Multiple prominent teams around the nation are sweating their College Football Playoff fate as the 2024 regular season draws to a close. For those on the bubble, there’s only one guaranteed game left to leave an impression.  Then there are the programs that feel like a virtual lock. A 12-team field does provide some margin for error, at least, especially …

When the Philadelphia Eagles signed Saquon Barkley in the 2024 NFL offseason, they took an uncharacteristic gamble, paying top dollar for a running back with the belief that, finally provided an elite supporting cast, the former New York Giants star might rediscover magical heights. After 12 weeks at least, the bet has unequivocally paid off; not only is Barkley the …

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  It is officially Thanksgiving week, but I can’t even start to think about all the turkey I’m going to eat just yet and that’s because we still have one more game to play in Week 12 and it’s a monstrous one: Ravens at Chargers.  If you love family feuds — …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With big rivalry games, they often say you can throw the record books and stats out the window, and to some degree that’s true. But usually, that’s more so meant that a 7-4 Michigan team can upend an undefeated Ohio State rather than a middling 6-5 team (albeit a one-game difference) surprising the 10-1 …

Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter This is the time of year when NFL owners get nervous. They begin to realize their teams have no hope. They watch the losses pile up. They see players start to rebel. And worst of all, they see their disgruntled paying customers stop filling their seats.  This is always when owners start to panic and talk …

Cowherd calls on 49ers to reboot franchise after loss to Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While the 49ers’ 2024 NFL season is far from over, some outside the organization already have begun looking ahead to the team’s offseason. Maybe for good reason, but with six weeks remaining in the regular season and San Francisco just one game …

We are 12 weeks into the 2024 NFL regular season and are about to flip the calendar over to December. While this Thanksgiving mile marker has most eyes combing through the standings and current playoff picture to see which teams have the inside track towards reaching the postseason, it’s also the time when the MVP race heats up and the …

As the regular season winds down, expect a relatively quiet cycle for head coaching changes this year. Many in the industry are bracing for a potential surprise retirement from one of the sport’s elder statesmen, but with Florida and Baylor no longer in play as potential openings, the buzz around power conference musical chairs has quieted considerably. Big programs appear …

Brandon Graham expects to miss the rest of the season after the veteran edge rusher tore his triceps in the Philadelphia Eagles’ 37-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. “If I had to go out like this, I gave everything I got,” Graham said. Graham said he had been dealing with tendinitis in his triceps before sustaining …

Getty Images The Jacksonville Jaguars took their bye in Week 12, and they’ll get their quarterback back on the field in Week 13 — the practice field, at least. Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said Monday that Trevor Lawrence will return to practice, but that the team will make a decision regarding his Week 13 availability later in the week. …

Sep 14, 2024; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly looks on during the second quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images LSU football is no stranger to finding impact players on the transfer market. Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels both won Heismans after transferring to LSU. But the Tigers …

The New York Jets became the first team to fire their coach this season, as Woody Johnson handed Robert Saleh his walking papers following a 2-3 start. That move in itself was not enough to spark the Jets, as they have since gone 1-5, while general manager Joe Douglas was also fired. Everyone is wondering who could be leading the …

Patriots’ ineptitude at every level signals need for greater urgency originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Sunday’s soup-to-nuts incompetence in Miami undid four weeks of minor Patriots progress. Not that the post-Jacksonville stretch against the Jets, Titans, Bears and Rams was reason to break out the sheet cake. But it was a candle in a cave. A hint that — …

Alabama and Ole Miss were knocked to the canvas after road upsets, splintering the SEC’s College Football Playoff picture coming down the stretch. In our latest bracket projection, SMU is the major beneficiary from SEC chaos, along with Tennessee, who entered Week 13 behind the Crimson Tide and Rebels in the selection committee rankings. That’s going to change Tuesday night …

Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter The signs of trouble were there during the Dallas Cowboys’ offseason when Jerry Jones promised to go “all in” but didn’t. It was obvious they had a roster filled with holes. They did not look like a real Super Bowl contender. But none of those signs foretold a season quite like this. “Have we had rough seasons? …