Articles filed under Football
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Texas beats Clemson 38-24, advances to face to Arizona State in College Football Playoff quartersDec 21, 2024 7:23 pm - Jaydon Blue ran 146 yards and two touchdowns, the last a 77-yard burst in the fourth quarter, and Texas beat Clemson 38-24 on Saturday in the first round of the expanded College Football Playoff. Blue's fourth-quarter touchdown came after Clemson rallied from down 31-10 to 31-24 on Cade Klubnik's third touchdown pass. Texas (12-2) advanced to the Jan. 1 Peach bowl to play Big 12 champion Arizona State.
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Mahomes throws for TD and runs for score as Chiefs beat Texans 27-19 to close in on No. 1 seedDec 21, 2024 5:07 pm - Two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes kept chugging forward until he plowed into the end zone on a 15-yard scramble to cap the Chiefs' opening drive on Saturday. Mahomes proceeded to throw for 260 yards and another score, never once looking troubled by his ailing ankle, and led Kansas City to a 27-19 victory that put the Chiefs on the brink of the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs.
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Penn State steamrolls mistake-prone SMU in 38-10 routDec 21, 2024 4:56 pm - Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas returned interceptions for touchdowns and Penn State toyed with mistake-prone SMU in a 38-10 victory on Saturday in the opening round of the College Football Playoff.
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Are hits starting to add up for Bears QB Caleb Williams?Dec 21, 2024 4:28 pm - The Bears were without starting left tackle Braxton Jones on Monday night and it showed. Williams did his best to avoid would-be tacklers. The Vikings pressured him 15 times, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, but he took only two sacks.Still, the three QB hits he took appeared to take a toll.
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Jim O’Donnell: Holiday fantasies include Troy Aikman as new high czar of Halas HallDec 21, 2024 1:29 pm - Chicago, Illinois — gateway city to sports futility. A town where championship teams get broken up, inept executives remain employed and four primary franchise titans operate with all the impunity of Vlad Putin on a local school board in suburban Moscow. But against that cheery backdrop, some Yuletide Ins and Outs to warm a pointless Bears Sunday:
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Notre Dame protects home field in new postseason era with 1st playoff win, 27-17 over IndianaDec 20, 2024 11:12 pm - Jeremiyah Love tied the Notre Dame record with a 98-yard touchdown run, Riley Leonard added two more scores and the Fighting Irish shut down the highest-scoring team in the College Football Playoff, overwhelming Indiana 27-17 on Friday night.
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Bears injury report: Jaylon Johnson, Gervon Dexter, Teven Jenkins questionable against LionsDec 20, 2024 6:41 pm - The Chicago Bears' Jaylon Johnson, Gervon Dexter, Braxton Jones and Teven Jenkins were all listed questionable for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field.
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Lakes grad Sullivan has been at heart of North Central’s defensive destructionDec 20, 2024 6:28 pm - Being sent home from school during the pandemic actually helped Lakes High School grad John Sullivan become a star defensive lineman for North Central.
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Penn State and SMU carry the weight of history into their CFP debuts. They're both trying to shed itDec 20, 2024 5:36 pm - Penn State and SMU head into the College Football Playoff with the weight of history on their shoulders. This is the Nittany Lions' best shot at making a run at a national title since the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal tarnished the program 13 years ago. SMU is still perhaps best known for being given the death penalty by the NCAA in the 1980s for illegally paying players. Former Nittany Lions give coach James Franklin credit for bringing the program back to prominence. Mustangs coach Rhett Lashlee says the work to restore SMU's reputation began long before he arrived in 2022.
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Is Sunday a job interview for Lions OC Ben Johnson?— plus 4 other storylines to watchDec 20, 2024 4:15 pm - It’s another NFC North matchup for the Chicago Bears this week. The Bears take on the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Soldier Field. The Bears could be catching the Lions at a good time. The Detroit defense is banged up and the offense just lost running back David Montgomery due to a knee injury. The Bears and the Lions kick off at noon Sunday at Soldier Field. The game will be broadcast on Fox. Here are the top five storylines to watch.