Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Oregon head coach Dan Lanning wasn’t interested in blaming his team’s draw in the College Football Playoff bracket or an extended layoff after a bye for the Ducks’ 41-21 loss to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday. “That’s an excuse,” Lanning said, per Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde. […]
Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images 6. Los Angeles Chargers (10-6) Cincinnati at least made the AFC wild-card race appear interesting on paper going into Week 18. The Bengals beat the Broncos at home in Week 17 to bring Denver within one game of them and the Dolphins. However, the Bengals can’t get in solely […]
AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The Los Angeles Chargers cashed their ticket to the playoffs Saturday with a 40-7 dismantling of the New England Patriots in which completed 68.4 percent of his passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns. Their rivals, the Denver Broncos, could have earned their way into the dance with a win against […]
Bleacher Report Week 17 in the NFL features a tripleheader of Saturday games, and there’s even more to be excited about with the playoff implications attached to each matchup. On Monday, the NFL revealed the clinching scenarios that will be featured in each game of Saturday’s tripleheader: NFL @NFL All 3 Week 17 Saturday Tripleheader […]
Bleacher Report The College Football Playoff quarterfinals are set after the conclusion of first round games on Saturday. The chalk held this week as heavy favorites Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State all won their matchups. Now eight teams remain as the CFP moves to neutral sites. Conference champions Oregon, Georgia, Boise State […]
Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The stage is set for the 2024 Division-I women’s volleyball national championship. Louisville knocked off Pittsburgh 3-1 in the first semifinal to clinch a bid into the title game while Penn State pulled off a reverse sweep on Nebraska to punch the final ticket. Penn State Women’s Volleyball @PennStateVBALL […]
Can the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils become arguably the most unlikely national champion in college football history? Led by running back Cam Skattebo, who rushed for 1,568 yards and 19 touchdowns, the Sun Devils have won six straight games, including a 45-19 Big 12 Championship Game win over Iowa State. Skattebo is also […]
We spend so much time during the run-up to the release of the final College Football Playoff Rankings arguing about strength of schedule and quality wins. The imbalance across the modern mega-conferences and the small sample size of college football schedules leave much up for interpretation. A team can look great one week and then […]
Nic Antaya/Getty Images 1. Kansas City Chiefs (13-1) 3. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) 5. Baltimore Ravens (9-5) 7. Los Angeles Chargers (8-6) 8. Indianapolis Colts (6-8) 10. Cincinnati Bengals (6-8) 12. Cleveland Browns (3-11) 13. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-11) 14. Tennessee Titans (3-11) 15. New England Patriots (3-11) 16. Las Vegas Raiders (2-12) The Kansas City Chiefs […]
Can the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils become arguably the most unlikely national champion in college football history? Led by running back Cam Skattebo, who rushed for 1,568 yards and 19 touchdowns, the Sun Devils have won six straight games, including a 45-19 Big 12 Championship Game win over Iowa State. Skattebo is also […]
