We are on the doorstep of a couple of very important weeks in the 2023 college football season. There’s just two weeks of regular season games left, then the conference championship games before we get some tasty bowl and College Football Playoff matchups. And while we are one week away from a very big week, there’s still five Power Five …

The Bengals seem to realize there’s not much hope of winning the AFC North after Thursday night’s loss to the Ravens. Cincinnati is now 5-5, two and a half games behind the division-leading Ravens and one and a half games behind both the Steelers and Browns. The Bengals’ 0-3 division record also makes winning tiebreakers unlikely. The AFC North is …

No. 3 Michigan will look to keep its undefeated season alive on Saturday afternoon when the Wolverines travel to College Park, Maryland, to tee it up with Big Ten East foe Maryland.  Michigan, without coach Jim Harbaugh on the sideline, dispatched Penn State last weekend in its biggest win of the season. The Wolverines ran the ball on their last 32 …

49ers injury report: Team mostly healthy entering matchup vs. Bucs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers are about as heathy as possible heading into their Week 11 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. Trent Williams, who has been dealing with an ankle injury, returned to practice after resting Wednesday. …

Alabama football has had no shortage of tough opponents and big games at home this season. The last home game isn’t expected to be high on that list, though. The No. 8 Crimson Tide (9-1, 7-0 SEC) will wrap up the home slate with a game against an FCS team in Chattanooga (7-3, 6-2 Southern) on Saturday (11 a.m., SEC …

The Ravens scored an opening touchdown, taking an early 7-0 lead on the Bengals. They have concern, though, with tight end Mark Andrews leaving with what initially appeared a serious injury. Logan Wilson took down Andrews with a hip-drop tackle, which remains legal in the NFL despite being controversial. As Andrews writhed in pain, with his left leg pinned under …

Forney (Texas) High 2026 running back Javian Osborne is having a fantastic sophomore season. He has rushed for 1,486 yards and 24 touchdowns with two more receiving scores through 10 games to date. Osborne rushed the ball 144 times for 977 yards and 8 touchdowns in his freshman season. College programs have certainly been taking notice, including USC, which recently …

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was lost for the season on Thursday night when he suffered a serious ankle injury, and Ravens coach John Harbaugh isn’t happy with the way Andrews was tackled. Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson used the hip-drop tackle technique to take Andrews down from behind, leading to Andrews’ lower left leg getting caught under Wilson’s body. The …

The last time North Carolina football left Clemson with a win, Julius Peppers led a dominating performance at Death Valley. The 22th-ranked Tar Heels (8-2, 4-2 ACC) have lost five in a row to the Tigers (6-4, 3-4), including a 29-point loss in the 2022 ACC Championship. UNC hasn’t won at Memorial Stadium since 2001. Last week, UNC earned a …

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson headed to the blue medical tent after suffering an apparent ankle injury during the first quarter of Thursday’s game against the Bengals. But he was able to stay in the game, coming back in after a Cincinnati possession. On third-and-4 with 2:58 left in the first quarter, Jackson rolled to his right to avoid the rush. …

Getty Images Amid rumors of a retirement following the 2023 season, North Carolina coach Mack Brown will return to the Tar Heels for the 2024 season, the university confirmed in an annoucement.  “It’s that time of year, so someone is going to start this rumor in the hopes of affecting our team and/or recruiting like they’ve done the past two …

Joe Burrow appeared to aggravate whatever is wrong with his right hand on a touchdown throw to Joe Mixon that has the Bengals in the lead, 10-7. The Bengals quarterback went into the blue medical tent, and when he came out, he was unable to throw on the sideline as he attempted two passes. The Bengals list him as questionable …

Nov. 16—The Daily Journal caught up with ULM beat writer Dusty Thibodeaux of WarhawkReport to see what he considers the keys to the Ole Miss-Georgia matchup. What is the strength of this ULM offense? Who are the players to watch for? The run game has been the strong…er point of the offense. Between the swift feet of QB Jiya Wright, …

Usually when a quarterback goes down with an injury, the reason why is obvious. It’s rare to see a non-contact injury to a quarterback’s hand or wrist. When Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow threw a touchdown in the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens, he immediately grabbed his right arm in pain. He wasn’t hit on the play. But he …

Nov. 16—The No. 6 Idaho football team wraps up its regular season with the “Battle of Domes” rivalry game against Idaho State at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome (SWX/ESPN+). Last week, the Vandals (7-3, 5-2 Big Sky) fell 31-29 to Weber State after winning five of their last six games. In that one, Wildcats redshirt freshman …