College Basketball

[ad_1] CHRIS KLIEMAN On the score not reflecting how challenging it was: ““t does not at all. They were really really good on defense. I thought they did a great job of trying to make us one dimensional, and not allowing us to rush to football. We continued to do some good things in the run game. Probably not consistently …

[ad_1] Kansas State defeated Troy 42-13 to move to 2-0 on the season. The Wildcats started off the scoring just like last week with a 9-yard pass from Will Howard to Jadon Jackson. The Ole Miss transfer has been a bit of a surprise in the receiving core and went for 77 yards this afternoon. Wide receiver Phillip Brooks was …

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[ad_1] UCF’s men’s basketball added a pair of players to its 2023-24 roster by signing guard/forward Mintautas Mockus and guard DeMarr Langford Jr. Langford joins the Knights as a transfer from Boston College, where he appeared in 73 games in three seasons with the Eagles. He averaged 8.8 points on 44% shooting with 4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. …

[ad_1] The Colorado Buffaloes host the Nebraska Cornhuskers this Saturday during Week 2 of the NCAA college football season. (Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) NCAA college football is back for the 2023 season, with over 100 games taking place just in Week 2. One of those must-watch games? Saturday afternoon’s Nebraska at Colorado match-up. The game marks …

[ad_1] Colorado’s Dylan Edwards and team hosts Nebraska this Saturday during Week 2 of NCAA football’s season. (Photo by Greg Nelson/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) The 2023 NFL season kicked off this week, but that’s not the only form of football to celebrate. College football is back in full swing for the fall season. Week 2 continues the momentum with …

[ad_1] The second annual Fall Invitational featuring G League Ignite and an international team — this time the Perth Wildcats (a year after featuring Mets 92 and No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama) — concluded Friday after a two-games-in-three-days exhibition series, and we’re no closer to crowning a frontrunner for the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft than we …

[ad_1] Alabama Crimson Tide hosts the Texas Longhorns this Saturday. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) NCAA college football is back for the 2023 season, with over 100 games taking place just in Week 2. One of those must-watch games? Tonight’s Texas at Alabama game. Are you ready to watch some football? Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the …

[ad_1] The Colorado Buffaloes host the Nebraska Cornhuskers this Saturday during Week 2 of the NCAA college football season. (Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) NCAA college football is back for the 2023 season, with over 100 games taking place just in Week 2. One of those must-watch games? Saturday afternoon’s Nebraska at Colorado match-up. The game marks …

[ad_1] SMITHFIELD — What has been a summer of upheaval in college athletics feels just about over. Friday afternoon brought what used to be considered business as usual at Chace Center. Bryant was on the floor for a men’s basketball workout, with a host of new transfers set to remake a roster that finished 17-13 last season. The Bulldogs weren’t all that pleased with their America East …

[ad_1] CBS Sports college basketball insiders Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander spent a month surveying 100-plus Division I men’s basketball coaches for our annual Candid Coaches series. They polled across the sport’s landscape: some of the biggest names in college basketball, but also small-school assistants in low-major leagues. Coaches agreed to share unfiltered opinions in exchange for anonymity. We asked …

[ad_1] This weekend’s nonconference slate in the Big 12 is a lot of fun. The Texas Longhorns travel to Tuscaloosa to take on Alabama while Baylor, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma State have matchups with the Pac-12. Cincinnati reunites with an old Big East foe. Last but not least (though offense might provide the least) is an in-state rivalry game on …

[ad_1] The second and third weeks of the season are generally the weeks for the best non-conference matchups. The Big Ten’s heavy hitters have some pretty easy games this wee, but Illinois, Purdue, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin all have non-conference games against Power 5 teams. Let’s zip through the week and make some quick picks for week 2 in the …

[ad_1] BYU basketball coach Mark Pope scored a big recruiting win when Marcus Adam, who originally committed to Kansas, then Gonzaga, ultimately chose the Cougars instead. | BYU Photo It isn’t often BYU signs a basketball player that rejects Kansas, shows up at Gonzaga, then decides to play for the Cougars, all in six months. In fact, that’s never happened …

[ad_1] NCAA Womens Basketball: Final Four National Championship-Louisiana State vs Iowa Kim Mulkey, the coach of defending national champion LSU, has agreed to a 10-year contract worth about $32 million that will set a new mark for the richest coaching contract in women’s college basketball, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated …

[ad_1] On what needs improvement on offense from the first game… “Just had a lot of little things. I don’t know if there’s one big thing I could put my finger on. There were a lot of little things you know. I thought overall it was it was a clean effort for sure, but there’s a lot of little things. …

[ad_1] After one full week of the college football season, the Big Ten produced a few observations: Michigan is stacked again; Ohio State has some offensive work to do; Wisconsin still will run the ball; and Nebraska is better but still mistake-prone. With that in mind, here are this week’s Big Ten picks. (The Gophers-Eastern Michigan prediction will be published …

[ad_1] Florida basketball will get a marquee opener in SEC play, as the Gators will host Kentucky on Jan. 6 at the O’Connell Center. The two programs have served as standard bearers in men’s basketball for the conference since the start of the century, combining for three national titles and 16 SEC titles from 2000-2023. Kentucky lost standout big man …

[ad_1] The NCAA on Thursday denied 2023 eligibility for North Carolina wide receiver Devontez Walker, drawing pointed criticism from UNC and head coach Mack Brown. “I don’t know that I’ve ever been more disappointed in a person, a group of people, or an institution than I am with the NCAA right now,” Brown wrote in a statement. “It’s clear that …

[ad_1] The NCAA on Thursday denied 2023 eligibility for North Carolina wide receiver Devontez Walker, drawing pointed criticism from UNC and head coach Mack Brown. “I don’t know that I’ve ever been more disappointed in a person, a group of people, or an institution than I am with the NCAA right now,” Brown wrote in a statement. “It’s clear that …

[ad_1] Arkansas has been to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament three years in a row, which had not been done since 1996 before Eric Musselman arrived. A fourth straight trip is on the horizon, and the full schedule was released today. The non-conference portion was already known, but the SEC portion had not been unveiled. This content is …

[ad_1] The Arkansas Razorback men’s basketball program officially released its non-conference schedule to the public last week. On Thursday, the dates for all of the conference matchups were released to complete the schedule. Highlighting the non-conference slate is a matchup with Duke on Wednesday, Nov. 29. The Razorbacks are 2-2 all-time against the Blue Devils with the last meeting coming …

[ad_1] Kansas State will be well-represented in the NFL this season. According to a press release sent out by Kansas State Athletics, 18 former Wildcats open the 2023 NFL season on an NFL roster. That list includes both practice squad and active roster players. The list is headlined by wide receiver Tyler Lockett and offensive lineman Cornelius Lucas, who are …

[ad_1] CBS Sports college basketball insiders Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander spent a month surveying 100-plus Division I men’s basketball coaches for our annual Candid Coaches series. They polled across the sport’s landscape: some of the biggest names in college basketball, but also small-school assistants in low-major leagues. Coaches agreed to share unfiltered opinions in exchange for anonymity. We asked …

[ad_1] Sep. 7—CHAMPAIGN — Bill Self probably wouldn’t have agreed to a return to State Farm Center (or Assembly Hall as he knew it) a decade-plus ago to pit his Kansas team against Illinois. Even making it a charity exhibition might not have been enough. Self leaving Illinois for the Jayhawks after the 2002-03 season wasn’t necessarily a stunner. It …