We have started a new series here at Buckeyes Wire of ranking the top players at each position for Ohio State over the last 10 years. Up next: running backs. Throughout Ohio State football history many legendary running backs have worn the scarlet and gray. The Buckeyes have had four running backs win the Heisman trophy.  This includes the only …

Getty Images Running back Jamaal Williams is still getting used to life in New Orleans. The new Saints running back gave a rather negative review of beignets while speaking to reporters at training camp on Friday. Williams was asked about his first beignet experience, and the veteran running back wasn’t exactly blown away by the sweet treat. In fact, he …

Offensive line depth is important to the New Orleans Saints, who took quick action to replace backup guard Billy Price with former Pro Bowler Trai Turner when Price failed his physical. But now they need to replace Turner after he went down with a season-ending injury at Friday’s training camp practice. It’s more likely that the Saints will look to …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JUL 27 Big Ten Conference Media Days INDIANAPOLIS — Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck brushed off allegations that he runs a toxic program on Thursday, saying they mostly come from players and employees who have been dismissed or departed on their own. “These allegations are baseless,” Fleck said during Big Ten media days at Lucas Oil Stadium. “We have …

LATROBE, Pa. — Calvin Austin III is a pretty humble guy, but even he has to pay homage to his elite speed that has made him the fastest player on the Steelers.  Austin, who ran a blazing 40 time of 4.32 during the 2022 NFL Combine, has parlayed that speed into an NFL career. Austin showcased his speed during the …

To get you ready for the 2023 season, we will dive into every team in the NFL, including the four teams in the AFC North, which could be the tightest division in the league. All four have a preseason win total of at least nine at Caesars Sportsbook. There’s never been a division in NFL history to have every team …

Georgia football has been at the top of recruiting rankings for most of the 2024 cycle and a large part of that success is due to defensive backs coach Fran Brown. 247Sports recently named Brown the No. 1 recruiter in the nation for the 2024 recruiting class after bringing in two five-star prospects who are ranked No. 1 at their …

The departure of tight end Dalton Schultz, one of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s top targets, to the Houston Texans this offseason on a one-year, $6.3 million deal in free agency, opened up an offensive need. That led to team owner and general manager Jerry Jones selecting Michigan senior tight end Luke Schoonmaker with their second-round selection, the 58th overall pick of …

DeMeco Ryans knows something about linebackers in the NFL. The Houston Texans coach earned two Pro Bowls at the position for the franchise during his tenure from 2006-11. Ryans also was an inside linebackers coach for three seasons with the San Francisco 49ers during that budding portion of his coaching career from 2017-22. Ryans was working with second-year linebacker Christian …

Move over, Marshawn Lynch. The former Seattle Seahawks running back is perhaps best known for his iconic “Beast Quake” game-sealing touchdown run against the New Orleans Saints in a 2010 NFL wild-card playoff game. Lynch’s run earned its nickname because the celebration from Seattle fans at what is now Lumen Field literally registered on local seismographs as mild earthquake activity. …

USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, holding football, and defensive passing game coordinator Donte Williams instruct players during a workout at Dedeaux Field on the USC campus on Friday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Every offseason presumably features some self-discovery for major college football coaches. Every second of game film from the previous season is dissected, every mistake second-guessed. It’s …

Miami Dolphins All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey underwent a full meniscus repair on Friday morning after suffering the knee injury in training camp on Thursday. It will sideline Ramsey until December and represents a massive blow to a team with Super Bowl aspirations.  Not to mention it’s a gut punch for a team that hasn’t won a playoff game since the …

Halas Hall was buzzing on Friday as fans eagerly arrived for Chicago Bears training camp. It was the second practice with fans in attendance and the third overall as the team gears up for what should be an entertaining 2023 season. The Bears are still ramping up activity without pads on and went through a lighter practice in the grueling …

USATSI At Big Ten Media Days Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa revealed an unnamed SEC school offered him $1.5 million to enter the NCAA transfer portal during the offsason. Tagovailoa instead elected to return Maryland to play his fifth collegiate season.  “It would be hard for me to go to another place and not be happy but have all the money …

All 32 NFL teams kicked off training camp this week, and we can now officially say it: Football is back. There are rookies we are all intrigued by, new faces in new places, quarterbacks looking to reestablish themselves and players getting absolutely PAID. The past few days in the NFL have been absolutely wild.  This page will serve as your …