In late-July, I made a familiar trek to Columbus to check out a player who’s expected to take college football by storm this fall and serve as the microcosm of the era we’re in: Sophomore safety Caleb Downs. Ohio State fans are certainly well-versed in all things Downs, who was the No. 1 transfer this offseason, but my goal was to …

Getty Images After just one year with Anders Carlson, it looks like the Green Bay Packers have decided to move on.  According to NFL.com, the team has decided to cut ties with Carlson, which means he won’t be returning for a second season in Green Bay. The Packers used a sixth-round pick on Carlson in 2023, and he was essentially …

Beware! Not all players will return their promised value in 2024 fantasy football drafts? The team at Yahoo Fantasy identifies five running back fades to consider avoiding at their current ADP. Rachaad White, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Yahoo ADP: 39 First of all, I feel compelled to mention that I’m not aggressively fading any running back currently ranked inside our consensus …

The Ohio State football season has arrived. Ohio State will open the 2024 schedule at 3:30 Saturday at Ohio Stadium against Akron. The game will be broadcast on CBS with the Buckeyes kicking off the season as the No. 2 team in both the preseason Associated Press and US LBM football coaches polls. Ohio State coach Ryan Day will preview …

There are seven divisions in the NFL, and then there’s the AFC North division. OK, that may be a little dramatic, but there’s no denying that the AFC North is arguably the NFL’s toughest and most competitive division, and that at least somewhat distinguishes it from the rest of the pack.  Fresh off making history as the first division to …

USATSI The NFL will expand its world footprint as the second game of the 2024-25 season will be played in São Paulo, Brazil between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. With two marquee franchises, both of which made the playoffs last season and seemingly have bright futures, the league is promoting its best to a foreign audience. The Friday …

The Texas teams, with Head Coach Steve Steve Sarkisian, line up to run out of the tunnel ahead of the Longhorn’s Orange and White spring football game in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Saturday, April 15, 2023. The season is now just a few days away. With the college football playoffs expanded to 12-teams, the Longhorns are expected by most …

Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs have placed linebacker BJ Thompson on the non-football injury list, roughly two months after the second-year linebacker was hospitalized after suffering a seizure and going into cardiac arrest during a special teams meeting.  While he will miss the season’s first four games, there is optimism Thompson will play this season.  Thompson was a fifth-round pick …

Welcome to the weekly edition of QB Room. Let’s get this season started with the NFC’s pressing quarterback questions. NFC East Is this the Dak Prescott finale in Dallas? With the CeeDee Lamb extension in the books, Prescott’s extension will be the cloud hanging over the franchise until there is some kind of resolution. Cowboys ownership has said publicly there …

The college football season begins in full this weekend, meaning there’s no more time left to make predictions. You either take the chance to make yourself look stupid now or risk the chance people will discover you’re an idiot in likely far more embarrassing ways. I’ve never been one to miss a chance to showcase my stupidity. So, let me …

Getty Images The Carolina Panthers invested a top pick in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft to bring aboard Texas running back Jonathon Brooks. However, they’ll have to wait a bit longer to start seeing some returns on that investment. The club has elected to keep the rookie back on the PUP/NFI list as it narrows its roster …

Cason Carswell was one of Greater Lansing’s offensive players of the year last fall after helping lead Mason to a state runner-up finish. Can the senior quarterback and Western Illinois commit earn the honor for a second straight season and help the Bulldogs continue their success. Or can some of the other talented players like Michigan State commit Jace Clarizio, …

The AFC is the dominant conference in the NFL, and if we were to power rank the coaches on the hot seat entering 2024, the majority would belong in the NFC. But that in no way means there aren’t any in the AFC who are under pressure this season. Below, we will rank the top five coaches in the AFC …

Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson will begin the 2024 NFL season on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, ruling him out for the team’s first four games. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the 27-year-old Hockenson is still recovering from a torn ACL he suffered during Week 16 last season. The Vikings still expect him to return at some …

Welcome to the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. In anticipation of the first four-round postseason in college football history, we’re counting down our predicted playoff field as the season approaches. The top five conference champions in the CFP selection committee’s rankings will make the playoff and the rest of the field will be filled out by seven …