ANN ARBOR, MI – APRIL 01: John O’Korn #8 of the Michigan Wolverines gets ready to run a play during the Michigan Football Spring Game on April 1, 2016 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

TSS Roundtable: The Transfer Who Will Make the Greatest Impact Is…

It’s never too early to start talking about college football, which is why our staff will continue to discuss some of the hottest topics in the game today. Thus far, we’ve discussed the best and worst coaching hires, as well as the biggest surprise team and the most disappointing team. In today’s roundtable, we talk […]

CHARLOTTE, NC – MARCH 20: Head coach Mark Fox of the Georgia Bulldogs watches on against the Michigan State Spartans during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 20, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

UGA basketball coach Mark Fox nearly involved in plane collision

While on his way to visit a friend with cancer in Miami, Georgia men’s basketball coach Mark Fox nearly found himself in a plane accident Wednesday morning. Fox was on his way from Atlanta to visit Miami Heat assistant Keith Smart when the plane Fox was riding in nearly hit another on the runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta […]

College hoops coaching carousel, part V: collections and conclusions

The college hoops coaching carousel has almost run its course. Of the 48 transitions at Division I programs in this spin of the carousel, 46 have been finalized. As of 1 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, April 27, only two open jobs remain: Delaware in the Colonial and Northern Colorado in the Big Sky. We’ve […]

November 9, 2013 – Ypsilanti, MI Eastern Michigan Eagles running back Ryan Brumfield (22) celebrates his game winning touchdown during the overtime period in the game on Saturday afternoon at Rynearson Stadium on the Eastern Michigan University Campus, Ypsilanti, MI. Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan

EMU’s happy medium is in the FCS

About 6 miles east of the biggest stadium in college football and a program that peppers the news almost daily when it comes to college football stories, they are discussing dropping the sport altogether. A report issued by students and faculty last Friday to the Eastern Michigan Board of Regents called for a dropping of […]

NBA announces 162 early entrants have declared for 2016 NBA Draft

117 college players have declared as early entrants as have 45 international players. The last time I checked the NBA Draft was only two rounds. Hopefully, these players have somebody giving them good advice as they can still withdraw prior to the draft as long as they have not signed with an agent….. NEW YORK, […]

Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina women’s basketball, and true desolation

Sylvia Hatchell might not be an innocent figure. She and her women’s basketball program at the University of North Carolina might deserve the punishments which likely await in the future. Nevertheless, after the NCAA’s release of its amended notice of allegations on Monday, it is hard to escape the idea that Hatchell and UNC women’s […]

5 years after Penn State, what’s different — especially at Baylor?

The stories emerging about Baylor football are the latest in a series of reports. That dry statement is intended to convey the following point: Stories might be released in the present moment, but the actual events they point to cover the past few years. In other words, it’s not as though this most recent story […]

TUCSON, AZ – JANUARY 04: Head coach Herb Sendek of the Arizona State Sun Devils reacts on the bench during the first half of the college basketball game against the Arizona Wildcats at McKale Center on January 4, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

College hoops coaching carousel, part IV: West Coast Horizons

The college basketball coaching carousel — 48 changes, 45 slots filled as of Monday afternoon — hasn’t entirely stopped spinning. Yet, when Tubby Smith left Texas Tech, a few extra go-rounds became part of this annual April affair. With three slots left to be filled, a few final facts and figures can’t yet be tabulated. […]

BREAKING NEWS: Mike Tirico leaving ESPN for NBC Sports

Here’s a bombshell: Mike Tirico is reportedly leaving ESPN for NBC Sports. Over the past few weeks, whispers have been growing louder and louder across the sports media industry that NBC was going to make a play for Tirico.  Ryan Glasspiegel mentioned that NBC was expected to make an offer for Tirico over at The […]

NBA Rumors – John Calipari to the NBA?

It must be the NBA offseason. It simply has to be. How else can we explain the rash of — even more so than usual — John Calipari is headed to the NBA for {insert job that is less alluring than dating a walrus} stories. This time around, apparently, reportedly, or whatever, the Sacramento Kings […]

College hoops coaching carousel, part III: the new crew

The new college basketball head coaching class is still being filled — five of the 48 changed jobs this offseason remain vacant — but one can already say that the largest group of first-year coaches in Division I men’s basketball consists of those who will take over programs for the very first time in their […]

Look: Virginia Tech gets brand refresh

First they got a new head football coach, now they are the latest school to get a “refresh” of their brand and uniforms. Here’s what they will look like…. We’re excited to share our brand refresh, honoring our past & positioning us for the future! https://t.co/3A3x2bYgib pic.twitter.com/1KQOfy92lW — HokieSports (@hokiesports)

5 quarterback battles to watch on Saturday

The college football regular season is still over four months away, but that hasn’t kept hardcore fans from tuning in this off-season to see their favorite teams — and quarterbacks — practice on a glorified platform. In Columbus, head coach Urban Meyer asked his fans to help set a tone for his young roster that […]

TSS Roundtable: The most disappointing team in college football will be…

Throughout the offseason, writers Joe Dexter and Kevin Causey will join associate editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson to discuss what’s going to happen on the gridiron this fall. Last week we started our 2016 college football roundtable series by discussing the best and worst coaching hires this off-season. On Wednesday we talked about the teams […]

College hoops coaching carousel, part II: the redrawn conference map

In our latest review of the college basketball coaching carousel — such a broad topic requires multiple examinations — we consider the new balance of power among the conferences. No, nothing earth-shaking occurred in the latest cycle of upward moves, downward moves, and relocations of all kinds. However, this isn’t a static landscape, either, and […]

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