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Zavier Zens, a three-star high school prospect from Wisconsin, has committed to Illinois, per his X account. Zens is ranked as the 237th-best player in the class of 2026 according to 247Sports Composite rankings. Despite being named Mr. Basketball in the state of Wisconsin, Zens is rated as just the third-best player in the state. […]
Friday at 5:30pm CT on SECN+, Saturday at 1pm CT on SECN+, and Sunday at 12pm CT on SECN+. The Jamal Mashburn Wedding Jerseys (NR) ‘26 Record: 25-10 (7-8 SEC). The Wedding Jerseys have matched our one game under .500 conference record, but had a much stronger OOC record (18-2), thus placing them in a less precarious […]
Who’s the Pack playing? Opponent: Wake Forest Mascot: Pissed Off Preachers | School Location: NASCAR-Cigarette, NC | Conference: ACC 2026 Record: 25-13 (9-9, 8th) | 2026 RPI Rank: 27 2025 Record: 39-22 (16-14, 8th) | 2025 RPI Rank: 29 2024 Record: 38-22 (15-15, 5th Atlantic) | 2024 RPI Rank: 14 When? Where? How do I watch? Location: David F. Couch […]
Offensive tackle Jimmy Kalis set to announce commitment on Friday Pennsylvania has been kind to Ohio State in recent cycles, and the Buckeyes look poised to dip back into the Keystone State once again. Four-star offensive lineman Jimmy Kalis (Pittsburgh, PA/Central Catholic) moved firmly into the spotlight this week after Ohio State surged on the […]
When the ACC made the move to nine conference games, it left many, if not all, of the league’s teams with some non-conference matchups to shed. NC State had to get rid of a game in 2027 (and will need to do the same for 2028), and naturally, the one road game on the slate […]
Nebraska is moving into the dog days of summer, grinding through workouts and getting bodies ready for the torrid fall ahead. In today’s college football landscape, the transfer portal has become the fastest way to flip a roster. Development alone no longer dictates whether a weak position group can become a strength. With NIL money […]
Aston Villa hosts Sunderland in a match-up of two Premier League sides focused on securing UEFA qualification for next season. Villa remain in fourth place, three points ahead of Liverpool for the fifth and final Champions League qualification position. Sunderland are tenth, so the very last slot on the first page of the standings, but […] The post Aston Villa vs Sunderland Team News: Alysson, Nilson Angulo, Dan Ballard appeared first on The Sports Bank .
When Notre Dame decided to end the 2025 college football season by opting out of playing in a bowl game, people all over the country kind of lost their minds. Notre Dame decided to NOT play in a meaningless bowl game because it was MEANINGLESS and, well, they’ve done enough meaningless stuff over the last […]
Last October, a never-before-seen atmosphere was observed at North Texas. For a Friday night contest against a ranked South Florida squad, a record 31,386 spectators flocked into DATCU Stadium to make Denton, TX the capital of the college football universe for one night. A similar atmosphere was potentially on the horizon in 2027 as reigning […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers will undergo their third offensive change since the start of the 2023 season. After Arthur Smith replaced Matt Canada, new head coach Mike McCarthy hired Minnesota Vikings tight ends coach and pass game coordinator Brian Angelichio to help run his offense. Speaking to the media for the first time on Friday, Angelichio […]
Each week, we here at Mountain West Connection will briefly preview every series going on in the conference, detailing how each team is going into the series and a key item to note that we feel will dictate the winner. Afterwards, if there are any non-conference series going on, we will go through each series […]
THE SKINNY Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 290 poundsHometown/High School: Bel Air, MD (Bel Air H.S.)Ranking: ★★★ (88 Rivals — No. 30 interior OL)Notable Offers: Oregon, Maryland, Michigan State, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia Tech HIGHLIGHTS OUTLOOK Commitment No. 8 for Penn State’s 2027 class is in as Maryland three-star interior offensive lineman Owen Reilly made the call […]
Last chance to see Cardinal football inside L&N Stadium until September. The University of Louisville football program will host its annual spring game on Friday evening at 6 p.m. inside L&N Stadium. Head coach Jeff Brohm will divide the roster into offensive and defensive units, featuring a modified scoring system that allows the defense to […]
Welcome back to You’re Nuts: Portal Kombat edition. We’re now 11 days into the transfer portal window, and everything is upside down. Even if you wanted to begin parsing through Big Ten rosters to get an idea for who may have the best team next year, you’d have to stop immediately when you realized that […]
Due to a reported cancellation of the backend of a home-and-home series, TCU will no longer host Stanford during the 2027 season. Instead, the Horned Frogs are now slated to welcome North Texas to Amon G. Carter Stadium for a nonconference matchup against the Mean Green. TCU has played the school just three times in […]
This is the final piece in a 6-part series examining Caleb Williams’ 2025 season. Today, we’re going to wrap up the series by exploring how Caleb did against man and zone coverage. General Overview Let’s start with a general look at how Williams performed against man and zone coverage in 2025. All data comes from Pro […]
Each Spring, college football fans get together and take out their rivals in an off-field competition- The Every Day Should Be Saturday (EDSBS) Charity Bowl. The last couple of years Syracuse Orange fans have stepped up big to push the Orange above a lot of our ACC rivals and even though the 2025 season didn’t go well, we […]
A former EMU football player is making national headlines for standing outside the Detroit Lions practice facility with a sign asking for a tryout. NFL hopeful Freddie McGee III went viral after several Lions reporters took pictures and spoke with him as he stood in Allen Park holding a sign with his stats and the […]
A canvas and assortment of paintbrushes inhabit Shadre Hurst’s residence. It’s a hobby the offensive guard enjoys when he’s not sealing a defender or dropping back into pass protection. Hurst spent his four previous years of college in New Orleans, and as he shifts westward on the bayou from Tulane to a new setting in […]
The off-season presses on as we approach summer 2026. The Mountain West is set to split this summer with the “departing five” leaving to create the reformed Pac-12. The Mountain West has added the likes of North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, and UTEP to fill the gaps. We at the Mountain West Connection intend to […]
Well change is coming to Nebraska football and it will be felt by many. That change will be coming (pending approval) following the 2026 football season as the University of Nebraska announced this morning. Here are a few bullet points for you as well as the whole statement at the bottom. The Athletic Department has […]
Robinson was recruited to the University of Florida from his hometown of Orlando in the 2024 cycle, rated as a low 4-star (.9110) in the 24/7 composite. That was to be head coach Billy Napier’s third out of four years in Gainesville. Robinson’s DL coach and primary recruiter was Gerald Chatman, who had previously been […]
The dominoes in college football often fall in peculiar ways, leading to unexpected stories. Such was the case for the ultra talented Steve McNair in 1991. A star in a variety of sports at Mount Olive High School in Mississippi, McNair made himself a sought after recruit in not only the college football ranks but […]
Rutgers football has gone quite a long time since it has fully developed a quarterback from the start of their college career until its finish. According to Jason Kirk of The Athletic, it has been roughly 15 years since one of these quarterbacks was recruited and 12 since one actually played for Rutgers, as Gary […]
Ohio State’s tight end room was supposed to be about experience. The Buckeyes attacked the transfer portal, added proven veterans, and rebuilt the position with clear roles in mind after losing their entire core. On paper, the path to TE1 looked straightforward, with established players expected to handle the bulk of the receiving production. But […]