USATSI Two-time Super Bowl champion and former All-Pro linebacker Shaq Barrett has applied for reinstatement to play immediately after he had previously announced his retirement from the NFL in July, according to ESPN. However, that does not mean he is guaranteed to play this year. Barrett is contractually beholden to the Miami Dolphins, who own his rights. NFL Media reports …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide shakes hands with Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 27-24 in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 02, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban is the greatest …

49ers DT Collins surprises Bay Area families with money for holidays originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Holiday cheer is in the air around the Bay Area. Maliek Collins, in his first season with the 49ers, surprised local families with money for groceries while holiday shopping. A video of the heartwarming exchanges was shared by the 49ers on social …

Wisconsin and Minnesota are set to battle it out for Paul Bunyan’s Axe on Black Friday, kicking off a loaded rivalry weekend of college football. This will be the 134th meeting all time — and the 117th consecutive game, which makes it the longest uninterrupted series in FBS history — between the Badgers and the Golden Gophers in what has …

When a team benches — and then cuts — its starting quarterback in the middle of a season, any opponent would normally be licking their chops. The Dallas Cowboys, who have wins at both Washington and Pittsburgh as part of one of the best road records in the league at 4-2, are hungry — not just for the post-game turkey …

Former Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead could be in some interesting waters as the college football coaching carousel swings into full motion. With Akron’s season in the books following a 4-8 season, head coach Moorhead faces questions he may not be able to answer about his future with the program. Moorhead has said he is focusing on preparing for …

Getty Images The New York Giants are looking to pick up the pieces after a demoralizing loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Fortunately for them, they will be able to get back on the field in short order to try and erase that sour taste of the Week 12 loss as they’ll square off against …

Running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu are back on the active roster in Kansas City. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said on Wednesday that the two players would be activated in time to play against the Raiders on Friday and the team announced the moves on Thanksgiving. Pacheco fractured his fibula earlier this season and Omenihu has …

Week 14 gets rolling on Black Friday with a loaded slate of games, highlighted by key conference clashes and rivalry showdowns as teams turn their eyes towards the postseason. Four ranked teams will be in action throughout the day, but there are some important games to keep an eye on outside of that.  For instance, Wisconsin hosts Minnesota at noon …

The Lions added to their lead on the first play of the second quarter. Jared Goff hit tight end Sam LaPorta for a three-yard touchdown to extend the Lions’s lead to 10-0 with 14:55 left to play in the first half. The score capped a 10-play, 90-yard drive for the Lions and came after a 15-play field goal drive to …

To pinpoint why Taft High School football has become one of Ohio’s four remaining Division IV teams, fans can look to Cincinnati’s representative in the Division II top four. Since Tyler Williams came on board as the Senators’ head coach four years ago, he’s arranged a preseason scrimmage with Evan Dreyer’s undefeated Anderson Raptors, a team that so far has …

Thanksgiving and NFL football, it’s about as American as you can get. Football and Thanksgiving have gone hand-in-hand for about a century now, as the Detroit Lions’ tradition of playing on this special Thursday started in 1934, while the Dallas Cowboys started their Thanksgiving tradition in 1966, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This year, we once again …

49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, the 2023 NFL offensive player of the year, missed the first eight games of the season with an Achilles tendon injury. In three games back, McCaffrey’s production has fallen far short of his part performances. He has 149 rushing yards, 3.5 yards per carry, 132 receiving yards, and zero touchdowns. Is he not the guy …

The massive national stakes we’ve come to expect with the Iron Bowl are mostly gone this year. After losing to Oklahoma last week, No. 13 Alabama (8-3, 4-3 SEC) will miss the College Football Playoff unless chaos unfolds around the sport. Auburn (5-6, 2-5) has disappointed throughout the season and is just playing for bowl eligibility at this point. The …

USATSI Of all the tricks Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson pulls during games, he might have called the trickiest play of his three years calling plays. Johnson had Lions All-Pro offensive lineman Penei Sewell take a reverse and roll back to pass, only to have no one open.  The play could have been a disaster, but Sewell took a …