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The new model for turning a college football program around is the transfer portal. All of a sudden, a four-win USC team can compete for Playoff berths in just a year and two-win Colorados can become overnight national attention-grabbers. While not everyone agrees with the portal, it's become important for player mobility. With mobility comes…

Fixture: Brandon Nakashima vs Mackenzie McDonald Date: January 16, 2023 Round: First round (Round of 128) Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: A$76500000 Match timing: Approx. (Jan 16) 12.30 pm local time, 7 am IST and 1.30 am GMT; (Jan 15) 8.30 pm ET Brandon Nakashima and Mackenzie McDonald will lock…

Notre Dame welcomes 12 early enrollees to its 2023 football team, and five of those signees are on the offensive side of the ball. Getting this group in early should give the Irish depth chart a big boost in the spring, and several could have a chance to make an early impact. A look at the early enrollees for the Notre Dame offensive signees who…

Georgia's national championship victory over TCU is less than a week old, but the news and offseason never stops in college football - and that's especially true in the SEC. The Bulldogs will be heavily favored to win the SEC next season, which means 13 other teams have already started to aim for coach Kirby Smart's program and how to topple the…

Liam Coen has officially returned to Kentucky football as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the second time in three years, returning to Lexington after spending one season as OC of the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL. Coen signed a three-year contract on Dec. 12, though the news wasn't made official by Kentucky until Tuesday, Jan.…

In this week's SportsMoney Playbook: The All-American F1 plan, Jake Paul's lucrative MMA deal, and MLB's record revenues. Plus: Why Damar Hamlin's health scare is a wake-up call for the NFL. The NFL wants to welcome more women as fans, but its female viewership has dropped over the last eight years, and the league's reactions to recent sex…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Luke Wypler's decision to enter the 2023 NFL Draft set off a domino effect on Ohio State football's offensive line. Matt Jones helped stop the tumbling of those tiles when he announced Wednesday he will be back for a sixth season. The second team All-Big Ten Conference guard gives the Buckeyes two returning starters up front, along…

Welcome to NHL99, The Athletic's countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We're ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who's No. 1 - it's the 99 spots behind No. 99 we have to figure out. Every Monday through Saturday until February we'll unveil new members of the list. Martin St. Louis' decorated playing career…

The Chicago Bears own the NFL's No. 1 overall draft pick for the first time since 1947.Read on for our 2023 NFL Draft odds for the first overall pick. With the Houston Texans surprisingly rallying for a 32-31 Week18 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, the 3-14 Chicago Bears slid into theNo. 1 draft spot ahead of the 3-13-1 Texans. As a result, the…

The flourishing of advanced statistical analysis in sports, and college football specifically, has given us a whole new way of understanding the game. But not everyone had the skill or inclination to break down advanced statistics. I for example didn't take college algebra so much as algebra took me. So I thought it might be worthwhile for those of…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Cade Stover needed a physical break by the end of the season as much or more than any other Ohio State football player still able to walk onto the field. The acrobatic, topsy-turvy crash that knocked him out of the Peach Bowl playoff semifinal was not his first such hard landing. Stover went airborne early and often this season.…

Both Georgia and TCU emerged from Semifinal victories with a few new bumps and bruises, and new names on the injury report ahead of Monday's National Championship. While both coaches have maintained a positive outlook on the injury status of players headed into Monday's big game, there are key contributors for both sides who may be limited or out…

Only 238 days until the first full Saturday of the 2023 college football season, which leaves plenty of time for procrastinating about stuff like yard work while pausing to weep and reflect. The Palmetto State's best of the 2022 college football season: Clemson 51, Wake Forest 45 in double-overtime on Sept. 24 in Winston-Salem. It was former…

Florida A&M football's special teams coordinator Chili Davis has been selected to deliver a presentation at the 2023 American Football Coaches' Association convention following his first season with the Rattlers. Davis, from Chesapeake, Virginia, has been a member of the AFCA since joining the coaching ranks at his alma mater Campbell University in…

Fourth seed Sloane Stephens will face Lauren Davis in an all-American first round contest at the 2023 Hobart International on Monday, January 9. Get the live streaming options of this Sloane Stephens v Lauren Davis match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here. Looking to watch the 2023 Hobart International live streaming online? For…

The Dallas Mavericks host the New Orleans Pelicans for a divisional battle Saturday night! It's time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Pelicans are coming off a tough loss to the Brooklyn Nets Friday night at home. The Nets won 108-102 and the Pels were in it all the way to the end but a Kyrie Irving…

The third-ranked TCU Horned Frogs finished at 5-7 twice in three seasons before Sonny Dykes left SMU to take the head-coaching job this campaign. Dykes led the Mustangs to a 30-17 record over four years and helped the Horned Frogs make a dramatic turnaround as they have gone 13-1, with the only loss coming in overtime against Kansas State in the…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer TCU is looking to pull another upset. Georgia is trying to win a second straight national title. The third-ranked Horned Frogs and top-ranked Bulldogs face off in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday night at Sofi Stadium. Georgia is a 12½-point favorite, according to FanDuel…

TCU is looking to pull another upset. Georgia is trying to win a second straight national title. The third-ranked Horned Frogs and top-ranked Bulldogs face off in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday night at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Georgia is a 12 1/2-point favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. That's down a…

At this time last year, Minnesota headed into the offseason needing to replace four starters on the offensive line. Now the Golden Gophers find themselves in a similar position this offseason, with three starting offensive linemen walking out the door with their diplomas in hand. The coaching staff has already looked to the transfer portal for help…

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Not sure I understand how UW can take in 26 or 27 players and keep its total under 85 unless they are able to go over due to covid or some other rule. They must be expecting some serious attrition? -chris taylor They are indeed expecting some serious attrition. As of the time that I'm typing this there are slotted to be 92 scholarship players. That…

Maryland football ended its season with an 8-5 record after defeating No. 25 NC State in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30. The Terps went 7-5 in the regular season before the bowl game, improving their win total by one from 2021, when they finished the regular season with a 6-6 record before beating Virginia Tech in the Pinstripe Bowl. Here's how…

Paul Williams has been named Stanford's cornerbacks coach, Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football Troy Taylor announced. "I'm thrilled to have Paul Williams join our coaching staff as our corners coach," Taylor said. "Paul is an exceptional recruiter and technician of corner play. He has coached 11 players who are currently playing in the NFL. He…

What a difference a winless month makes. That's the bottom line when it comes to analyzing the recently completed BYU football season, as the Cougars marched out of independence and into the Big 12 with an 8-5 record marred considerably by the 0-for-4 October in which star quarterback Jaren Hall played hurt, the Cougars' defense utterly collapsed…

In the wake of Mike Leach's death, this just feels like Mississippi State's game to lose, and I don't see them doing that. It's not a knock on the Illini at all, who I think will be able to put up a really good fight without three of their best players. But it's more of the heavy hearts the Bulldogs will playing with, and the entire nation cheering…

The Big Ten champion and No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (13-0) face the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (12-1) Saturday in the Fiesta Bowl of the College Football Playoffs semifinal. Kickoff at State Farm Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. Michigan punched its ticket into the CFP by boat-racing the Ohio State Buckeyes 45-23 in The Game then pummeled the Purdue…

From who is sitting out to who is expected to start, here's everything you need to know about the Iowa vs. Kentucky matchup. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) face the Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) in the 2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31 - New Year's Eve - in Nashville. The Hawkeyes were scheduled to play in the Music City…

On paper, the match-up of Tulane and USC is one of the more interesting ones of the entire bowl season. It features a battle of big turnarounds from 2021 and two squads that put points on the board in a hurry. Let's take a look at both teams and give you a prediction without the 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic Preview. After going 4-8 in 2021 Lincoln…

The No. 9 Kansas State Wildcats aim to cap an impressive 2022 season with a win on Saturday afternoon. Kansas State takes on the No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2022 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The Wildcats are 10-3 with an active four-game winning streak and a Big 12 championship win over TCU. Alabama is 10-2 overall, with three straight…

The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (13-0) will take on Ohio State (11-1) in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Saturday night. If you're looking to do some last-minute betting research, you're in luck. We'll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information…

After weeks of more or less meaningless bowl games, we finally get to the part of the postseason schedule when things really matter: Saturday's College Football Playoff semifinals. That, along with two other bowl games on New Year's Eve, makes for a fun day of college football. Here's a look at Saturday's matchups, including any players and coaches…

After another Pac-12 championship, Utah is back in the Rose Bowl for a second straight year and looking to avenge last year's Rose Bowl loss to claim its first ever Rose Bowl title. To do so, it will have to beat a 10-win Penn State team which only lost to Michigan and Ohio State. Utah is favored by less than a field goal. There are a handful of…

MORGANTOWN - If you were to roll back the clock to the spring before West Virginia met Pitt in the first renewal of the Backyard Brawl in a decade to open the new football season, you might be expecting see a revitalization of Mountaineer football if someone told you: - West Virginia would defeat Oklahoma for the first time since joining the Big…

Michigan has been here before. Defeated Ohio State. Captured the Big Ten championship. Advanced to the College Football Playoff. In fact, the Wolverines accomplished all of this just last year. This year, however, it feels different. Sure, Michigan's first-round playoff opponent is different than it was last season, and this year the Wolverines…

This year's Peach Bowl is a fantastic matchup between Ohio State and Georgia. Saturday's CFP semifinal pits Ohio State's explosive offense against Georgia's shutdown defense. Luckily, sports bettors can get even further into the game with the very best Georgia vs Ohio State props bets. Ohio State put up 44.5 points per game this season on the arm…

You've not been paying attention-and why would you have been?-but three OTE writers have recently become fathers, the two of us for the first time. Of course, as we all know, that comes with loads of spare time while the little potato just lies there and requires no attention or assistance from us, no sir. What follows is a set of previews of…

The Book of Bielema has been an intriguing mix of the classics in 2022. The no-nonsense style of play employed by the Illinois defense-first philosophy hits you in the throat like a Beat Generation masterpiece. The defense itself, led in part by Devon Witherspoon, Quan Martin, Gabe Jacas, Calvin Avery, Taz Nicholson, Johnny Newton, Tarique Barnes,…

The No. 14 Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes look to start the season 13-1 for the sixth time in their history, but first since 2015-16, when they take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in an ACC matchup on Friday. The Hurricanes (12-1, 3-0), who have won eight in a row, are coming off a 66-64 triumph over sixth-ranked Virginia on Dec. 20. Their Dec. 28 game…

Thor Nystrom tracks players opting out of upcoming bowl games as well as the coaching changes around the college football landscape. Thor will update the article through the remainder of the season to keep you updated on bowl games, college prospects, and the 2023 NFL Draft. And below we'll take a closer look at the upcoming bowl game.

For the first time in quite some time, the Illinois Fighting Illini are soaking up the Florida sun in the college football postseason. But, Bret Bielema's squad isn't in the Sunshine State for sandy beaches and surfing, however, a long awaited business trip. The Illini are now just days away from facing SEC opponent Mississippi State in the…

There are plenty of storylines to track prior to Friday's Notre Dame vs South Carolina clash in the Gator Bowl. Who's opted out and who's ready to play in Jacksonville? The college football handicapping team from The GoldSheet Find expert Free NCAAF picks from WagerTalk each and every season! Each weekly edition of The Football GoldSheet is…

For the first time in five years, the Bruins are participating in bowl season. No. 18 UCLA football (9-3, 6-3 Pac-12) will play Pittsburgh (8-4, 5-3 ACC) at the Sun Bowl on Friday. The Bruins enter the game as six-point favorites coming off of their best regular season in eight years, while the Panthers will roll into El Paso without the starting…

There are many statistics that you could cherry-pick when trying to decipher the absolute calamity that has been Kentucky basketball so far this season. But one glaring stat stands out, as presented by ESPN insider Jeff Borzello: If you aren't in-tune with college basketball metrics such as KenPom, this can be broken down much simpler in layman's…

The Bruins' five-year postseason drought will finally come to an end at the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Friday, giving the vast wave of seniors one last hurrah in blue and gold. WHO: UCLA vs. Pittsburgh DATE: Friday, Dec. 30 TIME: 11 a.m. PT LOCATION: Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX TV: CBS - Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell…

Sometimes, it's better not to overthink things. The College Football Playoff Selection Committee got it right earlier this month. No ifs, ands or but-we-would-have-been-favored-over-everybodies about it. Talking to you, Mr. Saban. The 2022-23 College Football Playoff is the first to be played without either Alabama or Clemson. TCU went from…

The UCLA Bruins (9-3) are trying to win their first bowl in the Chip Kelly era (est. 2018) when they play the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4) in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas Friday. Pitt has been decimated by the offseason (opt-outs and the transfer portal). While UCLA enters the Sun Bowl almost fully intact. This most certainly explains the line…