The first round of the College Football Playoff was a dud. It doesn’t matter if you think they put the wrong teams in or if you blame the format of the tournament and the way it’s seeded, there’s no arguing the first four games all stunk. When the most dramatic moment of the four games was Clemson making it a …

The Saints have ruled out quarterback Derek Carr (left hand) and running back Alvin Kamara (groin) for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. Carr injured his hand in the Week 14 win over the Giants, and Kamara was hurt after 25 snaps in the Week 15 loss to the Commanders. Neither player practiced this week. Rookie Spencer Rattler will make his …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Texas Tech football team won eight games this season, but the Red Raiders weren’t perfect. Far from it. They were especially lacking on defense, and it cost defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter and defensive passing game coordinator Marcel Yates their jobs. The vulnerability showed up again Friday night in the Liberty Bowl as Arkansas big-played Tech to …

Titans running back Tony Pollard did not practice all week but he still may be able to play in Sunday’s game against the Jaguars. Tennessee has listed Pollard (ankle) as questionable. Receiver Tyler Boyd (foot) is in the same boat, as he’s listed as questionable despite not practicing all week. Kicker Nick Folk, however, is out with his abdominal injury. …

The Oklahoma Sooners and Navy Midshipmen will clash in a battle of wagons and boats in the Armed Forces Bowl. Oklahoma enters the game off a disappointing first year in the SEC, finishing 6-6 and barely achieving bowl eligibility. While the Sooners’ season as a whole was disappointing, it did include the high point of knocking off Alabama 24-3 in …

Shanahan pinpoints what makes Lions’ offense so dangerous originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming note: Watch Greg Papa’s full interview with Kyle Shanahan on “49ers Game Plan,” airing at 11 p.m. PT Friday on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers face the tall task of slowing down the Detroit Lions’ explosive offense when the two teams meet on “Monday …

McCord.jpg Kyle McCord of No. 22 Syracuse broke Deshaun Watson’s Atlantic Coast Conference single-season record of 4,593 yards passing on a 50-yard completion to Darrell Gill Jr. on the Orange’s first play of the second half of the Holiday Bowl against Washington State on Friday night. McCord came in with 4,326 yards, which was fifth on the ACC’s single-season list, …

The Cowboys have some depth issues in the secondary this week. The team ruled out cornerbacks Amani Oruwariye (foot) and Kemon Hall (hamstring). They list safety Donovan Wilson (knee) as questionable. Safeties Malik Hooker (personal) and Juanyeh Thomas (knee) and cornerback Jourdan Lewis (elbow) have no injury designation. The Cowboys also ruled out wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who is out …

The North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6) will play their final game without new head coach Bill Belichick on the sidelines when they face the UConn Huskies (8-4) in the 2024 Fenway Bowl on Saturday. North Carolina replaced former coach Mack Brown with Belichick, who led the Patriots to six Super Bowl wins. Interim coach Freddie Kitchens will remain with the …

The Dolphins may not have several key players for Sunday’s game against the Browns. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (hip), receiver Tyreek Hill (wrist), and receiver Jaylen Waddle (knee) are all among the players Miami has listed as questionable for Week 17. Tagovailoa and Hill were limited for all three days of practice. Hill, however, did have a rest designation with his …

Shortly after KJ Winston suffered a season-ending injury in September, Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen met with Jaylen Reed, another veteran safety on the team. Allen told Reed, who was already one of the Nittany Lions’ leaders, that he was going to have to take his leadership “to another level. You have to bring guys with you. Your role …

Marshon Lattimore won’t be part of the Commanders’ push to nail down a playoff spot on Sunday night. The veteran cornerback has been ruled out against the Falcons due to a hamstring injury. Lattimore did not practice at all this week and head coach Dan Quinn told reporters on Friday that Lattimore aggravated the injury that kept him from playing …

Bragging rights are on the line in the 2024 New Mexico Bowl on Saturday as a Group of Five team will match up with a Power Four program. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns of the Sun Belt Conference will take on the TCU Horned Frogs of the Big 12, in the first-ever meeting between the schools. Louisiana is 10-3 and won …

The Browns have no good options when it comes to the final two years of quarterback Deshaun Watson’s fully-guaranteed contract. And so they’re whipping up a batch of salary-cap chicken salad. PFT has confirmed multiple reports that the Browns and Watson have agreed to terms on a restructuring. The news terms, however, aren’t what others have characterized them to be. …

Dec. 27—Bowl season is back in Albuquerque. TCU and Louisiana-Lafayette will square off in the 19th Isleta New Mexico Bowl on Saturday at 12:15 p.m. MT, the first-ever clash between the teams at University Stadium. The Horned Frogs (8-4) and Ragin’ Cajuns (10-3) both arrived on Christmas Day and have been preparing for the New Mexico Bowl — and, of …