In what was a largely defensive game, the Golden Gophers won offensively with a walk-off, 12-yard touchdown pass from Drake Lindsey to Jalen Smith to defeat New Mexico 20-17 in the Rate Bowl on Friday, Dec. 26 inside Chase Field in Phoenix. It is the ninth consecutive bowl win for the Gophers, and the first win for the Big Ten ...
The Wolverines’ heavily-covered coaching search to replace former coach Sherrone Moore — who was fired on Dec. 10 after the university found ‘compelling evidence’ he was engaged in an inappropriate relationship — has netted the program former Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham. Whittingham is viewed as an immediate upgrade for the Wolverines, not only for his long-standing success at Utah ...
Travis Kelce’s NFL future has been a hot topic this season – especially after the Kansas City Chiefs were knocked out of playoff contention. Thursday’s Christmas night contest against the Denver Broncos marked the Chiefs’ last home game of the 2025 season. But was it also the last home game of Kelce’s career? The Chiefs star largely dodged the topic. ...
Michigan has finalized a deal to hire Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to be its next head football coach, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Detroit Free Press. The person told the Free Press on condition of anonymity because the hiring is not official. The school’s deal with Whittingham, 66, will be for five years, according to a ...
The first of three college football bowl games that will be played inside MLB Ballparks on the holiday weekend begins in The Valley with the Rate Bowl at Chase Field between two teams that have exceeded expectations in their respective conference. It’ll be Minnesota and New Mexico meeting on the baseball diamond in the Rate Bowl, which traditionally features a ...
Maybe the NFL’s Christmas tripleheader didn’t exactly pan out like the league’s schedule makers had hoped – and it was probably never going to measure up in some respects given the bangers that materialized just last month for Thanksgiving. But that hardly meant that Thursday didn’t provide some moments, memories and – generally – some solid yuletide entertainment. Unsurprisingly, the ...
Thanks to the Denver Broncos holding on for a win over Kansas City on Christmas, the New England Patriots need a win over the New York Jets in Week 17 to still have a chance at the No. 1 seed in the AFC. New England’s 10-game winning streak came to an end in Week 15 with a 35-31 loss to ...
After a much-publicized firing of its football coach and ensuing search for his replacement, Michigan seems to have found who next to lead its program. The Wolverines are finalizing a deal to bring longtime Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham to Ann Arbor to replace Sherrone Moore, who was fired on Dec. 10 and subsequently charged with home invasion, stalking, and ...
We’re all about informing here at Bowl Game Central. So we feel we should let you in on a key piece of knowledge related to the holiday season. Boxing Day, contrary to popular belief, has nothing to do with pugilism. Shocking, I know. In truth, it’s all about football. Well, OK, that’s probably only the case in the United States. ...
Every week for the duration of the 2025 regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the NFL’s ever-evolving playoff picture – typically starting Sunday afternoon and then moving forward for the remainder of the week (through Monday’s and Thursday’s games or Saturday’s, if applicable. And, when the holidays roll around, we’ll be watching then, too). What just happened? What does it ...