Montee Ball News

Incoming Michigan freshman running back Derrick Green is expected to make an immediate impact once he arrives in Ann Arbor.

Wisconsin Athletics named Montee Ball and Cassandra Darrah as their Male and Female athletes of the year for the 2012-2013 seasons.

Wisconsin has a deep well of athletic talent, but its athletic department pegged the football and softball standouts as the Male and Female Athletes of the Year.

Each Friday this offseason, Audibles will pit two players head-to-head in an attempt to figure out which one will have a better 2013 season.

Denver Broncos receiver Wes Welker's fondness for his alma mater, Texas Tech, stretches far and wide.

Montee Ball talks to Broncos QB Peyton Manning at minicamp practice Thursday. More minicamp photos.

An 11-year NFL veteran, McGahee rushed for 1,930 yards and eight touchdowns in his two seasons in Mile High.

The Denver Broncos cut former starting running back Willis McGahee on Thursday, the final day of their minicamp.

Broncos star Peyton Manning says repeatedly: He's the quarterback. Not the coach or the general manager.

In a season full of moments none of us will soon forget, I don't think you will get much argument that Senior Day vs. Wisconsin tops that long list.

Denver: Running back Montee Ball . When Denver took the Wisconsin workhorse late in the second round, it had big designs for him.

The new Denver Bronco has made a solid impression in OTAs. Could he be a major contributor in the Peyton Manning-led offense? If there's one thing this Biogenesis mess makes me feel, it's an even more pressing desire for football to get back here already.

But some records are just so far out there, so awesome, so radical, that they will never be topped.

The word "era" is thrown around with abandon in sports. Whether it be a long celebrated player hanging it up or a dynastic team falling on hard times, the passing of an era is usually remembered more fondly than it really was.

The Denver Broncos, in an effort to give Peyton Manning a strong ground game, drafted former Wisconsin RB Montee Ball with the 58th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Denver Broncos running back Montee Ball stretches during off season training camp at the NFL football team's training facility in Englewood, Colo., on Monday, June 3, 2013.

While Montee Ball was making records, a new running back was entering the scene and making with the excitement.

The Q&A with an opposing football blogger returns this week as the Big Ten opener against the Wisconsin Badgers is the topic.

Football teams rely on deep threats to get huge chunks of yardage on passing plays.

Penn State running back Zach Zwinak rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns in the Nittany Lions' 35-7 road win over Illinois.