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State of The U

Is there a sea change happening in Coral Gables?

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Miami has replaced their AD, head football coach, baseball coach and now the women’s basketball coach all in under three calendar years. The winter of 2021 marked a significant moment for Miami Hurricanes athletics. Out went former Miami Athletic Director Blake James, and in came Clemson’s Dan Radakovich. In what sure felt like a package deal, Mario Cristobal replaced Manny Diaz as the Hurricanes head football coach. Cristobal came to Miami from Oregon where he had won two Pac-12 Championships and a Rose Bowl with the Ducks. Diaz had...

Miami Herald

UM’s Cristobal offers update on Fletcher injury, a Cane who could change positions, more

Running back Mark Fletcher, coming off a serious foot injury sustained in the Pinstripe Bowl, should be ready to return this summer, coach Mario Cristobal said Tuesday. “He’s doing well,” …

Burnt Orange Nation

Notes from the first Texas spring practice

Wescott Eberts Observations from the portion of practice open to the media and additional insight from Steve Sarkisian. AUSTIN, Texas — On a beautiful, cool morning at Frank Denius Fields, the Texas Longhorns practiced for the first time this spring with a buzz in the air — it was the team’s first practice since playing in the Sugar Bowl and the team’s first practice to prepare for this summer’s move to the SEC. Back to football pic.twitter.com/sAPFA2l4cn— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) March 19, 2024 After the media was allowed to watch 40 minutes...

State of The U

Quick comparisons: The ‘24 ‘Canes are closer to which historical team?

Photo by Andy Lyons/ Comparison is the thief of joy, but let’s do it anyway! “Comparison is the thief of joy” is a quote often attributed to Teddy Roosevelt or Roger Sterling’s mother. But we’re going to compare some historic ‘Canes teams to the 2024 team anyway. The ‘24 ‘Canes are coming of of a 7-6 season and a Pinstripe Bowl loss to Rutgers in year two of the Mario Cristobal experiment. The 1984, 1999, and 2020 Hurricanes teams were all in some form of similar circumstances but had some distinct differences. The ‘84 team was coming off of the best...

A Sea Of Blue

Multiple Georgia players share praise for Brock Vandagriff and Jamon Dumas-Johnson

Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK “They got two dogs.” Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats are currently gearing up for the 2024 college football season. After a tough bowl loss to Clemson to end last season, the Cats did not waste time recruiting some of the top talent in the transfer portal to Lexington. Kentucky grabbed two Georgia Bulldogs in the portal to help take the program to the next level in the SEC this upcoming season. Big Blue Nation has welcomed linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson and quarterback Brock Vandagriff from Athens. Dumas-Johnson was the...

Baltimore Sun

University of Maryland football coaches got $671K in bonuses for bowl game that netted school no money, records show

University of Maryland football coaches got more than $671,000 in contract bonuses for a mid-level bowl game that netted the school no money, according to budget records obtained by The Baltimore Sun.

Burnt Orange Nation

Longhorns Daily News: Almost every NFL draft analyst thinks Texas alum Xavier Worthy will land in Kansas City

Ricardo B. Brazziell / USA TODAY NETWORK Plus: Losing streak SZN Yet another ESPN NFL mock draft has predicted former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Xavier Worthy will land with the reigning Super Bowl champs the Kansas City Chiefs in round one. This time, ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay is making the Worthy-to-Chiefs call. “The one that makes the most sense to me and kind of fits what they would try to do, Kansas City has spent so much on their defense and getting that right in the last couple of drafts and we’ve seen the results,” McShay said, per On3. “Now...

Kansas City Star

Hunter Dickinson likes this comparison between KU & Super Bowl-winning KC Chiefs

Kansas Jayhawks big man Hunter Dickinson believes there’s been a recent shift in mentality among members of the KU men’s basketball team. After officially being eliminated from Big 12 regular-season …

State of The U

Hurricanes underperform at 2024 NFL Combine

Photo by Michael Reaves/ Matt Lee improved his draft stock, others tanked theirs as ‘Canes underperform at NFL Combine The Miami Hurricanes had five players invited to the 2024 NFL Combine. While transfer center Matt Lee improved his draft stock, the other four saw theirs plummet in the eyes of NFL Draft commentators. Matt Lee, center First let’s talk about Matt Lee. Lee arrived at the combine around 20 pounds heavier than he weighed in at the Senior Bowl and looked to be in great physical condition. Lee, a transfer from UCF, was the captain of the ‘Canes...

Burnt Orange Nation

Hamstring injury impacting Jordan Whittingon’s pre-draft process

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Without being able to test for scouts, Whittington is in serious danger of sliding out of the draft. Another injury. After all that former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Jordan Whittington has been through — all the injuries over the years, questioning whether he wanted to keep playing football — earning an invitation to the Senior Bowl following two healthy seasons with a combined 92 receptions for 1,157 yards and two touchdowns was a tremendous success. And then Whittington had to opt out of the critical showcase in Mobile with a...

No. 5 Oklahoma tops UCLA in 48-14 victory at the Rose Bowl | FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS

The UCLA Bruins lose in Pasadena 48-14 to the Oklahoma University Sooners. All-world quarterback Jalen Hurts had another huge day throwing for three touchdowns and running for one. #FOXSports #CFB #JalenHurts #OklahomaSooners #UCLABruins

Zion Williamson Sends Duke-UNC Tickets Past Super Bowl LIII Prices

No. 1 Duke hosts No. 8 North Carolina on Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium and it looks like freshman Zion Williamson has fans in a frenzy. NESN.com's Rachel Holt explains how ticket prices have reached Super Bowl levels. For more: https://nesn.co

UNC vs. Duke: Preview & Predictions | The Dan Patrick Show | NBC Sports

Jay Bilas previews the Duke-UNC game, shares some of the celebrities that are expected, and details how the atmosphere is bigger than the Super Bowl. #NBCSports #TheDanPatrickShow #UNCvsDuke »