake Dickert was leaving the program until Wednesday morning. He doesn’t usually check his phone much past 9 p.m., he said, which means he missed out on any chatter around the possibility. So even early Wednesday morning, when the Cougars’ third-year running back got a text about …

Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker made the first successful fair-catch kick since 1976, and it was the longest such kick in NFL history. A little known NFL rule allows a team the right to take a free kick from the line of scrimmage on the next play following a fair catch. It essentially is a field goal with a holder (but …

ARLINGTON — The UIL Class 3A Division I was headlined by a star-studded group of college football prospects. In addition to Wyoming signee Grayson Rigdon, who notched four rushing touchdowns, cousins Adam and John Schobel both logged incredible performances. Adam Schobel earned the game’s offensive MVP award, while John Schobel was named the contest’s defensive MVP. More: Reign on: Gunter …

The Broncos had a chance to clinch a postseason berth with a victory over the Chargers on Thursday night. They can still get to the postseason if they get some help over the weekend. But head coach Sean Payton called the 34-27 loss to the Chargers disappointing because his club had so much at stake. “We had a fast start, …

Maybe the most pleasant surprise for Penn State in the Big Ten championship-game loss was the outstanding play of its offensive linemen. The Nittany Lions piled up 518 total yards, including 292 on the ground, against unbeaten Oregon, which has one of the top defenses in the country. Penn State’s blockers face another formidable defense when the Lions (11-2) meet …

Before Cameron Dicker’s successful 57-yarder, the last time a team attempted a fair-catch kick was the Panthers in 2019. Joey Slye had a 60-yard attempt during a London game. But before that, 49ers kicker Phil Dawson attempted one from 71 yards in a game against the then-St. Louis Rams back in 2013. San Francisco’s head coach that season? Jim Harbaugh, …

James Franklin revealed Wednesday night how thin the Penn State quarterback position has become since Beau Pribula’s decision to transfer earlier this week. Freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer will be the No. 2 quarterback behind Drew Allar during the Nittany Lions’ College Football Playoff run, which begins against SMU Saturday at noon (TV-TNT) at Beaver Stadium. Redshirt freshman Jaxon Smolik is the …

Below are my Week 16, 2024 positional ranks for PPR leagues. As always, these ranks are continually updated throughout the week, so check back often. And don’t forget to check out Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry every weekday at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock. It’s then available on demand on Peacock, the NFL on NBC YouTube channel and …

The awards have been given out. The All-America teams votes have been tallied. The transfer portal has been poppin’ and the NFL Draft declaration wire has been busy, too.  On College Football Playoff Eve, there’s only one thing left to do: Unveil my final ranking of the top 150 players in college football for the 2024 season. 1. Travis Hunter, …

The Chargers have taken a fourth-quarter lead over the Broncos. Aided by a few defensive penalties, Los Angeles got down the field and scored on a nice 19-yard pass from Justin Herbert to receiver Derius Davis. Then Joshua Palmer tipped a pass to himself in the back of the end zone and got both feet in for a two-point conversion, …

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana football team travelled to South Bend on Thursday night in style. Before boarding a charter flight, the Hoosiers (11-1) received College Football Playoff-branded adidas gear including all white travel suits that players all wore on the bus ride to the airport. The team is spending Thursday night in Michigan City ahead of its game against Notre …

The Broncos can still clinch a playoff berth this weekend, but the Chargers prevented them from doing so on Thursday night. Los Angeles defeated Denver 34-27, putting the Chargers a step closer to punching a ticket to the postseason in their first year under head coach Jim Harbaugh. While the Broncos had a 21-13 lead at halftime, the Chargers were …