12s need to say goodbye. The Super Bowl has wrapped up, officially marking the start of the NFL offseason. For the 31 teams that fell short of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy, now is the time to evaluate their rosters, address weaknesses, and plan for the season ahead. Tough decisions will need to be made, whether…
The No. 1 Penn State wrestling team can complete another unbeaten Big Ten regular season and break the conference’s win-streak record Sunday when it visits Illinois. The Nittany Lions have won 69 consecutive matches dating to 2020 and are tied with Iowa for the longest Big Ten win streak (Iowa won 69 consecutive matches from 2007-11). With…
Kansas State is back in NCAA Tournament conversations after six consecutive victories following a 1-6 conference start. Basketball analyst Terrence Oglesby is more hesitant about placing these expectations on them. Despite its hot streak, Kansas State had a miserable stretch that set it back to start the season. “I just don’t think there’s really a…
The Denver Broncos will likely get the chance to recruit Taysom Hill. Since Sean Payton arrived as head coach of the Denver Broncos, the march toward reuniting his key assistants, collaborators, and players from New Orleans has moved forward inexorably. The latest came on Friday in the form of the Broncos hiring former New Orleans Saints interim head…
The Chicago Bears don’t know which direction they’ll go in the 1st round yet. They still haven’t attended the scouting combine and must do the pro day visits, assembling the last of their data. From there, GM Ryan Poles must determine how the first nine picks of the draft unfold. Chicago has a chance to…
One team remains without a general manager this off-season. The Jacksonville Jaguars fired Trent Baalke two weeks after most teams would’ve. However, the desire to land their head coach of choice made it a necessary move. From there, buzz quickly picked up that Chicago Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham was considered the favorite for that jump since…
After the Detroit Lions suffered their stunning loss to the Washington Commanders in the playoffs, news broke that the Chicago Bears were bringing in their 17th coaching candidate. The name involved was not one anybody saw coming. It was Tennessee State head coach Eddie George. The Bears had worked with him as part of the…
The No. 16 Wisconsin Badgers just took down No. 7 Purdue Boilermakers 94-84 on the road in Mackey Arena. It was a huge win for the Badgers and their second Quad 1A win of the year (Arizona being the other one). It was a statement win for Wisconsin, especially after one of their best players, Kamari McGee, was…
Late in the first half of Saturday’s contest at Purdue, Wisconsin guard Kamari McGee was called for a flagrant 2 foul, and was subsequently ejected on one of the most questionable calls of the season. McGee was fighting through a screen and made hard contact with Purdue’s Trey Kaufmann-Renn in what was an obvious standard…
Kamari McGee was the victim of one of the dumbest officiating calls in the history of college basketball. It’s rare to see the world of college basketball come around a single bad call, but this was one of those. He was trying to get around an illegal screen when he made incidental contact with Trey Kaufmann-Renn in…
After reaching three Elite Eights in four years, the Texas Longhorns are keeping Vic Schaefer on the Forty Acres until at least 2030. AUSTIN — As head coach Vic Schaefer has led the No. 3 Texas Longhorns to a 24-2 overall record this season, the University of Texas System Board of Regents is planning to offer him a contract…
Details for Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian ‘s one-year extension were included in the agenda book for the University of Texas System Board of Regents’ upcoming February meeting released Saturday. In addition to a one-year extension, Sarkisian is also getting a significant raise. Sarkisian was due to make $10.4 million this year, with the number rising by…