The Wisconsin Badgers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will square off for the second time this season, and the Badgers are eager for the rematch. They were toppled in the last outing versus the Illini when they traveled to Champaign, Illinois, 86-80. This matchup will look different not simply because the Badgers are at home but because…
Everyone has to start somewhere, and so it is for college basketball coaches. Few coaches were gifted high-profile Division I head coaching jobs right off the bat. For every Jon Scheyer at Duke, who has never been anywhere but Duke, there are far more examples of coaches who worked their way up the ladder, like…
the support that I’ve received here,” he said. “It’s an absolute honor and privilege to get to coach at a place like LSU with the tradition, the history, the star power over the years in all sports.” McMahon, 46, came to LSU after the 2021-22 season to replace Will Wade, who was fired after the NCAA…
Matt McMahon and the LSU Tigers are set to host one of the top players in the NBA Global Academy this week with coveted prospect, Marcus Vaughns, heading to Baton Rouge. Vaughns, a 6-foot-7 wing in the 2026 Recruiting Class, will arrive in town on Monday evening to begin a multi-day stay with the Tigers. He’s a player…
FAYETTEVILLE — When he was hired as head football coach at Illinois in December 2020, Bret Bielema once again started from scratch. Three years removed from being fired at Arkansas and following short NFL assistant stints with the New England Patriots and New York Giants, Bielema was given another big…
The Kentucky Wildcats have been battling the injury bug all season long. Last Tuesday, the Wildcats were nearly fully healthy for the first time all year—until Lamont Butler re-aggravated his already nagging injury. This setback forced Kentucky to rely on their fourth-string point guard, a position they never imagined being in. Despite the injury, Kentucky…
Kentucky head coach Mark Pope provided a key update on guard Kerr Kriisa’s status on Monday, revealing that the fifth-year senior could potentially receive a medical redshirt for next season. Kriisa, who has been sidelined since Kentucky’s win over Gonzaga in Seattle on Dec. 7, meets the qualifications for a medical redshirt, which would grant…
Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Mark Byington probably had good reason to be upset after his team lost to then-No. 5 Tennessee, 81-76, over on Saturday. Vandy had a 41-33 lead going into halftime, but the Commodores were completely overrun in the second half. Part of the issue for Vandy was undoubtedly the foul disparity. At…
The No. 5-ranked Tennessee Volunteers needed all the energy they could muster this Saturday against Vanderbilt because they were in trouble in the first half. The Vols went into the locker room down 44-31 and the greatest deficit they faced was at one point 16. Senior guard Zakai Zeigler was 0-of-2 from the floor with…
Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian is best touted to join the party with Ryan Day, Kirby Smart, and Dabo Swinney in the first-time national championship winners’ league. The Longhorns are the preseason favorites to be the national champions. Among all the other reasons, USA Today’s Blake Toppmeyer credits it to a core trait of luring in…
The Texas Longhorns are expected to be a top-tier national championship contender during the 2025 college football season. Colin Simmons is going to be a huge part of making those hopes become a reality. Simmons is coming off of a massive freshman season at Texas. He has become one of the best defensive playmakers in the nation already. As…
Following South Carolina’s big loss to UConn this weekend, ESPN is reporting that fans should be concerned. The South Carolina Gamecocks earned their third loss on the season this past weekend and their second loss in eight days, and it was an ugly one. Despite being the home team, UConn defeated the Gamecocks by a…