Paul Randolph, pictured last April when he was Indiana’s defensive line coach, recently accepted the same position with Oklahoma State. Randolph’s ties to Oklahoma run deep. STILLWATER — Not long after he arrived for his new job as a defensive graduate assistant with the Arizona State football program, Ray Brown suddenly found himself sharing his coaching dreams with a man …

Getty Images The Buffalo Bills overcame both extreme winter weather and the seventh-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers to earn the opportunity to play host to the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes in the AFC divisional round on Sunday. Mahomes will be experiencing his first true road playoff game in his career after playing his first 15 either …

USATSI San Francisco 49ers star wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s status for the NFC Championship is up in the air, as he deals with a shoulder injury. Samuel suffered the injury during the team’s 24-21 Divisional Round win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. He was originally ruled questionable to return and was eventually downgraded to out.  He will have …

A pair of AFC heavyweights will battle in an AFC Divisional Round matchup on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs (12-6), who are the third seed after winning the AFC West for the eighth year in a row, are looking to reach the Super Bowl for the second year in a row and …

A Nebraska high school football player has accepted a Preferred Walk-On spot with the Cornhuskers. Rowdy Bauer is a class of 2024 prospect out of Norfolk, Nebraska. He made the announcement on social media. First off, I would like to thank God for allowing me to achieve a lifelong dream. Next, I’d like to thank all my previous coaches, teammates, …

The NFL Divisional Round wraps up Sunday when the Detroit Lions host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Buffalo Bills. Two games allow for twice as many opportunities to make NFL prop bets involving players like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, David Montgomery and Mike Evans.  Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs racked up more …

Division winners will meet at Ford Field on Sunday with a trip to the NFC Championship Game in the balance. The No. 4 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC South and are 6-1 in their last seven games, including a Wild Card round victory over the Philadelphia Eagles last week. The No. 3 seed Detroit Lions toppled the Los …

Well over a month ago, I released my prediction for what the top-25 rankings in the college football world would look like this offseason, giving a view of the power balance in the nation based on which teams saw the highest number of starters returning, and the biggest boosts via the transfer portal. That set of rankings came out on …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The Green Bay Packers were playing with house money and against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in the divisional round of the NFC Playoffs. Ultimately, it ran out. Green Bay lost 24-21. It really was that close. In a game in which the Packers were the overwhelming underdogs, there were six lead changes. …

USATSI The Baltimore Ravens are dancing all the way to the AFC Championship. Literally. In the aftermath of the team’s 34-10 divisional round victory over the Houston Texans, the club huddled around the locker room and busted out into a dance, headlined by head coach John Harbaugh.  After tight end coach George Godsey initially jumped into the dance circle to …

Penn State became the second Big Ten school to extend an offer to a cornerback on the radar in some familiar recruiting territory. Following a visit for a junior day event, cornerback Aydan West received a scholarship offer from Penn State, and it was not one he saw coming. “I was actually caught off guard because we had just taken …

Just six teams remain in the NFL playoffs, after the Baltimore Ravens routed the Houston Texans, and the San Francisco 49ers held off the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. As we turned the page from Super Wild Card Weekend to the divisional round. This weekend features a number of great quarterback matchups, including Patrick Mahomes playing in his first-ever road …

Wisconsin added to its class of 2025 yesterday with a commitment from four-star athlete Jaimier Scott. The commitment is yet another for head coach Luke Fickell from the state of Ohio, and from the city of Cincinnati specifically. Given his connections in the area thanks to his previous coaching experience, it is a talent pipeline that is expected to continue …

Immediately after Jordan Love did his best Brett Favre impression late in Saturday night’s game, Dre Greenlaw tried to play the role of Marlon McCree. The 49ers linebacker made a game clinching interception as the Packers were driving, down by three. Greenlaw caught the ball on the ground with 46 seconds left. He didn’t stay down. Greenlaw got up. Greenlaw …

Penn State made sure to put on a good showing while hosting a number of recruits this weekend for a junior day event on Saturday. And in a few cases, the Nittany Lions made sure to send some top prospects home with a scholarship offer. One player returning home from the weekend with an offer in hand was tight end …