KENNETH WALKER

With the 2022 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, it’s time to break down how the running back position could play out. For the majority of the lead-up to the draft, Walker has taken a backseat to former Iowa State running back Breece Hall. Our draft prediction is to back Walker to be the first running back selected at +280 odds. MORE SPORTS BETTING STORIES2022 NFL Draft odds: Aidan Hutchinson no longer favorite to go #1 overall. One week out from the 2022 NFL Draft: Betting odds and predictions, including Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson

This is the third of an eight-part series previewing the Detroit Lions’ positional needs and priorities heading into the NFL draft, which is scheduled for April 28-30 in Las Vegas. Today: Running backs. The running game was especially good after Campbell took over the playcalling in the second half of the season, averaging 126.8 yards per game, up from just 93.1 yards per game under Anthony Lynn. In case you’re wondering: The Rams also selected running backs in Rounds 2, 3 (twice), 5 and 6 (twice) during Holmes’ years as college scouting director. With zero drops last season, Spiller also has terrific hands, which would make him an ideal fit for the Ben Johnson offense.

Kenneth Walker III believes NFL scouts may be shortchanging this year’s running backs contingent.

Michigan State’s last-ranked pass defense can’t relax in the Peach Bowl just because Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett isn’t playing.

No. 11 Michigan State and No. 13 Pittsburgh each will be without its most prominent players when they meet in the Peach Bowl on Thursday night.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has been voted The Associated Press college football player of the year.

Michigan State is giving Mel Tucker a $95 million, 10-year contract to stay, making an aggressive move to keep a football coach who potentially could have left for LSU or the NFL.

No. 12 Michigan State hosts Penn State on Saturday.

Michigan State is giving Mel Tucker a $95 million, 10-year contract to stay, making an aggressive move to keep a football coach who potentially could have left for LSU or the NFL.

The stakes are high for this year's version of The Game.

Saturday's humbling loss to Ohio State is a reality check, a reminder of the reasons MSU hired Mel Tucker and the reasons it's battling to keep him.

No. 7 Michigan State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 7 CFP) at No. 4 Ohio State (9-1, 7-0, No. 4), Saturday at noon.

The Big Ten East race is coming down to the wire the last two weeks of the season and the results also could shake up the College Football Playoff picture.

Michigan State is coming off its first loss of the season and finds itself a game behind Ohio State in the Big Ten East Division standings.

Michigan’s drive for perfection ended in agonizing fashion.

Michigan suffered its first loss of the season Saturday, falling to rival Michigan State 37-33 after blowing a 16-point lead in the second half. The Wolverines’ offense totaled 552 yards, but it had to settle for four field goals as the team’s red-zone offense scuffled once again. With that in mind, here are Michigan snap counts and key takeaways from PFF’s grades from Saturday’s loss. He was Michigan’s highest-graded player on offense Saturday with a mark of 84.0. Buy Wolverines gear: Fanatics, Nike, Amazon, LidsBuy Wolverines tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketmasterStream Wolverines games live: fuboTV, ESPN+, Sling

Michigan State has moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wake Forest is a top-10 team for the first time in school history.

Michigan State has moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wake Forest is a top-10 team for the first time in school history.

EAST LANSING – Michigan suffered its first loss of the season Saturday, falling 37-33 to Michigan State in a thriller in East Lansing. STOCK UPAndrel AnthonyThe freshman receiver entered Saturday with zero career receptions but finished with six for 155 yards and two touchdowns against the Spartans. In the third quarter, Michigan was going for it on fourth-and-1 from the MSU 40, but Schoonmaker was flagged for a false start. The Wolverines weren’t prepared for the Spartans’ tempo offense and had substitution issues on several occasions. Even when the Spartans weren’t making substitutions on offense, Michigan tried to rush fresh players on the field.

No. 10 Michigan State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) at Indiana (2-3, 0-2)

#11 MSU defeated Rutgers University.

No. 11 Michigan State is off to its best start since going 8-0 in 2015.

Kenneth Walker and Jayden Reed combined to score five touchdowns in the first half to help No. 17 Michigan State build a 26-point lead and it went on to beat Western Kentucky 48-31 on Saturday night.

No. 17 Michigan State has already doubled its win total from coach Mel Tucker’s debut season.

No. 16 Arkansas' game against No. 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and No. 18 Wisconsin's meeting with No. 12 Notre Dame at Soldier Field in Chicago highlight the college football schedule on Saturday.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

The 24th-ranked Miami Hurricanes play host to Michigan State on Saturday.

Kenneth Walker III had a breakout performance at running back last week for Michigan State.

Kenneth Walker III ran for a career-high 264 yards and a personal-best four touchdowns in an impressive debut with his new team, and Michigan State beat Northwestern 38-21 in the season opener.

Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, speaks to Gayle King one year after her death Kenneth Walker's life was changed just over one year ago when Louisville Metro Police officers killed his girlfriend, Breonna Taylor, in her home and arrested Walker for firing in self-defense. The charges against him have now been permanently dismissed, but he exclusively told "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King that he's still struggling to adjust to life without Breonna.

Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, speaks to Gayle King one year after her death Kenneth Walker's life was changed just over one year ago when Louisville Metro Police officers killed his girlfriend, Breonna Taylor, in her home and arrested Walker for firing in self-defense. The charges against him have now been permanently dismissed, but he exclusively told "CBS This Morning's" Gayle King he's still struggling to adjust to life without Breonna.

(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – On the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor's death, the slain Black woman's family continued their call for justice as hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Louisville on Saturday. In a tweet Saturday, President Joe Biden called Taylor's death “a tragedy, a blow to her family, her community, and America." Police had a no-knock warrant but said they knocked and announced their presence before entering Taylor’s apartment, a claim some witnesses have disputed. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, tweeted a statement in support of Taylor's family, including her mother, Tamika Palmer. “Today we remember Breonna Taylor, her tragic and unnecessary loss and the immense work we have ahead of us,” he said.

A judge has permanently dismissed charges against Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, for allegedly shooting and wounding a police officer last year. Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Olu Stevens on Monday granted local prosecutors' motion to dismiss the charges, CBS affiliate WLKY reported. Walker was initially charged with assault and attempted murder after he allegedly opened fire and wounded Louisville Metro Police Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly. Last May, the charges against Walker were dropped without prejudice — meaning he could face the same charges again. Steve Romines, Walker's attorney, applauded prosecutors last week.

Kentucky prosecutors are moving to permanently dismiss criminal charges against Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, after nearly a year of legal battles. The charges against Walker were dropped last May, but they were dropped without prejudice — meaning he could face the same charges again. Breonna Taylor and Kenneth Walker appear in an undated photo. Walker's attorney, Steve Romines, told CBS News his client was relieved by the news. "After the worst year of [Walker's] life, prosecutors have finally acknowledged that he did nothing wrong and acted in self-defense," Romines said.

The Louisville Metro Police Department has formally fired two of the officers involved in the March police raid that killed emergency medical worker Breonna Taylor. Cosgrove was fired for violating the department's deadly force policy, according to a termination letter obtained by CBS News. In the termination letter, Gentry cited Cosgrove's statements to internal investigators in which he described seeing a "distorted shadowy mass" and "flashes of big light." "The shots you fired went in three different directions, indicating you did not verify a threat or have target acquisition," Gentry wrote. In her letter to Cosgrove, Gentry wrote the detective failed to follow procedure when he didn't activate his body camera.

Tyler Perry has donated $100,000 to the legal defense fund of Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, after police fatally shot Taylor inside her apartment earlier this year. Mattingly was shot in the thigh in the March 13 police raid in which Taylor was killed while at home. Walker told "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King that he asked police to identify themselves several times, but never got an answer. Three officers fired a combined 32 shots into the apartment, with "bullets coming in every direction," Walker said. Police charged Walker with attempted murder of a police officer, but never told him directly that Taylor was killed.

An officer involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor has filed a civil suit against the 26-year-old's boyfriend for emotional distress, assault and battery on the night she was killed. The lawsuit claims Louisville Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly experienced "severe trauma, mental anguish, and emotional distress" because of Kenneth Walker's actions on March 13. Walker, a licensed gun owner who said he thought the officers were intruders, allegedly fired a shot that hit Mattingly in the leg. Walker subsequently sued the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department and also sought immunity based on the state's "Stand Your Ground" law. Dozens showed up in pouring rain and bitter cold Thursday night for a "Say her name" march, reports CBS Louisville affiliate WLKY-TV.

LOUISVILLE – A grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case is speaking out after a Louisville judge cleared the way for the the panel's members to talk publicly about the secretive proceedings. The grand jury charged one officer with endangering her neighbors. The grand jury asked questions about bringing other charges against the officers, “and the grand jury was told there would be none because the prosecutors didn't feel they could make them stick,” the grand juror said. Grand juries are typically secret meetings, though earlier this month the audio recordings of the proceedings in the Taylor case were released publicly. Cameron announced the results of the grand jury investigation in a widely viewed news conference on Sept. 23.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The latest on the release of grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case (all times local):5:30 p.m.A small, subdued group of people gathered at the downtown Louisville, Kentucky, park that has been the scene of numerous protests after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police more than six months ago. The footage was shown to the grand jury that was weighing whether to file charges against police. Myles Cosgrove told investigators reviewing the events of March 13 that he saw “vivid white flashes” amid the darkness. In the audio recording of the grand jury session, someone in the room is heard saying, “That’s not appropriate.”___2:10 p.m. An investigator for the Kentucky Attorney General's office relayed the information to a grand jury in the case.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Several dozen people gathered Sunday at a park in downtown Louisville where a man had been shot and killed the night before amid a protest over the killing of Breonna Taylor. John Kriner knelt for nearly 30 minutes at the site, Jefferson Square near the citys courthouse, to pray for peace. Reports of shots fired at Jefferson Square Park came in around 9 p.m., Louisville Metro police said in a statement. The Saturday night shooting was at least the second during nearly a month of protests in Louisville over Taylors death. Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend, was originally charged with attempted murder after he fired a shot at one of the officers who came into the home.

Nathan Elliott #11 of the North Carolina Tar Heels passes the ball against the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Berkeley, California. ABOUT WAKE FOREST (2-0)The Demon Deacons offense has recorded 500-plus yards of total offense in four consecutive games (dating to last season), matching a school record. Junior defensive back Traveon Reed recorded eight tackles, including one of four Wake Forest sacks. Wake Forest rushed for 201 yards against Miami, averaging 5.7 yards per carry. PREDICTION: Wake Forest 34, North Carolina 28More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.