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Former South Carolina standout QB Steve Taneyhill dies at 52
Steve Taneyhill, a record-setting quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks best known for his long-flowing mullet and his homerun swing after touchdown passes, has died. He was 52. The South Carolina athletic department confirmed Monday through a close friend of Taneyhill’s that he died overnight in his sleep. No cause of death was provided. (
Associated Press)
Virginia Tech athletics receives record $20 million gift from anonymous donor
Virginia Tech athletics received a record $20 million gift from an anonymous donor, the school announced Monday. The gift comes after the school hired James Franklin and previously announced a renewed commitment to investing in athletics, pledging to spend $229 million the next four years. A portion of that spending is slated to come from fundraising. (
ESPN.com)
Cade Tyson scores 38, ties Minnesota school record with 8 3-pointers
Cade Tyson turned Williams Arena into his personal showcase Sunday, exploding for a career-high 38 points and tying a Minnesota school record with eight 3-pointers in an 89-53 rout of Texas Southern. Tyson was hot from the start, scoring 12 of the Gophers’ first 20 points and finishing the first half with 23 points, making five of seven 3-point attempts. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Fernando Mendoza Heisman speech: Indiana QB gets emotional while thanking mom, teammates, others
Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza took home the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in New York City. Mendoza finished with 643 first-place votes, beating fellow finalists Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia, Ohio State’s Julian Sayin and Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love. He also became the first player in Indiana school history to win the Heisman. (
Sporting News)
College basketball Saturday winners and losers
Even without
Darryn Peterson down the stretch, Kansas walked away with a dramatic 77-76 OT upset win over NC State on Saturday, in one of the best games of the 2025-26 season thus far. The hero for Kansas was Melvin Council Jr., who scored a career-high 36 points and knocked down nine 3-pointers. He provided the exact spark Kansas needed to pull off a win. (
CBS Sports)
UNC Basketball Transfer Tracker: Tyler Nickel scores 30, Ven-Allen Lubin’s double-double not enough
Vanderbilt’s
Tyler Nickel had the best night of his career, and Michigan’s
Elliot Cadeau produced another outstanding floor game. Both teams extended their unbeaten streaks to 10 on a night when
Ven-Allen Lubin’s double-double wasn’t enough for N.C. State to upset No. 19 Kansas. Nickel scored 30 points, including eight 3-pointers, both career-highs. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Fired Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore charged with three crimes
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore faces three criminal charges, as his arraignment revealed details of his actions that led to him being arrested and jailed hours after he was fired Wednesday. Prosecutors charged Moore with felony third-degree home invasion and two misdemeanors: Stalking in a domestic relationship and breaking and entering. (
ESPN.com)
Inside why Mark Pope and Kentucky basketball's big-ticket roster is struggling
Kentucky basketball spent a reported $20 to $25 million this offseason on its 2025 roster, believed to be among the most expensive, if not the most expensive, in college basketball history. And 10 games into the season it feels as if the sky is falling in Lexington. It probably is. Kentucky has problems that it can't fix with its in-house personnel. (
CBS Sports)
University of Utah approves private equity plan for athletics. Here’s what it means for the Utes.
Facing rising costs in college sports, the University of Utah will put the future of its athletics department’s finances in the hands of a new for-profit company backed by a private equity firm. The U.’s board of trustees Tuesday cleared the way for the deal involving New York private equity firm Otro Capital. It's a first-of-its-kind plan for a college athletics department. (
Salt Lake Tribune)
Iowa State football hires Washington State's Jimmy Rogers as next head coach
Jimmy Rogers is set to become Iowa State‘s next head coach. He led Washington State to a 6-6 record in his debut campaign with the team this season. Before taking over at Washington State last offseason, Rogers was South Dakota State‘s head coach. In just two seasons with the Jackrabbits, he led the program to a 27-3 record and a 15-1 mark in conference play. (
On3.com)