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Mizzou Spends $31.7 Million In NIL Money To Make Sure They Put Championships In Trophy Case: REPORT Welcome to the High Spenders’ Club, Missouri — from a Miami fan. The athletics department of the University of Missouri has spent over a whopping $31 million in name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation for their student-athletes over the last year, according to financial records obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The NIL spending from Mizzou shows the university’s push forward to make sure that they’re a competitor in football and men’s basketball given the circumstances of modern college sports that has created…
During his unofficial visits early into his recruitment, Ridge Janes has prioritized learning about the tight end’s role within each offense. In his fifth trip to Missouri since September, the Class of 2028 pass-catcher spoke with tight ends coach Derham Cato about the new designed looks for Brett Norfleet and Jordon Harris before the program’s walkthrough Wednesday. “Brett is a lot bigger than I am size wise,” said Janes of 6-foot-6 260-pound tight end. “But I feel like I’ll fill into my body more. Just the way he’s using him in different motions. They’re starting to do more vertical schemes…
The five best transfers in Michigan State football history Andrew Brewster, Spartans Wire Jun 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM GMT+1 The transfer portal has become synonymous with college sports these days, with schools starting to look at the portal like free agency, almost. It’s become imperative to be able to find high-level talent in the portal. Michigan State football hasn’t had a ton of high-profile transfers, but the ones who have hit, have hit well. We put together our list of the top five transfers in school history below, and interestingly, three of them, and both honorable mentions, transferred to…
Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast: What Kaleb Glenn Injury Means for MSU Michigan State will be without its top transfer, junior forward Kaleb Glenn, for the entire 2025-26 season. On this episode of the Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast, our Aidan Champion breaks down what this loss means for the Spartans. Michigan State basketball will enter the 2025-26 season without its biggest transfer portal pickup from the portal this offseason, junior forward Kaleb Glenn, who suffered a torn pandella tendon. It’s a devastating occurrence for the Spartans and the fan base, as Glenn would have given the Spartans depth and…
Offered as a device to share memories and spark some reasonable debate, here is an all-Hokies/Cavaliers squad from the 2000-24 seasons. Three-Star OL Buddy Wegdam Commits to Virginia Tech Virginia Tech’s in-state recruiting class continues to grow as the Hokies landed a commitment from three-star OL Buddy Wegdam out of Northern Virginia’s Woodberry Forest School. Wegdam chose the Hokies over NC State and Duke, where he also took official visits, plus Michigan State, where he had been looking at taking an official visit to this weekend previously but will obviously not be taking that now. He had this to say…
Earlier today was covered UNC transfer linebacker Michael Short and how the minimal minutes Short was offered at UNC could prove to make him a vital piece for new defensive coordinator Sam Siefkes. Now it is time we look at fellow linebacker Antwone Santiago. Like short, Santiago was not able to see the field a lot during his last season as a part of a Temple squad that went 3-9 in the AAC. However, like Short, Siefkes has honed in on these players for a reason, likely because they can both be useful in a variety of different sets that…
Brutal moment Tyrese Haliburton’s dad is confronted by Thunders fans after Pacers’ NBA Finals defeat The Indiana Pacers had plenty to be sad about after a devastating Game 5 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals – especially after the loss of Tyrese Haliburton to injury. Indiana, which lost the game by 11 points to OKC at the Paycom Center on Monday, is now on the brink of losing the entire series once again. But after the game, when confronted by Thunder fans outside the arena, Haliburton’s father John was able to withstand some chirping in a…
The Indiana Pacers are just three wins away from their first-ever NBA championship, and Tyrese Haliburton is a big reason why. Haliburton has had a magical postseason, and Pacers GM Chad Buchanan spoke to The Athletic about their decision to acquire him from the Sacramento Kings in 2022. Our team was kind of at a crossroads,” Buchanan said. “We didn’t really have a guy, like a young player, that you could really build around. Now, Domas (Sabonis) was a terrific player and a very productive player. But we felt like in today’s modern NBA, it’s hard to build around a…
UNC basketball legend Jawad Williams set to join the Cavaliers’ coaching staff The 2005 national champion is headed home to Cleveland. Former Tar Heel and member of the 2005 juggernaut national championship squad, Jawad Williams, hits a big career milestone, joining the Cleveland Cavaliers as an assistant coach. This move for Williams marks a full-circle moment for the Ohio native. Williams was born and raised in Lakewood, Ohio — a suburb of Cleveland — and he attended St. Edward High School, also located in Ohio. Taking the Ohio connections a step further, Williams spent all three of his NBA seasons…
Cavs insider believes new assistant coach Jawad Williams could oversee Evan Mobley’s development In a full-circle moment, Jawad Williams has joined head coach Kenny Atkinson’s staff on the Cleveland Cavaliers in an assistant role after he spent the full length of his NBA playing career in a Cavaliers uniform. He played three seasons in Cleveland from the 2008-09 season through the 2010-11 campaign. This isn’t his first opportunity coaching at the highest level, though. Last season, Williams was an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kingsand simultaneously served as their director of player development. Cleveland’s decision to add Williams to the…