SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Forgive the mistaken identity in the Penn State football tight end room — one of the deepest, most talented in the nation. Take Sunday evening here in Arizona. Nittany Lion fans greeted the team as it arrived to prepare for its College Football Playoff quarterfinal game with Boise State on New Year’s Eve at the Fiesta Bowl. …

Saturday will be for the AFC North in Week 18. The NFL has placed the two divisional matchups between the Browns and Ravens along with the Bengals and Steelers on Saturday for the last weekend of the season. The Browns and Ravens will lead things off on ESPN and ABC at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Bengals and Steelers …

The Hosts of College Gameday during their show early morning before the NCAA college football game between Texas Longhorns Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up. ESPN’s “College GameDay” won’t be in Atlanta for the No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas matchup, but …

Saquon Barkley is chasing a coveted NFL record while Sam Darnold is chasing top spot in the NFC [Getty Images] Sam Darnold’s astonishing resurgence with the Minnesota Vikings continued and Saquon Barkley hit a notable landmark on the penultimate Sunday of the NFL regular season. Darnold’s Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers to set up a huge final week showdown …

The No. 1 Oregon football team will bring out a classic look Wednesday in the Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff quarterfinal against No. 8 Ohio State. Sticking with what has become a Rose Bowl tradition of late, the Ducks will don chrome helmets with green wings on the sides. Oregon will also wear its green “Gang Green” jerseys from …

NFL sets date and time for Eagles-Giants in Week 18  originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles (13-3) will wrap up their 2024 regular season by hosting the New York Giants (3-13) in a 1 p.m. game on Sunday, Jan. 5 at the Linc. The game will be on CBS. Because of playoff seeding scenarios, the NFL schedule in …

Oct 19, 2024; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffalos offensive line coach Phil Loadholt against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Two of Colorado football’s top position coaches are reportedly leaving the Buffaloes for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. According to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, offensive line coach Phil Loadholt and defensive ends coach Vincent Dancy …

Full NFL Week 18 schedule: Vikings-Lions headline Sunday Night Football originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 2024 NFL Week 18 schedule is live. The league revealed the lineup following the conclusion of Sunday Night Football between the Washington Commanders and Atlanta Falcons. Saturday will kick off the action with two games, both in the AFC North. The Baltimore …

Boise State sophomore quarterback Maddux Madsen still isn’t sure how he got the nickname, “Mad Dog.” It’s clearly a play on words with his last name, but the origins are murky. Madsen wasn’t a wild or rambunctious child by any stretch of the imagination, yet it’s been with him for as long as he can remember. “That’s just what I’ve …

As the Philadelphia Eagles prepared to take the ball in the fourth quarter, offensive linemen were buzzing. “We got 48 more yards,” left guard Landon Dickerson told left tackle Jordan Mailata. The Eagles led the Dallas Cowboys by 27 points. Forty-eight yards until what, Mailata asked? “To 2K, you big dummy,” Mailata recalled Dickerson’s response. Running back Saquon Barkley was …

Dec. 29—PULLMAN — The effects of Jake Dickert’s decision to leave Washington State for Wake Forest are beginning to ripple across the Cougars’ staff. Sophomore wide receiver Carlos Hernandez is entering the transfer portal, he announced Sunday, becoming the 33rd Cougar to do so since the end of the regular season. Hernandez spent two seasons at WSU, blossoming into an …

Subscribe to Inside Coverage In this episode of Inside Coverage, Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab dive into the fallout from every game of Week 17 NFL action, from a looming monster matchup to a coaching decision that could change the landscape of the 2024 season. Fitz and Frank agree: next week’s showdown between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions is …

Missouri football will face Iowa in the Music City Bowl on Monday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The Tigers are looking for back-to-back bowl wins over Big Ten teams after defeating Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl in 2023. Mizzou (9-3) can clinch back-to-back double-digit win seasons by knocking off the Hawkeyes, which would be just the third time …

Eagles grades by position after demolition of Cowboys originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles took care of business on Sunday, beating the Cowboys 41-7 to clinch the NFC East title. They came into the game with their backup quarterback and finished with their third-stringer but that didn’t matter. The Eagles dominated on Sunday and swept their biggest rival. …

Dec 28, 2024; Boston, MA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels mascots Rameses and RJ stand for the national anthem before a game against the Connecticut Huskies at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images From the start of the Fenway Bowl in Boston, Massachusetts, it was UConn coming out hitting hard. North Carolina and interim head coach Freddie Kitchens looked …