College football transfer portal QB rankings: Darian Mensah, Sam Leavitt top the list
The transfer portal dust has settled, the NCAA Tournament is almost wrapped up and spring practices are winding…
Big Ten’s March Sadness: A quarter-century away from the men’s basketball mountaintop
This story was originally published on March 18, 2025. INDIANAPOLIS — Sam Dekker sobbed in front of his…
College softball power rankings: Nebraska trending up, Tennessee’s offense struggles
Well, college softball fans and newbies, this is the weekend we’ve all been waiting for and knew would…
Nebraska only puts 4 players on court in late blunder vs. Iowa: ‘A miscommunication’
Down three points to rival Iowa with less than a minute left, fourth-seeded Nebraska committed a jaw-dropping blunder…
Big Ten win totals: Picks, predictions for each team ahead of 2026 season
The Big Ten has backed up its reputation as the best conference in college football with three straight…
Men’s March Madness 2026 Day 1 takeaways: High Point topples Wisconsin; Louisville survives
The road to the Final Four is underway. After months of grinding through the regular season and surviving…
Recruiting revisited: Re-ranking the top players by position in the 2024 cycle
The members of the Class of 2024 have been on campus for two seasons. Some will take more…
College softball power rankings: The sport’s superpowers are showing they are mortal
Boy, was it a weekend for multi-screeners. Between basketball conference tournaments, Selection Sunday and the World Baseball Classic,…
NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Florida keeps the last No. 1 seed and other last calls
The Athletic has live coverage of the men’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show and bracket reveal. Editor’s note: This…
Can the Big Ten build a better basketball schedule? Its coast-to-coast conundrum remains
CHICAGO — From the moment Brad Taylor emails the Big Ten’s men’s basketball coaches the upcoming season’s schedule,…
Texas, Ohio State among teams that face potential trap games in 2026
No one likes to talk about them, but they’re always on the schedule. Coaches insist every gameday is…
Predicting new College Football Playoff teams, plus weak QB classes and more in Mandel’s Mailbag
I know we’re all eagerly awaiting Friday’s Save College Sports roundtable at the White House, where surely all…