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Conference realignment has been rampant across college sports in recent years, and that continued on Tuesday. Just a few days after it was announced that the Sun Belt was targeting Louisiana Tech as its 14th member, Sun Belt Conference CEOs officially voted the Bulldogs in according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Louisiana Tech will replace Texas […]

The college hockey world recently received some of the biggest news. Hockey phenom Gavin McKenna has decided to play college hockey with the Penn State hockey program. He chose to attend Penn State over Michigan State, which was his final two options. The Canadian is the highest-profile recruit in NCAA hockey history. To capitalize on […]

North Carolina will have a new athletic director next year. Tar Heels AD Bubba Cunningham plans to step down in summer 2026, per NBC Sports. Steve Newmark will be the school’s next athletic director. “As part of my last contract extension, I committed to working with University leadership on a succession plan that would positively […]

Gavin McKenna, the current projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, has narrowed his NCAA options down to two powerhouse programs in the Big Ten Conference. He spent the weekend visiting both Penn State and Michigan State, the only on-campus visits he has scheduled so far. Standing out as an elite young talent, […]

The NCAA landscape is shifting once again, and Texas State football is at the center of the latest NCAA football conference realignment. According to multiple reports, including ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Bobcats have officially informed the Sun Belt Conference of its intent to join the Pac-12 Conference, with plans to finalize the move by Monday. […]

The LSU Tigers are College World Series Champions, defeating Coastal Carolina on Sunday. They swept the best-of-three final, winning 1-0 on Saturday and 5-3 on Sunday in Omaha. This is the second National Championship for LSU in three years and the eighth in program history. LSU ARE YOUR 2025 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS 🏆pic.twitter.com/RJMiqevrBX — […]

The College World Series has delivered plenty of drama this summer, and the final series has been no different. After LSU took Game 1 over Coastal Carolina in a 1-0 shutout, the Chanticleers showed up to Game 2 on Sunday afternoon with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. Perhaps, it was too much […]

Kade Anderson just delivered a phenomenal Men’s College World Series performance for LSU baseball. After battling through loaded brackets, LSU came back with a walk-off win to face Coastal Carolina in the championship series. In Game 1, Anderson made sure the Tigers struck first. With confidence and command, the LSU ace went the distance, tossing […]

The 2025 College World Series has been yet another banger, and we now have the two finalists competing for the championship. LSU Baseball will take on Coastal Carolina Baseball in a best-of-three series starting on Saturday. Coastal Carolina is one of the hottest sports teams on the planet. They have won a miraculous 26 straight […]

The College World Series has delivered classic after classic in 2025, but Wednesday night may have been the best show yet. LSU baseball booked its ticket into the College World Series championship series with an epic 6-5 win over SEC rival Arkansas on Wednesday night. BEAR JONES WALK OFF SINGLE 🔥🔥🔥 LSU IS HEADED TO […]

The College World Series has been bringing the drama over the last few days, and Tuesday brought another epic finish in an elimination game. This time, it was Louisville knocking out No. 8 Oregon State 7-6 on a walk-off sacrifice fly by Eddie King Jr. CARDS WALK IT OFF #MCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @LouisvilleBSB […]

The Arkansas baseball Razorbacks’ national championship aspirations are alive and well, and it took an all-time great performance in the Men’s College World Series to make that happen. Gage Wood was utterly dominant in a 3-0 victory versus Murray State, pitching the third no-hitter in MCWS history and the first since 1960, via ESPN’s Jeff […]

The first weekend of the College World Series has packed a lot of excitement, and Monday’s game between Arkansas and Murray State featured one of the best pitching performances that has ever happened in Omaha. Gage Wood got the start on the rubber for the Razorbacks, and he was dealing for the entirety of the […]

The landmark antitrust settlement that approved a $2.8 billion payout for ex-NCAA athletes brought out objections from over a dozen groups of former players. Among them are eight women’s players who filed an appeal claiming that the fair share of the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) money was being taken from female athletes. Former soccer, […]

The 2025 WCWS between the University of Texas and Texas Tech University shattered previous viewership and attendance records, marking a milestone for the NCAA softball event. An average of 1.3 million viewers watched across 15 games on ESPN’s platforms, ESPN announced in a news release Tuesday, making this the most-watched World Series ever. The previous […]

Big changes are coming to college athletics as the House Settlement was approved on Friday in the House vs. NCAA lawsuit. Now, schools can directly pay their student-athletes. This will be huge for big schools like Michigan as the Wolverines have roughly $20.5 million to distribute to their athletes. However, that $20.5 million doesn’t just […]

The House Settlement is approved by a judge, and that is good news for thousands of former NCAA athletes. The NCAA is agreeing to pay $2.8 billion in lost NIL earnings to athletes, per Yahoo Sports. Schools are also chipping in to help cover all the costs, per college sports reporter Ross Dellenger. NIL stands […]

Now that a federal judge has approved the House settlement, clearing the way for colleges to pay student-athletes directly, the commissioners of the Power Five athletic conferences are applauding the decision. This is, of course, the height of irony as the organizations they run and are a part of are the entities that were being […]

College sports is headed in a new direction after the House settlement passed on Friday night following a long battle between the NCAA and the House. The ruling will have massive implications on the structure of college sports moving forward, and other changes are already coming as a result of the domino effect. One of […]

After years of heartbreak and near-misses, the Texas Longhorns softball team finally completed the climb. With a dominant 10-4 win over Texas Tech on Friday night in Game 3 of the Women’s College World Series championship series, the Longhorns captured their first-ever national title and put an emphatic end to years of waiting. It was […]

The landscape of college sports has been in constant change over the last few years, and now a major development has taken place that will ensure it is never the same again. On Friday night, Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House settlement in the House vs. NCAA lawsuit. The biggest point in the settlement is […]

NiJaree Canady will take the mound in the biggest game of her athletic career, as she looks to lead Texas Tech softball to its first national championship in program history. Although the pressure will be immense in Oklahoma City’s Devon Park, she will have one less thing to worry about before the final game of […]

Texas Tech Softball has had one prominent fan in their corner during their run at the Women’s College World Series. Texas Tech alum Patrick Mahomes has cheered them on since they defeated Oklahoma on Tuesday to advance to the Final against Texas.  As they prep for Game 3 on Friday, Mahomes provided the team with […]

There are reasons for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to be happy about his new offensive lineman. But Mahomes is also getting joy from college softball. And he gushed over Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady amid the Women’s College World Series. Mahomes showed his support for the pitcher, saying her arm talent is special, according […]

Texas Tech softball didn’t exactly have the start to the 2025 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) championships that they wanted. One call may have changed the trajectory of the Red Raiders’ campaign, as an unfortunate gaffe put them one loss away from a heartbreaking end to their postseason. With two runners on base, Texas’ Reese […]

Texas Tech softball head coach Gerry Glasco had nothing but praise for star pitcher NiJaree Canady, even as the team’s ace has been dealing with a left hamstring injury since late February. Glasco confirmed Canady’s injury status Tuesday, a day before the Red Raiders face Texas in the Women’s College World Series best-of-three championship series. […]

The University of Florida made a big change this summer when it poached former University of Michigan president Santa Ono to come be the president in Gainesville. The move was announced back in early May, and all indications were that Ono was coming to represent the blue and orange as the new head of the […]

The Vanderbilt baseball team is one of the biggest powerhouse programs in the entire country, and that showed during the regular season and SEC Tournament this year. However, after earning the top seed in the NCAA Tournament and hosting a regional, the Commodores season ended at the hands at Wright State. Now, Vanderbilt is losing […]

Super Bowl LIX might not have ended the way that Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs wanted. Although the team wanted to capture its third straight Lombardi Trophy, the Philadelphia Eagles thwarted that attempt in February. Now, the focus is undoubtedly on getting to Super Bowl number four. However, Mahomes is still an avid […]

Two years ago, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey issued a stark warning about on-court/field stormings. He was seriously considering punishing fans for engaging in such behavior.  Fast forward to Friday, and that is becoming a reality. During SEC meetings, Sankey specifically outlined the following consequences for teams whose fans participate in storming, as reported by Jordan […]

The Women’s College World Series is set, and among the usual powerhouses stands one unlikely underdog: Ole Miss. Unseeded and overlooked after a sub-.500 SEC record, the Rebels clawed their way through the Tucson Regional and Fayetteville Super Regional to punch their ticket to Oklahoma City for the first time in program history. Now, they’re […]

Jordan Chiles is redefining the role gymnastics plays in her life for herself. The two-time Olympian helped lead Team USA to a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games and to a gold in 2024’s Paris Games, but as she approaches the end of her NCAA career, she’s focusing more on her mental health. Chiles […]

Ole Miss is headed to the SEC Championship game for the first time since 2019 after blanking LSU 2-0 in Saturday’s semifinal showdown at the SEC Tournament. The No. 7 seed Rebels, now 40-18 on the season, rode a dominant four-man pitching performance to shut down the No. 3 seed Tigers and punch their ticket […]

History was made in Lubbock on Friday afternoon. With a 2-1 win over No. 5-seeded Florida State, the Texas Tech Red Raiders punched their ticket to the Women’s College World Series for the first time in program history. Behind another gritty performance from star pitcher NiJaree Canady, the No. 12-seeded Red Raiders completed a Super […]

Earlier this month, it was reported that President Donald Trump was forming a presidential commission on college athletics. Nick Saban and Texas Tech billionaire Cody Campbell were also reportedly co-chairs for the commission. However, things have changed. The formation of the reported commission is on hold for the moment. Nick Saban has been vocal that […]

Liberty softball is having its Cinderella moment. The Flames proved just how much parity exists in NCAA softball by shocking Texas A&M in the winner-take-all regional matchup game, knocking out the No. 1 seed and moving them closer to a 2025 Women’s College World Series title in historic fashion. DOWN GOES NO. 1 TEXAS A&M […]

NIL is a major part of college athletics in today’s era, and the schools that have the most money are generally doing better than the others. There are a lot of different ways for athletes to obtain NIL money, but one of the biggest is getting donations from wealthy alumni. One wealthy alum that Auburn […]

Another former NFL star is entering the NFL coaching game as former Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes is heading to Central State University to become the team’s wide receivers coach under new head coach Tony Carter. Carter is a former NFL player himself and was hired to lead Central State, a SIAC member, earlier this […]

President Donald Trump is putting together a commission to look at name, image and likeness in NCAA football and other sports. Also known as NIL, this policy allows college athletes to make money while in school. Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is confirmed to be on this commission, per U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), […]