Cowherd Buys Into NIL, Transfer Portal Impact After Michigan’s Championship Win

The No. 1-seeded Michigan Wolverines took home their first national title since 1989 after defeating the No. 2-seeded UConn Huskies 69-63. What made this Wolverines team merely unstoppable was their strategic use of the transfer portal and NIL. In Dusty May’s second year leading the program, his starting lineup, composed entirely of first-year transfers, scored … Read more

Why Joel Klatt, Todd McShay Would Take Fernando Mendoza Over Other Young QBs

Not long after Fernando Mendoza quarterbacked Indiana to a perfect season and a national title, FOX Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt floated the idea that he would take the Hoosiers star over any young quarterback in the NFL to lead his team to a game-winning drive. Now, with the 2026 NFL Draft fast … Read more

Will Blue Bloods Continue to Dominate Mach Madness?

Are college sports in a better or worse place than before the NIL boom?  That question has hovered over this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, a postseason spectacle that hasn’t settled the debate, but rather intensified it. “College sports, it’s different now,” FOX Sports’ Colin Cowherd said on Monday’s episode of “The Herd.” “I think … Read more

Hoosier Leader: Curt Cignetti to Serve as Indy 500 Honorary Pace Car Driver

The honorary pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500 is used to being in the lead.  Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti, who guided the Hoosiers to an undefeated season in winning the 2025 College Football Playoff national championship, will lead the field on the pace laps prior to the biggest race in all of motorsports … Read more

Florida Locked Into Final No. 1 Seed?

The race for the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 seeds is nearly settled — with one spot still very much in play. In his latest bracket projections, FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy projects Michigan, Duke, Arizona and Florida on the top line as conference tournaments are underway across the country. Michigan, Duke and Arizona have separated … Read more

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket

The 2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, the largest in conference history, is fast approaching.  This year, for the first time, all 18 teams in the conference will compete for the postseason title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Due to the expansion to 18 teams, the top four seeds will have three … Read more

2025-26 Women’s March Madness Odds: UConn Holding Steady as Favorite

The UConn Huskies and the South Carolina Gamecocks are the last two NCAA women’s basketball champions — and according to the odds, both teams are right back in the thick of it this season. With the Huskies’ win over the Gamecocks in last season’s title game, UConn ended a nine-year title drought, capturing its 12th … Read more

No. 13 Michigan St. Hands Indiana 4th Straight Loss

Jaxon Kohler scored a season-high 21 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 21 points and nine assists to lead No. 13 Michigan State past Indiana 77-64 on Sunday. Kur Tang finished with a career-high 18 points, making 6 of 8 from 3-point range — nearly half of the Spartans’ 13 3s. Kohler also grabbed 13 … Read more

4 Takeaways From Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine

INDIANAPOLIS — Measurements! Testing! On-field drills!  Those are some of the main talking points in Indianapolis as the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine rolled on Thursday with the start of televised workouts. Defensive linemen and linebackers took the field at Lucas Oil Stadium, and a few of the top prospects in this year’s draft class dominated. … Read more

2026 NFL Draft: Former Cal OC Reveals Traits That Set Up Fernando Mendoza for Success

INDIANAPOLIS — When Jake Spavital joined Cal’s coaching staff ahead of the 2023 season, he immediately started hearing “great stories” about a true freshman quarterback on the Bears’ scout team.  They were stories about how Fernando Mendoza attacked his role with an uncommon purpose. He studied the tape of his defensive teammates, committed to giving … Read more