David Jenkins Jr. has been a scoring machine through two years at South Dakota State. Now, he’s looking to finish his college career on a bigger stage. Following a Second Team All-Summit League season as a freshman in 2017-18, Jenkins made first team this year. He averaged 19.7 points per game this season. A few […]
Read MoreMichael Avenatti Is Accusing Nike Of Paying Phoenix Suns Star DeAndre Ayton Before He Committed To Arizona
Monday was an interesting day for attorney Michael Avenatti, who, in the span of 14 minutes, announced a Tuesday press conference to “disclose” a major scandal involving Nike and college basketball players and was then arrested on charges of extortion by the Southern District of New York. Tuesday is shaping up to be just as […]
Read MoreWilliam & Mary All-Conference Grad Transfer Justin Pierce Hearing From Major Programs
6-foot-7 wing Justin Pierce has been a pretty dynamic player for William & Mary over the last two years. He’s set to finish his college career elsewhere. Pierce has been an All-CAA performer for the Tribe for two seasons. He followed a 14.7 point/8.6 rebound sophomore year with a 14.9 point/8.9 rebound season this year. […]
Read MoreSean Miller Addresses Speculation Surrounding His Future
After a difficult regular season that has left Arizona as the No. 9 seed in the PAC-12 tournament, Wildcats head coach Sean Miller gave a speech that led many to suspect he was being let go. On Monday, Miller responded to media rumors about the nature of the speech and his future with the team. […]
Read MoreLuke Walton A Potential Candidate For 2 Major College Basketball Jobs
It’s increasingly looking like Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton is on his way out. But should the Lakers cut ties with him, Walton probably won’t have to wait long (or go far) to find another job. According to Seth Davis of CBS Sports, Walton might have his choice of two top college coaching […]
Read MoreSean Miller’s Post-Game Comments Bring On Speculation About His Future At Arizona
Has Sean Miller coached his final game at Arizona? Considering his comments after today’s Arizona season finale, it feels like pretty fair speculation. Arizona fell to 17-14 on the season with a 72-64 loss to Arizona State at the McKale Center. The team is well short of NCAA Tournament candidacy, and will miss the Big […]
Read MoreLegendary Former Arizona Coach Lute Olson Hospitalized After Minor Stroke
Former Arizona basketball head coach Lute Olson has been hospitalized, according to a statement from the program. The 84-year-old Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer suffered a minor stroke. Olson was the head coach of the Wildcats from 1983-2008, following stints at Long Beach State and Iowa. He led Arizona to four Final Fours and […]
Read MoreMajor Program Is Hiring Former Star NFL RB DeMarco Murray
A major college football program is hiring a former star NFL running back as an assistant coach. The Arizona Wildcats are hiring former Dallas Cowboys’ standout tailback DeMarco Murray, who retired from the NFL before the 2018 season. Murray will serve as the running backs coach. BREAKING: Former NFL and Oklahoma star DeMarco Murray is […]
Read MoreStar College QB Planning To Return For Senior Year
Arizona football looks like it is about to get a significant boost for next season and not from a newly-signed recruit. Khalil Tate is reportedly returning to school. Tate will not enter the 2019 NFL Draft and will opt to play his senior year in Tucson, according to Tucson.com. T he new report says Tate […]
Read More2018 AP All-American Teams Announced
The 2018 college football regular season has been put to bed. On Monday, the Associated Press released its All-American teams. Heisman winner Kyler Murray edged out Tua Tagovailoa once again, this time for the first-team honors. The Alabama quarterback took second-team, while third place Heisman finisher Dwayne Haskins came in with third-team honors. As you’d […]
Read MoreCollege Basketball National Championship Odds Updated
We’re entering the end of the non-conference season, and the college basketball world is starting to shake itself out. The Duke Blue Devils may not be undefeated, and they’re just No. 2 in the country right now, but R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson and company are heavy favorites to take home the title. Bovada has updated […]
Read MoreStar College QB Refuses To Address His Plans For 2019
Khalil Tate began the year as one of the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy. Arizona football’s season has bounced back after a very slow start, but Tate never put up the same crazy numbers that he did when he took over the job last season. Tate has 2,530 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, and just […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
Rivalry week is here! College Football Week 13 brings many of the top rivalries in the sport. The Game between Ohio State and Michigan has long been one of the best rivalries in college football. On Saturday, the stakes are extremely high, with both fighting for potential College Football Playoff considerations. Elsewhere, the Iron Bowl […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
It is the second-to-last week of the college football season, which means a less-than-excellent set of games. The main culprit for College Football Week 12 is the SEC, from which most members have tune-ups for next week’s rivalry clashes. That means we have a bunch of SEC vs. FCS and Group of Five games, and […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
Last weekend’s college football action was not great for the teams in the back-end of the Top 25. A number of previously-ranked teams lost, leading to a major shake-up in the polls. There is also a new ranking, from which the public Top 25 numbers are now based on. The first College Football Playoff rankings […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
The headline game of last week wound up being Ohio State football’s trip to Purdue. Like in their trip to Iowa last week, the Buckeyes were shellacked by a feisty Big Ten West foe. Last season’s 55-24 loss wound up severely hurting Ohio State’s College Football Playoff chances. The team already had a more excusable […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
Every year, one week of the college football season wrecks absolute mayhem on the landscape of the sport. Week 7 was that week. Four Top 10 teams fell last Saturday, with a few other Top 25 clubs going down, or at least looking very shaky in near-losses. With that, it was a tough week for […]
Read MoreCollege Star QB Out For This Weekend’s Game
Khalil Tate injury update: the Arizona quarterback entered the year as one of the Heisman Trophy favorites. He and Arizona football have struggled this year, and now he’s set to miss some time. The Wildcats were blown out by Utah last Friday night, 42-10. Tate was just 1-of-4 for three yards, adding another three yards […]
Read MoreHere Are The Announcers For Every College Football Week 7 Power Five Game
College Football Week 7 is here. We already had one Big 12 contest last night, with Texas Tech upsetting TCU in Fort Worth. Tonight, we have a ranked South Florida team in Tulsa, Air Force at San Diego State, and a late night Pac-12 game between Arizona and Utah. Here are the announcers for every […]
Read MoreThe 5 College Football Teams On ‘Upset Alert’ In Week 7
In last week’s “upset alert” column, three of my five picks came true. Florida got a big win against No. 5 LSU in The Swamp, vaulting the Gators up to No. 14 in the AP Poll. No. 8 Auburn went over the Starkville, and got thumped by unranked Mississippi State 23-9. It was a big […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
Through six weeks of the college football season, a true upper class has emerged. Obviously, Alabama is the clear cut No. 1 team in the country. Some slight defensive concerns aside, the Crimson Tide have been a dominant force, with Tua Tagovailoa putting together one of the most prolific seasons for a quarterback in recent […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Conference play is in full swing, as College Football Week 6 rolls around. That means plenty of big match-ups between Power Five teams, and a few big rivalries on Saturday. Texas and Oklahoma face off at the Cotton Bowl in the Red River Shootout on Saturday afternoon. LSU travels to Florida for what has been […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
College Football Week 5 kicks off on Thursday night, and our staff picks contest rolls along as well. No. 16 Miami, fresh off of a win over FIU which brought a serious quarterback controversy to Coral Gables, hosts North Carolina, which just picked up a much-needed win over Pitt. Friday night brings an AAC battle […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
College football Week 4 delivers some very interesting match-ups, and a much larger slate of conference games between big opponents. College GameDay heads to Eugene, for a big night game in the Pac-12 North. Oregon and Stanford are both ranked and in the Top 25, and along with Washington, are contending for one of college […]
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