STILLWATER — It’s probably happened somewhere, at some point. But it’s hard to imagine any major college football team — but especially one with the stability and consistency of Mike Gundy’s Oklahoma State Cowboys — making a full change of its offensive and defensive assistant coaching staff with the head coach remaining in place. Now that the dust has settled …

Christian Barmore back on NFI list due to medical setback originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston On Thursday, the New England Patriots shared unfortunate news regarding defensive tackle Christian Barmore. Barmore was placed on the reserve non-football illness list after he experienced “recurring symptoms” from blood clots, which forced him to miss the first 10 games of the season. “The …

The stakes of being a junior college transfer may have changed after Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia was granted injunctive relief in his case against the NCAA. The case isn’t over, but the initial ruling in favor of Pavia means his year at New Mexico Military institute (a junior college) does not count against his NCAA eligibility clock.  For now, he …

Purdy ‘interested’ to see how Dolphins defend him after 2022 debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 4 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports App, YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — With 9 minutes and 30 seconds remaining in the …

ATHENS, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 7: Gunner Stockton #14 of the Georgia Bulldogs passes during the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Sanford Stadium on September 7, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The College Football Playoff is approaching and former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray ranked likely starter Gunner Stockton last among all of starting …

Getty Images The New York Jets have officially begun their search for their next head coach and general manager. The targets of these current interviews are candidates who are not currently employed by NFL teams due to NFL rules. New York has already spoken with former Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson and former Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff, and now, …

The first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff begins Friday night in South Bend when No. 7 Notre Dame hosts No. 10 Indiana. The Fighting Irish are making their third appearance in the CFP, while playoff-newcomer Indiana is in the midst of its best season in program history. Notre Dame is coming off a 49-35 win over USC last …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown is looking like he will make his season debut on Saturday against the Houston Texans. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said on Thursday that Brown has a “good chance” to play after he underwent surgery in September to repair a dislocated sternoclavicular joint in his shoulder that he injured during preseason. Brown …

Clemson football added its first scholarship defensive transfer portal player ever with the commitment of former Purdue defensive lineman Will Heldt. Heldt recorded 56 tackles, including 10 for loss, and five sacks in his second year with the Boilermakers this season. He has two years of eligibility remaining. He joins wide receiver Tristan Smith (2024), quarterbacks Hunter Johnson (2022) and Paul …

Getty Images For a third straight game, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their No. 1 receiver. George Pickens, who has missed the past two games with a hamstring injury, has been ruled out of Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens as he continues to work through the injury.  Pickens, who leads the Steelers with 55 receptions and 850 receiving …

The Sam Houston Bearkats (9-3) will make their first-ever bowl appearance when they face the Georgia Southern Eagles (8-4) in the 2024 New Orleans Bowl on Thursday night. Sam Houston won four of its final five games down the stretch of the regular season, finishing in third place in Conference USA. Georgia Southern finished third in the Sun Belt, closing …

Eagles injury report: Landon Dickerson, Sydney Brown return to practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia All 53 players on the Eagles’ active roster were practicing on Thursday during the portion of practice open to reporters. Among those of note were Landon Dickerson (knee, rest), Sydney Brown (concussion) and DeVonta Smith (rest, back). Dickerson left Sunday’s win over the Steelers …

After years of waiting for a bigger and better College Football Playoff, the moment has finally arrived. The bracket is set and the games are here. The inaugural 12-team field has a few surprises after a season wrought with chaos. Alabama was the last team out as the CFP committee selected SMU for its last at-large spot. Ohio State, Notre …

McDaniel not letting Dolphins overlook ‘frustrated’ 49ers in Week 16 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Mike McDaniel knows better than anyone what the 49ers bring to the table — even if not at full strength. The Miami Dolphins coach, who spent five seasons with San Francisco, is preparing for a Week 16 game against his former team missing …

After seemingly endless debate, the 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived, and the first game of Saturday’s three-game slate will take place at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium where the No. 6 seed Nittany Lions host ACC runner-up and No. 11 seed SMU. It’ll take four wins for either of these teams to win the national championship, and it’s a tough …