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Cody Schrader Delivers Powerful Speech After Winning Burlsworth Trophy A full transcript of what Missouri Tigers running back Cody Schrader said after being named the nation’s top former walk-on. Missouri Tigers running back Cody Schrader won the Burlsworth Trophy on Monday night. The award honors the nation’s most outstanding former walk-on, as Schrader earned it over finalists, James Madison defensive tackle James Carpenter and Oklahoma wide receiver Drake Stoops, along with 70 other previous candidates. The SEC rushing leader delivered a powerful speech at the ceremony in Bentonville, Ark., which is not too far from the University of Arkansas, where…
Columbia In the morning, Laird Veatch hops on his Peloton bike. The workout is one of his favorites: He used to enjoy lifting weights daily as a linebacker for Kansas State from 1990-94, but the former football team captain now only pumps iron occasionally because of back problems. For Veatch, the Peloton is not just an easy, low-impact workout. It is a way he relieves and attempts to manage stress as Mizzou’s 22nd athletic director and its fourth in the last nine years. “My wife would tell you I don’t always manage it well,” Veatch joked. “Having faith and trying…
Indiana football transfer portal tracker: Who’s in, who’s out for the Hoosiers BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana football team is keeping one eye on the future as it preps for the College Football Playoff. Coach Curt Cignetti and his staff are busy recruiting players out of the transfer portal to replenish the roster that helped the Hoosiers (11-1; 8-1 Big Ten) have a record-setting year. Keep our transfer tracker bookmarked as we take a look at who IU is signing, who is leaving and more, with updates as they happen: More: How Indiana football’s transfer portal to-do-list makes December a ‘juggling act’…
Donovan Bailey backs idea of retirement fund for Jamaica’s track and field athletes Written by Leighton Levy. Posted in Athletics. | 25 April 2025 | 185 Views Tags: Athletics, Asafa Powell, Donovan Bailey, Retirement fund Olympic 100m champion and former 100m world-record holder Donovan Bailey has thrown his support behind the idea of a retirement fund for track and field athletes, describing the concept as “a resounding yes” and urging that it be structured similarly to retirement plans in other professional sports. The Jamaican-born Bailey, who had a successful career in finance before returning to the track in the 1990s,…
Dave Rose opens up on why he retired from BYU basketball, his father’s recent death, and Nick Emery’s missteps It has been a little more than three months since Dave Rose announced he was stepping away from his pressure-filled position as BYU’s men’s basketball coach and into retirement. In a half-hour interview with The Salt Lake Tribune last week, Rose reminisced about his 22 years in Provo, the past 14 as the leader of one of BYU’s most successful athletic programs. Rose said he has “no regrets whatsoever” about that late-March decision to call it a career, a move that…
BYU basketball player suspended: sports world shocked – and impressed The BYU basketball player suspended for the season Tuesday broke the BYU honor code by having sex with his girlfriend. Sports writers are shocked but respect the school for sticking to its values – even though the decision could spoil a potentially historic season. The sports world is reacting with shock to news of the BYU basketball player suspended for the rest of the season. On Tuesday, Brigham Young University suspended double-digit scorer and leading rebounder Brandon Davies for violating the BYU honor code – in this case having sex…
Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman becomes 1st Black and 1st Asian American coach to reach college football finals “It is an honor, and I hope all coaches — minorities, Black, Asian, white, it doesn’t matter, great people — continue to get opportunities to lead young men like this,” Freeman said. Jan. 10, 2025, 12:16 PM EST By Kimmy Yam Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman has scored a historical first. Freeman, whose Fighting Irish won their Orange Bowl college football semifinal game on Thursday, will be the first Black and first Asian American coach to compete in the national championship game.…
Duke basketball’s Sion James shares some insight on his evolution as a 3-point shooter Few Duke basketball players inspired more confidence in the Cameron Crazies than Sion James this past season, and with the fifth-year senior connecting on 41.3% of his 3-point attempts, it was easy to see why. The 6-foot-6 transfer averaged 8.6 points despite only shooting 5.6 shots per game, making him one of the most efficient Blue Devils on the roster, and he finished with at least 15 points in three of his last nine games with the program. That sentiment might have surprised some Tulane fans…
UNC basketball lands surprise commitment from Virginia Tech transfer Jaydon Young An out of nowhere commitment adds another guard to the UNC basketball program’s roster. Well, no one saw this commitment coming! The UNC basketball program added some guard depth, securing a commitment from Virginia Tech transfer Jaydon Young. Young originally committed to High Point this offseason, but coaching changes led for the former Virginia Tech Hokie to reevaluate his options. This led him to Chapel Hill, bringing the 6-foot-4 guard back to his home state to continue his college basketball career. I give him (and North Carolina) credit: NO…
Carolina Insider – UNC Basketball Roster Movement, Who’s In and Who’s Out? Posted Apr 25, 2025 Jones Angell of the Tar Heel Sports Network and Adam Lucas from GoHeels.com get together in the Carolina Insider podcast studio to discuss the latest in UNC Basketball, including discussion about roster movement, the statuses of Ven-Allen Lubin and Drake Powell, and more. Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting, Videos & Podcasts UNC men’s basketball faces most jarring roster transition in 20 years Roster continuity is a challenge in the transfer portal era for programs and fans, who are used to following players for multiple seasons.…