Author: Mikesportz
A wry smile crossed across Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s face Friday when asked about Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers. The Buckeyes remember Ewers as the shaggy, bleach-blonde freshman who reclassified at Southlake Carroll to enroll early in Columbus in 2021. Day goes back even further. Day remembers when Ewers was a fresh-faced eighth grader who tore it up at an Ohio State football camp. Now, he’ll see the close-cropped Ewers wearing burnt orange in the Cotton Bowl as part of the College Football Playoffs semifinals. He was one of the first eighth graders that I ever offered,” Day told…
Today Beloved play by play announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays will be taking a definite leave of absence from the team, but it is not what you think. Over 20 years ago when Shulman was negotiating his contract with ESPN, he has a very specific request. If Shulman was ever offered to announce basketball at any of the Olympic games, he wanted the green light to do so. More than two decades ago, Dan Shulman negotiated a clause with ESPN that would allow him to take a leave of absence if someone in Canada ever wanted to hire him…
For every superstar in the athletic arena, there is a story of hard work and perseverance influenced by figures, out of the limelight. Growing his way to be one of Georgia Bulldogs’ promising football players, Mykel Williams penned down the beauty of triumph through support, hard work, and significance that shaped him. But what does one put in to create such a memorable ride? What is amazing, and perhaps most important of all, is a story that seeks to go beyond the field, the tackles, the sack, and the roaring of the crowd. A story of what it took for…
Two former Florida State football players—safety Derwin James and linebacker Jared Verse—have been named National Football League Pro Bowlers for the 2024 season. This is James’ fourth Pro Bowl selection since he arrived in the league in 2018 and Verse’s first selection as it is his rookie year. READ MORE: Florida State Involved With Five-Star Offensive Lineman Committed To Alabama Interestingly enough, James was also selected for the Pro Bowl in his rookie season. Both James and Verse play in Los Angeles for different franchises (Chargers and Rams, respectively) despite coming from FSU. As for the veteran, James ranks second…
The Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver room is going to have a decidedly Kentucky football feel to it in 2025. First, Wildcats receivers coach Daikiel Shorts left for the same position at Nebraska, then Dane Key committed through the transfer portal. Now, Hardley Gilmore will join them. Gilmore is a 6’1″, 178 lb wide receiver out of Florida. He was a four star recruit in the 2024 class, and ranked as the number 317 overall recruit on the 247sports composite board. Related: The year’s best Kentucky sports pictures An injury delayed the start to his college career, but he showed flashes…
There are really only two phases of the Oklahoma Sooners’ game in 2024 that were good. The defense was elite, and maybe one of the best in the country if the offense didn’t consistently put the defense in bad situations. And then there was the punt team, which if you ask me, was really one of the few parts of special teams that was great, and that’s mainly because of punter Luke Elzinga, who constantly flipped the field, made huge plays with his boot of a leg, and oh, do I even have to mention he had some of the…
LSU Football Defensive Lineman, Former Four-Star Recruit Entering Transfer Portal Brian Kelly and Co. see a versatile weapon enter the portal, set to find new home this offseason. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers have retooled the roster in Baton Rouge with 14 new additions via the NCAA Transfer Portal over the last month. With newcomers set to join the program, Kelly and Co. have also seen double-digit departures through the free agent market On Friday, LSU saw the 18th member of the 2024 roster enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after defensive lineman Kimo Makane’ole revealed his intentions. The 6-foot-4,…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CHARLOTTE SPORTS LIVE) — Carolina Panthers offensive guard Robert Hunt will be one of the first in the league to take a certain safety step. On Thursday, Hunt was named the 2024 PFWA Tom Berry Good Guy Award winner as well as a second alternate for the Pro Bowl. Hunt is the only Panther to play all 967 of Carolina’s offensive snaps and one of three Panthers to cinch the award. Carolina Panthers star cornerback Jaycee Horn selected to first Pro Bowl Also on Thursday, Hunt announced that he will wear a Guardian Cap to face off against…
Don’t ever get too comfortable knowing all the ins and outs involving rules and regulations when it comes to the NCAA — it’s always changing. According to Jon Rothstein with CBS Sports, the NCAA is talking about changing the length of eligibility a student-athlete can have to play in NCAA sports. Currently, you can have four years of eligibility to play as a college athlete — plus redshirts, waivers, etc. But according to Rothstein, the NCAA is considering upping the number of years someone can play NCAA sports to five years. Meaning, you could play five seasons of college football,…
South Carolina Dawn Staley sent her condolences to a fan on Thursday after they tweeted that they lost their brother, a Gamecocks fan. In the original tweet, the fan (@USCJan) revealed that their brother watched Staley’s team from South Bend, Indiana, and added that they would watch South Carolina’s tipoff against the Missouri Tigers in his memory. Staley then replied to the tweet: “Prayers to you and your family, Jan! We are with you during this time!” The second-ranked Gamecocks (12-1) opened Southeastern Conference play with their first game of the new year on Thursday at Missouri (11-4). South Carolina…