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Ohio State’s RB2 battle matters more than it sounds

Bo Jackson is the unquestioned starter going into 2026, but Ohio State’s best version almost always comes with two backs the staff trusts. That is why the RB2 job is quietly one of the most important position battles of the offseason. A real second option changes how defenses play early downs, keeps the run game […]

From Land-Grant Holy Land | 8 days ago | 3 reads

Non-Conference Opponents’ Update: February 4

This column is a lot more fun to write after Purdue wins games. That three game losing streak that knocked us from the top 5 and out of first in the Big Ten put a real damper on what was supposed to be a very special season. Fortunately, it still can be. Barring an absolute […]

From Hammer and Rails | 8 days ago | 1 read

Wednesday afternoon Cardinal news and notes

—Spread check: Louisville by 17.5. —ACC commissioner Jim Phillips says the tiebreaker for making the ACC football championship game will change for next season. —Ryan Conwell has been named to the Julius Erving Award (best small forward in college basketball) midseason list. —Jeff Brohm has been impressed by what he’s seen from Lincoln Keinholz over […]

From Card Chronicle | 8 days ago | 1 read

Louisville officially names Ivey and Ellis co-defensive coordinators

From U of L: University of Louisville football assistant coaches Mark Ivey and Steve Ellis have been named Co-Defensive Coordinators, head coach Jeff Brohm announced. Ivey and Ellis will share defensive coordinator responsibilities, with Ivey leading the defensive line and Ellis overseeing the secondary. Ivey has coached the Cardinals’ linebackers since being retained when Brohm was hired prior to the 2023 […]

From Card Chronicle | 8 days ago | 0 reads

Ohio State women’s West Coast trip: LEGOs, Mario Kart and chaos

No. 9 Ohio State women’s basketball is bound for the Pacific Northwest as the Big Ten side takes its second annual conference trip to the West Coast for two games. This time, against the No. 24 Washington Huskies and Oregon Ducks. It is a trip that features a ranked matchup, a return to Eugene, Oregon […]

From Land-Grant Holy Land | 8 days ago | 0 reads

Nebraska Signs Enormous Defensive Lineman Dylan Berymon

Signing Day may have lost some of its lustre in the age of the transfer portal, but Nebraska landed a genuinely important piece with the signing of defensive lineman Dylan Berymon. Berymon comes in at 6-foot-2, 330 pounds and carries an impressive four-star rating, ranked No. 124 nationally by 247Sports. He hails from Monroe, Louisiana, […]

From Corn Nation | 8 days ago | 0 reads

Wednesday Dots: Player of the Week

If you didn’t remember, today is National Signing Day for football. Softball starts its season this weekend. And did you know that a former UW athlete will be competing in the Winter Olympics which start this weekend? Those and more for your Wednesday dots. Football Dots Basketball Dots Other UW Athletics Dots

From UW Dawg Pound | 8 days ago | 0 reads

Where does Northwestern’s roster stand after the transfer portal?

Northwestern football brought in 16 total transfers during the winter portal window while bringing back 27 of its 30 eligible players who logged more than 100 snaps in 2025, per Northwestern Athletics. The Wildcat transfer class is the highest-ranked in program history, finishing ninth and 11th in On3 and 247Sports’ respective Big Ten rankings. Per […]

From Inside NU | 8 days ago | 0 reads

The Buckeyes have something to prove in 2026

If Ohio State wins the Big Ten Championship this upcoming season, it will be their first conference championship in six seasons. The Buckeyes haven’t gone six seasons without winning a Big Ten Championship since 1986-1993.  In three straight seasons from 2021 to 2023, Michigan beat Ohio State in The Game and went on to win […]

From Land-Grant Holy Land | 8 days ago | 0 reads

Top 25 Mets Prospects for 2026: Nolan McLean (1)

A standout on the baseball diamond as well as the gridiron, Nolan McLean was a two-sport star while attending the eponymously named Garner High School in Garner, North Carolina. As a football player, he lettered three years and threw for 6809 yards for 62 touchdowns. He was a three year letterman in baseball as well, […]

From Amazin' Avenue | 8 days ago | 1 read

Grading the Top 10 Caleb Williams Throws From The 2025 Season

With the conclusion of the 2025 season for the Chicago Bears, we get to fondly look back and reflect on what we saw. There were plenty of “wow” moments in all phases from the ‘25 squad, but no player on the team embodied that “wow” factor more than second-year quarterback Caleb Williams. With the arrival […]

From Windy City Gridiron | 8 days ago | 2 reads

Syracuse Athletics: jersey sponsors are coming

As college athletic departments look for more ways to generate revenue, they will get a new opportunity in the 26-27 athletic year as jersey patches are coming. Each sport can wear up to two commercial pathches on uniforms and an additonal on equipment, so how should Syracuse approach this? Do you go for a sponsor […]

From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | 8 days ago | 1 read

Peak Perspective: Four-Year Recruiting Patterns (2026)

Today’s column and all the Wednesday columns for this month will be recruiting-themed. Traditional recruiting rankings are nice, but they don’t come close to telling the entire story. Even if a team recruits better the next year, their ranking may actually be lower if enough teams also recruit better. What makes the most sense is […]

From Mountain West Connection | 8 days ago | 1 read

Rutgers Football Signs One Player on “Regular” National Signing Day

National Signing Day isn’t what it used to be. It used to be the day when all the high school recruits signed their letters of intent to play at their future schools. Recently, that day has been overshadowed by early national signing day in December. For Rutgers, 22 of its 23 commits signed on early […]

From On the Banks | 8 days ago | 1 read

Jim Leonhard taking former Badgers coach from Big Ten to Bills staff

Former Wisconsin Badgers defensive coordinator and interim head coach Jim Leonhard found his first defensive coordinator job since leaving Madison with the Buffalo Bills over the weekend. Leonhard, 43, had been in consideration for several defensive coordinator jobs this offseason after working as the pass game coordinator and assistant head coach for the Denver Broncos […]

From Bucky's 5th Quarter | 8 days ago | 2 reads

Previewing Louisville vs. Notre Dame

Louisville Cardinals (15-6, 5-4) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-11, 2-7) Game Time: 7 p.m. Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky. Television: ESPN2 Announcers: Wes Durham (play-by-play) and Dennis Scott (analysis) Favorite: Louisville by 17.5 Series: Louisville leads, 27-19 Last Meeting: Louisville won 75-60 on Feb. 16, 2025 in South Bend Series History: Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville Notre Dame Injury Reports: […]

From Card Chronicle | 9 days ago | 0 reads

Indiana football: Tino Sunseri set to return as quarterbacks coach

He’s back (reportedly.) Tino Sunseri, coming off of a brief stint as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UCLA, is set to return to Indiana as the Hoosiers’ quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator ahead of the 2026 season, according to several reports. Sunseri previously worked in that role on head coach Curt Cignetti’s first […]

From The Crimson Quarry | 9 days ago | 0 reads

Big Ten Football: 2025 Postseason Review of Negative Play Rates

Using the charting data from every Big Ten football game in the 2025-26 season, excluding garbage time and games against FCS opponents, we can make granular comparisons of how each team performed. The strongest correlation with scoring strength that survives regardless of opponent quality — that is, what teams bring with them into the postseason […]

From Addicted To Quack | 9 days ago | 0 reads

Mizzou balances urgency, development in latest transfer portal class

As a chaotic #transferszn seems to finally have come to a close, it’s now time to dig through the rubble, count the casualties and take stock of how it all played out. A larger than normal (or at least exected) wave of young players exited the program through the portal, leaving the Tigers short not […]

From Rock M Nation | 9 days ago | 1 read

Hey, remember Christian Scott?

Christian Scott was the first of the Mets’ current crop of young minor league starters to make his MLB debut back in the summer of 2024. It says a lot about the strength of the Mets’ farm system that despite Scott getting Tommy John Surgery late in that year, as well as trading away three […]

From Amazin' Avenue | 9 days ago | 1 read