9:15 PM EDT, Thu March 28, 2024
NCAA Rumors & News
A Sea Of Blue 16 mins ago
Dylan Ballard - A Sea Of Blue Kentucky pulled in a good one. With so much focus placed on the turmoil within Kentucky men’s basketball, it was easy to miss the excitement of the women’s basketball program hiring a new head coach to lead the program. Kenny Brooks was poached from Virginia Tech, and an immediate great sign was seeing how folks close to his former program were devastated by the news of his departure. “Brooks was the best developer of players and a teacher of the game that I’ve probably ever seen in any sport.” Virginia Tech AD Whit Babcock said...
Herald-Dispatch 30 mins ago
HUNTINGTON — The long and short of it was Louisiana-Monroe executed better than Marshall did on Thursday.
And The Valley Shook 1 hour ago
LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers running the 40-yard dash. | LSU Athletics A lot of good things happened today at LSU’s Pro Day as players showcased their skills in front of over 200 people ranging from NFL personnel and members of the media. LSU hosted over 200 NFL personnel and media members for its annual Pro Day. Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell, New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen, New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll, Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn were among some the coaches who attended LSU’s Pro Day. LSU had 13 members of the...
And The Valley Shook 2 hours ago
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Play ball The 2024 Major League Baseball season began in earnest Thursday (the Dodgers and Padres played a two-game series in Seoul last week) and seven former Tigers are on MLB Opening Day rosters. Josh Smith will be getting his World Series ring as the defending champion Texas Rangers begin their title defense in Arlington against the Cubs. Smith might be getting a World Series ring, but I’d argue that Aaron Nola is an even bigger winner as he was rewarded by the Philadelphia Phillies with a seven-year $172 million contract...
Burnt Orange Nation 2 hours ago
Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK After admittedly rushing through his entire life, the Longhorns quarterback is slowing down and putting in the work to enjoy his time on the Forty Acres and set himself up for success in the NFL. “Be where your feet are.” It’s the type of aphorism that coaches love, and Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers is fully living it for the first time in his playing career. He’s certainly not looking backwards — the mullet Ewers used to wear, long his signature haircut, is in the past and isn’t coming...
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician 2 hours ago
Photo by Mike Mulholland/ One spot for you to discuss a long weekend of hoops We’ve made it to the Sweet 16 Syracuse Orange fans. This post will be pinned to the 2nd spot through the weekend so you can use it to discuss all the happenings on and off the court. Can the ACC continue to make the college basketball “experts” talk in circles about how post-season success doesn’t mean the league wasn’t the no-good, lousy, simply bad conference they say it is? Are you all in on the ACC? Do you want to see some new teams in the Final Four? Can anyone stop the UConn...
Arizona Desert Swarm 2 hours ago
Photo by Harry How/ Come chat with us! It’s Game Day! The 2nd-seeded Arizona Wildcats, in the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years, take on the 6th-seeded Clemson Tigers in the NCAA Tournament West Region semifinals. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Clemson game time, details: Date: Thursday, March 28, 2023 Time: 4:09 p.m. PT Location: Crytpo.com Arena; Los Angeles, Calif. Line: According to DraftKings SportsBook, Arizona is a 7-point favorite and the over/under is 152.5. KenPom.com...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch 3 hours ago
Can the Tigers emulate Iowa State, Clemson or NC State's paths to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament?
South Florida Sun-Sentinel 4 hours ago
The Hurricanes signed a big man on Thursday, adding Virginia Tech veteran center Lynn Kidd as a transfer.
Purdue Exponent 4 hours ago
DETROIT — After two blowout wins in Indianapolis, Purdue has advanced to its fifth Sweet 16 in the past 10 years. This time around, the Boilermakers will face a familiar foe they’ve already met this season.
www.goduke.com 5 hours ago
No. 4-seed Duke confronts No. 1-seed Houston in the Sweet 16 of the South Region at the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Dallas, Texas on Friday, March 29, on CBS.
Arizona Desert Swarm 5 hours ago
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Arizona knew the secondary trio of Gunner Maldonado, Treydan Stukes and Dalton Johnson was staying for 2024, but there were questions on if junior cornerback Tacario Davis would join them on the back end after entering the transfer portal. Davis was back with the team for the first day of spring practice. He said he decided to stay to continue something special with the team. “Just to give the new coaches a shot to see, like I don’t want to just hop in there not knowing,” Davis said. “It was really giving them a chance because...
A Sea Of Blue 5 hours ago
Photo by Sarah Stier/ Another big name has entered the portal. It is officially transfer portal season across college basketball. For the Kentucky Wildcats, they’ve already seen Adou Thiero go portaling and are expected to lose several others this offseason to the portal. With that in mind, there are plenty of roster spots to fill on one of the premier programs in the country. That should attract some top-tier talent, and one of the better players in the country has officially entered his name into the portal as of this morning. According to a report by Jamie Shaw...
Burnt Orange Nation 5 hours ago
Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK Plus: Texas softball takes on Oklahoma State College football made a major rules change this offseason. Now, the game allows for in-helmet communication between coaches and players like Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers. Recently, Ewers opened up about how the new technology is working so far. “I love it,” Ewers said, per On3. “I think it makes things a little bit easier for me. Obviously, we’re still signaling but I still have Sark telling me the plays in the helmet. First day it was a little...
Burnt Orange Nation 5 hours ago
Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK Despite the disappointing overall record, the Longhorns are 4-2 in Big 12 play A disappointing 6-4 homestand for the Texas Longhorns ended with an embarrassing 4-1 loss to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, setting up a crucial road series against the No. 23 Kansas State Wildcats that starts on Thursday in Manhattan. In conference play, the Longhorns are still in good shape with series wins against the Red Raiders and the Bears, slotting head coach David Pierce’s team in third...
NCAA Player News
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Adou Thiero
Adou Thiero to transfer portal, per report
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Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers is back at Texas to finally live where his feet are
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Treydan Stukes
Arizona football’s back end is bonded and together after an offseason of uncertainty
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Ryan Young
Thursday’s 2024 NCAA Tournament Links Run
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Reed Sheppard
Jalen Blackmon enters transfer portal