This past week was a fun one. The Kansas City Chiefs clinched the AFC West for the ninth straight season with the “doink for the division,” the Buffalo Bills fell another game back of the Chiefs after losing a shootout to the Los Angeles Rams and the Tennessee Titans failed to score a single touchdown against the worst defense in the …

The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule begins on Dec. 14 and continues through January, culminating with the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 20. This year’s bowl schedule features the inaugural 12-team CFP bracket, with four first-round games taking place on Dec. 20 and Dec. 21. No. 7 seed Notre Dame is a 7.5-point favorite against No. 10 seed …

Two months ago, Jalen Hurts was a turnover problem. Two months later — turnover problems resolved — he’s a passing problem. And two months from now, if the Philadelphia Eagles haven’t won February’s Super Bowl, Hurts might end up being scapegoated as the root cause of all the franchise’s problems. That’s how the trajectory of Hurts’ career is starting to …

MOBILE, Ala. — Carde Smith was one of 14 recruits to ink with Colorado earlier this month. Smith, the No. 18-ranked offensive tackle in the Rivals250 for the 2025 cycle, is set to compete for playing time instantly for the Buffaloes. He will get his first crack at securing a starting role for next season on Friday, December 20, when …

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Former Tennessee assistant Brian Niedermeyer was named head coach at Tuscaloosa County High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He served as Tuscaloosa County’s defensive coordinator in 2024. Niedermeyer served as the Vols’ inside linebackers coach in 2020 under head coach Jeremy Pruitt. He was also Tennessee’s tight ends coach from 2018-19. Niedermeyer served on Nick …

One minute you look up and there are just four weeks left in the regular season. It’s pretty remarkable to have the bye weeks in the rearview mirror and just a month left of regular-season action before we get to the playoffs. Between now and then, we’ll look to inflate our bankroll to give us some more cash to throw …

Nov 17, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks on from the sideline during the first half against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The postseason is only a few weeks away, and the Kansas City Chiefs will attempt to become the first NFL team to win three …

The 49ers have played a lot of meaningful December football in recent years, but they have entered those games in a stronger position than they find themselves in this December. Last Sunday’s win over the Bears snapped a three-game losing streak, but it didn’t put the 49ers out of the woods. They are still 6-7 heading into Thursday night’s game …

Wisconsin’s efforts to bolster its wide receiver position continued on Tuesday. It extended an offer to Colorado State transfer Caleb Goodie — the second such offer in the class, joining Miami (OH) transfer Javon Tracy. Goodie entered the portal this week after two years with the Rams. He originally joined the program as a three-star recruit in the class of …

The playoff field is starting to take shape as Week 14 of the NFL season winds down. The Philadelphia Eagles officially earned a postseason spot on Sunday afternoon after their win against the Carolina Panthers. That made them the second NFC team to make it in, along with the Detroit Lions. The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs — who …

National Signing Day is often about getting the biggest names in a recruiting class but it’s also about getting the right players that fit your system. Here are five running backs that are in a great spot in this Commit Fit look: RELATED: How the top 2025 QBs fit with their future programs TEAM SPOTLIGHTS: No. 1 Oregon | No. …

Former New York Jets All-Pro defensive lineman Mark Gastineau believes that Brett Favre took a dive when he allowed Michael Strahan’s in 2002 to pass him for the NFL’s single-season sack record. (Al Bello/Getty Images) Former New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau’s 20-plus year grudge against Brett Favre is on display in an upcoming ESPN documentary about “The New …

They’ve used words like unsustainable and unrealistic, forecasting doom for college football and their job of coaching and developing players suddenly flush with cash and free movement. Then this new world for coaches was proven to be financially and operationally sustainable. And very realistic. And now here we are, steamrolling into a fourth year of seismic player procurement change in …

Some elite athletes transcend their market with star power so bright that the jurisdiction has little bearing. Saquon Barkley is looking to be just that as he navigates the change of scenery from New York to Philly. A leading candidate in the NFL MVP race this season, the Philadelphia Eagles running back has looked beyond comfortable in midnight green after …

Calling someone “underpaid” when they make well into six figures — and sometimes seven — is a strange reality of college football. Of course we know that the average college football fan probably would be thrilled to make $800,000-plus, as everyone on this list does. But it’s all relative. And when it comes to competing for national championships, schools that …