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Ranking the football stadiums of the new look Big Ten

The Big Ten will have a new look starting in the 2024-25 football season, with the conference adding Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington into the mix and bringing the conference to 18 teams. With the new look Big Ten here, that means there is four more ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 25, 2024

Who are the NFL’s most athletic teams? Colts ranked among the best

Largely through the NFL Draft, Colts GM Chris Ballard has built one of the most athletic teams in football. But how are we able to quantify this? With the help of Kent Lee Platte, who created the Relative Athletic Score (RAS), we can not only ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 25, 2024

Position battles on defense to watch in Cardinals OTAs

These are the battles to pay attention on defense through the rest of the offseason and entering training camp.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2024

Steelers continue building one of the most athletic rosters in the NFL

The 2024 NFL draft was all about the Pittsburgh Steelers building in the trenches. But make no mistake, drafting offensive linemen did not mean the team deviated from their plan of adding as many elite athletes as possible. For the second straight ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2024

All 32 teams (including the Vikings) ranked by their average Relative Athletic Score

The Minnesota Vikings have become a team with a unique approach to the draft, but what role does athleticism play? The NFL is constantly changing regarding how the game is played and approached from a team-building aspect. General Manager Kwesi ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2024

Ranking every game on the Rams’ schedule from easiest to toughest

The Los Angeles Rams are looking to make it back-to-back years with a playoff appearance, potentially even contending for a third Super Bowl berth since 2018. They have plenty of difficult matchups on the docket in 2024, including road games against ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2024

Where did the Ravens land in a ranking of all 32 NFL teams by Relative Athletic Score

Baltimore Ravens are 19th in a ranking of all 32 NFL teams by Relative Athletic Scores

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2024

Where did the Eagles land in a ranking all 32 NFL teams by Relative AThletic Score

Howie Roseman has been the Eagles' general manager for 13 NFL drafts, with plenty of hits and some highly acclaimed misses. During those 13 drafts-not counting 2015, when Chip Kelly was in charge of personnel-Roseman has selected 105 players. At ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2024

Post-spring College Football Playoff predictions

We project five SEC teams including the Georgia Bulldogs to make the College Football Playoff in our 12-team playoff predictions

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2024

All 32 teams (including the Browns) ranked by their average Relative Athletic Score

Who are the most athletic teams in the NFL and where do the Browns rank?

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2024