Originally published in USA Today Sports Weekly's College Basketball Season Preview issue. By PAUL GOTHAM Illinois What to watch: Malcolm Hill (14.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg) is the leading returning scorer from an Illini campaign which was derailed before it started and never had a chance to get back on track. The off-season leading to the 2015-16 included a season-ending injury to … [Read more...] about Experienced Badgers poised to take Big Ten
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Rhode Island Rams 2016-17
Compiled by PAUL GOTHAM Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming players of the Atlantic 10 with a look at the first-year players of the University of Rhode Island Rams. Rhode Island finished 17-15 (9-9 in A-10 play) last season and fell to UMass in second round A-10 action. Dan Hurley and his staff welcome four players to campus: Jeff Dowtin, Cyril … [Read more...] about Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Rhode Island Rams 2016-17
Penn State’s Gesicki on Mackey Award Midseason List
Courtesy of GoPSUSports.com UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., October 12, 2016 – Junior Mike Gesicki (Manahawkin, N.J.) has parlayed his career year into a spot on the Mackey Award Midseason watch list. The Mackey Award is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end. The award is named after NFL Hall of Fame member John Mackey, who is considered to be the best to have … [Read more...] about Penn State’s Gesicki on Mackey Award Midseason List
Ohio State leads the way with 14 invites to NFL Scouting Combine
Courtesy of OhioStateBuckeyes.com COLUMBUS, Ohio – There will be more Ohio State Buckeyes at the NFL Scouting Combine – 14 – than from any other school when the week-long event takes place Feb. 23-29 in Indianapolis. Leading the way are two players projected by NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock as No. 1 at their position – DE Joey Bosa and RB Ezekiel Elliott – and six other … [Read more...] about Ohio State leads the way with 14 invites to NFL Scouting Combine
Meyer wary of challenge Ohio State faces with Northern Illinois
By PAUL GOTHAM Seeing is believing for Ohio State's Urban Meyer. The fourth-year Buckeye coach doesn't need a warning when it comes to this weekend's opponent, the Northern Illinois Huskies. "Their video is very good," Meyer said when he addressed the local media earlier this week. "They're a very good team. Offensively, their quarterback is setting all kinds of records. … [Read more...] about Meyer wary of challenge Ohio State faces with Northern Illinois