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If you follow the NFL Draft process enough, you learn a few things in digesting the annual data. Specifically to Buffalo Rumblings, it’s nearly impossible to gauge who the Buffalo Bills covet and how they’ll prioritize their draft board entering the main event. Admittedly, I’m far from an expert on college football and that extends […]
Fernando Mendoza will be #iufb’s second #1 pick, and media chumps will be paid to tear him apart!
Welcome to this week’s TWIS Notes – just buckle up and grab a pad, there’s a bit of news. Jordy Frahm Opts Out of Pro Ball for 2026 With many thinking Senior Day in Lincoln this Saturday would be the perfect time to present Jordy Frahm with an AUSL Golden Ticket, the league’s marketing promotion […]
After giving the media a chance to speak to head coach Greg Schiano, offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca, and defensive coordinator Travis Johansen, the program has started the press conferences where members of the media can ask questions to position coaches. This time, it was running backs coach Damiere Shaw’s turn to hop on the podium […]
It’s been a busy month of April at the University of Kentucky as the basketball transfer portal is in full swing, spring football is winding down, Mitch Barnhart’s departure, and the search for the next UK Athletic Director. With the school in search of a new AD after Barnahrt steps down on June 30, Justin […]
The time is finally here, and the first round of the NFL Draft is kicking off shortly at 7:00 p.m. Central Time tonight, with broadcasts on ABC, ESPN, and NFL Network as usual. In the past, we’ve seen ABC be more “College Gameday” like, with Rece Davis hosting with Kirk Herbstreit, Nick Saban, and Desmond […]
Hugo Ekitike’s season is over and the 23-year-old French international knows that he will miss the World Cup this summer and then pre-season and the start of the 2026-27 season with Liverpool, but he has already begun the long road to recovery following news that he successfully underwent surgery on his ruptured achilles. Confirmation comes […]
After giving the media a chance to speak to head coach Greg Schiano, offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca, and defensive coordinator Travis Johansen, the program has started the press conferences where members of the media can ask questions to position coaches. This time, it was wide receivers coach Dave Brock’s turn at the mic to answer questions […]
The feeling was that it wouldn’t be long after Timothy Sands announced his departure that Athletic Director Whit Babcock would throw in the towel before the 2026-2027 school year. In a Completely Unsurprising Move Whit Hangs Up His Hat Babcock is hanging his Virginia Tech cap up and following University President Timothy Sands out the […]
The Wisconsin Badgers are expected to have at least one draftee in the 2026 NFL Draft: edge rusher Mason Reiger. While others, such as wide receiver Vinny Anthony, safety Austin Brown, tight end Lance Mason, and offensive tackle Riley Mahlman, are hoping to get drafted, Reiger is the only close-to-certainty that should be taken in […]
Yurcak Field, or rather the soccer stadium itself, will change its name after the Rutgers board of Governors held a vote on Thursday morning to change the name of the soccer stadium itself. According to The Knight Report, longtime corporate sponsor of the Scarlet Knights, RWJ Barnabas Health, has entered into another deal with the […]
At Ohio State, defensive stars are expected to look the part. Sonny Styles does more than that; he redefines it. A former five-star recruit who arrived in Columbus as a safety, Styles’ development into a modern linebacker has been one of the most fascinating and important evolutions on Ohio State’s defense over the past three […]
Kentucky Wildcats fans and media took to Twitter on Thursday afternoon to discuss the developing news: UK Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart will no longer step into his new role, as he will fully depart on June 30th. Barnhart was still going to be involved with the program, with the addition of nearly a $1 million […]
The NFL Draft starts tonight, and with that we conclude our series looking at special teams and coaches. A quick reminder of the rules: 1. All players had to be drafted from the one of the 17 ACC football schools (Notre Dame is ineligible). 2. The player just has to be drafted from the school, […]
Hall of Fame sportswriter Ray Didinger may be retired, but it does not mean he is retiring from poring over college film and talking to his numerous NFL sources to find out who can be sleepers in the 2026 NFL Draft. Last year, the prestigious Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award winner had on his yearly list: […]
It has been a minute since the last time Gopher football held an official Spring Game. Between weather and Fleck’s decision, the program has not held an outdoor Spring Game since 2021. The past two seasons they have decided to not have a Spring Game and the two years prior to that it was moved […]
The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off tonight in Pittsburgh with the first round taking place. The other six rounds of the annual selection event will run over the next two days, and by the end of the event, over 250 college football players will know where their NFL careers will begin. A number of former […]
The great Floyd Street standoff of 2026 has come to an end. From U of L: After leading the University of Louisville to its third consecutive nine-win season, head football coach Jeff Brohm has agreed to a contract extension through the 2033 season, Vice President/Director of Athletics Josh Heird announced Thursday. The agreement was approved earlier in the day […]
Before the college football season began, it was widely expected that cornerback Thaddeus Dixon, brought to Chapel Hill by Steve Belichick from Washington, was going to be UNC’s best player on defense if not the Tar Heels’ best overall player. For about three weeks, that looked to be the case, as he recorded 3 PBUs […]
Things are going quite well for UConn as the offseason gets started.
What you read above wasn’t a typo. Northwestern has claimed six of the past seven (no pun intended) Big Ten Tournament championships. The run NU is on right now cannot be simply characterized as a “dynasty” anymore. Rather, it should be seen as a tyrannical death grip on one of the best conferences in college […]
Draft day is here and it’s time to post my Top 300 Big Board. There have been daily positional boards the past 10 days, but here it is in total. Sorry, no punters, kickers or long snappers included, strictly position players. Round 1 1) E Arvell Reese – Ohio State 2) RB Jeremiyah Love – […]
Buccaneers fans should be #PL44SED by the news that running back Sean Tucker will be back with the team in the 2026-27 season. Tucker had his best season as a pro last year, carrying the ball 86 times for 320 yards and 7 touchdowns while adding one more receiving touchdown. His 8 scores led Tampa […]
After a 10-year absence, the rebirth of the Poinsettia Bowl in 2026 feels a bit less nostalgic and more like a statement: The champions from each the Mountain West and the Pac-12 face-off at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego eight months from now. The Poinsettia Bowl started in the 1950s between West Coast and East […]
Indiana football’s spring game is officially upon us as the program looks to round out weeks of practice into the beginnings of another winner in Bloomington. This year is more special than any in recent memory, with the game itself coinciding with the beginning of the first round of the NFL Draft, where Hoosier legend, […]