In May 2021, John Calipari was ranting to reporters, as he is wont to do, about the future of college basketball and what was best for the sport (especially his Kentucky program). At the time, an upstart professional league, Overtime Elite, was gobbling up five-star high school talent by offering six-figure contracts, and this obviously …
How Overtime Elite became a college basketball ally instead of a threat Read More »
Welcome to the new era of NCAA women’s college basketball, where the transfer portal has become the most valuable way — usurping even high school recruiting classes — to build and sustain a program. In the last month, we’ve seen the rich get richer, contenders plug in key (and formerly missing) components while other teams …
It’s that time of year. We made it. Official visits kick off this weekend, and recruiting staffs across the country are feverishly preparing for what has undoubtedly become one of the most important months on the college football calendar. What’s the ACC up to? Let’s check in on each of the league’s 14 schools with …
ACC football recruiting: 14 thoughts on 14 teams as summer visits begin Read More »
Once upon a time, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips made a handshake agreement with the Big Ten’s Kevin Warren and the Pac-12’s George Kliavkoff to form an “alliance” that would bring much-needed “stability” to college athletics. Less than two years later, college athletics has never felt less stable at any time in my career — including …
Mandel’s Mailbag: USC AD candidates who could fuel Lincoln Riley’s success Read More »
On May 31, the major TV networks will announce their selections and kickoff times for the first three weeks of the 2023 college football season. It’s always a fun way for fans to whet their appetites for the start of a season that’s still several months away. But this year’s announcements should be particularly illuminating …
Predicting the 2023 college football season TV schedule: Weeks 1, 2 and 3 Read More »
