The 49ers opened Monday Night Football with a 37-yard kickoff return from Deebo Samuel. They were in the end zone 11 plays and 61 yards later. Brock Purdy threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Pearsall for a 7-0 lead. Officials initially ruled Pearsall down at the 1, but replay assist overturned it to a touchdown. It is unclear whether …

. The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2, 6-2) play the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl. The winner will advance to the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. The Georgia-Notre Dame game will be played on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 8:45 p.m. ET in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl will be televised on ESPN. …

The Lions had their 25th rushing touchdown of the season when wide receiver Jameson Williams took an end around 3 yards for the score. Detroit was within an extra point of tying the game, but Jordan Elliott blocked Jake Bates kick. The 49ers lead 7-6. The Lions had seven runs and two passes on their first drive with Jahmyr Gibbs …

The No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) will wrap up their first season under head coach Kalen DeBoer when they face the Michigan Wolverines (7-5) on Tuesday afternoon in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl. Alabama suffered three losses during the regular season and was ultimately the first team left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Michigan was not in contention …

Lions head coach Dan Campbell knew heading into Monday night’s game against the 49ers that it was effectively meaningless to his team’s ultimate goal of winning the Super Bowl: Win or lose in San Francisco, the No. 1 seed in the NFC will come down to Sunday night against Minnesota. So why did Campbell risk injuries to his most important …

Jan 1, 2024; Tampa, FL, USA; a general view of the stadium before the ReliaQuest Bowl featuring the LSU Tigers and Wisconsin Badgers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Alabama Crimson Tide and Michigan Wolverines will face off in the 2024 edition of the ReliaQuest Bowl held in Tampa on New Year’s Eve. If …

The 49ers’ makeshift offensive line hasn’t had any problem against the Lions’ makeshift defense. Brock Purdy is 7-for-7, and San Francisco is 2-for-2. The 49ers have scored touchdowns on their first two drives, with Brock Purdy throwing a 3-yarder to Ricky Pearsall and a 9-yarder to Kyle Juszczyk. San Francisco leads 14-6. Purdy has thrown for 82 yards, with George …

The winter transfer portal window closed last Saturday, meaning players can no longer enter into it until the spring window opens on April 16, 2025. Nine players have transferred from other Division I schools to New Mexico State so far this offseason, with a possibility for more to come. The Aggies have already lost several key players to the portal. …

Yahoo Sports’ Fantasy Football Live crew looks back at the season and name the players who had the largest impact for fantasy managers this season. View more Video Transcript Let’s get into some MVP performers. Like when I think MVP, I think Andy Perris, I think Matt Harmon, I think Tara Roberts, like, we, we think MVP. Let’s talk about …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eli Drinkwitz is hoping for one more ruling to keep his starting quarterback in town. “I figured the NCAA would just grant everybody eligibility,” Drinkwitz said. … “So, I just keep hoping that there’s, like, some sort of magic that’ll happen.” No wonder. There was Brady Cook, for the final time as a Tiger by his coach’s side,. …

Yahoo Sports’ Matt Harmon and Tera Roberts look at the players who disappointed fantasy managers in 2024 but could be primed for an improvement next season. View more Video Transcript Matt, Tara, why don’t you guys jump in and give us some bounce back candidates for next season with some tough spots. Yeah, these players were going to talk about …

. The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Boston College Eagles 20-15 in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. The victory was Nebraska’s first bowl win since 2015 and the program’s first winning season since 2016. The Huskers finished the season with a 7-6 record overall and 3-6 in conference play. The Eagles also ended 2024 with a 7-6 mark with a …

Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson already has pulled out a trick play Monday night. He called for the hook-and-ladder on third-and-12. Jared Goff threw a 1-yard pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown, who lateraled it to Jameson Williams. Williams ran 41 yards down the sideline for a touchdown. Williams was credited with a touchdown reception. He scored his first touchdown on …

With the calendar turning from 2024 to 2025, sports fans will have plenty of options of what to watch to ring in the New Year. While the NFL dominated Christmas Day, it’s college football’s turn with the College Football Playoff taking center stage on New Year’s Day, with three of the four CFP quarterfinals taking place on Jan. 1. Texas …

Four weeks after a spitballed idea about how the Bears should try to fill their coaching vacancy morphed into a widespread thought that 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan could be traded to Chicago, team owner Jed York has chimed in regarding both Shanahan and G.M. john Lynch. “They’re not going anywhere,” York said before Monday night’s game, via Tim Kawakami of …