News Category: Football

Battered Browns bid to regroup against Rams

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Banged up but unbowed, the Cleveland Browns will try to improve their positioning in the AFC playoff picture when they visit the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Cleveland remained out west following its 29-12 loss at Denver last Sunday. The Browns focused on getting healthy after injuries forced defensive end Myles Garrett (left shoulder), quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (concussion), wide receiver Amari Cooper (rib) and defensive end Jordan Elliott (ankle) from the game. With Thompson-Robinson ruled

No. 4 FSU’s playoff fate in hands of backup QB vs. No. 14 Louisville

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After one week spent outside the projected field of four, Florida State moved back to No. 4 in Tuesday’s latest College Football Playoff rankings. That should mean the Seminoles (12-0) control their own destiny when a backup quarterback leads them against No. 14 Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game on Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C. When Washington supplanted Florida State for the No. 4 spot a week ago, Seminoles coach Mike Norvell wasn’t

Surging Jaguars, skidding Bengals take stage on Monday night

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It’ll be a battle of coaching brothers when the Jacksonville Jaguars host a rare Monday night game against the slumping Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati head coach Zac Taylor brings his Bengals (5-6) into Jacksonville having lost three straight and falling into the cellar of the AFC North after winning the division the last two seasons. Jacksonville (8-3) is coached by Doug Pederson, and Taylor’s younger brother Press serves as the Jaguars’ offensive coordinator of unit that

Stumbling Seahawks seek turnaround vs. surging Cowboys

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Usually when NFL teams play on Thanksgiving, they get a few extra days off ahead of the following game. The Seattle Seahawks and the Dallas Cowboys don’t have that luxury. They will both play for a second consecutive Thursday when they meet this week in Arlington, Texas. The Seahawks (6-5), who were in sole possession of first place in the NFC West at the start of November, now find themselves two games behind San Francisco.

No. 2 Michigan set to face No. 16 Iowa for Big Ten title

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A third consecutive victory over arch-rival Ohio State put undefeated Michigan on the brink of another College Football Playoff appearance. The No. 2 Wolverines have one more hurdle to clear in order to clinch that berth. Michigan, winner of the East Division, will face West champion and 16th-ranked Iowa for the Big Ten championship in Indianapolis on Saturday. The Wolverines (12-0) will have their leader back on the sidelines. Head coach Jim Harbaugh has completed

No. 22 Tulane looks to extend dominance in AAC championship vs. SMU

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Tulane has been the best team in the American Athletic Conference for the last two seasons. SMU would like to unseat the Green Wave as AAC champions in its final game before departing for the Atlantic Coast Conference next year. The No. 22 Green Wave (11-1) and Mustangs (10-2) will meet in the AAC Championship Game on Saturday in New Orleans. The teams did not play during the regular season. Tulane is the highest-ranked team

No. 8 Alabama tackles No. 1 Georgia in SEC Championship

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Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe has gone from outcast to indispensable hero in less than three months. Now fresh off executing the ‘Milroe Miracle,’ he’ll be asked to perform another huge accomplishment when the No. 8 Crimson Tide face top-ranked Georgia in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday at Atlanta. Milroe’s dart of a touchdown throw on fourth-and-goal from the Auburn 31-yard line to Isaiah Bond to win last Saturday’s Iron Bowl will be talked about

No. 7 Texas out to build resume, bag Big 12 title vs. No. 18 OK State

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Texas doesn’t control its own destiny to qualify for the College Football Playoff. But a win by the No. 7 Longhorns over No. 18 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship Game on Saturday in Arlington, Texas, would keep their hopes alive to make the four-team field for the first time. Texas enters the game as the third one-loss team in the rankings, behind No. 5 Oregon and No. 6 Ohio State. Ohio State is

No. 24 Liberty chasing CUSA title, CFP cred vs. NMSU

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There should be no shortage of confidence for the Conference USA championship game. New Mexico State visits No. 24 Liberty with the conference title on the line Friday night in Lynchburg, Va. The Flames (12-0) are trying to stay in play for the Group of 5 spot in the upper tier of bowls when the College Football Playoff committee reveals its final rankings Sunday. “To say we’re 12-0, I would’ve said you’re crazy,” Liberty coach

No. 5 Oregon takes aim at No. 3 Washington in Pac-12 title game

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The final Pac-12 championship game has it all. An undefeated team. Two top Heisman candidates. The nation’s best two passing attacks. A rematch of a regular-season thriller. A heated regional rivalry. And the winner essentially punches a ticket to the College Football Playoff. No. 3 Washington (12-0) and No. 5 Oregon (11-1) — two programs headed to the Big Ten in 2024 — will meet Friday night in Las Vegas, where a spot in the