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How Illinois became “vastly superior” to Northwestern in the NIL era

Illinois beat Northwestern by 40 points on Wednesday night, drubbing the ‘Cats the whole way for a lopsided 84-44 victory. Illinois’ win was the second largest margin of victory of any meeting between the two teams, slotting in behind 42-point Illini wins in 1995 and 1943. Additionally, the Illini win gave Brad Underwood’s side its […]

From Inside NU | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Three Things We Learned from UCF’s Loss at Houston

The #8 Houston Cougars put on a defensive clinic on the UCF Knights on Tuesday night, holding UCF to just 16 field goals en route to a 79-55 victory. This was a reality check for UCF, who has not beaten Houston since March of 2019. The defense was suffocating and handed the Knights a tough […]

From Black & Gold Banneret | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Kentucky Basketball unveils denim jerseys for first time since 1996 championship season

For the first time since the historic 1995–96 championship season, Kentucky Basketball is officially bringing back the denim uniforms. After months of rumors and years of nostalgia-fueled anticipation, the Wildcats unveiled the modernized throwback uniforms Friday, just one day before they debut against Tennessee inside Rupp Arena. The return of the denim look has been […]

From A Sea Of Blue | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Collins’ Classroom: Letting go of the rope

It was a demoralizing week for Northwestern basketball. First, the Wildcats hosted a bad Washington Huskies team as 1.5-point favorites and got beaten handily, falling by 14 on their home floor. As if that wasn’t embarrassing enough, the team bussed down to Champaign with a 2-9 Big Ten record and departed with a 10th Big […]

From Inside NU | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Clemson Basketball: Cal Golden Bears Preview

#20 Clemson Tigers 19-3 (9-1) vs. California Bears 17-6 (5-5)When: Saturday, February 7th at 8:00pmWhere: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CaliforniaHow to Watch: ACC Network The Clemson Tigers (19-4) (9-1) will wrap up their west coast road trip on Saturday night as they head to Berkeley, California to take on the Golden Bears of Cal. The Tigers […]

From Shakin The Southland | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Syracuse men’s basketball: predictions vs Virginia

The Syracuse Orange (13-10, 4-6) are on the road for their second straight game against a top-20 team. Tomorrow the Orange will take on the #18 Virginia Cavaliers (19-3, 8-2). The game tips at Noon on ESPN with Roy Philpott and Jon Crispin on the call. Here’s our predictions for tomorrow: Kevin: Virginia 77, Syracuse […]

From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Mizzou Arena After Dark: NCAA Semifinals Rematch

IT’S SHOWTIME, BABYYYYYYYY. On Friday night, under the lights of Mizzou Arena, the no. 7 Missouri Tigers will welcome in the no. 2 Florida Gators for a battle of predatory animals in a rematch of the NCAA Semifinals that sent our fair Missouri Tigers to the National Championships and sent the gators packing their suitcases […]

From Rock M Nation | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Rutgers Basketball Prepares for Home Contest Against No.9 Nebraska

After losing in brutal fashion in both of their Los Angeles road games, the competition will not get any easier for Rutgers men’s basketball as they will try to break their seven game losing streak this Saturday against No.9 Nebraska. After having an undefeated season up until the last week of January, the Cornhuskers will […]

From On the Banks | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Bracketology 2026: Time To Get Serious

On Wednesday night, Gonzaga did this … As a result, the Bulldogs slipped down to the 3 line, with Houston replacing them as a 2. While I did shuffle things around a bit after analyzing each team’s results-based and predictive metrics a bit more closely, this was the only seed line change among the top […]

From Blogging the Bracket | 2 days ago | 0 reads

The Week Ahead In MSU Sports

Happy Friday. Okay so it was not a good past 7 days for our two basketball programs. Fortunately, the hockey team represented Sparta with a pair of road wins at Penn State. This week, the hockey team has another pair of games away from Munn against a highly rated opponent. And our basketball teams are […]

From The Only Colors | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Game Preview: UNC vs. Duke

When the Duke Blue Devils arrive in Chapel Hill in the early afternoon on Saturday, the program will be without a loss to an ACC opponent for 364 days. Since a 77-71 loss at Clemson on February 8, 2025, Duke has won 20 straight games. Two of those 20 were against the Tar Heels. In […]

From Tar Heel Blog | 2 days ago | 0 reads

7 questions following the Mountain West Media Deal release.

As all know by now, the Mountain West announced its new media package a few months ahead of its transition into a new era, set to begin July 1st. There have been many informative articles this week following the release of the new deal, particularly a few that are providing side-by-side comparisons between what the […]

From Mountain West Connection | 2 days ago | 0 reads

NC State rolls past FSU, 83-55

Zam Jones made sure that NC State would quickly put its frustrating effort against UNC behind it by scoring the Pack’s first 12 points against FSU. She canned two threes, scored a traditional three-point play, and also made three free throws after getting fouled behind the arc. That effort staked the Pack with a healthy […]

From Backing The Pack | 2 days ago | 0 reads

MAAC Report: Peacocks read the tweets, other notes

RIVERDALE, N.Y. — Saint Peter’s fell out of first place in the MAAC with a loss to then-last place Rider on Sunday. The Peacocks were determined to not let it spiral out of control. Bashir Mason’s team bounced back on Thursday night with an 80-75 win over Manhattan at Draddy Gymnasium, improving to 10-3 in […]

From Mid-Major Madness | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Friday Dots: Bitten by The Bug

Good Friday morning Dawg fans, it’s Friday and it’s Super Bowl weekend. We’ve got some Dots for you, mostly from the college ranks, so let’s get to it! Football Dots Basketball Dots Retro Dot The game of the week this week is not on the gridiron, but the hardwood, as the 5 seeded Huskies took […]

From UW Dawg Pound | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Indiana Hoosiers News: Spring Game, Curt Cignetti, Brock Schott

It’s been an eventful week around Indiana Hoosiers athletics. Darian DeVries’ men’s basketball team fell on the road at USC, Teri Moren’s women’s basketball group picked up its second Big Ten win on the season and Curt Cignetti’s football program keeps making headlines following a national title. Here’s what you need to know about the […]

From The Crimson Quarry | 3 days ago | 0 reads

Bracketology watch: IU basketball remains on NCAA tournament bubble after West Coast trip

With Selection Sunday 37 days away, we’ll periodically examine where IU basketball stands in bracketology projections. The full 2026 NCAA tournament field will be revealed on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Indiana basketball is 15-8 overall and 6-6 in the Big ... The post Bracketology watch: IU basketball remains on NCAA tournament bubble after West Coast trip appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | 3 days ago | 0 reads

The Link Farm: 02.06.2026

Welcome to The Link Farm. This is your update on all things Texas A&M (that we didn’t already talk about in another article). And if there’s something we missed, be sure to talk about it in the comments.

From Good Bull Hunting | 3 days ago | 0 reads

What if there was only one: the transfer portal or NIL?

The landscape of college athletics is completely different from what it was 10 years ago — and personally, I’m not a fan. When the games are played, it’s awesome. There is so much parity in college football, basketball, and baseball. However, when the games aren’t being played, covering college athletics is like covering a soap […]

From Land-Grant Holy Land | 3 days ago | 0 reads