An deadly terrorist attack in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day had an impact on the College Football Playoff schedule. The Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame was to be played Wednesday as the fourth and final quarterfinal. The game has been postponed to Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, the rest of the bowl schedule continues on. There was already …

Every year for more than half a century, the Steelers have awarded a team MVP, voted upon by all the players on the team. And no player in franchise history has received that award as many times as T.J. Watt. Watt has been announced as the 2024 winner of the Steelers MVP award. He also won it in 2023, 2021, …

Dec 21, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; ESPN cast, from left, Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit sit on the set of College GameDay prior to the College Football Playoff first round game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Tennessee Volunteers in Columbus at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-Imagn Images via the USA …

The Bills plan to have quarterback Josh Allen continue his consecutive starts streak against the Patriots this week and head coach Sean McDermott said some other starters will play, but linebacker Terrel Bernard won’t be one of them. McDermott told reporters at a Wednesday press conference that Bernard will not play this week because of quad and leg injuries. McDermott …

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin has made coaching stops at 11 universities. Duke coach Manny Diaz at nine. It’s difficult to coach that long and criss-cross the country as much as the two opposing coaches in the 80th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (Thursday, 8:05 p.m., EverBank Stadium, ESPN) have and somehow not work on the same staff at some point. …

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said earlier this week that “everything is under consideration” when asked if he’d given any thought to sitting rookie quarterback Drake Maye in the team’s season finale against the Bills. But now, it doesn’t appear Mayo is going to do that. “Drake is our starting quarterback,” Mayo said in his Wednesday press conference. “If he’s …

The Brief A deadly terror attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans led to the postponement of the Sugar Bowl, originally scheduled for New Year’s Day. Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart emphasized the importance of reflection and unity in the wake of the tragedy, stating, “Some things are bigger than football.” The Sugar Bowl, featuring No. 2 Georgia and No. …

The Colts had Joe Flacco at quarterback for last Sunday’s 45-33 loss to the Giants that eliminated them from playoff contention, but the lack of stakes for their Week 18 date with the Jaguars won’t stop them from bringing Anthony Richardson back into the lineup. Colts head coach Shane Steichen said on Wednesday that he is hopeful Richardson is going …

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 01: Ohio State Buckeyes fans react during the third quarter against the Oregon Ducks during the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) There was only one question to ask after Ohio State dismantled Tennessee in the first round of the …

Tight end Dallas Goedert is on his way back to the Eagles lineup. The team announced that Goedert has been designated for return from injured reserve. He has missed the last four games with a knee injury and can be activated at any point in the next 21 days, so the Eagles may be looking at getting him back for …

High school football season is over, but the 2024 Louisiana All-State football teams have been released. In Classes 4A and 5A, 16 Houma-Thibodaux area players, representing nine schools, were either named first team or honorable mention. Here’s every Houma-Thibodaux area high school football player to be named All-State in Classes 4A and 5A: Grant Barbera, junior, E.D. White Barbera was …

There will be no single-season rushing record for Saquon Barkley this season. Barkley finished Week 17 101 yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson’s 40-year old record and head coach Nick Sirianni said after their win over the Cowboys that he wasn’t sure if Barkley would play against the Giants in the regular season finale. That remained the case until he …

PASADENA, Calif. – The Ohio State football team may have passed its most important test on the way to a potential national championship. No, not the Buckeyes’ 41-21 victory over top-seeded Oregon on Wednesday at the Rose Bowl in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. Ohio State’s upcoming game against Texas in the semifinals might fail to challenge the …

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will not go for history Sunday against the New York Giants in the regular-season finale, head coach Nick Sirianni told reporters Wednesday. “We’re gonna rest some guys,” said Sirianni before later adding Barkley will “probably be somebody who rests” when asked a follow-up question. With Barkley’s regular season finished, he will end his first …

PASADENA, Calif. — Jayden Fielding pumped his fist. It was early in the second quarter of Ohio State’s 41-21 rout of Oregon in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday when he had reason to celebrate. Fielding split the uprights on a 46-yard field goal, a kick that might have been a footnote in a blowout if not for the fact that …