The Big Ten has a chance to win the 2026 NCAA tournament with Illinois and Michigan in this year’s Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The conference has not had a program win the national championship since Michigan ...
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Yeah… we’re bringing back the Triple Option for Notre Dame here at OFD, and from here on out, you should expect it every weekday moving forward. So let’s jump right into it (or pitch it out). TRADING TROJANS FOR SKUNKBEARS Recently, Jeremiyah Love went on Hard Count with JD Pickell for a nice conversation about […]
Nine Big Ten programs made the NCAA tournament this season, including regular-season champion Michigan and tournament champion Purdue. After the first weekend of March Madness, Ohio State, Wisconsin and UCLA were eliminated, leaving six programs entering Thursday and Friday’s Sweet ...
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Eight of 16 tickets to the second weekend of the 2026 NCAA Tournament were punched on Sunday. No. 1-seed Texas, No. 2-seed Michigan, No. 2-seed LSU, No. 3-seed Duke, No. 3-seed TCU, No. 4-seed North Carolina, No. 4-seed Minnesota and No. 4-seed Oklahoma are bound for the Sweet 16. Although winning a tournament game is […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears coach Ben Johnson was a savvy problem solver in Year 1 — now he has to do it all over again Ya think? Bears Set to Meet With This Defensive Playmaker From Michigan According to NFL and CFB analyst Ryan Fowler, Michigan linebacker Jimmy Rolder is scheduled to visit the […]
It’s rare that two Cinderellas face off in a championship final. But neither team that met in Saturday’s Big Ten final was meant to be there. The Cinderella of the season — Michigan — proved that it has evolved from a fairy tale into the king of the conference, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And the Cinderella of this tournament — Ohio State — went home heartbroken, its carriage...
Our first look at the NCAA Tournament Regionals.Also check out the schedule, times and TV.And our 2026 CHN Bracket Contest is ready. Win prizes. Tell your friends.Albany RegionalFriday, March 27 and Sunday, March 291. Michigan (29-7-1) vs. 16. Bentley (23-11-5), 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN-U8. Minnesota Duluth (23-14-1) vs. 9. Penn State (21-13-2), 9 p.m. ET ESPN2Michigan comes in having rampaged its way through...
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed one of their prospects to an Entry-Level Contract after his collegiate career wrapped up earlier this month.
Cole Knuble, out of the University of Notre Dame, has signed his rookie deal with the Flyers on Tuesday afternoon. It was almost a guarantee that this was going to happen shortly after his Notre Dame team were knocked out of the Big 10 playoffs by the University of Michigan last Wednesday. And now after taking a week or so to put pen to paper, he...
The NCAA tournament brackets were revealed Sunday evening, and after both Florida and Michigan lost in their respective conference tournaments, the choice for the #1 seed came down to Duke and Arizona. And since Duke had it coming in to the weekend, and won the ACC Tournament without two of its normal starters, guess what: […]
Penn State’s Big Ten Tournament run came to an end with a 5-2 loss to Michigan on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions made a bevy of mistakes that directly led to Michigan goals, and it was too much to overcome against the top team in the country on the road. Penn State will now wait […]
First Team All-Big Ten Cuscago Ty: Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan *Big Ten Player of the Year Keaton Wagler, Illinois Jeremy Fears, Michigan State Bruce Thornton, Ohio State Braden Smith, Purdue Robby Nardini: Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan * Big Ten Player of the Year Keaton Wagler, Illinois Jeremy Fears, Michigan State Braden Smith, Purdue Pryce Sandfort, Nebraska How […]
No change in the top three, as Duke, Arizona, and Michigan had dominant 2-0 weeks where they beat strong competition. The Blue Devils rolled past Virginia, the Wildcats clobbered Kansas, and the Wolverines romped past Illinois 84-70 on the road. Below them, UConn and Florida impressed in the battle for the fourth 1-seed, with the […]
CHAMPAIGN — Kylan Boswell sat at the podium while emerging from a flashbang. As the mist subsided, the irritation in his eyes grew. It was like he had seen a ghost. “I feel like I let us down tonight. I can’t afford this type of stuff for the team,” Boswell said after No. 10 Illinois’ […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — With all the hope in the world, Illini fans were let down Friday night. Despite a sold out State Farm Center crowd and a sense of hunger to take home a victory, No. 10 Illinois couldn’t hold off the most athletic team in the nation, falling 84-70 to No. 3 Michigan. The […]
Yeah, so this caused a firestorm of controversy. The concept of rivalry in college athletics can be a headscratcher. In college football, Michigan State fans view Michigan as their rivals. Michigan fans view Michigan State as their intramural sparring partner because of their far greater concern with the team down south. Meanwhile, in basketball, Ohio […]
Game 1: Relatively Competitive with ranked Michigan Game 2: Relatively competitive with ranked Notre Dame Game 3: Bit of a struggle with Cleveland State, rallied and won Game 4: Handled Detroit Mercy fairly easily two days after the CSU game Game 5: What will happen when Marquette men’s lacrosse has to deal with a Harvard […]
The Big Ten is lost. Michigan officially locked up at least a share of the conference last night with three games to go, and unless they lose at Illinois, at Iowa, and at home against Michigan State Purdue will have to wait another year for that elusive 27th Big Ten championship that was almost considered […]
The victims of Sunday afternoon’s top-10 upsets slid a combined seven spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll, with Michigan and Louisville clinging to their top-10 statuses at No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, as Duke dropped three spots to No. 12. Here’s how the rest of the top 25 shook out, with first-place […]
Next up for Duke is a very tough matchup in Washington, D.C. with #1 Michigan, and that game is going to be a really big challenge. To an extent, these teams mirror each other. For one, Jon Scheyer and Dusty May have no interest whatsoever in Small Ball. They’ve both gone big. Scheyer started his […]
We’ll get more into this when it gets closer to game time obviously, but as you probably know, Duke and Michigan are set to play on Saturday. With Michigan #1 and Duke #3 and the amount of attention both programs get, but especially Duke, ticket prices were never going to be cheap. Capital One Arena seats […]
We have a new #1. Arizona is undefeated no more, and that means Michigan has snatched the throne at 24-1. They’ve won nine Quad 1 games, pounded the majority of their competition, and seem to be showing no signs of slowing down as March nears. Behind them sits Houston, who’s only lost once in Big […]
As we head into Gameweeks 27 to 32, looking at team fixtures can help you make smart FPL decisions. Some teams have easier matches where their players can score points consistently, while others face tough games that make it harder to get returns. In this article, we highlight five teams to focus on and five […]
Tuesday night is one of the biggest games in the history of Mackey Arena. Purdue began the season as the No. 1 ranked team, but now it will look to beat the No. 1 ranked team for the first time since beatined Arizona in December 2024. The Boilermakers have only beaten No. 1 three times […]
No. 2 Michigan secured the regular season series against No. 5 Penn State with a 6-3 win on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions were down to 10 healthy forwards after Dane Dowiak exited last night’s game with an injury. Penn State’s effort was solid for most of the game, but the Wolverines’ superior talent and […]
Gavin McKenna, who has been charged with misdemeanor assault after a recent fight in downtown State College, is expected to play this weekend when Penn State takes on Michigan...