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NC State men's hoops begin practice, and Will Wade is confident as ever
Will Wade stepped onto the court on Monday at the Dail Basketball Center at the end of warmups, clapping to a rhythm that everyone followed as they circled up to begin practice. Despite it being the first official practice of the 2025-26 season for North Carolina State - with an overhauled Wolfpack roster and coaching staff - very little looked new. (
MSN.com)
College football expected to approve legislation to allow uniforms to have sponsorship patches
While jersey patches are still prohibited under NCAA rules, college leaders have spent months considering a change to permit patches on football and men’s basketball jerseys. In anticipation of a rule change, the industry’s multi-media rights giant, Learfield, plans to announce an initiative, Performance Partner Alliance, to help deliver a jersey patch solution. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Duke basketball starts practice with goal of keeping last season's backbone, intensity
Once again, it’s a group of highly praised freshmen who will tell the story for the Duke Blue Devils in season No. 4 for coach Jon Scheyer. On Wednesday, Scheyer talked about whether his team can carry over its defensive prowess from last year. Duke made its first Final Four under Scheyer last season and started practice this week. (
WRAL.com)
What will Syracuse QB Steve Angeli’s timeline and rehab process from a torn Achilles look like?
Syracuse football coach Fran Brown is hoping Steve Angeli will be far enough along in his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon that he’ll be ready to participate when the Orange begins spring practices for 2026. That would mean a recovery timeline of just over six months. A spring return would be ideal for Syracuse and is the most optimistic goal. (
Syracuse.com)
Oklahoma State fires football coach Mike Gundy after 20-plus years
The Mike Gundy era is over. Gundy, one of college football’s most colorful coaches over the last two decades, was fired by Oklahoma State. The 58-year-old Gundy had a career record of 170-90 at his alma mater, where he was a star quarterback in the late 1980s. He posted winning records every season from 2006 to 2023, but had losing records in his final two years. (
Associated Press)
While UNC’s quarterback play has been shaky, QBs who left program doing well
Given UNC's issues on offense, particularly at quarterback, it won’t be comforting to Tar Heels fans to see how quarterbacks who transferred are doing. Ryan Browne,
Jacolby Criswell, and
Conner Harrell have all put up good numbers. Meanwhile,
Gio Lopez, who suffered a leg injury in the loss to UCF, has as many interceptions as touchdown passes (3). (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek frustrated with recruiting, suggests breaking rules might be needed
Hunter Yurachek stood in front of a group of supporters at the Little Rock Touchdown Club earlier this week and more or less compared recruiting in this era of college athletics to driving down the interstate without any police. After setting the analogy up, the Arkansas Razorbacks athletic director asked his audience a question. (
CBS Sports)
ACC votes in favor of adopting nine-game conference football schedule
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips announced Monday that the ACC will adopt a nine-game regular-season football schedule. This includes a minimum 10 games against Power 4 opponents. The move mirrors the SEC’s change made this year. The goal for both conferences are to ensure that teams are well-prepared to compete in the College Football Playoff. (
On3.com)
Bruce Pearl retires: Auburn basketball coach abruptly steps down after 11-year tenure
College basketball has been hit with a huge coaching retirement decision for a second straight preseason. Auburn's Bruce Pearl is leaving the profession. The news comes less than a year after Virginia's Tony Bennett shockingly stepped away. After an offseason of considering whether to retire, Pearl came to terms with his decision and made it final on Monday. (
CBS Sports)
Shawn Clark dies at 50: UCF assistant, former App State coach recently suffered 'medical emergency'
UCF offensive line coach Shawn Clark died unexpectedly Sunday evening, nearly two weeks after suffering a "medical emergency." Clark, 50, joined Scott Frost's staff with the Knights during the offseason after a five-year stint as Appalachian State's coach. Clark suffered the medical emergency earlier this month and remained hospitalized in stable condition. (
CBS Sports)