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Elite pass rusher sends firm message to Florida Gators regarding his recruitment and next official visit Recruiting is booming for the Florida Gators and head coach Billy Napier. Things didn’t start out great, as they exited spring practice with just one commit: four-star quarterback Will Griffin. Since then, the Gators have landed five commitments, with two of them coming this past weekend in three-star OT Chancellor Campbell and four-star WR Justin Williams. Napier and his coaching staff have been on a tear with their big visit weekends over the last two weeks. That momentum is continuing, with the latest big news on…
Social media was SHOCKED former Wisconsin Badgers QB Graham Mertz was taken in 6th round of 2025 NFL Draft Fans on social media were surprised to see Graham Mertz drafted ahead of other QBs like Quinn Ewers. When former four-star quarterback Graham Mertz transferred away from the Wisconsin Badgers in 2023, he didn’t have much of an NFL future. Two years later, he’s a sixth-round pick for the Houston Texans. The trajectory is even more surprising considering the injuries Mertz dealt with over his final two seasons with the Florida Gators. He was projected to be a potential undrafted free…
The Wisconsin Badgers added not one, but two quarterbacks in the transfer portal Monday, with Billy Edwards Jr. of Maryland following San Diego State’s Danny O’Neil. Edwards technically brings in more experience than O’Neil, but both were full-time starters for one year of college football, both in 2024. Here’s more about Billy Edwards Jr.: How did Billy Edwards Jr. play last year at Maryland? Edwards was the starter at Maryland in 2024 after two years backing up Taulia Tagovailoa. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Edwards completed 273 of 420 attempts in 2024 (65% completion), good…
Bucks’ Horrible Draft Record Explains Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Rumors Originally posted on Milwaukee Bucks on SI By Ryan Stano | Last updated Jun 8, 2025 12:37 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to hang on to Giannis Antetokounmpo for a few more years. The superstar forward is currently contemplating whether he wants to stay with the franchise. No one around the NBA is surprised that Antetokounmpo is finally considering asking for a trade after how the last few years have gone. He wants to compete for championships, and Milwaukee hasn’t done that. The Bucks have tried to trade for players to help Antetokounmpo reach his goal…
Denny Hamlin might be at risk of missing the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, but it is for a good reason. According to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass, Joe Gibbs Racing reserve driver Ryan Truex is in as Hamlin is on “baby watch” with the potential birth of his child. Last week at Nashville Superspeedway, the driver of the No. 11 car was also on “baby watch.” If Hamlin needed to leave Michigan for the birth of his child, NASCAR would grant him a waiver, even if Truex completed the entire Cup Series event. For the most part,…
REPORT: Penguins and Canadiens Showing Interest In Golden Knights Defenseman Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nicolas Hague could be available in a trade this offseason and is beginning to garner plenty of interest, now coming from the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens, according to Nick Kypreos. The Philadelphia Flyers were the first team linked to Hague, and with three first-round picks in this year’s draft, they seem like the best fit. The Canadiens have multiple first-round picks this year as well, and the Penguins have just one, but both teams have the resources to pull off a trade. With…
Corey Perry may have only played one year for the Montreal Canadiens, but he has built friendships that will last a lifetime and taken something else away from the experience. During the 2021 playoffs, the right winger began using teammate Josh Anderson’s sticks, and four years later, in the Stanley Cup final with the Edmonton Oilers, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman revealed that the 40-year-old is still using Anderson’s stick. While the Canadiens didn’t make it to the final, it means that part of their equipment made it. Perry is one of two former Hab players who have reached the Cup final,…
What Nick Saban Told J Batt About Michigan State Originally posted on Michigan State Spartans on SI By Aidan Champion | Last updated Jun 6, 2025 1:03 PM ET Michigan State got a good one with J Batt, who was recently hired as the university’s new athletic director. Batt not only has a great track record as a fundraiser and hirer, but he’s been surrounded by elite figures in college athletics, including Nick Saban, former Michigan State football coach and arguably the greatest college football coach to ever do it. “He’s been at some good places,” said Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo when he took the…
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Former Michigan State All-Americans Flozell Adams and Morten Andersen, along with former head coach Darryl Rogers, are featured on the National Football Foundation’s 2026 ballot (Football Bowl Subdivision) for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, former Spartan Gideon Smith, the first African American to play intercollegiate athletics at Michigan State and a three-year letterwinner from 1913-15, is on the ballot in the divisional coaching category. Smith coached at Hampton University from 1921-40 and led the Pirates to the 1922 Black College National Championship. He recorded four CIAA titles and two unbeaten seasons in…
Podcast: What House v. NCAA Means for Michigan State On this latest edition of the Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast, our Aidan Champion discusses the ruling on the House v. NCAA settlement. A groundbreaking decision was made on Friday when it was announced that the House v. NCAAsettlement had been approved. With that, schools will be able to pay student-athletes starting July 1. Student-athletes have been able to receive pay from NIL for four years, but now, they will get to be paid directly by their respective school. Schools can pay up to around $20.5 million. On this latest episode…