Despite being a 10.5-point underdog to arguably the best team in the NFC at home on a short week after a Monday loss in San Francisco, the Carolina Panthers authored a 31-28 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, improving to 7-6 heading into a bye.
Texas A&M fell out of the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months Sunday, while Texas Tech notched its highest ranking in 17 years.
Florida has hired Tulane’s Jon Sumrall as its next football coach, with sources telling ESPN that the six-year deal is for an average of nearly $7.5M per season.
Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner sustained a left calf injury early in Sunday’s game against the Texans and has been ruled out for the remainder of the day.
Duke finished off Wake Forest to improve to 7-5 Saturday, and after some ACC shuffling later in the day, the Blue Devils ended up in the league title game, something coach Manny Diaz believes his team “absolutely” deserves after going 6-2 in conference.