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The biggest key to the 2025 Ole Miss football season has been the emergence of Trinidad Chambliss under center. Chambliss has carried the Rebels at times this season and has been the biggest reason why they made the College Football Playoff in the first place. He is technically in his last year of college football […]

The 2025 Peach Bowl has the makings of an instant classic between Oregon and Indiana. The Indiana football program has the potential to make history if it wins this game, following its huge Rose Bowl win, as it would be the first time the program has ever reached the national championship. In anticipation of the […]

The 2025 Ole Miss football season has been nothing short of a roller coaster. The season ended with a College Football Playoff berth and two wins en route to the semifinals. However, they also lost Lane Kiffin to LSU during this run. That has also complicated things because, with the transfer portal opening, some Ole […]

The transfer portal is officially open, and things have gotten crazy. The Tennessee football program is one of the teams trying to get even better through the portal, but one of its biggest wins comes from who it was able to retain, especially after losing key players to the NFL Draft. The Volunteers were able […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals are getting ready to start, and one of the biggest matchups is the rematch between the Oregon football program and Indiana at the Peach Bowl. The Ducks lost to Indiana at home earlier in the regular season, with the most significant difference being the Hoosiers’ defense completely shutting down the […]

There is no more impressive coaching job in the country than what Curt Cignetti has done with the Indiana football program. In two seasons, Cignetti has the Hoosiers on the cusp of winning a national title in only two seasons. He also helped Mendoza walk away with the Heisman Trophy and the potential to be […]

The college football season is at the start of the offseason, and it was marked by the opening of the transfer portal. The portal just opened despite the postseason still going on, and it’s already crowded. Massive NIL deals will mark it, and new Michigan football coach Kyle Whittingham recently said it has been frustrating […]

The 2025 Michigan State basketball season has started well, with the Spartans at 13-2. They are coming off another big win after dominating USC, but the victory was overshadowed by what happened in the stands. When the game was already out of hand and the Spartans were up big, it was stopped after former Michigan […]

The 2025 Indiana football season has been nothing short of incredible. The Hoosiers are in the College Football Playoff and undefeated, with two more wins before the national championship. They are shocking the college football world under Curt Cignetti. The way Indiana has burst onto the college football scene has been dominant, and they will […]

The 2025 Georgia football season is over after Ole Miss shocked the Bulldogs to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals. Since the Georgia season ended, the Bulldogs have seen a handful of players put their names in the NFL Draft. The biggest name was Zachariah Branch in the receiving corps, but linebacker CJ Allen […]

The 2025 NC State basketball season had high expectations after the hiring of Will Wade. The Wolfpack have shown potential but have been more inconsistent, sitting at 10-5, something Wade has ripped into his team about. It also did not help that Tre Holloman suffered an ankle injury against Virginia, leaving the Wolfpack looking for […]

The 2025 Florida basketball season had high expectations after the Gators won the national title the previous season. They brought back the majority of their frontcourt from last season, but they had to reload elsewhere. It has been a mixed bag, and they need to get things fixed. Head coach Todd Golden also identified the […]

The 2025 Louisville basketball team has shown significant potential this season. They sit with an 11-3 record and are ranked at No. 20, and are led by star freshman Mikel Brown Jr. in the backcourt. However, Brown has been dealing with a back injury over the last few games and will miss their massive home […]

The 2025 Phoenix Suns are exceeding expectations. The Suns went through a massive makeover this past offseason, hiring a new general manager and a new head coach, and then traded away Kevin Durant. They had a lot of question marks, but they have exceeded expectations and have the potential to make the postseason. They can […]

The 2025 Ole Miss football season has been chaotic and a roller coaster, but they made the College Football Playoff and won two games in the postseason. The Rebels are on a magical run because Lane Kiffin left the Rebels to go coach LSU during their run. However, Ole Miss keeps winning, and now things […]

The transfer portal is officially open in college football and will remain open until Jan. 16. The Penn State football program is among those that will use the portal, as it was decimated in the recruiting cycle when James Franklin left. The Nittany Lions waited a long time to finally hire their new head coach, […]

The 2025 LSU football season was a mess. The Tigers had high expectations, but did not come anywhere close to meeting them. Following a blowout loss to Texas A&M at home, the Tigers fired Brian Kelly. Then, during a big coaching search, LSU finally landed on Lane Kiffin. The search was messy, but Kiffin is […]

The 2025 Ole Miss football season is still alive after the Rebels shocked Georgia in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl. The Rebels won 39-34 in a massive back-and-forth game and now advance to the semifinals against Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. However, the Rebels are about to lose six assistants to […]

Oregon football coach Dan Lanning has a loaded Ducks team this year, but he also had some criticisms of the college football schedule as they get ready for the Orange Bowl. Lanning is the latest to raise concerns about the college football calendar, as it will be a month since the teams that had byes […]

The 2025 college basketball season has been upended by the fact that a former NBA Draft pick, James Nnaji, joined the Baylor basketball program mid-season. James Nnaji was picked 31st in the 2023 NBA Draft, and after trades, the Knicks currently own his draft rights. The Bears added Nnaji because he has never played college […]

Missed opportunities marked the 2025 USC football season. The Trojans had a 9-3 record on their way to the Alamo Bowl matchup against TCU. The Horned Frogs were missing their starting quarterback, Josh Hoover, due to the transfer portal, but it did not matter. The Horned Frogs shocked the Trojans in overtime and came away […]

The 2025 Texas Tech football season has been great. The Red Raiders only lost one game to Arizona State, in a thriller. The biggest reason they lost was that starting quarterback Behren Morton was injured and missed the game. Morton has dealt with injury issues since, but he told the media before the Orange Bowl […]

The 2025 Alabama football season has been a roller coaster, but they made it to the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide also knocked off Oklahoma in the first round. However, the offense has been one-dimensional in its passing game, and despite having playmakers all over the field, Ryan Williams has been very quiet in […]

The 2025 Auburn football season ended up being a disaster. Hugh Freeze was fired, and then Alex Golesh was hired from South Florida. Golesh has experience in offense, and it was much needed for the Tigers. However, with the change, the roster has undergone a massive makeover. It started with Cam Coleman entering the transfer […]

One of the best golfers in the history of the game is Tiger Woods, but he has been dealing with injuries in his later career. He turned 50 on Tuesday, making him eligible for the PGA Tour Champions circuit. Once he recovers from his latest health issues, he will be eligible to compete on that […]

The 2025 Auburn football season will be defined by the fact that they had a lot of talent on offense, but could do little on that side of the ball. The Tigers parted ways with Hugh Freeze and are undergoing a massive makeover after hiring Alex Golesh. Since Freeze is gone and the Tigers are […]

One of the biggest stories in college football was what would happen at Michigan after Sherrone Moore was fired for cause. After a long search, Kyle Whittingham was hired to be the next Michigan football head coach. Whittingham built something remarkably consistent at Utah and now heads to Michigan, where he has all the resources […]

The transfer portal is about to open once again, from Jan. 2 to Jan. 16, and the craziness will start from there. All eyes are on what’s happening at the quarterback position, and one of the biggest names in the portal is Sam Leavitt. The former Arizona State quarterback will have contenders lining up for […]

The 2025 Wisconsin football season was awful. The Badgers finished 4-8 and won two games to start the year, and then finished out the season with two wins in their last four games. One of the Badgers’ issues was their offensive struggles. Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. only played in two games for the Badgers before […]

The 2025 Baylor basketball season has been solid. They are 9-2 and are on track to make another NCAA Tournament. However, the Bears are under fire for their off-court actions and for recruiting former NBA Draft pick James Nnaji to join them in Waco. There has been criticism because Nnaji is a former NBA pick, […]

The 2025 Dallas Cowboys have been a tale of two teams. The offense has been one of the best in the NFL all year. However, the defense has suffered and struggled most of the season. The Cowboys lost Micah Parsons at the beginning of the season in a trade to the Packers, but they also […]

One of the biggest jobs in all of college football is the head coaching position at Michigan. The Michigan football program is two years removed from winning a national championship, but has been mired in scandal recently. Sherrone Moore was named Jim Harbaugh’s successor but was fired for cause after a relationship with a football […]

The 2025 UNLV football season was a great one. New head coach Dan Mullen came to Las Vegas and, in his first season, won 10 games and made the Mountain West Championship game. A massive key behind the Rebels’ success was how well this offense played under Mullen. They had the skill and talent to […]

The 2025 Ole Miss season was great on the field. The Rebels finished 11-1 and got a spot in the College Football Playoff. However, their season showed cracks off the field with Lane Kiffin leaving for the LSU job before Ole Miss could finish their season. The Rebels hired defensive coordinator Pete Golding as head […]

The 2025 Patriots season has been a massive one to watch. They are in the midst of the best season in New England in four years. Drake Maye has been excellent under center, and the Patriots’ defense has been one of the best in the NFL thanks to head coach Mike Vrabel. One of the […]

The Michigan football program has been thrown into chaos after Sherrone Moore was unexpectedly fired. Moore was fired for cause over an alleged relationship he had with a football staffer. As Moore’s behavior became more and more erratic, rumors of the affair started to swirl around the building. That scrutiny seemed to be there, but […]

The 2025 Michigan football season was a solid one on the field, with the Wolverines finishing with a 9-3 record; however, it quickly unraveled off the field. Sherrone Moore was fired for cause over an alleged relationship with a football staffer. Since the firing, more stories have continued to emerge from Moore’s unraveling, and the […]

The Michigan football program is still missing a head coach after Sherrone Moore was fired for cause. Moore was fired over an alleged affair with a football staffer, leaving Michigan without a head coach late into the season. Michigan’s move has a chance to change the college football landscape completely. The move happening so late […]

The 2025 Los Angeles Clippers season has been disappointing to start. They sit at 7-21 despite a talented roster on paper. They might also be buyers at the trade deadline because they still have talent on this roster and need to make a move to jump-start the team. They also need to keep winning because […]