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The Texas football team saw its season end in a tough 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Since then, Texas has seen a ton of players depart for the NFL Draft, including star right tackle Cameron Williams as well as wide receivers Matthew Golden and Isaiah Bond. One of the big question […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC South and got rewarded with a home playoff game in the NFC Wild Card round. However, the Buccaneers lost to the Washington Commanders, 23-20, on a game-winning doinked field goal by Zane Gonzalez. It was a crushing loss for the Buccaneers after a back-and-forth game, and now the […]

The Texas Longhorns football program is still recovering from a tough 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Texas fell short of the College Football Playoff national title game, and now the end of the Quinn Ewers era seems to be in store in Austin. Moreover, Texas has now seen former EDGE Justice […]

With the Orange Bowl taking place on Thursday between No. 7 seed Notre Dame and No. 6 seed Penn State, an unexpected transfer portal decision dropped. This time it was Georgia quarterback Carson Beck, who has reportedly decided to bypass the 2025 NFL Draft and instead enter the portal and play one more year in […]

Dick Vitale has been one of the most iconic voices in college basketball for quite some time. Vitale called his first-ever game on ESPN in December 1979, and his 41-year career has produced some of the most memorable moments in the sport. Unfortunately, Vitale has been dealing with vocal cord cancer for the past few […]

The NBA Christmas Day slate included four games. It began with the San Antonio Spurs facing the New York Knicks. The second game was the Dallas Mavericks hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Western Conference clash. The Mavericks saw superstar Luka D0ncic leave the game with a concerning calf strain, and the reports state that […]

The Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans face off on Christmas Day in a big AFC showdown and a potential playoff matchup preview. The Texans are coming off a tough loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in a game where they saw Tank Dell suffer a crushing season-ending injury. On the other hand, the Ravens won […]

The Georgia Tech football program faces off against Vanderbilt in the Birmingham Bowl on Friday, December 27, in Alabama. Georgia Tech finished the regular season with a 7-5 record, including a massive opening week win over Florida State in Dublin, Ireland. The regular season ended with anear-upset of Georgia, although Georgia Tech lost in an […]

The Georgia football team is now preparing for the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day against Notre Dame. After Notre Dame defeated Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff, Georgia officially knows its next opponent. However, Georgia starting quarterback Carson Beck will miss the Sugar Bowl due to an injury, and his […]

The Penn State football team is preparing for the first-round College Football Playoff game against SMU on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. With the Notre Dame-Indiana game kicking off the Playoff on Friday in a snowy atmosphere, the Penn State-SMU game is another that is expected to have some snow on the field. However, with the […]

The first-ever expanded College Football Playoff begins on Friday with No. 7 Notre Dame hosting No. 10 Indiana. The next games are on Saturday as No. 9 Tennessee faces No. 8 Ohio State in Columbus. No. 12 Clemson has a tough showdown against No. 5 Texas in Austin, and No. 11 SMU faces No. 6 […]

The college football transfer portal continues to shift rapidly in less than two weeks after it first opened. While teams are preparing for bowl games and the College Football Playoff, the portal is still going on, which has sparked controversy on the timing of the college football calendar. Nonetheless, teams are still working hard on […]

The Texas football team is preparing for the College Football Playoff. The Longhorns begin the newly expanded tournament with a matchup against Clemson on December 21 in Austin in a 5-12 matchup. On top of that, the college football transfer portal is swirling and Early Signing Day came and went, so there has been a […]

The North Carolina football program hired Bill Belichick as its new head coach on Wednesday. Yes, the six-time Super Bowl winner and long-time New England Patriots head coach is now heading to Chapel Hill to coach college football. North Carolina hiring Belichick sparked plenty of reactions, although the program is reportedly invested millions into this […]

The college football transfer portal officially opened on Monday, December 9. Not even 12 hours later, over 500 players had entered their names into the portal, and it is expected to be a hectic time this year. With NIL changing the way of college sports, players aren’t just looking for more opportunities to play, but […]

The Maui Invitational was not kind in any way, shape, or form for the UConn basketball team. Dan Hurley’s team lost all three games on the island to unranked opponents in a brutal turn of events. On Wednesday, UConn bounced back a bit with a win over No. 15 Baylor in Storrs. Despite a winless […]

The Miami football team just needed a win over Syracuse in Week 14 to head to the ACC title game and essentially clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff. However, Miami fell to Kyle McCord and Syracuse, then they dropped to No. 13 in the latest batch of College Football Playoff rankings released on […]

With the college football regular season ending, a lot of head coaching jobs are opening. Surprisingly, USC football head coach Lincoln Riley was linked to an opening. UCF reportedly inquired about his availability. It was a surprise, and the Golden Knights job came open when Gus Malzahn shocked everybody by leaving to be the offensive […]

With Early Signing Day kicking off on Wednesday, there was a flurry of signings across college football. The Tennessee football program is headed for the College Football Playoff barring any surprising changes by the Selection Committee. On Wednesday, the Tennessee football program was hoping to make it official with five-star offense tackle David Sanders. Jr. […]

With the college football regular season coming to an end, that means a number of programs are searching for a new head coach. Two of the biggest openings are West Virginia, North Carolina, and UCF. The latter was a big surprise as Gus Malzahn shockingly left UCF to take a job as the offensive coordinator at […]

The Arizona State football team is preparing for the Big 12 Conference title game against Iowa State on Saturday in Arlington, Texas. The winner is headed to the College Football Playoff, and Arizona State was the 12th seed in the latest batch of College Football Playoff rankings. Earlier in the week, the Arizona State football […]

Early Signing Day kicked off on Wednesday as high school recruits officially put pen to paper. On Wednesday morning, Dan Lanning’s Oregon football team got a big commitment just a day after being ranked as the top team in the College Football Playoff rankings once again. Five-star quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who was previously committed to […]

The college football coaching carousel is spinning rapidly as the regular season has officially come to an end. One major program searching for a new coach is North Carolina. The Tar Heels decided to move on from legendary coach Mack Brown despite Brown’s comments insisting that he wanted to stick around in Chapel Hil. A […]

The West Virginia football team lost to Texas Tech in Week 14, 52-15, in an ugly ending to the year. The Mountaineers finished at 6-6 despite being one of the contenders for the Big 12 at the start of the season. After the loss, West Virginia head coach Neal Brown was fired, and the coaching […]

With the college football regular season over, a number of players are going to enter the transfer portal and others are going to announce their intentions to enter the NFL Draft officially. On Monday, Missouri star wide receiver Luther Burden III decided to enter the 2025 NFL Draft, as Pete Thamel of ESPN reported. ‘Missouri […]

The Arizona basketball team blew out Davidson in its first Battle 4 Atlantis game on Wednesday. On Thanksgiving Day, things didn’t go so well for Tommy Lloyd’s team. The Wildcats lost to unranked Oklahoma, 82-77, in a tough outcome. Arizona trailed by six at the half and outscored the Sooners in the second half, but […]

The Gonzaga basketball team suffered a stunning loss on Wednesday against West Virginia in the Battle 4 Atlantis. However, Mark Few’s team turned it around on Thanksgiving Day with an 89-73 win in dominant fashion. Gonzaga scored 57 first-half points and six players finished in double figures, including the entire starting five. One player who […]

The San Francisco 49ers made the Super Bowl last season and entered the 2024 campaign as one of the favorites once again. However, they have started the year with a disappointing 5-6 record, which is certainly a surprise given all the talent. One low spot for the 49ers has been the play of star wide […]

The 2024 Maui Invitational featured a loaded field: North Carolina, UConn, Iowa State, Michigan State, Auburn, Memphis, Colorado, and Dayton. By the end of it all, it was Bruce Pearl’s Auburn team that knocked off Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers in the title game on Wednesday night. Pearl’s reaction after winning the tournament was priceless, and […]

The 2024 Maui Invitational ended with the Auburn Tigers defeating the Memphis Tigers to be crowned tournament champions. Bruce Pearl’s team defeated Iowa State, North Carolina, and Memphis in three days, and Johni Broome entered the Player of the Year conversations. However, the biggest story was UConn’s stunning 0-3 trip, which was capped off by a loss […]

This year marks the 120th edition of the treasured Ohio State-Michigan rivalry game. The Ohio State football team is No. 2 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, just behind fellow Big Ten school Oregon. Michigan, a year removed from winning the national title, is 6-5 and in a rebuilding year with Sherrone Moore’s first […]

The Louisville basketball program hired Pat Kelsey after he had a successful run at Charleston. After firing Kenny Payne, Louisville was able to land Kelsey, an up-and-coming head coach. So far, the movie has worked wonders for the program. On Wednesday, Louisville improved to 4-1 on the year with a dominant blowout win over Indiana […]

The Baltimore Ravens improved to 8-4 with a Monday Night Football win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry once again led the way for the Ravens in a battle between the Harbaugh brothers. Ravens tight end Mark Andrews had five catches for 44 yards with a score. However, Andrews’ backup, Charlie […]

The Georgia football program is likely heading towards a spot in the College Football Playoff in 2024. Despite some tough losses this year, Kirby Smart’s team is still one of the best in the country and is headed to the SEC title game against the winner of Texas-Texas A&M in Week 14. As usual, Georgia […]

The Nebraska football team improved to 6-5 on the season with a 44-25 win at home against Wisconsin. Dylan Raiola threw for 293 yards with a touchdown and Dante Dowdell rushed for three scores in the convincing victory over the Badgers. Still, it has been an up-and-down season for Nebraska, as they have undergone some […]

On Thursday, the Michigan football program got a massive commitment from five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood. Underwood was previously committed to LSU, but reports surfaced of a rumored $10 million NIL offer for Underwood from Michigan. Then, on Thursday, Underwood made it official and decided to flip from LSU to Michigan, which was a stunning decision. […]

Week 13 of the college football season features a massive showdown of two top-five Big Ten Conference teams: Ohio State against Indiana. The undefeated Indiana Hoosiers football program has been arguably the biggest surprise this season in Curt Cignetti’s first year as the head coach. In turn, Indiana gave Cignetti a brand new contract extension. […]

The college sports recruiting trail is starting to pick up more buzz with the football regular season approaching the final stretch. Five-star quarterback Julian Lewis has everybody buzzing with a Georgia visit planned and Colorado buzz while he is committed to USC. However, a new name generated buzz on Thursday as four-star wide receiver Jaden […]

The Oregon football team is once again at the top of the updated College Football Playoff rankings. Oregon is undefeated and is en route to a Big Ten title game appearance if they can finish the season with victories. Dillon Gabriel has been terrific after transferring from Oklahoma, and Dan Lanning has quickly become a […]