Today in Sports, December 24 - Marshall Faulk breaks Emmitt Smith’s NFL record for touchdowns in a season with 26

It's too early to compare Ashton Jeanty to Emmitt Smith; however, the two running backs share a key similarity in their height and weight. Brian Losness-Imagn Images Both are 5-foot-9, with Jeanty ...

1995 — Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys scores his 25th touchdown of the season in a 37-13 win over Arizona, breaking the record for most TDs in a season. Smith passes John Riggins of Washington, who scored 24 in 1983.

Barkley was drafted out of Penn State with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 draft. He was an instant success in New York and ran for 1,307 yards his rookie season. Barkley ran for 5,211 yards and 35 touchdowns and had 288 receptions for 2,100 yards and 12 TDs in six years with the Giants.

Even though Walker Buehler made the final pitch of the Dodgers' World Series-winning season, it wasn't enough to keep him L.A. for another year.

With a 41-3 rout of the New York Jets, Bill Belichick earns his 200th regular-season victory in New England, making him the fifth coach in NFL history to reach the milestone with one team. 2016 — Cleveland survives a last-second field-goal attempt and gets its first victory after 14 losses by beating the San Diego Chargers 20-17.

Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith suffered a knee injury during the team’s Week 15 loss to the Packers. While he was able to play all of Sunday’s loss to the Vikings, Smith still isn’t 100 percent — and told reporters on Tuesday and likely won’t be for some time.

The coach hasn't absolved his quarterback of blame, but he hasn't wavered in supporting Smith, either, ahead of a critical offseason.

The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes erased any doubts about their readiness entering Saturday night’s matchup against the No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers, jumping out to a

LB Sammy Brown, Clemson: The ACC’s Defensive Freshman of the Year, a former five-star recruit from Georgia, started only five games for the league champions but still ranks second nationally among freshmen with 11.5 tackles for loss.

Pat McAfee had former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Kirk Herbstreit on Monday's edition of "The Pat McAfee Show." McAfee broke down the college football playoff games over the weekend.