The Baylor Bears are the reigning NCAA champions after winning the NCAA Tournament earlier this year. But defending their title just got a lot tougher after their latest injury. On Monday, the Baylor basketball program announced that freshman guard Langston Love suffered a season-ending knee injury. Love was one of Baylor’s highest-rated recruiting prospects coming […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
Once again, college football brought us some shocking results last weekend. None was more jarring than No. 1 Alabama’s upset loss at Texas A&M. With that loss, Georgia vaults to the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll. The Bulldogs’ defense has been virtually impenetrable this season, and the offense has been efficient enough for […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Last Saturday brought a serious shakeup to the college football season. A few major contenders, including undefeated Oregon, and one-loss Florida and Texas A&M all suffered major upset losses, while Alabama and Georgia flexed their muscles and continue to look the part of clear favorites to win it all. The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide faced […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
Week 5 of the 2021 college football season is upon us. It may just be the best week that we’ve had yet, at least on paper. There are four games between ranked teams. In the SEC, upstart Arkansas, ranked No. 8, can prove it is truly elite with a trip to No. 2 Georgia. No. […]
Read MoreThere Are 26 Remaining Unbeatean College Football Teams
The 2021 college football season has delivered a steady dose of madness through just four full weeks. Some of the nation’s top preseason picks have plummeted down the rankings, while some surprising upstarts have already begun to make their mark on the new year. Although there’s been a fair share of early season shake-ups, 26 […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
Week 3 brought us some interesting college football results. No. 1 Alabama got everything it could handle from No. 11 Florida, No. 3 Oklahoma looked pretty sluggish once again against Nebraska, and No. 6 Clemson nearly fell to Georgia Tech. It was also a bad weekend for SEC referees, botching calls in Penn State‘s win […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
Week 2 of the college football season really took us for a ride. One of the top teams in the country, Ohio State, fell in a big upset to Oregon, while USC‘s loss to Stanford opened up one of the biggest jobs in the sport. Week 3 brings us some more very interesting matchups. Early […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
Week 2 of the college football season is set to begin on Friday night. Last weekend gave us some interesting first games, with a number of the nation’s dominant programs looking pretty susceptible. And then there is No. 1 Alabama, which looks pretty far ahead of the field. We have a great slate of games […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
College football is back. We got a sneak preview of what is to come last weekend, with Illinois‘ win over Nebraska, and blowout Week Zero wins for Fresno State, San Jose State, UCLA, and UTEP. This week, we get the first full course of the 2021 college football feast. After last year’s abbreviated, COVID-19-stricken season, […]
Read MoreSports World Reacts To NCAA’s Decision On Baylor
After a multi-year investigation into sexual assault allegations within the Baylor football program and the program’s failure to take action, the NCAA announced its decision on punishments. Unfortunately, those punishments aren’t sitting well with the wider sports world. The punishments for Baylor amounted to a slap on the wrist – probation, an easily-payable fine and […]
Read MoreNCAA Announces Punishment For Baylor Stemming From Infractions Under Art Briles
After years of investigation into the Baylor football program, the NCAA has announced its punishments for violations during the Art Briles coaching era. From 2011-2016, multiple infractions occurred within the Bears’ organization. According to a statement from the NCAA, impermissible benefits were provided to a player who was failing to meet an academic performance plan […]
Read MoreBaylor’s AD Has Brutally Honest Admission On Texas
Texas‘ move to the SEC has left the rest of the Big 12 – including Baylor – absolutely helpless, and the Bears are starting to lash out because of it. Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades discussed the Longhorns’ move to the SEC on Monday. In doing so, he blasted Texas and said the only reason […]
Read MoreReport: ESPN Could Play Major Role In College Football Expansion
However this explosive new wave of college football conference realignment plays out, the television networks paying the giant media rights deals will be at the center. ESPN, which came to a massive new deal with the SEC late last year, is notorious for having its hands in these deals, especially when it comes to the […]
Read MoreDanny Kanell Reacts To Oklahoma, Texas News
The college football landscape looks like it’s in for some pretty major changes over the coming days. With Texas and Oklahoma both reportedly on the verge of leaving the Big 12 to join the SEC, the balance of power in a couple of the nation’s biggest conference could be shifting as soon as next week. […]
Read More3 Big 12 Schools Reportedly Reached Out To Pac-12
The Big 12, as we currently know it, is on the verge of obliteration. Texas and Oklahoma are reportedly on their way to the SEC, leaving eight members of the conference in the dust. Is there a hero to save the day? Insert the Pac-12. According to TCU insider Jeremy Clark, Baylor, TCU and Texas […]
Read MoreBig 12 Football May Make Teams With Outbreaks Forfeit Games This Fall
While the silly “Horns Down” rule got significant attention at Big 12 Media Days this week, the league’s potential new policy for teams dealing with COVID-19 could play a much bigger role in how the season plays out. It also may make unvaccinated players and coaches think twice. The Big 12 says it will not […]
Read MoreCollege Football Analyst Names The Most ‘Underrated’ Transfer
2021 has seen all of the high-impact college football transfers via the NCAA transfer portal that we’ve come to accept for the past couple of years. But one in particular stands out to one college football analyst. During the most recent edition of The Late Kick, host and 247Sports analyst Josh Pate argued that QB […]
Read MoreTyTy Washington, 5-Star PG, Announces Decision Date
Point guard TyTy Washington is one of the most highly-recruited basketball players still available in the 2021 class. The five-star out of Compass Prep in Arizona was committed to Creighton until March. Days after the Greg McDermott controversy took place, Washington elected to back away from that commitment. It was a huge loss for the […]
Read MoreLook: Robert Griffin III Reacts To The Kim Mulkey News
Baylor lost one of the best coaches in school history on Sunday. Kim Mulkey, a three-time national title-winning head coach for the Bears’ women’s basketball program, is leaving Baylor for LSU. “Kim Mulkey is a champion and a Hall of Famer, and we are thrilled to welcome her home,” said LSU AD Scott Woodward in […]
Read MoreCollege Basketball World Reacts To The Kim Mulkey News
After 21 years at the helm for the Bears, Kim Mulkey will leave Baylor to accept the head women’s basketball coaching job at LSU. The Tigers announced that Mulkey had been named the program’s new head coach, confirming reports from earlier this weekend that she was considering leaving Waco for the open gig. The 58-year-old […]
Read MoreReport: Kim Mulkey Considering Leaving For Another Job
One of the best head coaches in women’s basketball is reportedly considering another job. According to reports, Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey is considering a departure from the Bears’ program. She reportedly has interest in the job at LSU. Mulkey, 58, played collegiately at Louisiana Tech. “Just spoke with Kim Mulkey. When I asked her […]
Read MoreTyTy Washington, Top Uncommitted Recruit, Down To 6 Schools
Although most of the top-ranked high school basketball players in the class of 2021 have decided where they’ll play college ball next year, TyTy Washington has yet to commit to a program. However, the talented point guard prospect has reportedly narrowed his list down to his final six schools. Washington, the No. 31 overall and […]
Read MoreCBB Assistant Coach Reportedly Dies In Car Accident
The North Texas basketball program received horrific news Friday morning that assistant coach Nelson Haggerty has passed away. Haggerty reportedly died in a single-vehicle accident early Friday morning. He was just 47 years old. Report: North Texas assistant Nelson Haggerty dies in car accident:https://t.co/JkFleR25xv pic.twitter.com/QziieJvFbt — 247Sports (@247Sports) April 16, 2021 Haggerty was rising star […]
Read MorePresident Biden Reacts To Baylor’s National Championship Win
Even President Biden was impressed by Baylor’s performance in Monday night’s NCAA Tournament national title game. The Bears were a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, so it’s not that surprising that they won it all, but the manner in which they beat Gonzaga was pretty stunning. Baylor, the No. 1 seed out of […]
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