Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh have been locked in an ongoing war of words over former Michigan offensive lineman James Hudson, who transferred to Cincinnati this offseason. Hudson has been denied immediate eligibility with the Bearcats. Last week, Fickell blamed Harbaugh for the NCAA’s decision, saying his lack of support hurt […]
Read More247Sports Projects 2019 College Football Playoff, New Year’s Six Bowls
Next Saturday rings in “Week Zero,” where we get a nice appetizer of college football, before the big August 31 kickoff of the season. From there, we go on our long march to the College Football Playoff. 247Sports has looked into the crystal ball—or, at least, the preseason polls—to project ahead. Today, the site put […]
Read MoreRecruiting Expert: 5-Star Isaiah Todd’s Recruitment ‘A Total Guessing Game’
With many top basketball recruits, analysts have a pretty good idea of where top recruits will go. That doesn’t appear to be the case in the recruitment of five-star forward Isaiah Todd. Last week, the North Carolina native cut his list down to five schools. Kansas, Kentucky, Memphis, Michigan, and UNC all remain in contention. […]
Read More2020 4-Star Andre Jackson Announces Top 5 Schools
2020 four-star forward Andre Jackson has taken multiple visits to top basketball programs this year. It looks like those visits have helped him come close to a decision as he has now narrowed down his list. Jackson has released his top five. His list consists of UConn, Syracuse, Iowa, Maryland, and UCLA. 247Sports rates Jackson […]
Read More5-Star Recruit Isaiah Todd Announces Top 5 Schools
Five-star forward Isaiah Todd has garnered a ton of interest from programs around the country throughout his recruitment process. He’s not going to announce his commitment just yet, but he has narrowed his choices down to five schools. Todd has received over 20 offers up to this point in his recruitment. With another year left […]
Read MoreAlabama TE Kedrick James Announces Transfer Decision
Once a four-star prospect, tight end Kedrick James has found breaking into the Alabama lineup a tough task. He recently entered the transfer portal and has now settled on a destination. In an interview with AL.com, James announced that he would be joining the SMU Mustangs. The decision comes just over two weeks after he […]
Read MoreNo. 3 Recruit Terrence Clarke On Where His Recruitment Stands
Terrence Clarke is one of the top recruits in the class of 2021. The five-star wing is currently ranked No. 3 in that class. Naturally, he has plenty going on in his recruitment. Numerous huge schools are very interested in the 6-foot-7 guard, and he may even reclassify up. Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has served as […]
Read MoreFormer 5-Star Quentin Grimes Reveals Why He Transferred From Kansas
Back in June, Quentin Grimes announced that he was transferring from Kansas to Houston. After waiting a little over a month, the former Jayhawk opened up about his decision. During his freshman season at Kansas, Grimes averaged 8.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He then decided to enter the NBA Draft to receive feedback […]
Read MoreUConn Football Future Revealed As School Returns To Big East
When the Big East ceased football operations in 2013, UConn was among the schools to form the spin-off American Athletic Conference. But with the school set to return to the Big East, which does not sponsor football, in 2020, the UConn football program won’t be sticking around. According to Brett McMurphy, UConn football will become […]
Read MoreThe 6 Favorites To Win The 2020 NCAA Tournament
College basketball seems so far away, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to look at betting odds for NCAA Tournament favorites. As you’d expect, the front-runners to win this year’s championship are mostly powerhouse programs. The favorite to win the 2020 NCAA Tournament is none other than Michigan State. With Cassius Winston leading the […]
Read MoreAnalyst: 10 Games Featuring ‘Upset Alert’ For 2019 College Football Season
Almost every week in college football, there is at least one major upset that shakes up the landscape. While analysts often take the opportunity to predict them ahead of each week, 247Sports’ Brad Crawford is already looking at the year as a whole. Crawford is putting 10 teams on “upset alert” for games coming up […]
Read More4-Star Kendall Dennis Gives Big Recruiting Update
Kendall Dennis, a four-star cornerback out of Lakeland, Florida, has developed into one of the most coveted defensive backs in the 2020 recruiting class. He currently holds 17 reported scholarship offers. The direction that his recruitment is taking is beginning to really take shape. On Monday, Dennis released a top eight schools list. It is […]
Read MoreCincinnati Scores Massive Recruiting Win With Local 4-Star Jaheim Thomas
Jaheim Thomas is a serious talent out of Ohio. The Cincinnati native is a four-star talent, per 247Sports‘ composite rankings. The site ranks him No. 318 overall and No. 22 among outside linebackers. He’s the fifth-ranked recruit in Ohio. Naturally, many assumed he’d be a Buckeye. The local powerhouse offered him, but the first big […]
Read MoreHow Iowa May Have An Edge With Major 4-Star Recruit
Iowa basketball has certainly been a competitive program under Fran McCaffery, but the Hawkeyes aren’t always in contention with elite recruits. The program is making an effort to change that. One major target comes from near McCaffery’s last coaching stop, Siena. Albany’s Andre Jackson is a composite four-star player and one of the top wings […]
Read MoreOklahoma WR Jaylon Robinson Makes Transfer Decision
Oklahoma lost some firepower to its offense this week, as wide receiver Jaylon Robinson has announced his transfer decision. The former four-star recruit entered the NCAA transfer portal back in May. In his freshman season with the Sooners, Robinson had just three receptions for 28 yards. Playing time this past season wasn’t easy for wide […]
Read MoreNCAA Announces Punishment For Former UConn Head Coach Kevin Ollie
The NCAA has announced its decision on former UConn head coach Kevin Ollie, hitting him with a three-year show cause penalty. According to a release from the NCAA, Ollie “violated NCAA head coach responsibility rules by failing to monitor his staff and promote an atmosphere of compliance.” As part of Ollie’s punishment any school that […]
Read MoreCFB Conference Interested In 2 Big-Name Programs
The American Athletic Conference is down a football program, albeit not one it seems overly concerned about losing. UConn is on the way out, as it makes the move to the Big East for most sports. The Huskies football program does not have a home, as the Big East doesn’t sponsor the sport. Randy Edsall’s […]
Read MoreSportsbook Releases Win Totals For Almost Every College Football Team
As sports betting starts to become legal throughout the country, expect to see more about sportsbooks like FanDuel. The online book is among those available to bettors in New Jersey right now. On Wednesday, it published win totals available for futures bets for just about every FBS program in the country. One of the 130 […]
Read MoreUConn Announces Decision On Big East Invitation
The Big East Conference has performed well in basketball over the last few years, with Villanova taking home two recent national titles. UConn, one of the best basketball schools in the country over the last few decades, has been seeking a return, and got the decision from the conference today. On Wednesday, UConn’s Board of […]
Read MoreUConn Football Is Getting Crushed For What It Tweeted Tonight
UConn’s football program isn’t exactly sure what the future will hold following the Huskies’ reported move back to the Big East. Randy Edsall’s program will likely become an independent program beginning in the 2020 season, with the AAC unlikely to allow the Huskies to stay as a football-only member. So, tonight probably wasn’t the best […]
Read MoreWhat UConn Football Plans On Doing After Leaving Conference
UConn’s impending return to the Big East is great news for its basketball program, but what about for the Huskies’ floundering football team? The Huskies began declining on the gridiron in the final years of the old Big East, and it has been more of the same since. The program hasn’t had a winning season […]
Read MoreQB Recruit Rishard Densmore Updates Recruiting List
As football programs around the country prepare for an important recruiting weekend, three-star quarterback Rishard Densmore has trimmed his college list down to six teams. While Densmore currently plays quarterback in high school, most scouting reports list him as an athlete due to his ability to play wide receiver and running back. It is unclear […]
Read MoreUConn Football Coach Has Amazing Response To Reports Of School Changing Conferences
UConn football spent most of its FBS-level program history in the Big East conference. Now, the Huskies are reportedly set to join that league once again. Of course, today’s Big East is not the one that UConn was once part of. The conference will be home to all of UConn’s programs, most notably its two […]
Read MoreReports: UConn Is Returning To The Big East Conference
Perhaps no school has struggled with conference realignment more than UConn. The longtime college hoops powerhouse has a fairly recent national title in that time span, but in recent years has struggled to even make the NCAA Tournament. Fans have placed much of the blame on the school’s conference situation. The AAC, a league that […]
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