The Atlanta Falcons are securing their starting left tackle, Jake Matthews, for the foreseeable future after agreeing to terms on a three-year contract extension, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday. The extension...
The three months have been difficult for Robert Woods. In November, the veteran Rams wide receiver suffered a season-ending knee injury during a non-contact practice drill, keeping him out of the team’s run to...
UNM running back Nate Jones (25) was second on the team in rushing in 2020 with 210 yards and 2 touchdowns on 41 carries, stats that included a game-breaking game against Hawaii (96 yards...
Aspects of Notre Dame’s offense in 2021 have shown much-needed improvement, but for much of the year the lack of a legitimate ground game has held back the offense. We saw it in the...
The Kansas City Chiefs are once again hosting the AFC Championship, this time hosting the burgeoning Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium with a Super Bowl LVI berth on the line. That’s something the Bengals...
The 49ers are a team known for their relentless toughness, willpower and physicality, and no player exemplifies those traits better. this season than All-Pro receiver Deebo Samuel. And Samuel will be the most important...
Packers beat writers: The season may be over, but the Rodgers watch starts now. Will he return to the Packers or not? Will he hang up his cleats or not? Rodgers wouldn’t answer those...
Do the Ravens need to ‘think big’ early in the draft? There are needs in the Ravens’ roster, but The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec thinks it makes sense for the team to strengthen the offensive...
Getty Washington cornerback Kyler Gordon reacts. With the Denver Broncos out of the playoffs, it’s time to take a look at the 2022 NFL Draft. The Broncos will be in a good position to...
The Los Angeles Chargers rebounded from their disappointing Week 16 loss to the Houston Texans by beating divisional rival Denver Broncos 34-13. The Chargers got back to the playoff position with the win and...
item TAMPA, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 22: Head coach Bruce Arians of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers chats with No. 12 Tom Brady during warm-ups before the game against the New York Giants at Raymond James...
John Madden certainly knew how to preach football, from his coaching career in the Professional Football Hall of Fame to his Emmy-winning broadcast days. Following his death on Tuesday at the age of 85,...
The Miami Hurricanes’ offense reached another level in the second half of the season. The emergence of the sophomore freshman quarterback Tyler van dyke was a big reason for this improvement, but quietly UM’s...
For most of the 2021 season, the Kansas City Chiefs (10-4) were on the safe side of “COVID luck” – but it couldn’t go on forever. In week 16 they will be missing many...
No NFL team has ever started a 1-7 season and then rebounded to advance to the playoffs, but the Miami Dolphins (7-7) are looking to make history. They’ve won six in a row and...
INDIANAPOLIS – There will be occasions when Carson Wentz wins. He posted a career-high 402 yards and two touchdowns in the overtime loss to Baltimore, and everyone remembers those 26 straight losses in the...
As the New Orleans Saints gear up for a second straight Thursday night game, this time with the Dallas Cowboys, a showdown to watch out for will be NOLA’s offense and Cowboy’s defense. The...
On Saturday night, hours after the Michigan football team lost 42-27 to Ohio State, Jim Harbaugh’s phone rang. John Madden – the legendary former NFL coach and broadcaster (and namesake of the Madden NFL...
First of all, how good was the Bengals’ defense in 2013? A month after the Bengals beat the Patriots by keeping them at 248 yards, the Pats tore the Steelers up for 610 yards....
Washrooms, say hello to my week 11 picks. That’s where they were last week, swirling around in a disgusting display of pick games as they dumped my good start to the season down the...
Three keys for Washington to win Turning in the race It’s not like Washington State has been an unstoppable force in the racing game. In 11 games, the Cougars are eighth in the Pac-12...
Last updated on November 20, 2021 5:46 p.m. KST I love watching Nick Chubb run. Every time he retrieves the ball, I instinctively lean towards the TV screen, bubbling with impatience because I know...
Place: Moshofsky Center Format: Complete buffers In the heat of the moment, central Oregon Alex Forsyth love seeing the UO quarterback as much as anyone Anthony brown line up defenders by running with the...
SANTA CLARA – The 49ers’ offense answered the call Monday night and dominated their 31-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams. It started in Jimmy Garoppolo and Co.’s first offensive practice, putting together an...
PHILADELPHIA – Eagles coach Nick Sirianni praised quarterback Jalen Hurts on Sunday, even following a 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Hurts wasn’t asked to make a ton of it in the passing...
So much for the Rams proving in prime time that they belong to the top of the list of Super Bowl contenders. Los Angeles hosted “Sunday Night Football” in week 9, but the Sunday...
Utah (5-3, 4-1 Pac-12) vs. Stanford (3-5, 2-4 Pac-12) To start up: Friday, 8:30 p.m. MDT Place: Stanford Stadium (capacity 50,000) TV: Fox Sports 1 Direct: Fox Sports Live Radio: ESPN 700 AM Series:...
The Indiana Hoosiers have lost 20 straight games to the Michigan Wolverines when playing in The Big House and Corn and Blue will look to continue that streak on Saturday night. Michigan just suffered...
Bears president George McCaskey retained coach Matt Nagy after two dismal seasons on one condition: he had to show “progress” to keep his job beyond this season. It was a perfectly chosen word because...
Sunday, Cleveland browns take the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 8. Below we analyze some pros, cons or general thoughts about both teams before moving on to our predictions for the game. Game analysis Photo...
Arizona’s quest to end their endless losing streak takes the road to a destination that has not been kind to the Wildcats. Saturday’s venue, the Los Angeles Coliseum, has seen the UA go 1-8...
Back in Week 2, the New York Jets were pinned down by the New England Patriots in a brutal 25-6 loss. On 19/33 passes, rookie quarterback Zach WilsonHis 210 passing yards and four sacks...
The Washington Huskies are making their first trip to Tucson since putting the Arizona Wildcats on track to lose the infamy back-to-back when these Pac-12 foes face off on a Friday night. Washington (2-4,...
Gophers coach PJ Fleck found an old button and put it on his desk in the days leading up to their meeting with Nebraska. It was a button from running back Bryce Williams from...
The Houston Texans’ rushing offense was dominant with their three-headed monsters in the backfield. Pro Bowlers Mark Ingram, David Johnson and Phillip Lindsay traveled 160 yards on the ground in Houston’s 37-21 win over...
LSU had its best ground game of the season on Saturday night. It didn’t matter. The Tigers’ 147 rushing yards weren’t a big deal, but they were more than the previous record of 125...
The Green Bay Packers hosted another full game Sunday afternoon at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers in what was the first clash between Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger since the 2010 super bowl. The...
Hoge Cinematic Study: How The Running Game Helps Justin Fields originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley went viral on Wednesday with one of the best diet-related explanations...
The Eagles (6-0) host the Tigers (6-0) on Friday for 1st place in the COC. October 6, 2021 7:58 PM Posted: October 6, 2021 7:58 PM JOPLIN, Mo. – The Joplin Eagles welcome the...
In the last two games, the distribution between passes and passes has been heavily focused on the pass. Part of this is the result of drag in games and the need to pass to...
through: Jared joseph, BR Proud Posted: Oct 4, 2021 / 10:06 PM CDT / Update: Oct 4, 2021 / 10:06 PM CDT BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – LSU’s racing game continues to get worse. The...
Michigan improved to 5-0 on Saturday after winning 38-17 on the road over Wisconsin. Starting quarterback Cade McNamara hasn’t returned the ball in five games, the offensive line has only allowed one sack all...
The Syracuse football ground game brought the offense to his two wins in the Football Bowl division this season. Tommy DeVito, Sean tucker and Cooper Lutz all found the end zone in Orange’s 29-9...
25) Darrian Beavers, LB, Cincinnati (6ft 4in, 255lb) Previous row: Unclassified The Cincinnati native returned home in 2019 after playing UConn for two years. A three-year holder for the Bearcats, Beavers has grown into...
That set the tone for a 316-yard rushing performance in NDSU’s 21-point victory over UND. When the two teams meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Alerus Center, the Fighting Hawks expect another...
HOUSTON – When the Houston Texans built this list, they did so with the intention of having a dynamic running game. This included the presence of three former Pro Bowl selections in the backfield...
PORT ALLEGANY – Blaine Moses had a decision to make. He had already secured a first try on the game, but with a defender separating him from the end zone, he would have to...
CARBONDALE – Without one of the main cogs in its running game, the SIU football team found the Midas touch against Illinois State on Saturday. The seventh-ranked Salukis (3-1, 1-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference)...
Green Bay Packers’ Mason Crosby (2) hits the game-winning basket in the closing seconds of the game as the Green Bay Packers beat the San Francisco 49ers 30-28 in a game at Levi’s Stadium...
Cottage Hill Christian used a ball control attack to consume almost 75% of the playing time and fought off opportunist LeFlore for a 28-21 victory at Charles V. Lang Stadium on Friday night. “I...
In one of the last meetings between Texas Tech and Texas as Big 12 teams, racing will play a big part in the outcome. The Red Raiders (3-0 on the season) come off a...
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris (22) dives into the end zone with Las Vegas Raiders defensive back Johnathan Abram (24) defending for a touchdown in the second half of a football game of...
When the Seahawks and Titans met in Week 2, it was a clash between two teams who showed they wanted to run the ball. While Tennessee struggled on the ground early on, star fullback...
After seeing their team’s horrid performance in the first week, Green Bay Packers fans had to wait an extra day to see the team’s response. Tonight, the Packers finally enter the field for the...
There was no way to measure how much the Florida Gators (2-1, 0-1 SEC) racing game had improved by measuring their production against their top two opponents. Florida scored 400 rushing yards in its...
Jamaal Williams is preparing for a homecoming. Now a Detroit Lion, Williams spent the first four years of his career with the Green Bay Packers. He will be able to see some of his...
When Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan offered Thursday’s debriefing of what happened on opening day, he made it clear what you saw, what you’re going to get for the rest of the way. ....
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Michigan football team knew they had a chance to have a good offensive line this fall. After all, it’s not too often that you can fire seven linemen who...
You can’t win a Super Bowl in September, but getting that first certainly makes a difference. Since 2005, the Chiefs have made it to the playoffs every season they start 1-0. Unlike the Cleveland...
Is there a Big Ten team equipped to match Ohio State’s 40-point offense in 2021? The Buckeyes led the conference by scoring by eclipsing that mark in each of their last four Big Ten...
The Los Angeles Rams failed to secure the victory over the Las Vegas Adventurers Saturday night, losing by a final score of 17-16. The LA offensive line, which started the same five as last...
SEATTLE – A decision could be on the way. After Saturday night’s 30-3 win over the Seahawks, it’s possible that the months-long battle between Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock could be called off as...
ANN ARBOR, Michigan – In the relentless process of trying to figure out what Michigan’s new-look defense might look like this fall, freshman coordinator Mike Macdonald has provided the best insight yet. Speaking to...
It’s one thing for the Phoenix Suns to shoot 46.6 percent from the field and win the free throw battle by getting 25 of 26 from the field in Game 1 of the NBA...
James Robinson has a long line of talented Jacksonville backers to measure up. Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew have set a high standard for the position, and while the game has changed in favor...
After a rocky start to his tenure in the Tennessee Titans in 2019, left guard Rodger Saffold has settled in well and has shown why he is one of the best in his role...
Tampa Bay has had a remarkable offseason – perhaps the best offseason we’ve seen from a reigning Super Bowl champion, at least in the era of the salary cap. The fact that the Buccaneers...
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Prior to the start of the 2020 season, Lindsay was considered one of the best young running backs in the league. After signing with the Denver Broncos as an...
