The Cowboys went 36-15 in Micah Parsons’ first three NFL seasons. They are 5-8 after an unfathomable 27-20 loss to the Bengals on Monday night. “This one hurt me more than any loss this year, probably even worse than a playoff loss to be honest, because of where we were going, how we were playing, playing good football,” the All-Pro …

Oregon football linebacker Bryce Boettcher’s dream senior season continued Monday, even after the Ducks defeated Penn State to claim their first Big Ten championship over the weekend. Boettcher, who totaled seven tackles in that game and a tackle for loss, won the Burlsworth Trophy Monday evening, given to the nation’s most outstanding college football player that began their career as …

Replay assist is fine, as long as replay assist is used properly. In the fourth quarter on Monday night’s game in Dallas, it might not have been. The Bengals faced second and 13 from their 46 with 7:32 to play. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow threw a short pass to receiver Andrei Iosivas. The ruling on the field was a catch …

Chas Nimrod became the second Tennessee wide receiver to announce that he plans to enter the transfer portal as the Vols prepare to play Ohio State in a College Football Playoff game. Kaleb Webb, another veteran backup, made the same announcement last week. Overall, seven Tennessee players have announced that they’re entering the transfer portal, which opened Monday. Nimrod. a …

The ghost of Leon Lett showed up at AT&T Stadium almost 31 years to the day after the Cowboys defensive lineman’s blunder on a blocked Dolphins field goal attempt in the waning seconds that cost Dallas the game. On Monday night, Cowboys linebacker Nick Vigil blocked Ryan Rehkow’s punt on the play after the two-minute warning in a tie game. …

Another Watertown High School senior football offense lineman is taking his game to the next level. Karter Engels, a 6-foot-6, 290-pound offensive lineman, for the state Class 11AA champion Arrows this fall announced Monday on X account (formerly known as Twitter) that has committed to NCAA Division II Augustana University in Sioux Falls. “First off, i want to thank God …

Getty Images Welcome to the Week 14 grades!  This was supposed to be the week where Kirk Cousins got revenge on his old team. Instead, the Vikings proved they made the smart decision to move on from their former quarterback. Sam Darnold was the quarterback who replaced Cousins in Minnesota, and he went off on Sunday, throwing for five touchdowns …

BYU defensive end Tyler Batty (92) celebrates his interception against the Houston Cougars in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The 33rd-annual Valero Alamo Bowl, pitting No. 17 BYU against No. 23 Colorado, is shaping up to be a showcase for three of the most recognizable figures in college football, CU coach Deion Sanders, …

The 1972 Miami Dolphins are considered by some the greatest team in NFL history. Yet, they were underdogs at many sportsbooks for Super Bowl VII. That means before a 14-7 win over Washington to finish an undefeated season, the 1972 Dolphins weren’t even considered by many oddsmakers to be the best team that season. They played — and beat — …

Dec. 9—Bronco Mendenhall said leaving New Mexico for Utah State after one year wasn’t on his “radar” during his introductory press conference Monday in Logan, Utah. Mendenhall was formally announced as the Aggies’ 31st head football coach on Friday. The 58-year-old Utah native led UNM to a 5-7 season in his first, and only, year with the program after signing …

Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown was injured with 12:49 remaining in the fourth quarter. He was injured on a 2-yard run by Chase Brown with Overshown’s right knee taking a direct hit from Bengals center Ted Karras. Teammates urgently signaled for athletic trainers and team doctors, and Overshown was helped to the X-ray room without the assistance of a cart. He …

South Carolina football edge rusher Kyle Kennard has won the 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given each year to the nation’s best defender. The other finalists for the award were Texas defensive back Jahdae Barron, Penn State defensive end Adbul Carter and Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham. Kennard was given the award Monday night at the trophy banquet in Charlotte, North Carolina, held by the Football Writers …

Getty Images Things have not gone well for the Dallas Cowboys this year, especially in the injury department. And they just got even worse on that front Monday night. Linebacker Demarvion Overshown, who has been one of the team’s few bright spots this season, suffered a knee injury early in the fourth quarter of the Cowboys’ “Monday Night Football” game …

Dec. 9—There’s always a local connection. And in the case of this year’s Isleta New Mexico Bowl, there’s a couple to choose from. With TCU and Louisiana-Lafayette set to square off in the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 28, the Horned Frogs in particular will be rekindling a few local connections on their visit to Albuquerque. For instance, those of …

Whitner believes teams won’t want to play Purdy, 49ers in playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers have slim chances of reaching the 2024 NFL playoffs at 6-7, but their 38-13 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday seemingly reinvigorated San Francisco and its Faithful. Nevertheless, if the 49ers were to go dancing, it would mean the …