LAKE FOREST, Ill. — DJ Moore‘s ‘face’ said it all. Rather, the yellow, smiley emoji the Chicago Bears wide receiver posted on social media conveyed his anticipation for who he’ll be lining up across from this fall. That sentiment spread to other Bears players and the fan base as news filtered out late Thursday that […]
Continue readingIt’s going to look different this year. A full year of working with next-generation consoles. A revamped franchise mode. For the first time in a decade, two athletes on the cover. Madden is back, and the latest iteration of the iconic video game (Madden NFL 22, in stores Friday) is bringing a new generation to […]
Continue readingEach week, it feels a little more real. College football is here, and even though many of the teams in ESPN’s Power Rankings didn’t play this week, we did have some movement. And not just from the usual suspects. Hello Billy Napier and Louisiana, which earned its first road win over an AP nationally ranked […]
Continue readingChuba Hubbard, the nation’s leading rusher last season, will resume football activities after tweeting Monday that he “will not be doing anything with Oklahoma State until things CHANGE” in response to a photo of coach Mike Gundy wearing an OAN T-shirt. “I will not stand for this,” Hubbard posted on the day Cowboys players were […]
Continue readingEvery college football team begins a given season with questions to answer. Some just have far more than others. This time last year, we were wondering if Justin Fields was ready to dominate at Ohio State or if Joe Burrow’s late-2018 surge at LSU meant something significant. He was, and it did. This year the […]
Continue readingEvery college football team — even those in the Top 25 — turns over its roster every year with graduations, transfers, etc. So those changes are offseason question marks, especially this time of year. The Tigers will be loaded on offense once again with Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne returning, but the biggest question in […]
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