Few words scare fantasy football managers more than “running back by committee.” This dreaded depth-chart outcome happens when teams choose to rotate between multiple different running backs in their offense instead of having one bellcow who receives the majority of the volume. This embedded content is not available in your region. Running back committees are notoriously difficult to navigate in …
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Recruiting Rumor Mill: Feedback rolls in from big weekend
The final weekend of visits and camps to close out the summer was incredibly busy across the country. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has the latest in this week’s Recruiting Rumor Mill. FACT OR FICTION: Five-star David Sanders will sign with Nebraska or Tennessee ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …
Read More »Falcons sell out season tickets, for first time in nearly 20 years
The Falcons are resonating with their fans again. Via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Falcons have sold out their season tickets. That’s the first time it has happened in nearly two decades. That traces all the way back to the Michael Vick era. And it means that six playoff seasons (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017) failed to move the season-ticket …
Read More »NFL Top 100: Nos. 61-80 as high school recruits
© Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The football season is around the corner and during the summer NFL.com releases its top 100 list for the upcoming season. Years ago, all these players were ranked and went through the recruiting process. We take a look back on how those things played out. THIS SERIES: Nos. 81-100 ***** MORE: Recruiting Rumor Mill | …
Read More »John Elway: Biggest mistake as Broncos GM was not drafting Josh Allen
John Elway says passing on quarterback Josh Allen in the 2018 NFL Draft was probably his biggest mistake as general manager of the Denver Broncos. “Last year I played [golf] with him and I’m wondering, ‘How long is it going to take him to realize that I passed on him and took Bradley Chubb instead?’ And it took him two …
Read More »The evolution of Cardinals’ QB Kyler Murray: A better scheme and more wisdom. Now he has to win.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — One year ago, there was still plenty for Jonathan Gannon to sort through. Especially when it came to Kyler Murray. Six months into his job and weeks from his first game as the Arizona Cardinals’ head coach, Gannon had seemingly heard it all about his quarterback. From the outside looking in, Murray was billed as a ticker …
Read More »5 most pivotal Colorado football defensive players in 2024, including Shilo Sanders
It would be nearly impossible for the Colorado football defense to be worse in 2024 than it was last season. Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes allowed 34.8 points per game, which ranked 121st among FBS teams, worse than schools like Louisiana Tech, Tulsa and Kent State. Opponents scored at least 35 points in six of Colorado’s 12 games a year ago. That’s an …
Read More »2024 Hall of Fame: Andre Johnson is the first great Houston Texan
Andre Johnson was the Houston Texans’ second-ever first-round pick and is now their first Pro Football Hall of Famer. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Seven men will be formally enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, Ohio. Yahoo Sports will take a relatively short look at each legend and how he …
Read More »NFL offseason power rankings: No. 2 Detroit Lions want a historic Super Bowl trip
Jared Goff had 4,575 yards and 30 touchdowns last season. (Yahoo Sports/Grant Thomas) Other NFL team previews: 32. Panthers | 31. Patriots | 30. Broncos | 29. Commanders | 28. Giants | 27. Titans | 26. Raiders | 25. Cardinals | 24. Saints | 23. Chargers | 22. Vikings | 21. Seahawks | 20. Buccaneers | 19. Jaguars | 18. …
Read More »Meet the players: UTEP football defense under head coach Scotty Walden
In a season defined by change, the UTEP football team’s defense is in a slightly different spot than the offense going into 2024. On the one hand, the defensive staff is filled by coaches who moved to El Paso from Austin Peay with Scotty Walden. On the other hand, there are more players back on the defensive side than on …
Read More »10 Arizona State football players to watch in camp
The Arizona State football team kicks off fall camp on Wednesday. The Sun Devils are heading into the second year of the coach Kenny Dillingham era and looking to improve on the injury-plagued 2023 campaign in which they went 3-9 overall and 2-7 in the final year of the Pac-12. It’s a new year and a new conference with ASU, …
Read More »NFL 2024 season – Detroit Lions team preview
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss Detroit’s improvement on defense and whether the Lions can make the Super Bowl this season. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Is the Lions secondary Super bowl worthy? Because what, what, what in my mind, what has really …
Read More »Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford steps down due to health reasons
Fresno State football head coach Jeff Tedford missed the team’s bowl game at the end of 2023 because of medical concerns. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford announced Monday that he has to step down because of health concerns. Tedford, 62, missed the team’s bowl game at the end of the 2023 season for health reasons …
Read More »‘The comparison is always going to be there:’ Why Cam Jurgens is perfectly suited to follow a legend
‘The comparison is always going to be there:’ Why Cam Jurgens is perfectly suited to follow a legend originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Let’s be honest. He’ll always be The Guy Who Replaced Jason Kelce. Even if he makes a bunch of Pro Bowls, plays 10 years and turns into one of the NFL’s top centers. That’s just the …
Read More »What are the key position battles for Texas Longhorns football as summer practices begin?
For perhaps the first time since he took over the Texas football program prior to the 2021 season, head coach Steve Sarkisian has a big issue befitting a top-10 program. What blue-chip, highly talented players will have to watch from the sideline as someone else starts in his spot? It’s an enviable problem, sure. But it’s also one that will …
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