OXFORD — Ole Miss football and coach Lane Kiffin have added a quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class. Rees Wise committed to Ole Miss on April 14, according to On3. He is a 6-foot-2, 218-pound quarterback from Austin, Texas. Wise is the starter at Westlake High school and a three-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He is the No. …
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Colorado to retire jersey numbers of Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders as Deion Sanders, Buffs host spring game
Getty Images Colorado announced Monday that it will honor Travis Hunter’s and Shedeur Sanders by retiring their jerseys at Saturday’s spring game in Boulder. No Colorado player will ever wear Hunter’s No. 12 or Sanders’ No. 2 again. Hunter is coming off one of the greatest seasons in college football history as he won the Heisman Trophy while starring as both a wide receiver …
Read More »Ole Miss lands commitment from three-star QB Rees Wise
2024 UIL TXHSFB playoffs: Westlake vs. Lake Travis highlights See the highlights from the 2024 UIL TXHSFB playoffs regional finals between Westlake and Lake Travis Westlake High School quarterback Rees Wise announced Monday evening his commitment to Ole Miss. The Central Texas recruit is the 85th-ranked prospect in Texas and the 36th-ranked quarterback in the country, according to 247Sports. Wise …
Read More »Jaydn Ott enters transfer portal: Dynamic star Cal RB will be among top available players on the market
Imagn Images Cal star running back Jaydn Ott is entering the transfer portal, according to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Ott’s surprise addition to the portal makes him instantly one of the top players available at his position. Ott was limited to 10 games last season after suffering an ankle injury against UC Davis in Cal’s season-opener that lingered throughout the campaign. He …
Read More »Jonathan Batts named head coach at Boonville
BOONVILLE — Jonathan Batts was named the next head football coach at Boonville High School. The hire was approved during the Warrick County School Corp. board meeting on Monday. The long-time assistant coach takes over one of the more consistent programs in the Pocket Athletic Conference. Boonville went 6-6 last season and lost in the Class 4A sectional championship. More: …
Read More »Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter to have CU jersey numbers immortalized
Matt Leinart weighs in on who should go No. 1 in NFL Draft Fox Sports’ Matt Leinart discusses the differences between Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Sports Seriously The University of Colorado announced Monday that quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Travis Hunter are “officially untouchable” and will retire their football jersey numbers Saturday …
Read More »Colorado to retire jersey numbers of Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders
The University of Colorado announced Monday that it is retiring the jersey numbers of Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. Sanders’ No. 2 and Hunter’s No. 12 will become “officially untouchable” during the Spring Game at Folsom Field on Saturday. They will join four other Colorado players who have their numbers retired — Rashaan Salaam’s No. 19, Byron White’s No. 24, …
Read More »Nico Iamaleava’s Tennessee saga wasn’t the professionalization of college sports—it was a train wreck
There’s a simple way to describe the complicated current state of affairs in college athlete compensation, most recently highlighted by the Nico Iamaleava saga that led to him leaving Tennessee over a gone-public NIL renegotiation days before the spring transfer portal window opens. In conversations about the fallout, people are quick to bemoan the “professionalization” of college athletics ostensibly moving …
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