College Sports
The draft stock had varied on the former Illinois standout. But after being found not guilty of rape two weeks ago, NBA teams regained interest with most analysts forecasting him in the late first round.
It’s something that Gragg and the university, when asked, publicly deny. Yet, it has been believed and framed by us — the media — differently.
“This is a relationship business,” DePaul coach Doug Bruno said. “You have to make sure you interact well with the student-athletes, and she did those things well.”
It doesn’t seem like Shannon is going to personally have a problem putting the falsehood and what he had to go through because of the falsehood behind him. Unknown is whether the rest of the world finds the ability to do the same.
The 23-year-old Shannon was accused of committing sexual assault last September while visiting Kansas for a football game between the Illini and the Jayhawks.
After three tumultuous years as AD, Gragg’s primary responsibilities will lie in the expansive, ever-evolving realm of NIL, with a focus on fundraising.
Two Illinois products impacted in a big way, more than any other freshmen and did so at the highest level in the Big Ten: Minnesota’s Cameron Christie and Iowa’s Owen Freeman.
For decades, it made sense whenever a proverbial program CEO turned down the grind of the pros. But now, with the nonstop, Wild West nature of life with the transfer portal and NIL, an escape plan will be more attractive.
Fitzgerald has about a dozen scholarship offers and could have added more as the recruiting process continued.
Northwestern offered its first glimpse at specifics of its temporary lakeside football stadium in a letter sent to season ticket holders Thursday.
Such heights they’ve reached. Such shared glory. And their unlikely story only gets better.
Walton starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars in basketball broadcasting.
The Basketball Hall of Famer and Grateful Dead superfan overcame many obstacles to become an unlikely broadcaster.
This week, the University of Washington played in the last Pac-12 Baseball Tournament before the conference disbands and the Huskies join the Big Ten.
This is strictly about the NCAA as one of the most powerful governing bodies in America not allowing the current financial ecosystem to move forward without it. This, at the end of the day, is all about all the NCAA knows: power and control.
The monumental decision sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start steering millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester.
The current Georgia quarterback is suing Gators coach Billy Napier and the program’s top booster.
Since 2021, college athletes have been allowed to make money off their name, image and likeness and to enter the transfer portal. In essence, college athletes can get rich and relocate yearly — just like the coaches always could.
The endgame for them could be the 2027 draft, not the next two: the JuJu Watkins/MiLaysia Fulwiley/Madison Booker/Mikaylah Williams/Hannah Hidalgo generational, unicorn lottery that will change the trajectory of several WNBA franchises.
EA’s first college football game in more than a decade will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S this summer.