Getty Images Boise State is the overwhelming favorite to win the Mountain West, according to the conference’s preseason media poll, released Wendesday. The Broncos claimed 38 of 46 first-place votes, while UNLV and Fresno State each received four first-place votes while finishing second and third, respectively, in the poll. The Broncos are the league’s defending champion and a perennial conference …

There’s little denying that Ohio State has unofficially become “Wide Receiver U.” Few people know that better than former Buckeye and current Steelers quarterback Justin Fields, who played with several future NFL wideouts during his time in Columbus, Ohio.  Fields recently accepted the challenge of ranking Ohio State wideouts currently in the NFL, and his ranking included a few surprises.  …

Getty Images Barry Sanders has provided a positive update just a little over one month after suffering a “health scare” over Father’s Day weekend that was related to his heart. The legendary Detroit Lions running back and Hall of Famer said Wednesday that he has been “cleared to return to my normal activities.”  “1st, I can’t thank my family, friends and fans …

Kyle Whittingham’s time as Utah head coach may not last much longer. Utah announced earlier in July that defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley would officially become the team’s coach in waiting and would take over for Whittingham whenever the longtime Utes coach called it a career. The announcement didn’t include a date for Whittingham’s departure, but the 64-year-old coach gave a …

Getty Images Earlier this week, the Carolina Panthers confirmed to Pro Football Talk that the team had parted ways with vice president of player personnel Adrian Wilson after just one year. On Tuesday, more details surfaced as to why Carolina made the surprising move.  On June 1, Wilson was arrested at his home in Arizona on three charges related to domestic violence: assault, criminal …

Taking a closer look at Eagles’ TE2 competition in 2024 training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia We’re getting close to Eagles training camp 2024 so we’re taking a look at some notable camp competitions. Dallas Goedert returns for his seventh NFL season in 2024. He’s been one of the better tight ends in the NFL in recent years …

The best two Ohio State football players in the upcoming EA Sports College Football 25 video game will make their OSU debut this fall. Safety Caleb Downs and running back Quinshon Judkins each have a 95 overall rating in the EA Sports College Football 25, and are two of eight Ohio State football players ranked in the top-100 overall. Ohio …

New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen wanted to keep Saquon Barkley, but he also wanted to make sure he wasn’t paying him too much relative to the running back market. The second episode of “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants” detailed how Schoen approached contract negotiations with Barkley once the team ruled out franchise-tagging him for a …

No division in the Super Bowl Era, since 1966, was more competitive than the 2023 AFC North. The Baltimore Ravens (13-4), Cleveland Browns (11-6), Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) and Cincinnati Bengals (9-8) became the first group of four teams from the same division to all have winning records in the same season. Baltimore finished with the NFL’s best record while both …

All it takes is a quick glance at a 2025 NFL mock draft to understand the Michigan football junior class is loaded. Recently, an ESPN projection for next spring’s draft pegged defensive back Will Johnson to go No. 3 (Denver Broncos), defensive tackle Mason Graham to go No. 7 (Minnesota Vikings) and tight end Colston Loveland at No. 14 (Indianapolis …

Way back, in the earliest days of fantasy football — when running backs were king and kickers were widely respected — it was never difficult to identify the dead money in your draft. Invariably, the biggest sucker at the table was the manager who drafted the first quarterback. That person simply had no chance. This embedded content is not available …

Florida football will be represented by a trio of players at this summer’s SEC media days held in Dallas, Texas, at the Omni Hotel next week. Junior linebacker Shemar James, senior running back Montrell Johnson Jr. and quarterback Graham Mertz are the three players who will travel to the Lone Star State along with head coach Billy Napier. The quartet …

Safety Kerby Joseph started 18 games for the Lions last season, but he wasn’t at 100 percent for most of them. Joseph hurt his hip in Week Two and missed two games before returning for the rest of the Lions’ run to the NFC Championship Game. Joseph went for surgery after the loss to the 49ers in that game and …

LAS VEGAS — Oklahoma State star running back Ollie Gordon II did his job. The 2023 Doak Walker Award winner showed up on time, answered all the questions and never complained. Quickly, reporters ran through questions of Gordon’s June 30 arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence and moved onto other topics.  In many ways, this was exactly what …

Three scenarios for Jerod Mayo in Year 1 as Patriots head coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There were three first-time head coaches last season: DeMeco Ryans (Texans), Shane Steichen (Colts) and Jonathan Gannon (Cardinals). Not surprisingly, their seasons went mostly as their quarterbacks went. Ryans got a tremendous rookie season from No. 2 overall pick C.J. Stroud and …