The team has decided not to re-sign the veteran quarterback, according to NFL.com. MORE: Top 25 free agents | Early Fantasy QB rankings Hasselbeck, who will be 41 at the beginning of next season, said earlier this month that he was still mulling his decision of whether to return to the field for his 18th NFL season. “I haven’t really, I guess, made up my mind completely on it,” Hasselbeck said....
Ranked No. 10 in the AP Top 25 Rankings in pre-season, Notre Dame has already climbed to No. 7 in the polls and will look to cement its reputation as Clemson’s main challenger in the ACC. Here’s all you need to know ahead of Saturday. Kickoff time—The Fighting Irish host USF at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p. m. ET on Saturday, September 19....
The pre-season No.1-ranked team and the bookmakers’ favorite to win the College Football Playoff, Clemson won 37-13 on the road against Wake Forest with Trevor Lawrence throwing for 351 yards and one touchdown pass, while Travis Etienne rushed for 102 yards and one score. In his first start as Oklahoma quarterback, Spencer Rattler completed 14 of 17 passes, throwing for 290 yards and four touchdown passes as the Sooners trounced Missouri State 48-0, while Notre Dame began life as an Atlantic Coast Conference team with a 27-13 win at home against Duke....
MORE: Watch select NCAA bowl games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) While the No. 11 Utes missed their shot at a possible Playoff matchup against LSU, they did secure a bid to Tuesday’s Alamo Bowl where they’ll face Texas. That game headlines a five-contest New Year’s Eve bowl offering. The Belk Bowl, Sun Bowl, Liberty Bowl and Arizona Bowl are also on tap. Here’s a guide to the college football bowl schedule for Tuesday, including TV channels and start times for each game, from the Sun Bowl to the Alamo Bowl....
A total of 32 Power 5 teams will have their spring football game on Saturday, and that includes six top-10 teams in Sporting News’ way-too-early top 25 in Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Texas, Florida and Michigan. Independent Notre Dame also is in action. MORE: SN’s way-too-early top 25 for 2019 With that in mind, Sporting News circles the best storylines among the Power 5 and independents for this weekend’s spring games....
The Gators hit the ground running last week, winning 51-35 on the road against Ole Miss, while the Gamecocks lost 31-27 at home to Tennessee. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the Gators’ home debut. Kickoff time—Florida hosts South Carolina at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p. m. ET on Saturday, October 3. TV channel—ESPNLive stream—ESPN’s digital platforms, SlingTV and fuboTV. Odds—Florida is an 18-point favorite with DraftKings and 9/10 to cover the spread, while the over/under line in terms of total points scored is set at 54....
The Fighting Irish return from a bye as the No. 8-ranked team in the country, knowing that a road win against Michigan is crucial to keep playoff hopes alive. Notre Dame is 5-1 and can ill afford to drop another game if it is to make the postseason, while the Wolverines are 5-2 after losing to 28-21 to No. 7 Purdue last week and dropping to No. 19. Michigan trails both the Nittany Lions—who rose to No....
Week 4 of the college football season is here, and it feels like the true start of the College Football Playoff race. The SEC will open its conference-only schedule this week, and that adds more intrigue to the 2020 season. MORE: Updated AP, Coaches Polls Sporting News released its College Football Playoff picks along with predictions for all 43 bowl games earlier this summer, but until there are definite plans for the remainder of the bowls, we are going to project the New Year’s Day Six bowls each week....
The Arizona Wildcats have faced elimination in the NCAA Baseball Tournament five times, but, like Elton John, they’re still standing. Friday, they stayed alive at the College World Series with a 9-3 win over Oklahoma State at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. MORE: SN50’s under-25 crop could be an all-time group Oklahoma State had won its first two College World Series games by identical 1-0 scores; one of them was against Arizona....
Vanderbilt and Michigan square off in the best-of-three series beginning Monday in Omaha, Neb., after both teams successfully navigated the 64-team, three-round tournament consisting of regionals, super regionals and the eight-team College World Series bracket at Omaha. MORE: Michigan puts Big Ten baseball back on the map This will be the Wolverines’ first time in the College World Series championship round since 1962 when they won the school’s second-ever national title....
Copa America champions Uruguay slumped to their first defeat of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers on Friday as Colombia thrashed them 4-0. Two-time world champions Argentina went top of the qualifying group with a convincing 3-1 home win over struggling Paraguay, for whom defeat saw them drop to the bottom of the table after six matches. Atletico Madrid‘s much coveted striker Falcao got Colombia off to the ideal start against the Uruguayans with a goal in the second minute....
While their counterparts in Europe, North America, and Asia engage in competitive action, players from Africa and South America are free from competitive fixtures and the window offers an opportunity for exhibition games to be organized to perfect team bonding and gel new players into the squad. One of such high profile fixtures would be an all South American affair, as Chile and Colombia would lock horns in a friendly game slated for Saturday....
The AAA’s latest projection comes in a week where the national gas price average rose by six cents to $2.96. In a statement Monday, the AAA said: “If the trend continues, an increase of three more cents would make the national average the most expensive since November 2014–the last time we saw average prices at $2.99 and higher.” Colonial Pipeline, which runs from Texas to New York Harbor and delivers around 45 percent of the fuel consumed in the east coast, paused operations last week after its networks were compromised by a ransomware attack....
Video footage shows that the Republican representative was introducing an amendment he proposed to House Bill 1285 when he was interrupted by a colleague not seen on camera, prompting him to refer to him as “Buckwheat,” Colorado Sun reporter Thy Anh Vo described on Twitter. “I’m getting there, don’t worry, Buckwheat, I’m getting there,” Holtorf said, who proceeded to continue speaking and added, “that’s an endearing term by the way....
Now, the former Colts quarterback is explaining exactly what led him to leave the game the game that he loved during his prime. Luck told ESPN’s Seth Wickersham in a rare interview that he didn’t just retire due to the physical toll the game took on him. It also was related to the emotional weight of being the proverbial franchise quarterback. “To play quarterback, you’re not allowed to worry about anything except the task at hand,” Luck explained....
Below, we’ll look at a few of our favorite season-long futures bets and regular season win totals that still provide some betting value. All odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook Best bets to win the College Football National Championship 2022-23 Ohio State Buckeyes +300 (implied probability 25.00 percent) While it would be a bit more intriguing to avoid going the chalk route given the lack of parity we’ve seen throughout the College Football Playoff era, it’s hard not to....
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The Knights and Bearcats are the prime-time game on Saturday and ESPN’s “College GameDay” rolls into Orlando, Florida, for the first time. The Knights’ streak is 22 and pushing toward rare air in college football. There have been 26 streaks of 25 straight victories in major college football history. While UCF fans probably are not going to get the recognition and ranking they believe they deserve from the College Football Playoff selection committee, the Knights are lined up for another marquee bowl bid and a shot to take down a highly ranked Power Five team — like they did last season against Auburn in the Peach Bowl....
It’s the order in which the committee will put them that is a major dilemma after a few conference championship shockers. No. 11 Utah clobbered No. 4 USC 47-24 in the Pac-12 championship, which knocked the Trojans out. No. 10 Kansas State then beat No. 4 TCU 31-28 in overtime in the Big 12 championship game. Are the Horned Frogs still in? We get the temptation. Those losses could tempt the College Football Playoff committee to bump No....
