Author: Mikesportz
hands on his head in Penn State men’s basketball’s game against Saint Francis in the Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 in University Park, Pa. The Nittany Lions beat the Red Eight games into the 2024-25 season, Penn State has a strong 7-1 record, but it doesn’t have a signature win on its resume. The Nittany Lions’ weak nonconference schedule provided a good start to coach Mike Rhoades’ goals of building a winning program in Happy Valley, but also may not have the team ready for tougher games throughout the early portions of the Big Ten schedule. The…
chrisbeasmore A sports writer for A Sea of Blue. Beasmore helps to cover Kentucky football and basketball recruiting and the big games coming up for Kentucky sports. During his weekly radio segment on Wednesday night, Mark Pope shared details about a memorable moment from the Kentucky Wildcats’ Black Friday win over Georgia State. Since he couldn’t stay to sign autographs, Pope decided to treat fans by letting them use his wife Lee Anne’s credit card to buy ice cream at Taylor Belle’s. He also spoke highly of the ice cream during his postgame remarks last Friday following Kentucky’s game against…
Four-star wide receiver Derek Meadows puts pen to paper with the Alabama Crimson Tide, flips on Signing Day. Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman four-star wide receiver Derek Meadows announced a commitment to Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers in July after a visit to Baton Rouge. Since then, he’s remained a coveted prospect on the recruiting trail with the top programs in America continuing to push for the wideout’s services. That trickled into the Early Signing Period on Wednesday . The 6-foot-6, 205-pounder is rated as the No. 1 prospect in Nevada and a Top 10 wide receiver in the…
Regardless of the disingenuous arguments to the contrary, the Miami Hurricanes just don’t have the resume to stack up against the Alabama Crimson Tide and that’s why Miami is on the outside looking in for the College Football Playoff. Do we really have to pretend that Miami belongs in the College Football Playoff over Alabama? If you haven’t been on the College Football side of X (Formerly Twitter) in the past couple of days, let me fill you in. “wHeRe iS mIaMi???” The 10-2 Hurricanes fell from No. 6 to No. 12 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, placing…
Florida State Seminoles football, after suffering through a 2-10 season, saw plenty of hits to its recruiting class as multiple commitments flipped to other programs. While the damage wasn’t fully made up (including a dagger of a flip in five-star offensive lineman Solomon Thomas to LSU), the Seminoles managed to flip four blue-chips on Wednesday — blue-chip wide receiver Jayvan Boggs (from UCF), four-star running back Ousmane Kromah (from Georgia) and four-star defensive back Shamar Arnoux (from Auburn) and former UF commit Tae’shaun Gelsey, who committed following the official announcement of the first crop of signees. The Seminoles also managed…
Florida State secured eighteen signees on Wednesday afternoon as the Seminoles are considered the 25th-best recruiting class, according to 247Sports Composite. The Seminoles had a horrific 2024 season where they finished with a 2-10 record. Some of the fan base thought that head football coach Mike Norvell and the squad would just focus solely on the transfer portal. However, Norvell sent a resounding message that they would be playing in the high school ranks as well. Florida State is still Florida State. The logo carries weight. Even though I am a fan of this university, I understand that there are…
FSU football has pulled off a second flip during the early signing period and this time, it is in the trenches. Three-star interior offensive lineman Sean Poret announced he would be flipping from USF to Florida State and signing with them on Wednesday morning. Poret officially visited FSU for their game against the Florida Gators and has taken several trips to Tallahassee this year. Gabe Fertitta, who has been serving as the interim offensive line coach was able to get it done. Poret native also took visits to Vanderbilt and NC State in November. He is the No. 1038 player…
The first NET Rankings of the 2024-25 college basketball season came out, and the Wildcats were eighth overall. The Wildcats were the fourth-highest team in the SEC, as Tennessee, Auburn, and Florida were all ahead of the Wildcats. The NET Rankings are very important when it comes to NCAA Tournament Seeding. Teams need to have a great record in Quad 1 games, and they need to not have any Quad 3 or 4 losses. At the moment, the Wildcats are doing well in both of these categories. Let’s take a look at Kentucky’s schedule broken down into which Quad each…
The college football transfer portal is set to open on Monday, Dec. 9. Players across the country are expected to test the open market, and one Penn State offensive weapon is getting ahead of the curve. Tight end Jerry Cross, a former four-star recruit, plans to enter the portal, On3’s Pete Nakos reported on Monday. Cross is no longer listed on the Nittany Lions’ online roster. In two seasons at Penn State, Cross appeared in just seven total games and did not tally a reception. He played just 19 snaps across two games in 2024, serving as the team’s No.…
As for Williams, he is expected to enroll at Alabama in January and participate in spring practice.