Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia picks five Michigan football winners from its 50-6 romp over Northwestern on senior day in Ann Arbor to clinch a bowl berth for the fourth consecutive season. Donovan Edwards of the Michigan Wolverines looks for yards in front of Braxton Strong of the Northwestern Wildcats during the first half at Michigan Stadium in Ann …

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley runs 70 yards for touchdown on the first play of the second half against the Rams. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The Dodgers’ World Series trophy was in the house. So was Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles. Also on hand Sunday night at SoFi Stadium were members of the St. Louis Rams’ 1999 Super …

No. 7 Alabama will put its College Football Playoff hopes on the line as the team travels to Norman for its first meeting against Oklahoma as SEC foes. With an 8-2 overall record and 4-2 mark in conference play, the Crimson Tide are in the thick of the SEC title race and cannot afford a loss. Meanwhile, Brent Venables’ Sooners …

Last month, Giants co-owner John Mara said he doesn’t anticipate making any major changes during or after the 2024 season. Sunday’s outcome will test his resolve. For multiple reasons. Beyond the embarrassing 30-7 home loss to the Buccaneers, multiple players called the team “soft” and questioned the effort of the team. Then, Mara got to watch former Giants running back …

Chaos throughout the conference and a wild Week 13 Saturday has proven one thing: the Texas Tech football team is still alive for a spot in the Big 12 championship game. How is that possible? Parity, and a touch of insanity. Entering the final week of the regular season, four teams are tied atop the Big 12 standings with identical …

Winners, losers as Eagles rout Rams 37-20 on Sunday Night Football originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Welcome to the Saquon Barkley show. The Philadelphia Eagles kept rolling with a dominant 37-20 road result at the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football. Los Angeles led in the first quarter but Barkley helped Philadelphia take control at the interval, where …

CBS Sports Network’s continued coverage of the 2024 college football season features five games for the Week 13 slate, with just one weeknight game ahead of a Saturday quadruple-header. The week kicks off with some MACtion Tuesday night as Akron travels to Kent State. This will be the third midweek game in a row for both teams, who haven’t seen the …

5 things I care about Philly’s D-line beats up on L.A. One of the matchups I was most keen to watch in Week 12 was the Eagles defense against the Rams offense. Despite some of the gaudy efficiency numbers Los Angeles boasts when it has all its star skill-position players on the field together, there appeared to be some leaks …

CHILLICOTHE — Keep an eye on Cartae Ligon. He is going places. Ligon, 16, a freshman, at Chillicothe High School, is the All-Gazette Breakout Football Player of the Year. “I started playing flag football in second grade, then after that from third grade to now, I’ve been playing tackle football,” Ligon said. By fifth or sixth grade, he knew he …

Warner admits embarrassment after 49ers’ blowout loss to Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area GREEN BAY, Wisc. — There were no bright spots for the 49ers’ defense in their 38-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, which is new territory for Fred Warner. “This is probably one of the worst ones I’ve been a part of,” …

Getty Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers suffered an ankle injury during the Longhorns’ 31-14 win against Kentucky on Saturday but finished the game, which was reportedly his final regular season home game as a Longhorn. Ewers appeared to suffer the injury early in the second quarter of the Longhorns’ victory.  The senior scrambled on second-and-4 and appeared to get pulled down …

Brandon Graham vows to lead Eagles even after season-ending injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In the coming days, there will probably be a few tears. But there was no time for that on Sunday night. As Brandon Graham announced after the Eagles’ 37-20 win over the Rams at SoFi Stadium that his season was over …

The high school football season is over, so we thought we’d try something different before everyone loads up on turkey and stuffing this week. We are going to honor all the season’s Football Athlete of the Week winners by having them compete in one final poll to determine who is the top Football Athlete of the Week this fall. The …

Shanahan explains his outburst after 49ers’ penalties vs. Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Coach Kyle Shanahan had a disagreement with referee Craig Wrolstad about the legitimacy of the first of back-to-back penalties for 12 men on the field. But the second one, there was little room for interpretation. The 49ers blew it. The …

Getty Images No. 17 Colorado dropped to 8-3 (6-2 Big 12) on Saturday with a 37-21 loss to Kansas. Colorado’s loss coupled with Arizona State’s dramatic victory over BYU earlier in the day creates a complicated scenario heading into the final full week of the regular season next week. Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes no longer control their own destiny to …