Latest blog entries about College Football
March 26 might be a date to circle on your calendar, Brian Schottenheimer certainly has. According to Clarence Hill Jr., Schottenheimer will be in Lubbock, Texas in attendance for Texas Tech’s Pro Day. While Texas Tech will be well represented at their Pro Day by several talented and draftable players, Clarence Hill suggests the Dallas […]
From Blogging The Boys | about 1 hour ago | 0 reads
Over at CBS, Matt Norlander runs down some coaches who are likely to get new jobs when the Coaching Carousel cranks up soon, and since there are very likely to be some ACC openings in the next few weeks, we thought we’d take a look at a few. This is just speculation. To be clear, […]
From Duke Basketball Report | about 2 hours ago | 0 reads
Ryan and I are back together to talk about Purdue’s dominating performance over the Northwestern Wildcats. Okay, so it wasn’t dominating in any way. In fact, it was really terrifying and set us up to continue to be scared about where this team will go come March Madness. Ryan and I talk about the bad […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 3 hours ago | 0 reads
Recruiting in college sports may be as complex as it’s ever been. In the ever-changing landscape of college sports, coaches have to navigate tricky waters in the recruiting world, and look far and wide to build their roster. If high school recruiting and the transfer portal weren’t enough, this new wave of players being allowed […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
There’s an old image in the Duke archives from the Southern Conference days. The Blue Devils are about to play in a bowl game, and some lovely UNC students are standing with a sign wishing Duke well and hoping they come back with a win. No, seriously. What are you laughing at? This really happened! […]
From Duke Basketball Report | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
After the Illini dismantled the Oregon Ducks 80-54 Tuesday on Senior Night at State Farm Center, emotions were high and Illini nation was celebrating. But after the euphoria, the question becomes: Is Illinois back? Just as their victory over Missouri on Dec. 22 sparked a 12-game winning streak for the Illini, a run that included […]
From The Champaign Room | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
INDIANAPOLIS — Illinois found a way to survive. In a game that felt messy early and much more tense late, the No. 10 seed Illini held off No. 7 seed Michigan State 71-69 Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Illinois leaned on a huge first half from Cearah […]
From The Champaign Room | about 5 hours ago | 0 reads
The Open Thread/Daily Merengue is a place where you can discuss anything and everything related to football. Feel free to discuss the topics presented here, or start your very own discussions! The Open thread will be posted every day by one of the mods you’d totally do a movie marathon night with: Valyrian Steel, Felipejack, […]
From Managing Madrid | about 5 hours ago | 0 reads
Another busy week for Ohio State’s coaching staff, the Buckeyes have been recruiting nonstop. New names to the guest list and more visit plans made, Ohio State continues making top schools lists and sending new offers out. All part of the job the past few days, Thursday saw another new offer go out in the […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | about 5 hours ago | 0 reads
Real Madrid visit Celta Vigo in a rare Friday night Liga game. Los Blancos need to bounce back after their worst loss of the season against Getafe last Monday, but Celta are sixth in the table and will surely be a formidable opponent at Balaidos. Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois; Trent, Asencio, Rüdiger, Mendy; Tchouaméni, […]
From Managing Madrid | about 5 hours ago | 0 reads
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From We Ain't Got No History | about 7 hours ago | 0 reads
In a SB Nation Reacts survey, we asked fans if they thought Marcus Freeman would still be coaching Notre Dame Football five years from now. Despite a good amount of comments that suggested most of the fan base believes he will likely move on to the NFL before then — the survey shows that fans […]
From One Foot Down | about 8 hours ago | 0 reads
During the Notre Dame football off-season, we like to talk a lot about the different rivalries the Irish have in football. We have developed a particular language for how we discuss these games — given that more than half a dozen teams have been considered as Notre Dame’s rivals over the years. We use the […]
From One Foot Down | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads
Purdue wanted to try and get itself right against a Northwestern team that was, by all accounts, struggling to do much of anything of consequence this season. The Wildkats have struggled all season as their best victory is against Indiana (rathed #41 on Kenpom) and only hold four Kenpom top-100 victories all season but seemed […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
One thing we know about a Steve Pikiell-led team is that it will not quit. Rutgers fell behind by as many as 19 in the second half against Michigan State, and 15 with just over a minute remaining. The Scarlet Knights made their final nine shots, scoring 21 points in the final 79 seconds, and […]
From On the Banks | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
What an up-and-down season it has been for Kentucky Basketball, as shown by just the last two games: A dominating win over Vanderbilt, where the Wildcats led for 38+ minutes, followed by a double-digit loss to Texas A&M just 72 hours later, allowing a 27-3 run. While locked in an at-large bid in the NCAA […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 13 hours ago | 0 reads
Three players were hit with franchise tags, and one was hit with the transition tag, so it’s time to update our consensus free agency rankings. We’re going to change our methodology for this one because of the inclusion of cap casualties, who aren’t always included in the rankings we’ve found around the web. Due to […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 13 hours ago | 0 reads
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team has played much better over the last month, and an easy victory over the Miami Hurricanes to advance to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, is just another building block for a March Madness run.
From One Foot Down | about 13 hours ago | 0 reads
When Ohio State women’s basketball played the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten regular season, the Hoosiers out-rebounded the Buckeyes 30-21, despite a rare size advantage for the Scarlet and Gray. Ohio State still won the game after it overcame an early 15-point deficit thanks to 34 points off 26 forced turnovers. On Wednesday in […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | about 15 hours ago | 0 reads
It’s Senior Day in East Lansing, my favorite game of the year. For this year’s edition, the Spartans are hosting the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, a team we defeated on the road earlier this season, 88-79. This year’s seniors are: The game gets underway at 8 PM ET and is showing on FS1. What do you […]
From The Only Colors | about 18 hours ago | 0 reads
On February 22nd, the Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball team earned its biggest win of the season, a 74-72 statement victory on the road over then-No. 8 Louisville. At the time, it was the second consecutive Quad 1 win for UVA, which had established itself as a near-lock to earn an NCAA Tournament bid for the […]
From Streaking The Lawn | about 18 hours ago | 0 reads
This week on the Five Heart Podcast, Minnie, Fred, and Greg will break down the latest news and quotes from the Huskers’ spring practice and accompanying press conferences. The trio will discuss if this is just expected lip service or if they think there’s genuine (five) heart behind it. There is an entertaining Five Heart […]
From Corn Nation | about 19 hours ago | 0 reads
I was sitting out by the pool in St. Petersburg, Florida, this past weekend, and I thought of a solution to the transfer portal that will finally solve its out-of-control nature. It was an idea so obvious to me that I’m wondering why I didn’t come up with it before. Here’s the solution: Every athlete […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | about 21 hours ago | 0 reads
Sunday marks four weeks since the Seattle Seahawks thumped the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX 29-13, laying claim to the title of World Champions. Sunday also marks four years since the Seahawks sent Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos in exchange for two first round picks, two second round picks and a trio […]
From Field Gulls | about 21 hours ago | 0 reads
A rare somber song played over the loudspeakers as Nick Martinelli looked up at the jumbotron, watching his face flash across the screen before suiting up in Evanston one last time. A sold-out crowd packed Welsh-Ryan Arena for Senior Night, ready to celebrate Martinelli and the rest of the senior class as Northwestern tried to […]
From Inside NU | about 21 hours ago | 0 reads