Is there a world where Robert Griffin III plays for Texas instead of Baylor? He actually confirmed there were two: in today’s college football landscape, and in 2007 — during his recruitment process. Appearing on the “Joel Klatt Show,” Griffin revealed how Texas messed up his recruitment, and he also divulged that if he were a modern-day quarterback, he likely would have transferred to Texas even after finding success early at Baylor. Griffin was a talented multi-sport athlete at Copperas Cove High School, describing himself as “world-class” in track. But the top schools recruiting him — Texas, Texas A&M, and more — were skeptical his slight frame fit for track and field could “translate over to playing quarterback at (the college) level.” Baylor didn’t have the same doubts. Griffin’s decision was simple. Then, when Baylor and Texas matched up on Nov. 8, 2008, toward the end of Griffin’s freshman season, a 3-6 Baylor team stuck close to the No. 5-ranked Longhorns during the first quarter. A touchdown run from Griffin and a 55-yard connection with Kendall Wright tied the score at 14. Texas eventually imposed its will and broke away for a 45-21 win. But then-Texas head coach Mack Brown was impressed. When the final whistle blew, he made a b-line to meet Griffin at midfield. “If you want to transfer to Texas right now, we will take you,” Griffin recalled Brown telling him. “We really messed it up in your recruiting. We shouldn’t have asked you to play safety, we should have asked you to play quarterback.” In 2008, Griffin didn’t want to go through a transfer process that entailed sitting out a full year to be able to play at Texas. He also valued Baylor’s decision to recruit him as a quarterback. So Texas made the first mistake. But, in transparency, he continued on the “Joel Klatt Show”, “if that happened now, you’re looking at a situation where that’s probably RGIII not playing at Baylor.” Griffin conceded, even despite Texas’ original oversight, he would have heavily considered transferring had it been 2026, where it’s widely popular, and has no consequences attached. Regardless, the Longhorns won the 2009 BCS National Championship and Griffin won the Heisman Trophy in 2011. Both were successful, but the fun question remains: What could Texas and RGIII have accomplished together if they had been partnered in the modern-day transfer portal era?Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
Are we in the midst of a running back renaissance? The money would seem to suggest that we are. A recent wave of running back extensions set records at the position. Bijan Robinson, Jonathan Taylor and Jahmyr Gibbs each signed contracts worth over $20 million per year earlier in August. Robinson briefly held the record for the highest-paid running back in NFL history before Gibbs surpassed that mark just days later. But is that an indication that Gibbs is better than Robinson? We ranked the top 10 running backs in the NFL ahead of the 2026 season, and as you could imagine, Robinson and Gibbs were among those vying for the top spot. Here is our full list of the top 10 running backs entering the regular season. Eric D. Williams: The Super Bowl MVP for the Seattle Seahawks led the league in rushing during the postseason and had one of his best seasons as a pro last year. Walker led Seattle in rushing in each of his four seasons with the team, rushing for over 1,000 yards as a pro for the second time in his career in 2025. However, the Seahawks allowed the Memphis native to walk away in free agency, as Walker signed a three-year, $45 million deal to join the Kansas City Chiefs. The expectation for Walker is that he will serve as the bell-cow back, helping to reignite the running game for Patrick Mahomes as he returns from a season-ending knee injury. Williams: Williams had another strong season, finishing sixth in the NFL in rushing yards (1,252) and ninth in rushing touchdowns (10). His 44 scrimmage touchdowns are the second-most in the NFL since the start of the 2023 season. Williams has rushed for over 1,000 yards in three of his first four years as a pro, earning Pro Bowl invitations in two of those seasons. However, Williams could have his workload cut with the emergence of Michigan product Blake Corum, who came on during the second half of last season and has looked good in training camp. Greg Auman: Can a team that’s constantly trailing have a bellcow running back? Miami has as low an expectation for 2026 as any team, but new coach Jeff Hafley says he could give Achane 40 touches a game or more, which is wild. Achane was one of the best all-around backs in the NFL last year, averaging six yards a touch with 1,838 yards from scrimmage. Only Atlanta Falcons star Bijan Robinson averaged more per touch. Can Achane sustain that when there’s even less of a supporting cast in the passing game to draw defensive attention away from him? Mike McDaniel’s creativity is gone, but watch to see how Bobby Slowik can find ways to utilize Achane in the screen/passing game. He’s had 145 receptions in the last two years, five more than Robinson for the most among all NFL running backs. Ralph Vacchiano: As the Buffalo Bills’ passing game sagged a bit the last two years, Cook made sure their running game didn’t miss a beat. And he established himself as one of the NFL’s best and most powerful last season with a league-leading 1,621 yards, making him the first Bills player to lead the NFL in rushing since O.J. Simpson nearly 50 years ago. Cook is a bowling ball through the middle of the defense, able to bounce off contact and explode onto the second level, despite being just 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds. Cook would probably rank higher on this list if he contributed more in the passing game (33-291-2). But he’s so strong running the ball, it’s hard to be disappointed. He ran for 28 touchdowns over the last two years. He’s the perfect weapon to wear down defenses late in games, and especially when the weather turns in Western New York late in the year. Ben Arthur: We’re at the point in Henry’s career where, every year, we’re wondering if this is going to be the year in which he finally slows down. But he’s done such an incredible job taking care of his body that it almost assuredly won’t be 2026. The 32-year-old Henry is coming off his eighth straight double-digit rushing touchdown season. The five-time Pro Bowler has also posted 1,000-plus rushing yards in seven of the last eight years, including the last four. Henry climbed into 10th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list in 2025, and could jump into the top six with 1,083 rushing yards in the coming season. Bucky Brooks: The ultimate offensive weapon is nearing the twilight of his career, but few defensive coordinators have cracked the code on how to slow down the three-time All-Pro. CMC has totaled 2,000-plus scrimmage yards three times, while also earning exclusive memberships into the “1,000/1,000” Club (1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards) and “100/1,000” Clubs (100 catches and 1,000 receiving yards). With few playmakers displaying RB1 and WR2 skills from the backfield, McCaffrey remains the gold standard as the NFL’s top multi-purpose back. Arthur: Before the Colts’ collapse late last season, Taylor was a front-running MVP candidate. He ended 2025 leading the league in carries (323), rushing touchdowns (18), scrimmage touchdowns (20) and rushing first downs (84) for the second time in his career, earning a two-year, $44 million extension earlier this month. Taylor isn’t the receiving threat that the likes of McCaffrey, Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson are, but he is a dependable catcher out of the backfield. He had career highs in receptions (46) and receiving yards (378) last season. Taylor’s 1,963 scrimmage yards in 2025 also ranked third in the NFL. Vacchiano: This is how great the 29-year-old Barkley is: He ran for 1,140 yards and seven touchdowns last season, averaging 4.1 yards per carry, and he caught 37 passes for 273 yards … and his season was considered a profound disappointment. That’s how high he set the bar, especially after he ran for 2,005 yards one year earlier. Those days are probably over. The Eagles’ offensive line isn’t what it used to be and that season — in which he totaled 482 touches in the regular season and playoffs — clearly wore Barkley down. He’s still got breakaway speed, though, and moves unlike most backs in the league. He can be a nightmare to drag down in the open field. For all those reasons, most people in the NFL expect a bounce-back season from him, even if he’s very unlikely to ever threaten to break 2,000 rushing yards again. McKenna: It’s fun to imagine what will happen in 2026 with Gibbs taking over the backfield as the Lions’ bellcow back. In a timeshare last year, he had 1,223 rushing yards, 616 receiving yards and 18 total touchdowns. That was in a timeshare. What happens when he’s the guy?! Gibbs has never needed much in the way of touches to make a huge impact on each game. But as the Lions hope to return to the playoffs, it actually probably reassures Detroit fans that Gibbs will be a bigger part of the offense. Because when he gets the ball, magic happens. He’s as explosive in the rushing game as he is in the passing game. There’s no good way to stop him, and when the blocking is good, there really isn’t a way to stop him. Auman: How quietly great was Robinson’s 2025 season? He led the NFL with 2,298 yards from scrimmage, while still giving up some red-zone and late-game carries to Tyler Allgeier. There have been 26 seasons in NFL history with 2,200-plus yards from scrimmage, but only two had fewer touches than Robinson last year — Marshall Faulk in 1999 and O.J. Simpson in 1975. Does Robinson take on a larger share with Allgeier gone and unsure play at quarterback? The NFL record for yards from scrimmage is 2,509, which came from Chris Johnson in 2009, and it feels like it’s within reach. As a counterpoint, the Falcons just invested $67 million in Robinson through the 2030 season, so they might want to keep an eye on his mileage so he still has something left in a few years. Atlanta would have to win many more games for him to have serious MVP consideration, and they might not be quite there yet.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
Many across the nation feel captivated by the tragic case of Lindsay Clancy.
Lisa Rinna is taking things one step further, unfortunately.
The actor and Real Housewife is adding her name to the list of those who believe that Lindsay is innocent of her crimes — and covering for her husband.
Rinna claims that there’s evidence to support her claims. Let’s unpack this.
Lisa Rinna attends the 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards on Broadway on May 30, 2026. (Photo Credit: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
Lindsay Clancy is not claiming to have not done it
As most are likely aware, Clancy is currently standing trial for the murders of her three small children.
It is critical that we acknowledge that neither Clancy nor her attorney is claiming that she did not do it.
Her legal defense is is that she was not in control over her actions due to extreme postpartum psychosis, profound mental illness, and alleged overmedication.
After taking the lives of her children, Clancy attempted to end her own life. She lived — but is now paralyzed and must use a wheelchair.
This is a complex case. Whenever postpartum psychosis leads to a tragedy, many people have strong feelings regarding the victims, the perpetrator, and anyone whom they might blame for not taking action sooner.
Unfortunately, conspiracy theorists are weighing in and making claims about Clancy’s guilt or innocence that no one at the trial is making.
And unfortunately, Lisa Rinna is one of them.
This week, the Bravolebrity took to social media to announce: “Alright he did it! Patrick did it. Patrick’s the one who did it.”
She is referring to Patrick Clancy, husband of Lindsay. And she is accusing him of killing their three children and allowing his wife to take the fall.
Lisa Rinna claims Lindsay Clancy didn’t kill her three children because “women don’t strangle.” She says her therapist told her that women “poison” and that Patrick Clancy killed the children #RHOBHpic.twitter.com/WGe6ftOJCB
Why is Lisa Rinna making this claim? Well, she’ll explain.
“I also heard that women typically don’t strangle … that’s awful to even say,” she said. “But that isn’t what a woman would do. They don’t strangle.”
Rinna then cited her therapist as the source of this actually somewhat true but missing key context belief.
“What do they do? Well, they poison. Or they drown them.”
Rinna then claimed: “And she looks at me and she goes, ‘He did it.’”
The opinion of Rinna’s therapist notwithstanding, it is true that women who commit murder (when not simply using a gun or an accomplice) are historically more likely to use poison. This gendered aspect of violence makes a lot of sense, and no, it is not the result of some sort of intrinsic feminine trait.
If you are part of a group that is statistically (but not always) smaller and less muscular but you are also part of a group that is too often (but not always) expected to feed people, you have two incentives to use a harder-to-trace murder weapon than someone who might have an easy time bludgeoning someone to death and then disposing of the remains.
Poisoning someone’s food, their drink, their medicine, their toiletries … these are the acts of intentional homicide. Which is not what basically anyone in Clancy’s life believes happened.
Instead, it’s believed that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. This can take various forms, but a massive hormonal imbalance combined with other factors can cause someone’s protective instincts to backfire, making them a danger to their children. And this is the sad result.
Clancy was not trying to get away with killing her kids. She was not thinking clearly and she also tried to end her own life. Additionally, she was bigger and stronger than the victims.
Some of Rinna’s unproven statements on other topics sound very believable. This one different. And this tragic case should not fall prey to sensationalism.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. — No one wants to tell a receiver that he’s running a route where he’s not going to get the ball, where he’s not even a viable option in the play’s design. But it happens quite often. One of football’s most popular concepts, “Dagger,” includes a vertical route where a receiver effectively sprints downfield without any hope of a reception. He runs the route because it’ll create space for another pass-catcher to get open. There are a few names for this type of play, including “The Love of the Game Route.” But Bears receiver Kalif Raymond told me recently that those types of routes don’t exist in Chicago’s offense — not with Caleb Williams throwing the football. “There’s no such thing,” said Raymond, who joined the Bears in free agency this offseason. “[Williams can use] every blade of grass and even the oxygen particles that are in the air because this dude can jump sideways. I was like, ‘What?’ It’s almost like he feels better when he’s under duress or when he’s doing something crazy. … He can see you from all over the field. He can make that throw from anywhere on the field. It’s really cool to see that’s the capability back there.” The play is never over. Now, don’t get me wrong, head coach Ben Johnson and offensive coordinator Press Taylor have worked diligently with Williams on completing more of his passes in structure — taking what the defense gives him. That’s how the team hopes to get their star QB from a 58.1% completion percentage to 70%, which is the goal. But Williams went No. 1 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft in large part because of his arm talent and his creativity. At times in his rookie season, it felt like the Bears’ offense corrupted those strengths — leading to mistakes and missed opportunities. When Johnson arrived in 2025, it seemed he prioritized getting the quarterback back on track, developmentally. They focused on using the offensive system first, then applying creativity only when it was necessary. And there’s no doubt he’s more comfortable in Johnson’s offense in year two. “It’s a hell of a lot more fun for me than it was last year,” Williams told reporters earlier in camp. “I was saying it to Coach Studes [running backs coach Eric Studesville], ‘Dude, I feel like I was drowning, trying to breathe or stay alive and wait for a boat to come around last year.’ “Now this year, it’s being able to start where we finished last year, play calls and words and verbiage and speak the same language. It’s being able to grow more from an earlier stage [and] maybe doing it a little bit earlier in the season. … That’s the advantage.” And after seeing “Cardiac Caleb” lead the NFL with six fourth-quarter comebacks last season, the Bears are embracing more of what makes him unique — his creativity when plays break down. It’s what Taylor calls “the next step.” “That’s something we’ve tried to really put a big emphasis on this offseason,” Taylor told me in early August. “After a year with Caleb, watching his escapability and watching his second-play ability, [it’s our job] to make sure that everybody’s on the same page.” How will the Bears do that exactly? “We coach every time that comes up, whether it’s seven-on-seven or team situations. We’re going to coach in the following meeting,” Taylor said. “What was our reaction? What should we do? What do we expect right here? Let the guys talk a little bit so that we’re all on the same page of understanding. There’s not hard and fast rules, but there’s kind of guidelines. … We can communicate through our body language with the quarterback and where we’re expected to be.” A lot can go wrong when a quarterback breaks the pocket and steps into a second-chance opportunity. It’s a moment when the signal-caller might force a pass into a tight window for an interception. It’s also a moment when a QB might scramble and get hurt. And it’s also a moment when the quarterback might take a sack — or, even worse, a sack-fumble. This is where we can see a few more qualities that make Williams special. He doesn’t throw many interceptions, keeping his interception percentage at an absurdly low 1.1% in 2024 and 1.2% in 2025. He also found a way to limit his sacks last season, dropping his sack percentage from 10.8% in 2024 (31st) to 3.8% in 2025 (fourth). “He knew when he could take chances and not. And certainly when you’re in that, ‘Hey, we’re in fourth downs from here on out’ mode, I think that kind of helps his mentality,” Johnson told me at the NFL owners meetings. “It’s so curious with him: He’s just always been such a great protector of the ball. For a guy that can be a little bit aggressive at times with some of these throws he makes, he rarely puts it in harm’s way. “And so I think that’s a little bit unique to him. And so maybe it’s one of those things we just need to encourage him to open it up a little bit more earlier in games, when he might be just a little bit more conservative in some of the decision-making early in games.” The Bears trust Williams to make the right play. And … “We got a great quarterback who can make the play right,” second-year receiver Luther Burden III told me. The difference is subtle but meaningful. When a play works, Williams needs to execute it. When a play fails, Williams can make up for it. “You’re just not limited in any way with Caleb,” Bears receivers coach Antwaan Randle El told me. “We know we’re not limited. So the sky — we just keep pushing from that standpoint because our quarterback has a great arm. He can run and he can throw it and he can run with it. We got a lot that we can do with him, so that’s why it’s not coaching our guys differently. It’s just making sure they know what to do. Because if you’re in the right spot, he’ll get the ball to you.” At practice in early August, Williams didn’t shy away from breaking structure. There was one example when he felt immediate pressure off the blindside, scrambled right and found receiver Rome Odunze, who was working his way toward the sideline. Odunze took off upfield, weaving his way into the end zone for a 50-yard touchdown. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, Odunze is an obvious candidate to help Williams generate big plays in any situation. But he might not even be the most obvious candidate. If you think about Patrick Mahomes’ creative magic, you also think about tight end Travis Kelce — and the way he finds space when the play breaks down. So it might actually be Bears ascending tight end Colston Loveland who finds a role as the team’s go-to target in these situations. That’s who I think of first, at least. “That’s the first I’d like to think of too,” Taylor told me. “I think that’ll start to differentiate itself as they start to read his body language, where he’s going on certain plays, how he’s reacting and how they can fit within the open space in a play.” It might not need to be one guy. That’s the beauty of this ascending group of young playmakers, with Williams, Odunze, Burden and Loveland having a combined six seasons in the NFL. They’re growing up in an offense where the limit does not exist. No one wants to tell a pass-catcher that he’s running a route where he’s not going to get the ball. In the Bears’ offense, no one has to.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
Ella Langley has added two new meaningful tattoos to her growing collection of permanent artwork. The ink came just hours before Langley took the stage for her sold-out show at Austin’s Moody Center on Thursday, August 13, making the already-memorable night even more special.
According to a behind-the-scenes TikTok video, Langley invited out Utah-based fine-line tattoo artist Hannah Matthews of And You Tattoo to create two designs that hold a deeply personal connection to her life. The artist documented the entire trip in a series of videos, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at her travel day, the tattoo session, Langley’s concert and some time spent exploring Austin before making the journey back home.
Ella Langley; Photo Courtesy of Hannah Matthews
On day two, she shared snippets of her set up backstage and the moment she got to give Langley her newest tattoos. The larger of the two ink pieces was placed on the country star’s forearm and included a bird perched on a branch. The design serves as a tribute to her late grandmother as it was inspired by a cherished photo she had. Matthews explains that they noticed Langley had some extra space on her wrist so they decided to add a second tattoo of her dog’s name.
Langley was clearly happy with the finished products because she commented on Matthews’ post writing, “Can you come back already?”
The tattoo artist stuck around to watch the show, giving her the chance to see Langley debut her newest ink onstage. The two permanent additions now join the country star’s growing collection of sentimental artwork, many of which tells a story about her life, family and career.
Among her tattoos are butterflies and a dandelion inspired by her latest album, Dandelion, as well as a treble clef, several roses and a pine tree, representing Alabama’s state tree. She also has a reference to Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds,” the first song she learned to play on guitar, along with a “Heart on Fire” design inspired by Eric Church.
Her collection also includes the coordinates of her parents’ home, a bumblebee, as a tribute to her mother’s nickname for her, a cowgirl silhouette, a playing card from a trip to Las Vegas, a feather, and more.
Ella Langley will bring her new tattoos back to the stage this week with more stops on her Dandelion tour taking place across Wisconsin, Illinois and Arkansas. Next week she will return to her home state for back-to-back performances in Auburn, AL on August 28 and August 29.
In June, Justin Moore revealed he would be stepping away from touring temporarily to focus on his health. He returned to the road one month later and is now opening up about his decision to enter a 30-day rehabilitation program, providing an update on his sobriety and revealing details about a recent health scare.
Justin Moore Opens Up About His Sobriety Journey
Moore recently sat down with his friend and fellow country star Tracy Lawrence on TL’s Road House podcast and reflected on his journey to sobriety. The singer explained that his relationship with alcohol changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. What initially started as an occasional drink eventually became an everyday habit, which he admits then began taking a toll on his career, family life and overall well-being.
Photo Courtesy of Justin Moore
‘A Drink at Five Turned Into Three at Noon’
“I didn’t drink until I was 21. Don’t ask me how or why. And then almost 20 years, I never had any issue whatsoever. And then COVID hit and we were doing our podcast at the time and literally nothing else. And man, idle hands are the devil’s workshop is a real thing. And a drink at five turned into three at noon. And then before you know it, it’s all day, every day. And not even really getting smashed or just constantly having a cocktail. And it started affecting my life,” he revealed.
Moore Realized He Needed Help
At first, Moore was confident that no one else had noticed the change in his drinking habits as he considered himself to be “high functioning.” However, it got to a point where he noticed just how much energy he was putting into drinking compared to the more important aspects of his life. So he finally made the decision to get help.
“I came home one Sunday as we do every Sunday, usually on the bus…And I walked straight upstairs, told my wife, I go, ‘I got to go get help. I just got to do it. I have to do it.’ And it wasn’t fun. I mean, I don’t know if you’ve ever done anything like that, but it wasn’t fun. But I just looked at it like a business trip. And so today’s my 65th day sober.”
Lawrence acknowledged that in their line of business, a lot of their days are centered around alcohol, between the number one parties, backstage events, weekend shows and more.
“It’s all fun and games when you’re young, but there comes a time as we get older when you got to step back and go, ‘This is not really good for me as a human being anymore,” he stated.
Moore Opens Up About What He Faced in Treatment
Moore says he went to a treatment facility outside of Nashville, where he went through all the positive and negative moments of his life, spanning his earliest memories all the way to the present day and the trauma, relationships and more that came in between.
“It was awful. I’m telling you, freaking awful, just the emotional rollercoaster and the purging of all that stuff. And because you get to a certain place in life where you’re dealing with some things and you’ve got these issues and you’re masking them, sometimes it’s so far buried back that you don’t even remember why you started. And you don’t even know.”
After everything he’s been through, Moore says he’s proud of himself and feels more like himself than he has in a long time. He acknowledges that getting back on stage sober has been an adjustment, but says there have been plenty of positives that have come from getting the help he needed.
“I’m singing better. I remember the shows. And again, it wasn’t constant with me. It was just that one night where you go, ‘I didn’t do my best.’ And these fans, man, they deserve our best. And I lost sight of that for a little while, and I’m not ashamed to admit it…There was a lot of the therapy stuff. But fortunately, it was only once a week. But I mean, it helped. I mean, I’m not going to lie and say it didn’t.”
Justin Moore Reveals a Recent Health Scare
Along with getting sober, Justin Moore took this time to get every aspect of his health in check. Fans may have recently noticed that the “Small Town USA” singer has had some weight gain around his neck. He explains that he has developed a benign growth that if removed could impact his singing and speaking voice, as he was told surgery would be “very, very difficult.”
“I’m sure people think, ‘Golly, he’s been eating good.’ We thought it was called a lipoma. It’s just fat. It’s benign, thank God…it doesn’t affect me. I just looked like a linebacker circa 1982, thick neck, whatever. But it’s like my wife and I were walking out of the hospital when I had an MRI or something. And they had told us, ‘Man, great news is benign. But there’s really not anything we can do about it.’ So I was kind of bummed out walking out of the hospital because at the time we didn’t know it was cancer. We didn’t know what it was. And of course, your mind takes you to the worst possible places obviously.”
Although his appearance looks a bit different now, Lawrence admits he is just thankful that the diagnosis was not more serious.
“My wife looked at me, she goes, ‘If you just have a fat neck and you’re here for the next 50 years, then shut up and stop complaining.’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’ve never sold records because of my looks in the first place,” he added with a laugh.
Overall, the Arkansas native says he is “doing great” and also feels “great.”
“Situations like that really shine a light on what’s important in life. And I thought I knew that and I did, but I kind of lost sight of it. And so yeah, I’m in a really good spot right now and God willing, it’ll continue.
Justin Moore is officially back on the road, with shows scheduled all the way through November.
