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Texas settles in nicely for Cotton Bowl date with Ohio State
Oddsmakers may have Texas as nearly a one-touchdown underdog going into its Cotton Bowl matchup against Ohio State on Friday, but the Longhorns were feeling at home when they arrived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Wednesday.,"Yeah, being in Texas, an out-of-state opponent coming in, it does feel l...
Orange Bowl magnitude not lost on Penn State, Notre Dame coaches
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Penn State coach James Franklin and Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman sat side-by-side Wednesday morning well aware of the significant moment that awaits them. It goes far beyond football.,When Franklin's No. 6-seeded Nittany Lions (13-2) face Freeman's No. 7-seeded Fighting Iri...
Orange Bowl notebook: Notre Dame DC Al Golden faces alma mater
This week's trip to South Florida isn't the first homecoming for Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden. He's come back in the years since the end of his tenure as head coach at the University of Miami.,But facing his alma mater, Penn State, in the Capital One Orange Bowl this Thursday night wit...
CFP notebook: Notre Dame takes on Indiana's top-ranked rushing D
Indiana failed its first test at knocking off a powerhouse when the then-undefeated Hoosiers lost 38-15 at Ohio State on Nov. 23.,Coach Curt Cignetti believes the No. 10 seed Hoosiers (11-1) will be better prepared when they play at No. 7 Notre Dame (11-1) on Friday in South Bend, Ind., in the first...
College Football Playoff notebook: Tennessee's Andre Turrentine returns to Ohio State
No. 9 seed Tennessee will make its first visit to No. 8 Ohio State on Saturday (8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN), but Volunteers safety Andre Turrentine will be in a familiar setting at Ohio Stadium for the first-round matchup of the College Football Playoff.,He played in four games for the Buckeyes (10-2) as a...
NCAA transfer notebook: QB Conner Weigman finds new home
Quarterback Conner Weigman, a five-star prospect coming out of high school in the 2022 class, is transferring from Texas A&M to Houston.,Weigman started parts of three seasons for the Aggies. He played his high school football at Bridgeland High in the Houston suburb of Cypress and was ranked by the...
Winter meetings: Scott Boras feeling positive about clients
DALLAS -- Agent Scott Boras negotiated another record-breaking contract as one of his star clients, Juan Soto, reached an agreement with the New York Mets on a 15-year, $765 million deal.,Boras declined to comment Wednesday on the historic deal involving Soto, who is undergoing his physical before i...
Winter meetings: ‘Hurt’ Yankees moving on after Soto departure
DALLAS -- The New York Yankees wanted to bring Juan Soto back but the organization ultimately saw him depart for a historic 15-year, $765 million deal with the crosstown Mets.,"Ownership and the front office, I think, did everything we could to make it happen," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said durin...
MLB Winter Meetings Notebook: Juan Soto, Roki Sasaki drive Day 1 chatter
DALLAS -- The Hilton Anatole has become Major League Baseball's top destination this week as teams converge for the winter meetings with writers, agents and even some fans circling the vast lobby floors.,The biggest offseason news came down Sunday night, when the New York Mets and star free agent sl...
Signing Day notebook: Nebraska flips 4-star WR Cortez Mills
Nebraska plucked a prize from old rival Oklahoma on Wednesday, inking wide receiver Cortez Mills on early National Signing Day.,Mills committed to Oklahoma on July 1. He decommitted on Wednesday, then signed with the Cornhuskers. Mills, from Homestead (Fla.), told On3 that the Nebraska recruiting st...
Bowl notebook: San Jose State, South Florida to meet in Hawaii Bowl
San Jose State will face South Florida in the Hawaii Bowl, officials announced Tuesday.,The contest will be held Dec. 24 on the Hawaii campus in Honolulu.,The Spartans (7-5) of the Mountain West completed the regular season by beating neighbor Stanford 34-31 on Friday. San Jose State features star r...
SEC notebook: Sooners savor rest; Florida, Georgia happy to be home
Oklahoma is getting healthy while getting a freshman quarterback ready for No. 2 Texas at the Cotton Bowl.,Sooners coach Brent Venables expects an immense benefit to true freshman Michael Hawkins -- and seven injured starters -- with a bye this week before taking on the rival Longhorns.,"It's a bene...
Rams place WR Puka Nacua, pair of OL on IR
The Los Angeles Rams officially placed dynamic wide receiver Puka Nacua and two starting offensive linemen on injured reserve Wednesday amid a flurry of moves. ,Guard Steve Avila, left tackle Joe Noteboom and Nacua all will have to miss at least four games. ,In corresponding moves, the Rams signed G...
Rams WR Puka Nacua has PCL sprain, headed to IR
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua suffered a PCL sprain in his right knee Sunday night and will be placed on injured reserve, coach Sean McVay told reporters Monday.,McVay confirmed that Nacua re-aggravated a knee injury originally suffered during joint practices with the Los Angeles Charger...
Rams WR Puka Nacua has PCL sprain, IR possible
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua suffered a PCL sprain in his right knee in Sunday night's game, and injured reserve is an option for him, coach Sean McVay told reporters Monday.,Nacua appeared to sustain the injury on a 6-yard catch with 6:36 left in the second quarter of the Rams' 26-20 l...
Aces C A'ja Wilson (foot) ruled out vs. Liberty
Las Vegas star center A'ja Wilson was ruled out of Sunday's game against the host New York Liberty, marking the first game that she will miss in the last three seasons.,Wilson, who was not listed on the initial injury report, was seen sporting a walking boot on her right foot. The two-time WNBA MVP ...
College football notebook: Bobby Petrino's new ID, QB at Arkansas
Bobby Petrino rides back into the SEC and returns to Arkansas this weekend, a reminder that college football is stranger than fiction.,Petrino, 63, has this habit of resurfacing at old haunts.,Heading up the Razorbacks' offense and coaching quarterbacks feels more significant than previous boomerang...
NASCAR notebook: Michael McDowell captures Daytona pole
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-- Former Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell captured the pole position for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) -- his fourth career pole, but first at the sport's iconic track.,It will be an all Fr...
NFL adjusts rule to address 'cheat motion'
The NFL has adjusted the rulebook for 2024 to hinder so-called "speed motion" -- "cheat motion" to its detractors, NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk reported Thursday.,The pre-snap technique showed up in the NFL last season, with offensive players who are in motion gathering their momentum by leaning to...
Argentina upset in chaotic soccer opener; France blanks U.S.
PARIS -- A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2.,Argentina's Cristian Medina scored deep in injury ...