The Illinois football team is headed to Orlando, Florida, to take on South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl Game that will be held in Camping World Stadium on Dec. 31, 2024. Coach Bret Bielema and the Fighting Illini (9-3) closed strong with three consecutive wins for their first nine-win regular season since 2007. Illinois is now headed to its second bowl game in …
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Jonathon Brooks suffered a non-contact knee injury on Sunday. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images) Three weeks into his return from an ACL tear, Jonathon Brooks is injured again. The rookie Carolina Panthers running back slipped to the turf and limped toward the sideline with a non-contact knee injury on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. He was eventually taken to the locker room …
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Nick Saban, wearing a red tie and blazer, made a passionate argument on ESPN around the potential consequences to leaving Alabama, a school that still pays him a half-million annually, out of this year’s 12-team College Football Playoff field. Saban, who retired in January after 17 seasons and six national championships at Alabama, centered his argument around Alabama’s strength of …
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Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the QB18 in Fantasy football 2024 heading into a matchup against the Dolphins in the Week 14 NFL schedule on Sunday. Can daily Fantasy football players trust Rodgers and his other high-profile skill-position players like Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams for Week 14 NFL DFS lineups? Star running back Breece Hall (knee) has been ruled …
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One year after sneaking into the College Football Playoff, Alabama football was left out of the newly formed 12-team CFP. Entering Selection Sunday on the bubble for the CFP, the Crimson Tide were listed as one of the two “first teams out” in Sunday’s final CFP rankings. Earning the No. 11 seed over Alabama was SMU, who was upset in …
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Eagles’ C.J. Garner-Johnson returns after being evaluated for concussion originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles starting safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson has returned against the Panthers after being evaluated for a concussion. The play happened in the first quarter when Gardner-Johnson took some friendly fire from Tristin McCollum, who started in place of Reed Blankenship. Gardner-Johnson went inside after a trip to …
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Getty Images After months of anticipation and hundreds of games played across the 2024 college football season, the 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived. The bracket expands this season from four teams to 12, creating a tougher path to the national championship while adding some new teams to the mix in the process. No. 1 seed Oregon, No. 2 seed …
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Getty Images The aftershock of the NFL handing Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair a three-game suspension for his hit on Trevor Lawrence as the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback was sliding in Week 13 is still making waves around the league. CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones reported on “The NFL Today” on Sunday that the NFL likely won’t change its quarterback slide rules. …
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The bracket banner is updated on the side of the J.W. Marriott with the results of the first day of games during the 2021 NCAA Division I basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Mandatory Credit: Barbara Perenic/IndyStar via USA TODAY Sports In August, before this college football season began, we speculated — along with everyone else …
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Eagles inactives: Tristin McCollum to make 1st career start originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles backup safety Tristin McCollum is expected to make his first NFL start on Sunday as the Eagles host the Carolina Panthers. Starter Reed Blankenship suffered a concussion last week in Baltimore and was ruled out Friday. McCollum, 25, stepped in last Sunday after the …
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Getty Images The bracket for the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff was released on Sunday, and it features a number of marquee matchups. Four first-round games will take place on Dec. 20-21 at home locations, the first time that college programs will host playoff games on campus. The first round features some of the top teams in the sport and …
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The Kansas City Chiefs will try to lock down their ninth consecutive AFC West title when they battle the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. Kansas City is coming off a 19-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday, while Los Angeles defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 17-13 last Sunday. The Chargers (8-4), who are second in the …
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Getty Images The college football regular season has come and gone and the conference champions have been crowned. Now, the attention turns to the postseason, meaning it’s time to unveil the loaded slate of bowl games set to grace out television sets this holiday season. There may not be a more anticipated season in college football history because in addition …
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Week 14 of the NFL season is here and the only matchup in the early window featuring two playoff hopefuls has some extra spice: Kirk Cousins makes his return to Minnesota as the Falcons travel north to play the Vikings. Minnesota is about as quietly 10-2 as a team can be in the NFL, with much of the attention in …
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Then there were 12. On Sunday, the College Football Playoff selection committee unveiled the first-ever 12-team CFP bracket putting an end to much build-up and anticipation on which 12 college football teams will play for the national championship. No. 1 Oregon was tabbed with the No. 1 overall seed fresh off its first Big Ten championship title against No. 3 …
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