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The Big Ten Conference added USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon in 2024 to bring it to a total of 18 years. In the 2024-25 college basketball season, the Big Ten Conference tournament had just 15 teams make the cut. But, it seems those days are over. On Thursday, it was announced that the Big Ten […]

A year ago, the Ohio State football program landed a massive commitment from running back Bo Jackson. He chose Ohio State over Georgia and Alabama, which was a big win for Ryan Day’s program, although he had to sit and wait in 2024 with TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins on the roster. Now, Jackson is […]

The Kentucky basketball program began the Mark Pope era with a 24-12 record and a run to the Sweet 16. Despite John Calipari’s swift exit to Arkansas, Kentucky hired Pope, and the Wildcats were competitive in 2024-25 with a lot of hope on the horizon. In the portal season, Kentucky hit big by landing Alabama […]

The Colorado football program landed Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter in the transfer portal and brought in five-star recruit Julian Lewis. So, even with Shedeur Sanders off to the NFL, it seemed that Colorado had an answer at the QB position. Salter began the year as Colorado’s QB1, although it didn’t last long. Through three weeks, […]

Week 4 of the college football season has some massive games. One of those is No. 22 Auburn taking on No. 11 Oklahoma in a battle of undefeated SEC teams in Norman. It also marks Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold’s return to Oklahoma. Arnold began his career in Oklahoma before transferring to Auburn this offseason, so […]

The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-27, in Week 2 to move to 2-0 on the year. However, things took an unfortunate turn as quarterback Joe Burrow left early with an injury. On Monday, the news came in that the Burrow, the Bengals’ starting quarterback, is expected to be out for three months after undergoing […]

In the second week of the NFL season, the New England Patriots found a way to win against the Miami Dolphins, 33-27. Drake Maye had three total touchdowns for the Patriots and they scored 10 points in the final eight minutes, including a 90-yard kickoff return touchdown by Antonio Gibson to get the victory. However, […]

The Indiana football team made a surprising run to the College Football Playoff a year ago. This season, Indiana has gotten off to a 3-0 start with wins over Old Dominion, Kennesaw State and Indiana State, so the Hoosiers have had an easy path. The season began with a 27-14 win over Old Dominion, but […]

Following a 35-10 home loss to New Mexico, UCLA football head coach DeShaun Foster was fired in just his second season running the show. After Chip Kelly suddenly left for the Ohio State offensive coordinator job in February of 2024, UCLA quickly named Foster as the coach in a puzzling move at the time. Now, […]

The Virginia Tech football team dropped to 0-3 after an embarrassing 45-26 home loss against Old Dominion on Saturday. On Sunday, that led to head coach Brent Pry being fired. After Pry was fired, plenty of names surfaced for the Virginia Tech football coaching job, and the program has to think long and hard about […]

The LSU football team is 2-0 on the year and jumped up to No. 3 in the top 25 poll. LSU began the year with a big win over Clemson, 17-10, and followed it up with a win over Louisiana Tech, 23-7. In Week 3, LSU faces a winless Florida team and one coming off […]

The Los Angeles Chargers selected North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Hampton was the second RB taken, with Boise State superstar and Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty going to the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 6 overall. Entering the season, both Hampton and Jeanty were expected […]

When the Alabama football team lost to Florida State in Week 1, there were plenty of questions to be asked about the program. Despite entering the year with a top 10 ranking, losing 31-17 to the Seminoles was not the start many were hoping for. In Week 2, Alabama responded a bit with a win […]

The Northwestern football team is 1-1 to begin the season. Northwestern started with a 23-3 loss to Tulane and responded with a 42-7 win over Western Illinois. However, Northwestern was dealt a crushing injury blow on Monday. Starting running back Cam Porter is officially out for the season, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “Northwestern HC […]

The Atlanta Falcons’ season started with a 23-20 loss in Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Falcons wasted no time with a 50-yard touchdown from Bijan Robinson via a pass from Michael Penix Jr. In the final seconds, Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo missed a potential game-tying field goal, which gave the Buccaneers the […]

The Houston Texans entered the 2025 NFL season with playoff hopes once again. But, Week 1 was not kind as they lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 14-9. While the Texans had some injury concerns heading into the game, scoring nine points and going without a single touchdown was not what anybody expected. Texans quarterback […]

The Miami Dolphins fell flat on their faces in Week 1. It was a tough scene as the Dolphins lost to the Indianapolis Colts, 33-8. There were plenty of areas of concern for Miami, most notably three turnovers by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. After the game, Tagovailoa was asked about his turnovers coming “in bunches,” and […]

At the end of August, the Green Bay Packers stunned everybody. The Packers acquired Micah Parsons in a trade with the Dallas Cowboys, proceeding to give him a four-year contract worth $188 million. Despite other teams showing interest in Parsons, it was the Packers who had the best package on the table for the star […]

The Chicago Cubs were waiting for star outfielder Kyle Tucker to break his home run drought, and he finally did at the end of August. But Tucker then suffered a calf injury and was ruled out for the series finale against the Atlanta Braves. Tucker played on Tuesday for the Cubs against the Braves but […]

Even before the 2025 college football season began, the Ole Miss football program was busy adding pieces for the future via the recruiting front. Ahead of Week 2, that trend continued, although this time it was a flip of a rival SEC program. On Friday, the Ole Miss football program landed a big commit, with […]

The Texas Tech football team started the season with a 67-7 blowout win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Prior to the season, Texas Tech lost running back Quinten Joyner to a season-ending injury. Texas Tech then was without starting OL Cash Cleveland, who transferred from Colorado, as he missed Week 1 but is expected back for the […]

Over the past few years, the college football transfer portal has included thousands of players searching for new programs. The world of NIL has also changed the portal madness into a wild frenzy. However, one area that was set to be addressed was the multiple transfer portal windows. In college football, one is in December […]

In June, the BYU football program landed a commitment from five-star Class of 2026 quarterback Ryder Lyons. He chose BYU over Oregon, USC, Ole Miss and Ohio State, and BYU landing the Folsom High School star from California is a big step for the future of the program. Now, Lyons is jumping into the NIL […]

The Texas football team shockingly fell flat on its face in a 14-7 loss to Ohio State in Columbus. With Arch Manning as the starting quarterback, the Heisman Trophy candidate did not live up to expectations in Week 1. Manning’s performance drew plenty of backlash, including from former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III and more. […]

The California football program has a new look with former NFL coach Ron Rivera as the general manager. Cal is also in its second season in the ACC, and the Golden Bears began the year with a win over Oregon State on the road, 34-15. Cal quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who was previously committed to Oregon, […]

The 17-game NFL schedule is still relatively new, but the league has already thought of adding another game. In 2024, talks of a new 18-game NFL schedule came to light, although questions remained of where the added game would come from. Prior to the Super Bowl, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke about talks on an […]

The Alabama football team entered the season with a top-10 preseason ranking. Then, Alabama stunningly lost to unranked Florida State, 31-17. There are plenty of questions swirling around the Alabama program after a frustrating Week 1 loss, and Alabama dropped to No. 21 in the new Associated Press poll, marking the lowest ranking in 17 […]

The Colorado football team began the post-Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders era with a tough 27-20 loss to Georgia Tech on Friday in Boulder. It was a frustrating performance, especially at home, although Colorado head coach Deion Sanders stated they will “be fine.” Liberty transfer quarterback Kaidon Salter won the QB1 job in Boulder and […]

The Miami Marlins’ playoff hopes are essentially over as they have a 65-72 record entering September. On Monday, the Marlins received some unfortunate news as right-hander Edward Cabrera was placed on the 15-day IL with a right elbow strain, per Marlins reporter Craig Mish. “Marlins place SP Edward Cabrera on the IL with a right […]

The Carolina Panthers’ trade of Adam Thielen appeared to open the way for Jalen Coker. However, things took an unfortunate turn for Coker as he landed on Injured Reserve just ahead of Week 1. After Coker was placed on IR, Panthers head coach Dave Canales spoke about the extent of the injury for the young […]

The Army football team suffered a stunning upset loss to FCS Tarleton State on Saturday. Army lost, 30-27, in double overtime despite the Blank Knights being 14.5-point favorites and having home-field advantage. On Sunday, however, Army linebacker Larry Pickett Jr. made headlines after he saved a man from a burning car, according to ESPN. “Pickett, […]

Week 1 of the college football season had some surprising results, with Arch Manning’s play in Texas’ 14-7 loss to Ohio State as one big one. Another was Alabama losing to unranked Florida State, 34-17, as questions swirl about the Crimson Tide program. Both teams were ranked in the top 10 in the AP preseason […]

At long last, the Bill Belichick era in North Carolina will begin. On Monday, the North Carolina football team will host TCU in a massive game on ESPN with a ton of eyeballs expected to be focused on Belichick’s first game as a college head coach. After moving on from Mack Brown, North Carolina surprisingly […]

Oklahoma State began the season with a 27-7 win over Tennessee-Martin on Thursday night in Stillwater. However, the victory was overshadowed by the injury to starting quarterback Hauss Hejny. The Oklahoma State football team saw its starting QB leave the game with a lower body injury after going 5-for-10 for 96 yards and one touchdown. […]

The Cincinnati football team came up short in Week 1 in a 20-17 loss to Nebraska at Arrowhead Stadium. Former Cincinnati football stars Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce were on hand to watch their former team play in the Kansas City Chiefs stadium, but the Bearcats came up just short in a close game. Nebraska […]

With a handful of college football games taking place on Thursday night in Week 1, there was only one Top 25 team. That team was Boise State, taking on South Florida in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium. Unfortunately, the Boise State football team lost to South Florida, 34-7, in the Broncos’ first game without superstar […]

The Nebraska football team kicked off the 2025 season with a 20-17 win over Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium. Plenty of big names were in attendance, including Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, and yes, even Taylor Swift. It was a back-and-forth game, but Nebraska sealed the victory thanks to an interception by […]

With Week 1 of the college football season officially here, one of the biggest matchups is LSU taking on Clemson. This game is a battle of two Heisman Trophy candidates, with Garrett Nussmeier leading the LSU football program and Cade Klubnik running the show for Clemson. Both teams have NFL talent on both sides of […]

The Alabama football program enters the 2025 season with a top-10 preseason ranking despite a 9-4 record in 2024 and quarterback Jalen Milroe leaving for the NFL. Alabama named Ty Simpson as its starting quarterback, and he beat out Washington transfer Austin Mack and talented five-star recruit Keelon Russell. While Simpson enters the year as […]