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2025 NBA Draft: Which college teams, conferences produced the most first-round picks?
Duke topped the charts on Wednesday night with the most players picked from any college during the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. All three Blue Devils who were selected came off the board within the first 10 picks, headlined by No. 1 overall selection Cooper Flagg. Flagg’s selection earned the ACC some bragging…
College football’s 10 best backup quarterbacks: LSU, SMU among teams with strong QB2 options in 2025
Building depth at the quarterback position in college football is almost impossible in the transfer portal era. It’s rare that a quality backup actually sticks around, especially since — if they’re good enough — they can go somewhere that they’re promised a more immediate starting spot. So quality backup quarterbacks are an invaluable commodity. Teams…
College Football Playoff X-factors: Players poised to make or break contenders’ 2025 postseason chances
Even with the expanded format, a lot has to go right for teams to punch their tickets to the College Football Playoff. One factor can make or break a postseason push, like the Miami defense did last season when the Hurricanes fell just short of their playoff debut. Ahead of the 2025 season, every CFP…
College football betting odds: Value future plays for 2025 national championship, conference titles, Heisman
Coaching changes are done. Transfer additions are at a trickle. Most coaching staffs are wholly focused on recruiting for the 2026 class. Until media days pick up in mid-July, it’s the quietest time on the college football calendar. We’ve reached peak college football offseason. But it’s also the perfect time, for those of you doing…
Boomer or bust: Firmly on the hot seat, Oklahoma’s Brent Venables pushing all his chips in for 2025 season
Oklahoma’s famous Sooner Schooner has weathered a few bumps in the road in the past, but after suffering through two losing seasons in three years for the first time this century, Brent Venables knew he had to pull the reins. Oklahoma’s head coach began re-evaluating his plans in October, amid a dreadful start to his…
College football’s 25 most dynamic players of the past 25 years: Reggie Bush, Cam Newton lead memorable group
Settle in for a minute or two and try to recall the most memorable plays over the course of your college football fandom. Sure, many of these are likely team-specific, but a betting man would place odds on several highlights seared in your brain coming from a few of the greatest dynamos of all-time whose…
Ranking Big 12 basketball teams by tiers: Texas Tech, Houston, BYU pull ahead of Kansas
The cash at the top of the Big 12 has been a massive storyline throughout the spring. Texas Tech and BYU do not just have good money; they have lavish money. It’s changed a smidge of the power dynamic in a league that was once dominated by the house of horrors that is Allen Fieldhouse….