‘Sunday Night Football’ picks, best bets
Gambling Content 21+. When you sign up through our links, the New York Post may receive an affiliate commission. Please read our editorial standards for more information. The Chiefs continue to rope-a-dope their way to victory. Next, you need to install the cover. Kansas City is 5-7 against the spread this year and has failed […]
6 College Football Playoff takeaways from bracket reveal
On Sunday, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee announced the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff field. As you can imagine, this was not without controversy. With multiple teams vying for at-large bids and only seven spots available, there was no doubt that one or two teams would be left with outside consideration. Who will it […]
Alabama AD makes case for Crimson Tide to get into College Football Playoff
The Alabama Crimson Tide will find out Sunday whether they will advance to the 12-team College Football Playoff despite missing the SEC Championship this season. Alabama did not participate in the conference championship weekend, and Georgia won the SEC by defeating Texas in overtime. Furthermore, if SMU had held off Clemson, Alabama might have made […]
Three key questions will be answered when College Football Playoff bracket’s released
We experienced March Madness. Well, it's a December drama. College football brackets are held on Sunday afternoons. Twelve teams will participate in the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff. After four schools were selected in 10 years, the sport adopted expansion to try out more programs. This created even more interest in the […]
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney says SMU ‘better be’ in College Football Playoff after beating them in ACC title game
SMU rallied from a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough. Clemson hit a 56-yard field goal as time expired, winning the ACC title game 34-31 and earning an automatic berth to the College Football Playoff. The Tigers are ranked 17th in the nation, so at least one team in the top […]
Georgia wins SEC in OT thriller over Texas despite Carson Beck’s injury, earns bye in College Football Playoff
No Carson Beck? no problem. The Georgia Bulldogs won the SEC Championship Game against Texas 22-19 in classic overtime, earning a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. Texas was held to a field goal in the first overtime, but Beck came back into the game with a go-ahead goal after Gunner Stockton's helmet came […]
Two NJ high school football coaches among six killed in fiery Newark car crash
Two Hudson Catholic football coaches and four others were killed when their car plunged off an overpass, crashed into a support pole on New Jersey's Pulaski Skyway and burst into flames, officials said. According to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, the tragic accident occurred just before 11 p.m. Friday night near Raymond Boulevard and Blanchard […]
Fifa’s Infantino and Saudi Arabia 1, Football and human decency 0 | World Cup
TThe greatest trick the devil ever learned was to overwhelm the critical faculties of those who tried to hold him accountable. Once the word “garbage'' is used, a lot of careful reading to dig into its true meaning occurs. Did he say “advocates” or “advocates”? But when you're a convicted felon who's constantly spewing insults […]
The biggest winners and losers from early National Signing Day in college football
The NCAA moved up Early National Signing Day to Wednesday, Dec. 4 this year, but that hasn't dampened the excitement of a day that will determine the nation's top college football players. It's been an eventful 24 hours, with some of the top freshmen in the country making decisions and some big reversals among the […]
Penn State vs. Oregon, Texas vs. Georgia predictions: College football odds, picks
I'm also hesitant to back James Franklin in a big game. Franklin's team is 1-16 straight up against top-five teams and 5-12 against the spread. Franklin's Lions haven't won against a top-five opponent since October 2016, losing 11 straight on the road. That being said, how “big” is the Big Ten championship game? Both teams […]