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College football QB tiers: Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Michael Penix, but who’s next?

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On Monday’s episode of The Audible, a discussion about Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson led us to come up with our “QB Tiers” heading into the 2023 season. While we had a few disagreements, ultimately our lists were close enough to combine them into a consensus version. Heisman winner Caleb Williams is the obvious top pick, …

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College basketball rankings: Kansas and Purdue rise, Kentucky sinks after deadline day

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Wednesday was Decision Day in college basketball. The NCAA’s deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the NBA Draft struck at 11:59 p.m. ET. That landmark moment capped a fast and furious couple of months that saw thousands of players transfer, break and remake commitments, and move in and out of the draft. Now that all …

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Mandel’s Mailbag: USC AD candidates who could fuel Lincoln Riley’s success

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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 …

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Mike Krzyzewski, Tyler Hansbrough headline 2023 college basketball Hall of Fame class

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Mike Krzyzewski and Tyler Hansbrough headline the 2023 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame class, which was announced on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know: Johnny Dawkins, Tom Konchalski and Herb Magee round out the full list of inductees. Coach K spent 42 seasons at Duke and retired in 2022 as the all-time winningest …

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Predicting the 2023 college football season TV schedule: Weeks 1, 2 and 3

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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 …

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College basketball top 25 for 2023-24: Duke, Michigan State lead updated rankings

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When I published my rankings for the 2023-24 season the morning after the NCAA championship game, we rightly called it the “way too early” top 25. Well, it got a lot less early Thursday night, which marked the deadline for undergraduate players to enter the transfer portal. Most of the nearly 2,000 players who have …

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