Author Timothy Gay, a professor of physics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has put together an easy-to-understand guide explaining how the laws of physics affect the game of football ... Read More

* "So You Want to Be a Scout?" is a weekly series on the basics of scouting football players. Obviously a running back has to have the ability to ... Read More

For the past few months, we've all been subjected to various polls suggesting that one presidential candidate is leading another in popularity, and many of us watched the debates between ... Read More

The further the season rolls on and the more parity raises its ugly head, the more I realize that football picks are about as reliable and valuable as tips on ... Read More

*Each week, About Football features a former NFL star and asks, "Who Am I?" I was the first player to earn All-Southwest Conference honors four different years, and was also a ... Read More

As the college football season rolls along, scouts and draftniks alike are busy analyzing and evaluating all the top players at the collegiate level. But there's a pair of ... Read More

* "So You Want to Be a Scout?" is a weekly series on the basics of scouting football players. Quarterback is probably the most important position on the football ... Read More

With a few slight adjustments, the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants are making their first appearance among the top ten teams in About Football's NFL Power Poll. Much ... Read More

The first Bowl Championship Series rankings were released Monday, and as expected, the USC Trojans top the list. And in typical BCS fashion, a bit of a surprise was ... Read More

Last week we introduced you to a pair of college football's best defenders, cornerback Antrel Rolle and linebacker Derrick Johnson, and this week About Football continues a shift in draft ... Read More

* "So You Want to Be a Scout?" is a weekly series on the basics of scouting football players. You've got your database of NFL Draft prospects built, or ... Read More

The New England Patriots set an NFL record with their 19th consecutive victory (regular season and playoffs) last Sunday and they have now won 16 consecutive regular-season games, which means ... Read More

As seems to be the case at this point of the season in recent years, things are a little topsy-turvy in the NFL, with teams like the Detroit Lions and ... Read More

What's wrong with the Green Bay Packers? They've slipped to No. 25 in the latest version of the NFL Power Rankings behind some horrific performances. And this is coming ... Read More

I took a circuitous path to the NFL, choosing to sign with the USFL's Houston Gamblers instead of the NFL team that selected me in the first round of the ... Read More

By all appearances, Vanderbilt Law School graduate Clay Travis is a devout fan of the Tennessee Titans. So imagine his dismay when he and his wife moved to the ... Read More

If you're looking ahead to the NFL Draft already (which isn't a good thing this early in the season) and your favorite NFL team's defense has more holes than O.J. ... Read More

* "So You Want to Be a Scout?" is a weekly series on the basics of scouting football players. This week, we learn how to get started! With today's ... Read More

Last week was one of those weeks you just don't like to talk about, although I did hit on my upset of the week. So instead of dwelling on ... Read More

I own the distinction of never having a losing season in 12 years as a head coach in the NFL. And I am credited with turning around the Los Angeles ... Read More

• I doubt anyone is surprised that the Philadelphia Eagles moved to a perfect 4-0 by beating an inferior and beat up Chicago Bears team, but what about the Atlanta ... Read More

Earlier in the week, About Football's first version of the 2005 NFL Mock Draft was published. And as is usually the case when making a prediction this far in ... Read More