NCAA Teams

Arizona Desert Swarm — The Arizona Wildcats lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide 76-73 on Sunday in Tuscaloosa to fall to 7-3 on the season. Our full recap can be found here, and here are some additional takeaways from the loss. This is not a first-half team For the second game in a row, the Wildcats trailed by double figures in the first half, as Alabama ballooned its lead to 19 with 7:05 left in the period. The good news is Arizona rallied back to make it a nine-point game heading into the locker room and even held a lead in the second half at multiple points. But you can’t accumulate that kind of deficit and...

Arizona Desert Swarm — Lessons learned from the Wildcats’ third loss The Arizona Wildcats (7-3) suffered a tough road loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide (6-3) on Sunday afternoon. It’s the Wildcats’ third loss in the non-conference schedule, and could be a point of contention on Selection Sunday. Our full recap can be found here, and here’s three up and three down from the defeat. 3 Up Comeback It’s never a good thing to go down by 19 in the first half. If you can bounce back from that, however, and make a close game in the entire second half, that’s a sign of strong effort and solid talent. Going into...

Arizona Desert Swarm — The Arizona Wildcats remain a second half team, having outscored their opponents by 86 points after halftime this season. But unlike in their previous game, that second-half surge wasn’t enough to overcome another poor first half. Arizona (7-3) fell 76-73 at Alabama on Sunday afternoon, rallying from down 19 points to lead twice midway through the second half but ending up on the losing end in its first nonconference road game. Justin Coleman had a chance to force overtime but his three-quarter court shot—taken with enough time left to get in a dribble or two—fell far short. That came...

House of Sparky — One day closer to Vegas It’s officially less than a week until game day, and it was a Sunday fun day inside the bubble at the Kajikawa Practice Fields in preparation for the Vegas Bowl. It was also the second to last practice in Tempe before ASU departs for Vegas. Last practice: Wednesday, December 5 Next practice: Monday, December 10 Music Splash Warning (Meek Mill feat. Future, Roddy Ricch, and Young Thug) Injury update Quarterback Ryan Kelley was by the trainer’s table and is still out Jalen Harvey was in uniform, but did not participate in practice Notes Media was allowed to view...

House of Sparky — ASU scored an overtime game-winner to beat the Tigers For the third time this season, No. 19 Arizona State (12-6) pulled out an overtime victory on the east coast. The Sun Devils defeated Princeton (3-8-1) by a final score of 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night to sweep the Tigers in a two-game set. Heading into extra time knotted at two, senior forward Jake Clifford won a battle in the corner. The puck eventually was fled back to the point for freshman defenseman Josh Maniscalco, and Clifford proceeded to break from the corner to the front of the cage. Maniscalco swung a shot on goal that...

rssfeeds.azcentral.com — ASU (6-2) heads to Colorado State riding a four-game winning streak following Friday night’s victory over Southern University.         

Down The Drive — Bearcats improve to 6-5 The Cincinnati Bearcats women’s basketball team overcame a fourth quarter home deficit to beat Virginia Commonwealth, 66-54, at Fifth Third Arena on Friday night. The victory improved UC’s overall record to 6-5, helping the Bearcats snap a three-game losing streak as they prepare for Sunday’s matchup with crosstown rivals Xavier. Sophomore forward IImar’i Thomas, who led the Bearcats with 20 points, sparked Cincinnati’s comeback. Thomas and Sam Rodgers (14 points) helped UC blow past VCU, who held a 46-43 lead after three quarters, turning the fourth...

rssfeeds.cincinnati.com — The 2018 iteration of the Crosstown Shootout was a weird one in the sense that a lot of the major players involved were uninitiated on this famous rivalry stage.         

Down The Drive — The Bearcats did what they do best and ran past their oldest rivals with a 62-47 victory at Fifth Third Arena. In the battle of defense vs. offense, defense took a resounding victory on Saturday, as the Cincinnati Bearcats toppled the Xavier Musketeers 62-47 during the 86th Crosstown Shootout at Fifth Third Arena. The long-time rivals play very different forms of basketball, with the Bearcats (9-1) favoring a brutally crushing defensive approach while Xavier (6-4) leans on efficient offense. The Bearcats’ style won out Saturday, as they held the Musketeers to 35.3 shooting, including a...

Florida Times-Union — No. 11 Florida State vs. UConnWhen: Saturday, 6:30 p.m.Where: Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.TV: ESPN2.Probable lineupsSeminoles (7-1)21 Christ Koumadje, C, 7-4; 7.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg3 Trent Forrest, G, 6-4; 10.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg5 P.J. Savoy. G, 6-4; 9.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg14 Terance Mann, G, 6-7; 11.1 ppg, 7.3 rpg23 M.J. Walker, G, 6-5; [...]

Florida Times-Union — TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- P.J. Savoy scored 16 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, and No. 11 Florida State shook off a sluggish performance to put away Troy 83-67 on Monday night.M.J. Walker added 14 points, while Trent Forrest had 13 points and five rebounds for the Seminoles (7-1), who committed 16 turnovers and had just 13 assists.Troy (3-5) was worse, recording only 10 assists while committing 22 turnovers. Jordon Varnado scored 15 points and Darian Adams had 14.The [...]

Florida Times-Union — CARY, N.C. (AP) Dallas Dorosy made one more play for Florida State at another big moment.Dorosy scored in the 60th minute to help the Seminoles beat North Carolina 1-0 on Sunday for the NCAA Women's College Cup championship.Florida State (20-4-3) won the NCAA title for the second time. It also won it all in 2014."I thought our kids fought extremely hard," coach Mark Krikorian said. "Resilient as can be."Dorosy scored five of her seven goals this season in Florida [...]

Macon Telegraph — A double-digit lead, in a high-stakes game, squandered away to cost Georgia a (potential) spot in the national championship. That’s a sentence that would make 2012 Mark Richt shudder, and …

Dawg Sports — And that seems fair... After the nightmare journey through 90s music I’ve put you through this season, I fully intended to branch into another area of my diseased musical brain this week. But then, of course, it was revealed that our #5 Georgia Bulldogs would be taking on the #15 Texas Longhorns in the Sugar Bowl. And I had an epiphany. There is a singular song that pops into my mind when I think of our Dawgs riding into New Orleans to do battle against the Longhorns. I couldn’t help myself. It was just there. And it just so happened to be one of my absolute favorites from my...

Dawg Sports — Bulldog fans have known for a while now that Deandre Baker is the best defensive back in college football. Now he’s got the hardware to prove it. The 2018 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award for the nation's best DB goes to ... Georgia's DeAndre Baker! pic.twitter.com/KP4ndZNEjV— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) December 7, 2018 Baker was named the Jim Thorpe Award winner tonight as the nation’s top defensive back over fellow finalists Greedy Williams of LSU and Julian Love of Notre Dame. Father Deandre as he is known on the Chapel Bell Curve podcast was a force during his senior season....

Kansas City Star — I remembered the first quote. I’d forgotten about the second. As Kansas coach Bill Self went on a three-minute rant of sorts — a half-hour after his team’s 63-60 victory …

Kansas City Star — After KU narrowly got past a pesky New Mexico State team Saturday night at the Sprint Center, Jayhawks head coach Bill Self went on a rant about everything wrong with his current team. …

Kansas City Star — Bill Self's Jayhawks survive New Mexico State at the Sprint Center …

The Collegian — Kamau Stokes reflects on how the season has gone so far and looks forward to Saturday's game against Tulsa.

The Collegian — After playing four years with the Wildcats, quarterback Alex Delton will transfer from the K-State football program.

The Collegian — Marquette guard Markus Howard drops 45 points on the Wildcats in the upset over No. 12 Kansas State.

And The Valley Shook — Tigers wrap up finals week with an easy test The 6-2 LSU Tigers look to extend their home winning streak to 13 games Sunday afternoon when they take on the 5-5 Incarnate Word Cardinals in the PMAC. The Cardinals hail from San Antonio, TX and represent the Southland Conference, where they finished in 12th place last season with a paltry 7-21 (2-16) record. Incarnate Word is 5-5 on the season, albeit only one of their wins came against a Division I opponent, an overtime victory over North Dakota State. By KenPom efficiency ratings, the Cardinals rank 300th in offense, and 353rd in defense...

And The Valley Shook — Tigers come up snake eyes on awards night. LSU cornerback Greedy Williams and kicker Cole Tracy both came up short at ESPN’s college football awards ceremony. Georgia’s DeAndre Baker took home the Jim Thorpe Award for the nation’s best defensive back, while some guy who’s less important beat out Tracy for the Lou Groza award. Seriously, they gave the best kicker trophy to somebody that gets to play his home games in doors. Whats-his-name made three more kicks than Tracy (28 versus 25) but they had the same number of misses and one guy got to play six games in a dome. Baker was very...

And The Valley Shook — For the first time, an LSU Tiger has taken home the award for the nation’s top linebacker. LSU’s Devin White received a much-deserved honor today, taking home the 2018 Dick Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. He had to hold back the tears. @DevinWhite__40 is nothing but thankful for his family, coaches, teammates and Tiger fans everywhere. #ForeverLSU pic.twitter.com/YsSCE6K8VO— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) December 5, 2018 White, a junior from Springhill, La., is the first player in LSU history to take home the award, and the 25th national award winner in school...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — The reunion of the Hausers and Trevor Anderson on Saturday reminds us to ask: Were the SPASH teams from 2015-17 the best in Wisconsin history?        

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — The Golden Eagles (7-2) pulled away in the second half to take care of business on Tuesday.        

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — Junior wing Sacar Anim easily had his best game in the Golden Eagles big nonconference victory over Kansas State.        

Herald-Dispatch — HUNTINGTON — At a time when football players opt to sit out of bowl games to preserve themselves for the NFL Draft, Marshall University wide receiver Tyre Brady is taking a different path.

Herald-Dispatch — HUNTINGTON — Taevion Kinsey thought he had a pretty good game Wednesday at Duquesne University, but it didn’t matter because the Marshall Thundering Herd lost.

Herald-Dispatch — HUNTINGTON — The smile never left the face of Marshall University linebacker Frankie Hernandez when he met with reporters this week in advance of the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, which is Dec. 20 in Tampa, Florida, and puts the…

Baltimore Sun — Losing on the road in the Big Ten, especially in a tough environment such as Purdue’s Mackey Center, is not an unusual occurrence. Unfortunately for Maryland, it’s something the Terps have done three straight times since winning here in 2014-2015 as a Big Ten newbie. The latest defeat came Thursday...

Baltimore Sun — Introductory news conferences for just-hired coaches often set the tone for the months — or even years — ahead. When Randy Edsall was introduced as Maryland’s football coach in 2011, he came off as stiff and somewhat defensive about the way he left his players at Connecticut. It didn’t help that...

Baltimore Sun — Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon expected his young team to have some growing pains, especially early in the Big Ten season. On a night when the Terps did enough defensively to beat Purdue at raucous Mackey Arena, a stagnant offense let a hot start turn into a disappointing finish. ...

State of The U — All our recruiting pieces for the early AND regular signing days in one place Like every other team in America, the Miami Hurricanes are deep in the 2019 recruiting cycle, communicating with prospects and trying to add top level talent to the roster for the years to come. Here is our Story Stream, with plenty of recruiting commentary and analysis, all about the Canes’ recruiting efforts through the end of the 2019 cycle. Hopefully, things will meet our expectations, but if not, we’ll talk about that too. Read up and enjoy, Canes Fam!

Canes Warning — The Miami football program is still searching for a quarterback in their Class of 2019 and ’20. Can they flip Florida State commit Sam Howell? Howell is the 87th ranked player overall, the third-ranked pro-style quarterback and second-ranked player in North Carolina in the Class of 2019. The advantage that the Miami football program has […] Can Miami football flip Florida State QB commit Sam Howell? - Canes Warning - Canes Warning - A Miami Hurricanes blog

State of The U — The true freshman has staked his claim for a share of the carries going forward Coming into the 2018 season, the Canes were considered to be one of the most lethal teams in the country due to their talent at the skill positions. One of the most loaded positions was running back, where Miami was returning near 1000-yard rusher Travis Homer, emerging sophomore Deejay Dallas, and senior bruiser Trayone Gray, while also adding incoming 5-star freshman Lorenzo Lingard. Lingard was not the only running back in last year’s recruiting class, as the coaching staff also brought in local product...

Detroit Free Press — Two years ago when Michigan basketball played South Carolina, Jon Teske and Zavier Simpson werent the difference makers they are today.        

Detroit Free Press — Jordan Poole scored a career-high 26 points, and Jon Teske added 15 points and great rim protection in the Wolverines victory        

Detroit Free Press — Wolverines vs. Gamecocks from Crisler Center.        

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Odom reveals that former Clemson QB told Mizzou coaches a week earlier he planned to pick Tigers.

Columbia Daily Tribune — Missouri’s game plan for the Liberty Bowl against Oklahoma State is done with 23 days to spare.But Tigers coach Barry Odom won’t think of it that way.There hasn’t been a moment to spare in at least a week. The last six days have been thrill-a-minute: news of tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley’s departure broke Monday, [...]

Columbia Daily Tribune — The Missouri men's basketball team defeated Oral Roberts 80-64, for its third straight win. The Tigers (6-3), though they battled foul trouble early, cruised through this one in the second half. Let's get right into the takeaways. REVIEWING PREGAME PREVIEWBIGGEST QUESTION: What will we see from KJ Santos?The quick answer, not much.To be honest, fans shouldn’t have expected much from a [...]

Plain Dealer — Was the Buckeyes' blowout loss to unranked Purdue too much to overcome?

Plain Dealer — The Wolverines and the Buckeyes are coming together for the 115th time in their storied rivalry.

Addicted To Quack — Bol, King, Wooten? What’s not to like? EUGENE, OREGON DUCKS 84 - MAVERICKS 61 After suffering back-to-back losses, Dana Altman decided to shake things up by giving Abu Kigab and Will Richardson their first career starts at Oregon. The decision paid off as the Ducks got off to a hot start, outscoring Omaha Nebraska 25 to 10 with 8:50 left in the first half. Neither new starter blew up the scoreboard, but the renewed energy was clear from the get-go. Payton Pritchard once again had an off shooting night, scoring only 7 points and going 1-of-5 from three point land, but...

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Addicted To Quack — Oregon junior outside hitter Willow Johnson says that one of her first memories of sports is participating in the World Series parade for the Diamond Backs with her dad, Randy Johnson. The Redbox Bowl will pit coach Cristobal against Coach Dantonio for Michigan State against each other for the second time in a bowl, but the first time with both as head coaches. Cristobal was an assistant at Alabama when Alabama and Michigan State played in the playoff. The AP announced their all Pac 12 team and they were a bit more friendly to the Ducks than the official conference list. 8 players made...

Building The Dam — Brandin Cooks makes history, again. The season is entering it’s final stretch, and a few former Beavers are going to either make the playoffs, or are currently fighting for those last few spots. Here’s what happened in Week 13. Brandin Cooks: Wide Receiver - Los Angeles Rams It’s easy to forget with how explosive his season has been that this is only Cooks first season in Los Angeles. While Cooks only had 4 receptions for 62 yards this weekend against Detroit, that was enough for him to break the 1,000 yard receiving mark this season. This is Cooks third straight season with over...

Building The Dam — Another OSU vs OSU contest starts the year. Oregon State Football has released their schedule for 2019. After a tough start to the Jonathan Smith Era, we’re all looking forward to seeing how the team develops. Here’s who they’ll be taking on next year. The 2019 schedule is here.#GoBeavs pic.twitter.com/a81E2oO2t3— Oregon State Football (@BeaverFootball) December 4, 2018 August 30th: vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys September 7th: at Hawaii Warriors September 14th: vs. Cal Poly Mustangs September 28th: vs. Stanford Cardinal October 5th: at UCLA Bruins October 12th: vs. Utah...

Corvallis Gazette Times — SAN FRANCISCO — Oregon State wide receiver Timmy Hernandez has been named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic First Team as the league named its 2018 football selections on Monday.

Journal & Courier — Links to preview coverage, notes and "Starting Five" pregame thoughts for a rare Boilermakers trip to Texas.         

Journal & Courier — The season-ending injury to Lorenzo Neal has caused shuffling along the defensive line, including Derrick Barnes move to the Leo position         

Journal & Courier — Probable lineups and storylines for the Boilermakers third road trip in their last four games.         

Garnet And Black Attack — Tough loss, but not a bad showing from the Garnet and Black. The South Carolina Gamecocks couldn’t pull the big road upset, but showed some encouraging mettle in an 89-78 loss to the No. 5 Michigan Wolverines on Saturday afternoon. The game got off to a pretty good start for South Carolina, as the Wolverines were sloppy with the basketball, which allowed the Gamecocks to keep pace with them offensively. Michigan eventually tightened up its play and went on a 13-2 run near the end of the half, but South Carolina did enough to stay afloat and only trailed by six, 42-36, at the break. Much...

thestate — Facing its toughest opponent of the season, South Carolina did a bunch of things right in its 89-78 loss to No. 5 Michigan on Saturday afternoon. Chris Silva looked like …

thestate — A new set of players will have their picture up in the South Carolina football hall of captains. The Gamecocks held their team banquet on Saturday night and handed out …

All for Tennessee — The Tennessee basketball team plays their second top-ten matchup of the season against the No.1 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs Sunday afternoon. Here is all the information you need to know for the game. If you are a fan of heavyweights squaring off then the Sunday afternoon matchup between the No.7 ranked Tennessee Volunteers and No.1 ranked Gonzaga […] Tennessee basketball vs. Gonzaga preview: Can Vols stout defense contain the Bulldogs? - All for Tennessee - All for Tennessee - A Tennessee Volunteers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

All for Tennessee — Tennessee basketball is heading into a matchup against the No.1 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs. Here is how the Vols have fared in the past against top-ranked teams. Rick Barnes and the Tennessee basketball team has the opportunity to play spoiler against the No.1 ranked team in the land, the Gonzaga Bulldogs. This game will mark the […] Tennessee basketball: Vols haven’t fared well against No.1 ranked teams in the past - All for Tennessee - All for Tennessee - A Tennessee Volunteers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

All for Tennessee — Tennessee football is looking at Kendal Briles to be its new offensive coordinator. Despite his past, he would bring no real baggage to the Volunteers. It seems like national media will do everything they can to stop Tennessee football from ever making a good hire. They got mad at Vols fans last year for rejecting […] Tennessee football: Kendal Briles would bring no real baggage to Vols - All for Tennessee - All for Tennessee - A Tennessee Volunteers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Burnt Orange Nation — The Longhorns have lost three straight since starting the season at 5-0. On Sunday evening, the Texas Longhorns will welcome the Purdue Boilermakers in hopes of snapping a three-game losing skid. To do so, Shaka Smart’s club will almost certainly have to contain Carsen Edwards, a Preseason All-American and one of the nation’s elite scorers. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2. The full preview can be found here. This is your game thread.

Burnt Orange Nation — The Longhorns will have their hands full against a veteran Purdue squad led by one of the nation’s elite talents. Still a few games from being free of the non-conference portion of the 2018-19 campaign, Shaka Smart’s fourth season on the Forty Acres is already at risk of a free-fall. What was once a 5-0 start fresh off of a win over No. 7 North Carolina has since been smothered by the dark cloud of back-to-back-to-back losses to No. 11 Michigan State, Radford, and VCU. If the Texas Longhorns are to snap that slump on Sunday, they’ll have to do so at the expense of a fairly...

Hookem.com — The Texas track and field team recorded seven top-five finishes at the Reveille Invitational at Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium in College Station on Saturday. Teahna Daniels came away with the only win for the Longhorns, topping the field in the women’s 200-meter final. She finished in 23.66 seconds, and teammate Serenity Douglas clocked a 23.90 […]

LasVegasSun.com — UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies loves to play big, but on Saturday the Rebels may have to go small if they want to win their first road game of the season ...

LasVegasSun.com — After wrapping up a disappointing 4-8 campaign on a high note with a win over rival UNR, the UNLV football team is heading into one of its most important offseasons ...

LasVegasSun.com — Is Shakur Juiston passing too much? The senior forward has always been willing to move the ball, and he takes pride in his unselfishness on the offensive end. He prioritizes making the right play at all times, no matter ...

OC Register — Rossovich played for USC from 1965 to 1967 and earned consensus All-American honors when he co-captained the Trojans’ 1967 national championship team before playing nine pro seasons in the NFL and WFL. After his retirement from football, he became an actor and stuntman.

OC Register — LOS ANGELES — As injuries go, USC’s basketball team has been dealt a bad hand over the first month of the season. Five of its 11 scholarship players have been sidelined for at least one game, including leading returning scorer Bennie Boatwright and freshman Kevin Porter Jr., a talented guard who is widely viewed as […]

OC Register — Color commentator and former Notre Dame quarterback called USC and Texas Tech games this season, getting a good look at the Trojans’ struggling offense and the Red Raiders’ potent attack.

Section 215 — Villanova basketball fans should be thrilled to be part of the FanSided Fandom 250 after watching the Wildcats win it all last season. Last spring, the Villanova basketball team pulled the unthinkable by putting together an epic March Madness run when it mattered the most to win their second championship in three seasons to heat […] Villanova Basketball: Fans work their way into Fandom 250 after another championship - Section 215 - Section 215 - A Philadelphia City Sports blog

VU Hoops — Ah, the Holy War. Villanova and St. Joe’s took part in a longstanding Big 5 tradition this afternoon, with the Wildcats coming in as overwhelming favorites. Villanova was looking to extend their 24 game win streak in the Big 5, while the Hawks were looking to grab their first win against Villanova since 2011, and first on Nova’s home turf since 2004. The Cats fielded their regular starting 5 of Gillespie, Booth, Bey, Paschall, and DCR, while St Joe’s made an adjustment at the 4 from last game against Princeton by pulling Charlie Brown for Chris Clover (Lucy must’ve hurt him when...

VU Hoops — After opening up a big lead, the ‘Cats hung on for the win. Ah, the Holy War. Villanova and St. Joe’s took part in a longstanding Big 5 tradition this afternoon, with the Wildcats coming in as overwhelming favorites. Villanova was looking to extend their 24 game win streak in the Big 5, while the Hawks were looking to grab their first win against Villanova since 2011, and first on Nova’s home turf since 2004. The Cats fielded their regular starting 5 of Gillespie, Booth, Bey, Paschall, and DCR, while St Joe’s made an adjustment at the 4 from last game against Princeton by pulling...

Streaking The Lawn — The ever-exciting UVA-VCU series is back once again. How to watch the No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers (8-0) vs. Virginia Commonwealth Rams (7-2) Time: 1:30 p.m. ETLocation: Charlottesville, VATV & Online Streaming: Regional Sports Networks / WatchESPN.com Radio: Virginia Sports Radio NetworkLatest Sportsbook Odds: Virginia is favored by 15 points. Leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts here! In the meantime, here are some UVA-provided facts: For Openers Virginia meets VCU for the 15th time in series history. UVA has started 8-0 for the second straight season and is 122-35 (.777) in...

Streaking The Lawn — Watch Tony Bennett, Tina Thompson, Bryce Perkins, Kyle Guy, and more! The holiday season is upon us, and University of Virginia president Jim Ryan needed a little help from some Wahoos to get fully in the spirit. In a video shared on social media on Thursday, President Ryan was situating his office with some holiday cheer. When he took out a festive empty frame, he realized he needed a picture for it. President Ryan sent out the call for some of the UVA community to join him at the Rotunda, and boy did they respond. Give it a watch: .@presjimryan pulled out all the stops for his...

Streaking The Lawn — Kyle Guy and Braxton Key also aren’t half bad actors. Yesterday on STL we brought you a brand new podcast for your listening pleasure and today we’re keeping tabs on Tony Bennett’s basketball team. We’ve got some news on our favorite alum Chris Long, too! Happy Friday, ‘Hoos. Zion Ranks Second in Stadium’s College Basketball Player of the Year Race (Watch Stadium) Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter currently comes in at No. 8 in Stadium’s Player of the Year race. With UVa up next, Mike Rhoades says VCU has to take same approach (Daily Progress) After a win in...

The Smoking Musket — All you need to know about the 2018 Bowl Game, West Virginia vs Syracuse Opponent: Syracuse Orange Date: December 28, 2018 Time: 5:00 PM Location: Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida History: From Wikipedia The bowl was founded in 1990 by Raycom and was originally played at Joe Robbie Stadium outside the city of Miami. It was formed under the name Sunshine Football Classic, but due to corporate title sponsorships, was never actually contested under this name, nor even referred to as such except during brief intervals between corporate sponsors. During its Miami existence, it...

The Smoking Musket — Will Grier’s decision to skip the Camping World Bowl will turn out to help the Mountaineers in the long run Will Grier has made the decision to focus on the NFL Draft and forego his final game for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Many fans are upset with the idea of a player not playing in a game. I’m not here to tell you how you should feel (hint: support the player’s decision) but I will tell you how this decision is actually better for West Virginia in the long run. With Will Grier starting, the Mountaineers were favored by as much as a touchdown against their Camping World Bowl...

WVU | West Virginia Mountaineers sports coverage - Blue Gold News — Backyard Brawl Lives Up To Its Name MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Backyard Brawl lived up to its name on Saturday as West Virginia scored a […]

Cincinnati Enquirer — Xavier didnt have a response to Cincinnatis run Saturday in the Crosstown Shootout. Heres a look at what went wrong for the Musketeers         

Banners On The Parkway — UC got the better of Xavier today in nearly every area, defeating the Musketeers 62-47. The game was tight from the opening tip, as neither team was able to lead by more than three points through the first six minutes. UC led Xavier 9-6 with 13:49 left in the first half. Justin Jenifer was the engine for UC in this time, scoring three points and dishing out two assists. The back and forth affair continued, as Xavier managed to outscore UC 7-3 to lead 13-12 with 10:58 left, due to three-pointers from Quentin Goodin and Naji Marshall. UC briefly took the lead, 14-13, before Ryan Welage...

Banners On The Parkway — Tyrique Jones got his bell rung and Zach Hankins is coming back from the flu; Xavier needs them at full strength against UC. With 2:11 left in the game against Ohio U and Xavier putting the finishing touches on a 26-7 run that would take the game from contested to laughable, Tyrique Jones stepped up to take a charge from Bobcats guard Teyvion Kirk. As the combined forces of the impact and gravity sent Ty to the floor, the back of his head connected with the knee of Bobcats center Doug Taylor. By the time a woozy Jones was helped to the locker room several minutes later, Xavier fans were...