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The Pittsburgh Steelers have been one of the most surprising teams in the NFL this season, as Mike Tomlin's squad is 8-3 and atop the AFC North through 12 weeks. After a 24-19 defeat to the Cleveland Browns in Week 12, Pittsburgh will look to get back in the win column in Week 13 versus the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium. One of the primary reasons for the Steelers' success in 2024 has been the play of the offense. Though Arthur Smith's unit has struggled over the last two games, the group has found an identity centered around running back Najee Harris and the rushing attack. Harris is having another solid campaign in 2024, totaling 944 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns in 11 games. The former Alabama standout is the engine of Pittsburgh's offense and is setting himself up for a lucrative payday in free agency this offseason. The Steelers declined Harris' fifth-year option worth $6.79 million in May , setting the stage for the 26-year-old to hit unrestricted free agency in 2025. Though the Steelers could look to re-sign Harris, the 2021 No.24 overall pick will have a competitive market. A plethora of teams will be interested in Harris' services, but during an appearance on the Joe Starkey Show on 93.7 The Fan , The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Brian Batko stated that he believes the Las Vegas Raiders will be a team to look out for in the Najee Harris sweepstakes in the spring. "I think he (Harris), too, wouldn’t mind a fresh start,” Batko said. “The team that I mentioned in my chat the other day when someone asked about him was the Las Vegas Raiders. We all know Marshawn Lynch was his mentor, another Oakland guy. They still have the same agent and stuff like that. They’ll be in the position, I think, to draft a rookie and probably pay a running back. So I think that would be pretty cool if Najee ends up in Vegas next year, I just don’t see him back here." The Raiders would be an intriguing landing spot for Harris, as Las Vegas has one of the worst running back rooms in the NFL and desperately needs a dynamic playmaker at the position. The Raiders will likely select a quarterback in the draft, and providing their presumed young signal-caller with a potent rushing attack would be a logical move from the franchise. Harris isn't an elite player but is a physical, downhill runner who has never missed a game. The Steelers would love to have Harris back, but the team has an adequate replacement for the 2021 Pro Bowler in Jaylen Warren. Pittsburgh could also look to use a Day 2 or Day 3 pick on a running back, so they have a ton of options at their disposal to replace Harris if the two-time National Champion departs the Steel City in the offseason. MORE PITTSBURGH STEELERS NEWS Steelers share thoughts on Hard Knocks: 'I'd rather stay in the shadows' Steelers vs. Bengals injury report has 2 ruled out, 2 questionable, 2 doubtful Will T.J. Watt apologize to Myles Garrett for DPOY tweet? Here's what Steelers star saidNo. 2 Ohio State's stunning 13-10 loss to Michigan on Saturday may have knocked the Buckeyes out of contention for a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game against No. 1 Oregon ; barring upsets in the afternoon window of No. 4 Penn State and No. 11 Indiana , Ohio State will not be making a trip to Indianapolis next week. Still, the Buckeyes will likely still find a place in the College Football Playoff come Sunday, Dec. 8 when the field is announced. The absolute floor for Ohio State in the College Football Playoff Rankings is No. 10 Indiana despite the fact the Buckeyes will potentially finish with one more loss than the Hoosiers. They have two top-10 wins, one of which was a dominant 38-15 victory over Indiana just last week. Between that and the Hoosiers' poor strength of schedule, there is not much they can do to Purdue to prove they belong ahead of Ohio State. There is also a case for the Buckeyes to stay ahead of No. 8 Tennessee , which won at Vanderbilt on Saturday. Their losses are similar, and Ohio State has two wins over teams that are higher ranked than the Volunteers' best win, which is No. 13 Alabama . Tennessee is also a playoff lock following its win on Saturday. The decision over which of Ohio State or Tennessee is ranked higher could end up determining who hosts a matchup between the two in a first-round CFP game. Ohio State could still win the Big Ten, but it is asking a lot. Penn State would have to lose to Maryland and Indiana would have kick the (Old Oaken) Bucket against Purdue. That reverts everything back to the three-way tie we had to start the day, and the Buckeyes would still win that because of head-to-head results with the Nittany Lions and Hoosiers.Bayern Munich 1-0 PSG: Ousmane Dembele sent off as French giants see Champions League woes deepen
Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved 'Golden Girls' actorSome 20 contracts worth a total of $70 million were recently approved for the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement and dispatch services and school resource officers for several communities and schools. The deals, finalized late last month by the county Board of Commissioners, include the addition of five addition officer positions and two vehicles in all – led by three deputy posts and one vehicle in Lenox Township, a sergeant and vehicle in Harrison Township and a sergeant in Macomb Township. A sergeant in Washington Township is expected to be added, too. The addition of sergeants on Harrison and Washington give those communities a single leader of the local police force for the first time. The three-year deals cover 2025-27 and have already been approved by the municipalities and school districts. Sheriff’s Cmdr. Jason Abro told the board at a committee meeting in the county Administration Building in Mount Clemens last month that his office and the communities are working well together. “We’re pretty pleased with all of the communities,” Abro said. “We are on the right track.” The contracts are renewals, albeit at higher costs, of existing deals with eight communities for law enforcement, some of which also include dispatching and one or two resource officers. Two deals with Sterling Heights and Clinton Township are for dispatching, which takes place at the county Communications and Technology Center in Mount Clemens. School-resource deputies are trained by the sheriff’s office for use by the schools. The increased presence of sheriff’s officers in the communities indicates the ongoing growth of the county, particularly in the north end. /*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i
Spears' 31 lead UTSA past Houston Christian 78-71CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — RJ Johnson scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, Daylen Berry added two clutch free throws and Charleston Southern surprised Miami 83-79 on Saturday. The Buccaneers led for the last four minutes of the first half and deep into the second half before a 3-pointer from Austin Swartz gave Miami a 76-75 lead with 3 minutes left in the game. A three-point play by Lynn Kidd gave the Hurricanes a 79-75 lead with 2:11 remaining.