Lions General Manager Brad Holmes said recently that the team expects running back Jahmyr Gibbs to carry a heavier load in his second season, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a sharp rise in the number of times he runs the ball. Gibbs caught 52 passes during his rookie season and running backs coach Scottie Montgomery touched on that area of …

Bryce Young is giving back to the community and the game of football with a youth camp that he is hosting this Saturday. Young is coming off his rookie season with the Carolina Panthers and was the first player taken in last spring’s NFL draft. In college, he won a national championship with Alabama in 2020 and then won the …

John Ross has had a disappointing NFL career, but he’s glad that career isn’t over. Ross, the wide receiver selected with the ninth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft, has just 957 receiving yards in his career. Last year he announced his retirement, but this year he came back, signed with the Eagles, and said he’s ready to prove …

Throughout the season, USA TODAY’s Paul Myerberg re-ranks college football teams based on the results and performance week-to-week. However, there is a baseline that it all starts from, and we have our first one that was released. We are, of course, interested in where Myerberg thinks Ohio State ranks ahead of the start to the season, and if you’ve followed …

Bears check off trifecta of undesirable boxes for the season with ‘Hard Knocks’ inclusion originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Announced on Thursday, NFL, NFL Films and HBO selected the Bears as the next subject of this offseason’s “Hard Knocks” documentary, checking off the trifecta of undesirable boxes NFL teams aim to avoid. What does the trifecta mean? Hat tip …

EA Sports continues to build hype towards this summer’s release of “College Football 25,” the much-anticipated revival of its titular video game series. We got one of our most extensive looks Friday morning when EA unveiled a gameplay trailer that went in depth on some major innovations and changes to the series.  Such an immense overhaul could be expected for …

Heading into the 2024 season, the Giants are coming off a disappointing 6-11 campaign, looking to bounce back and resemble the team that won a playoff game in Minnesota two years ago. In this series, we’ll break down the depth chart for every position group. This time, we’ll go in-depth at the quarterback spot… Projected depth chart Starter: Daniel JonesBackups: …

Penn State is coming off a 10-3 season that left many feeling unfulfilled, but the 2024 season will bring a renewed sense of energy. The entire college football landscape is changing dramatically in 2024 with expansion in the Big Ten and SEC, additional conference realignment changes, and the expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12. Given …

Heading into the 2024 season, the Jets have made a series of moves to improve the state of their roster and overall depth, but are they ready to compete for a playoff spot? In this series, we’ll break down the depth chart for every position group. This time, we’ll go in-depth at the quarterback position… Projected depth chart Starter: Aaron …

All week we have been rolling through the four power conferences with picks to win, value wagers, long shots and bets to avoid when it comes to conference title futures. And while the conference title odds are not available yet for the Group of Five conferences at many of the most popular sports books, what we do have is the …