Trevor Lawrence has ditched the crutches and the walking boot. The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback feels “a lot better” than he thought he would two days after sustaining a high ankle sprain against Cincinnati. Lawrence sat out practice Wednesday but wouldn’t rule out playing at Cleveland (7-5) on Sunday, a matchup that could help decide the AFC wild-card race or postseason …

Michigan State football lost one of the best punters in the world last year when Bryce Baringer left to the NFL. Remarkably, they’ve replaced him with another excellent punter in freshman Ryan Eckley. On Wednesday, Eckley earned another accolade when he was named the Freshman Punter of the Year by College Football Network. Eckley was the only Spartan on their …

As we march deeper into December, injuries will play an even bigger factor as teams vie for playoff positioning. That fact was reinforced Monday night when the Jaguars sustained injuries to both quarterback Trevor Lawrence and wideout Christian Kirk during their overtime loss to the Bengals.  Jacksonville is one of several teams that are currently facing an uphill battle as …

Getty Images Trevor Lawrence wasted no time connecting with Christian Kirk against the Bengals on Monday night. But the Jaguars’ No. 1 wide receiver left the game after his first catch due to a groin injury and did not return. Jacksonville ruled him out in the third quarter. Kirk easily beat his man for a 26-yard gain on Jacksonville’s first …

Cotton Bowl Oklahoma and Texas announced they will keep their annual rivalry game at Cotton Bowl Stadium through 2036 in a deal that includes significant renovations to the facility. The City of Dallas has agreed to an estimated $140 million, two-year renovation project — the single largest investment in the stadium’s history. Improvements will include widening concourses and adding escalators, …

Jason Kelce is starting to waive the white flag in the battle over the legality of the “tush push,” also known as the “brotherly shove.” The Philadelphia Eagles center shrugged off the recent report that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wants the play banned while discussing it on the most recent episode of his podcast with his brother Travis Kelce. “Ban …

Texans tight end Dalton Schultz returned to practice Wednesday after missing Sunday’s win over the Broncos with a hamstring injury. Schultz was limited. His 40 catches and 455 yards rank third on the team, and the absence of Tank Dell, who is out for the season with a fractured fibula, makes Schultz’s presence more important. Left tackle Laremy Tunsil (knee), …

Getty Images Florida State wide receiver Johnny Wilson is declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft and will opt out of the team’s upcoming Orange Bowl appearance against Georgia, he told ESPN. The team’s leading receiver in 2022 took on a shared role this season with Keon Coleman, to whom he finished second in yards receiving (658-617), but also missed a …

Getty Images One of the main headlines from Week 13 in the NFL had nothing to do with the outcome of a game, but rather an altercation that occurred during the San Francisco 49ers’ 42-19 beatdown of the Philadelphia Eagles. In the third quarter, 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw picked up Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith and threw him down along the …

We’re officially into the home stretch of the 2023 NFL season, which means it’s time once again to begin conducting our weekly MVP watch. This season’s race looks as wide open as ever, and that was reflected in our voting, where four different players received at least one first-place nod and three of them received at least two.  Only two …

The Carolina Panthers’ team culture was compared to that of a “Hunger Games” battle royale in the final days of former head coach Frank Reich’s tenure with the team, according to a new report from The Athletic. Reich was fired on Nov. 27 after just 11 games, the shortest stint for an NFL head coach in 45 years. The report …

In this day and age of college football, there aren’t a lot of quarterbacks staying at one program for four years as a starter. But Seth Henigan is. “I looked at all the top quarterbacks in college football, and 90% of them are in the portal,” Henigan said in an interview with the Commercial Appeal on Wednesday. “So I wondered, …

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The slumping Buffalo Sabres made a minor shake up to their lineup by acquiring fourth-line forward Eric Robinson in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. The Blue Jackets acquired a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft in exchange for a seventh-year player having difficulty landing a regular role in their lineup this season. …

If you were trying to make a case for greatness at the quarterback position, you could do a whole lot worse than what Kyler Murray achieved in the final minutes of the first half Sunday against Pittsburgh. His defense had just stopped the Steelers on fourth down at the 1-yard line. Tied at 3-3 in a game so miserable it …

It’s annually a can’t-miss event when Army and Navy take to the football field, and that’s been especially accurate in recent years as the rivalry has been as competitive as ever. Nine of the last 12 meetings between the service academies have been decided by a touchdown or less, including last year’s 20-17 overtime win for the Black Knights.  Unmatched …