The Transfer Portal’s Effect on College Football
Embed from Getty Images The debut of the transfer portal in October 2018 has taken the world of college football by storm. Headlined by Ohio State’s star quarterback Justin Fields, the transfer portal has added a new dynamic to recruiting across all sports. Whether you love it or hate it, the transfer portal is here […]
Sexual Assault and College Sports
Sexual assault on college campuses is no secret. Yet, sexual assault within college sports is a growing epidemic. College sports fans can all remember when cases like Penn State football, Baylor football, and Michigan State gymnastics first broke. These cases, all public, exemplified a major issue with college athletics. That issue? College sports gives those […]
An Unbreakable Bond
Not to be dramatic, but if you were to tell me that the earth stopped spinning when Kobe and Gianna Bryant tragically died in a plane crash, I would have believed you. I was coaching at a volleyball tournament when a fellow coach approached me and said, “Kobe Bryant is dead.” All I could say […]
March Madness 2020: Anybody Can Get It!
March Madness is upon us, and look out, because anybody can get it this year! The closer we get to selection Sunday, the more the excitement starts to take over. Personally, I like to see the Cinderella team win it every time. Whether it’s Mercer, Butler, or anyone else, the celebration is that much more […]
An HBCU Experience: The Celebration Bowl
It’s no secret that Historically Black Colleges and Universities – commonly known as HBCUs – have a significant disadvantage when it comes to the athletic spotlight compared to its’ predominantly white-school counterparts. The Celebration Bowl is a time where the best black college football programs get to meet up on network television to show the […]
Finding This Year’s Cinderella
The 2019-2020 NCAA men’s basketball regular season has ended. Conference titles have been awarded, and now most Division-1 tournaments are in full swing. Selection Sunday is just one week away, and so is the beginning of the mad dash to complete brackets and place bets on all of the games. What was last year like? Sure, […]
What Lamar Jackson’s MVP could mean for the NFL’s future
The most poignant words of Lamar Jackson’s interview after getting drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2018 were: “They’re gonna get a Super Bowl out of me. Believe that.” "They're gonna get a Super Bowl out of me, believe that." – Lamar Jackson after being drafted by the @Ravens with the last pick of the […]
The Wild West of the Big 10
The Big 10 has a serious problem on their hands. They are too competitive this season. This past college basketball season, eight of the Big 10’s teams made the tournament in March. This season it looks like more teams will be going dancing. As it stands now, 12 of the 14 Big Ten teams will […]
LaMelo Ball’s Future Clear as 2020
The 2020 draft is coming up in a few months, and it will be full of gems just waiting to be discovered. But we can be honest here; the draft class is not particularly deep. On top of that, defense is almost an afterthought when building a team in the NBA these days. Talents like […]
Way Too Early 2020 Fantasy Rookie Rankings
With the NFL combine a week away and the NFL draft a little over two months away, we can begin to start projecting the best rookie fantasy players for the upcoming season. This class is loaded with stud receivers, good backs and will likely have 4-5 quarterbacks taken in the first round. 1) Joe Burrow […]
The 2008 Florida Gators
2008 – The year this country saw its’ first black president, the year when rapper T.I. told millions of women all over the world that they could have whatever they liked. As a young 13-year-old 8th grader aspiring to be the best defensive end the NFL had ever seen, I knew that going to a […]
Mentally Traumatic – SMU Coach Travis Mays
Embed from Getty Images Imagine this. You’ve just picked up a basketball for the first time. Your dad made you do it, but what the heck you weren’t afraid to try. You make your first basket. Something about seeing the ball swish through the net made you smile. You continue to play until you learn […]
Why Aren’t HBCU’s Dominating College Basketball?
Embed from Getty Images For Context On HBCU’s and College Basketball The NBA is 74.4 percent black according to Richard Lapchick. It is no secret that basketball is a predominantly black sport. If you look at any court, you’ll find kids of various colors and creed, but more often than not, you’ll find minority kids. […]
Who’s the next Pat Summitt?
Embed from Getty Images When you think of legendary college basketball coaches like John Wooden and Pat Summitt, who else comes to mind? Bobby Knight? Maybe Dean Smith? These are all extraordinary basketball minds, but here’s my question for you: who’s the next Pat Summitt? Who is the next legendary basketball coach?Of course, there are […]