When the Baltimore Ravens travel to Cincinnati in Week 18, it won’t be the first time that team will have traveled to face the Bengals to close out a regular season.  While Baltimore picked up a big win back in 2020 to end the year, the story is different this Sunday as both teams have already clinched spots in the …

South Carolina running back MarShawn Lloyd stiff-arms Charlotte defensive back Solomon Rogers during the first half of a game last season. Lloyd announced he’ll be transferring to USC this spring. (Artie Walker Jr. / Associated Press) USC’s backfield was bound to be more crowded next season before the top available rusher in the transfer portal announced Friday that he would …

Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. We made it through another Minnesota Vikings regular season. This one was unlike any other, as the Vikings currently sit at 12-4 but haven’t wowed anyone. In fact, they have quite a few analysts calling them frauds. I don’t think that’s a fair characterization of this team. The 2022 Vikings have been quite a …

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has announced his intentions to forego his senior season and enter the 2023 NFL draft pool. Young spent his true freshman season on the bench behind Mac Jones, but ultimately won a national championship. He was the team’s undisputed starting quarterback in 2021 in 2022. In that time, he managed to win a Heisman Trophy, win …

Eric Williams NFC West Reporter J.J. Watt had one wish for his last NFL game: to still be playing at a high level.  Heading into the Arizona Cardinals’ season finale this weekend against the San Francisco 49ers, Watt accomplished his goal.  “It just feels like a good time,” Watt said, noting on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” that he’s known for a …

Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers will be getting an important offensive player back this weekend. Running back Elijah Mitchell, who earlier this week was designated to return from injured reserve, looks like he is ready to play, according to head coach Kyle Shanahan. “He’s had a great week of practice,” Shanahan said during a Thursday radio appearance on, per …

Getty Images When the Georgia Bulldogs take the field for Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship, they’ll do so without their beloved mascot. Uga, who is the bulldog that serves as the team’s mascot, won’t make the trip to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles for the national title game. The Seiler family, who owns “Uga X,” told WTOC that they …

The NFL regular season is about to write its final chapter, as Week 18 is slated to kick off on Saturday and roll through Sunday night when the Packers host the Lions in what is billed to be a pivotal NFC North showdown. All of the playoff uncertainty will be cleared up by Sunday night — you can check out …

Patriots place two players on reserve/suspended list originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots suspended two players ahead of Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Buffalo Bills. Rookie cornerback Jack Jones and punter Jake Bailey were moved from the reserve/injured list to the reserve/suspended by club list on Friday, per the NFL transaction wire. That means they were …

Texas quarterback signee Arch Manning was named Gatorade’s Player of the Year in the state of Louisiana on Friday. Manning broke all sorts of records in his senior season at Isidore Newman High School. He passed his uncles Peyton and Eli’s passing yards and touchdown marks at the high school level. Manning threw for an impressive 34 touchdowns with just …

NFL owners passed a resolution Friday that could alter AFC playoff sites in response to the cancelation of Week 17’s Bills-Bengals game. As part of the modification, the AFC Championship Game can be played at a neutral site depending on the outcomes of Chiefs-Raiders, Patriots-Bills and Ravens-Bengals in Week 18.  Here’s what will happen in the AFC Championship Game in …

USATSI The New York Giants can’t move up or down in the playoff race this week, firmly locked into the No. 6 seed heading into Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Since New York has nothing to play for until the wild card round of the playoffs, the Giants are expected to rest several key starters, per the New York …

Getty Images The NFL made the decision to cancel Monday’s Week 17 game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, days after Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field. While Hamlin is recovering, the league decided to finish the regular season in Week 18 — using win percentage as the decider for seeding in …

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has been extended through 2027 following a second straight winning season, the university announced Friday. While terms of the new deal weren’t released, Beamer is expected to receive a significant raise that will more than double his annual salary from $2.75 million to $6.5 million annually, according to ESPN.  The second-year coach is 15-11 overall and …

Eric Williams NFC West Reporter Playing at Lumen Field for the first time since the Seattle Seahawks unceremoniously released him during the offseason, Los Angeles Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner looks forward to the opportunity to keep his former team out of the postseason. “To be in a position to spoil their playoffs hopes is always a good position,” Wagner said …