College Basketball

Since taking over as Kansas’ head coach in 2021, Lance Leipold has done a lot of great things for the Jayhawks program. However, winning rivalry games has not been one of them. The sixth-year coach continued his struggles in such contests on Friday, falling 38-21 to Missouri in a disappointing loss. There were moments when it felt like KU had …

In 1988, Miami was still an independent, with Big East membership still three years away, and ACC membership 13 more off in the distance. However, Miami had actually dropped basketball in 1971, not reactivating the program until 1985. Bill Foster, who had been at Clemson, was chosen to rebuild the program. Advertisement Duke and Miami played in 1988-89, which turned …

The Louisville Basketball program has taken a last-minute addition to the 2026-27 roster in a verbal commitment from fifth-year Northern Kentucky University transfer forward LJ Wells. Wells is the namesake plaintiff in the Wells vs NCAA case in the fight to get Class of 2022 prospects eligible for a fifth year of eligibility. Thanks to a TRO (temporary restraining order) …

Illinois was unranked in the college football preseason polls, and despite beating UAB 42-23 in Week 1, the Illini are still unranked. However, Illinois did receive six votes in the most recent AP Top 25 poll, so it’s not like the orange and blue are all that far away. With a competitive Power 4 program in Duke coming to Champaign …

No. 23 Missouri and Kansas will renew one of college football’s oldest rivalries Friday night when the Tigers travel to Lawrence for the latest edition of the Border Showdown. Both teams enter the rivalry game with 1-0 records after opening the season with convincing victories. Missouri defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54-14, while Kansas rolled past Long Island 51-6. Advertisement Missouri will …

The non-conference portion of the schedule had previously been announced with a placeholder for two opponents yet to be determined. We knew that Minnesota was heading to Charleston to participate in the Charleston Classic; we did not know who they would be playing. Now we know that the Gophers will be playing Oklahoma State and Utah on November 20th and …

The Duke Blue Devils will look to continue their fantastic run under Jon Scheyer in 2026-27. As usual, Scheyer had to retool the Blue Devils’ roster this offseason after losing Cam Boozer, Isaiah Evans and Maliq Brown to the NBA. While replacing a legendary coach is generally not ideal, Scheyer has done a banged up jobl since succeeding Mike Krzyzewski …

Northern Kentucky transfer forward LJ Wells has committed to the Louisville Cardinals, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. He spent the past four seasons at Northern Kentucky and is coming off the best year of his college career. Wells averaged 15.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game last season, establishing himself as one of the Norse’s most productive players. …

Friday night’s slate of college football games features a marquee matchup between the Kansas Jayhawks and the No. 23-ranked Missouri Tigers. The game is in Kansas and should be a raucous atmosphere. These two programs do not like each other and the hatred stretches back to the Civil War period. The official Kansas Football account on X reminded everyone of …

The excitement surrounding the return of the Border Showdown to Lawrence is clear, as Kansas has officially sold out tickets for Friday night’s matchup against Missouri. Kansas and Missouri will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, with the Jayhawks hosting the Tigers in Lawrence for the first time since 2005. The University of Kansas’ official …

Welcome back to another fun filled Friday night of college football! Did everyone have fun watching the volleyball team annihilate New Mexico last night? Yeah, that was fun. Tonight we have a slate of football. I say a “slate” as there really isn’t much here. I mean, Villanova is a good FCS squad who will take on #24 Louisville. But, …

The college football schedule today features five games, with Villanova visiting No. 24 Louisville, Richmond traveling to NC State and Norfolk State facing No. 25 Virginia. Rutgers will also visit Boston College, while the night’s marquee matchup has No. 23 Missouri traveling to face Kansas in the latest edition of the Border War rivalry. Advertisement Louisville, Virginia and Missouri all …

It’s Border War GAME DAY for No. 23 Mizzou at Kansas. It’s the first time the Tigers and Jayhawks are meeting in Lawrence since 2005 — and this sets up to be the last game of the football series until 2031-2032. Missouri enters today as -4.5 point favorites per FanDuel. On the basketball side — it could be the last …

Now that the Syracuse schedule is finalized, it’s time to bring you back up to speed on some of the changes to the other ACC opponents. In the transfer portal era, every team in the ACC made some changes, whether that be adding a few players or doing a complete revamp of their roster, so we will break down those …

Now that the full 26-27 ACC Syracuse Men’s Basketball schedule is out, let’s get some thoughts from the TNIAAM staff. What do you think about the overall schedule for Gerry McNamara’s first year? Advertisement Mike: It’s a bit absurd that the Orange don’t have a Saturday home game the entire month of February – I’m getting flashbacks to past Octobers …

Illinois basketball head coach Brad Underwood spoke with CBS Sports analyst Jon Rothstein on his “Inside College Basketball Now” podcast and reflected on the Illini’s Final Four run last season. “We were tired of hearing Houston in Houston,” Underwood said. Brad Underwood and Jon Rothstein Advertisement Underwood did not hold back when discussing his team’s motivation to beat Houston in …

Southeastern Prep Academy (Fla.) point guard Beckham Black remains at No. 1 on the 247Sports 2027 Composite. And it sure appears as though the coveted five-star continues to sit at or near the top of Jon Scheyer & Co.’s 2027 Duke basketball recruiting wishlist. According to the following report from Stock Risers’ Jake Weingarten on social media, the Blue Devils …

With under two months remaining until Virginia men’s basketball tips off at JPJ, we officially have a non-conference schedule. Ryan Odom utilized the common tactic of exclusively scheduling either high stakes matchups or lopsided buy games, avoiding the frisky mid-majors. According to Torvik’s preseason projections, five opponents rank in the top 50, headlined by No. 12 UConn, and all non-power …

Oklahoma State officially learned its two opponents for the Rays Children’s Charleston Classic and the selections have an impact on the Cowboys’ non-conference basketball schedule. The Cowboys will face Minnesota on Nov. 20 at 11:30 a.m. central time in a game to be broadcast on ESPN2. Two days later, on Nov. 22, Oklahoma State will face Virginia Tech at 2:30 …

Looking at North Carolina’s basketball schedule and roster entering next season, there’s a lot to like about what the Tar Heels can do on both sides of the floor.  The biggest question will be centered around what North Carolina looks like when games get tough. I really like what head coach Michael Malone has put together, even though many others …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas and coach John Calipari received good news on the recruiting trail on Thursday as the nation’s No. 2 overall prospect in power forward CJ Rosser trimmed his list of suitors to seven, which includes the Razorbacks. Arkansas will be going up against the likes of North Carolina, Kentucky, Louisville, USC, Miami and North Carolina State for …

The Big East is due to release the 2026-27 men’s basketballschedule shortly, but we apparently have a big nugget of information in advance. Jon Rothstein ofCBS Sports reported Thursday afternoon that UConn and its emerging rival– St. John’s – will play their pair ofconference games on Jan. 29 and March 2. Advertisement The first game is expected to be held …

Virginia Tech men’s basketball’s opponents for the 2026 Charleston Classic have been announced. The Hokies will play Northwestern on Friday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. ET (TV: ESPN2) and Oklahoma State on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 3:30 p.m. ET (TV: ESPN). Virginia Tech is making its first appearance in the Charleston Classic since the 2022-23 season. Here’s a full look …

The Bruins have done a great job building a talented roster capable of competing with some of the basketball giants in the Big Ten. Michigan is coming off an incredibly successful season as the defending national champions, and Illinois is fresh off a trip to the Final Four, with an upcoming season in which it retained most of its premier …

Wednesday’s Illinois Basketball Tip-Off Classic event at the Champaign-Urbana Kiwanis Club gave Fighting Illini coach Brad Underwood a chance to update media and fans on the status of some of his team’s most important players. One player who could ascend to that status sooner than the pundits expected is freshman forward Landon Davis, who has caught Underwood’s eye this offseason …