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Mother’s Cancer Is Something Lowe Brothers Are ‘Learning To Deal With’ As They Meet In Wild Card Series

October 5, 2023Articles, Events, FYI, MLB, Pressed, SEC BaseballMississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldog Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NCAA Baseball, SEC Baseball

Nathaniel’s and Josh’s mother, Wendy, will not be able to attend the series. Josh revealed Monday that Wendy has been battling brain cancer. Tap below to read the article, and…

Athletes seek ‘seat at table’ in new college sports model

September 28, 2023Articles, NCAA, News, PressedNCAA

The walls are closing in on the current model of college sports. Lawyers, politicians, industry professionals and now a growing number of the athletes themselves are chipping away at the…

How state governments are using NIL to juice recruiting: ‘Why wouldn’t we try to help?’

August 22, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NIL, PressedName image Likeness, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, SEC

If you are a state legislator and there is a piece of legislation you could pass or a regulation you could repeal that would improve the competitiveness of a local…

Ranking SEC quarterbacks in 2023, from Jayden Daniels and Joe Milton to Graham Mertz

August 13, 2023Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedSEC, SEC Football

The past 15 years became a glory period for SEC quarterbacks. From Tim Tebow to Cam Newton to Joe Burrow to Bryce Young, what a run of talent. After the…

Coaches’ preseason Top 25 poll is out, which means, well, nothing at all

August 11, 2023Articles, College Football, NCAA Football, News, PressedCoaches' Poll, Mississippi Today, NCAA Football, Rick Cleveland, USAToday

USA Today released its Coaches preseason college football poll, which has the Internet and the sports talk shows buzzing. And that’s OK, as long as you realize that the preseason…

How Oregon, Washington leaving Pac-12 impacts Big Ten schedule, realignment and future of CFP

August 4, 2023Articles, CFP, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed, RealignmentBig Ten, Bill Bender, Conference Realignment, NCAA, Pac-12, The Sporting News

Oregon and Washington will accept an invitation to the Big Ten on Friday afternoon – a move that further decimates the Pac-12 and continues the wild cycle of 2023 college…

SEC football coach rankings: Kirby Smart passes Nick Saban; where’s Josh Heupel?

July 30, 2023Articles, College Football, NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, SEC FootballBlake Toppmeyer, Coaches Ranking, Kirby Smart, NCAA Football, SEC Football, USAToday Sports

When you win back-to-back national championships, you earn the top spot in the Southeastern Conference college football coach rankings. Welcome, Georgia coach Kirby Smart, to the No. 1 spot in…

Could realignment winds blow the SEC’s way? 5 teams that might make sense

July 28, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment, SECJohn Williams, NCAA, Realignment, SEC, Yahoo Sports

Because realignment never ends, there’s always a chance the Oklahoma Sooners’ future home in the SEC could opt for expansion to strengthen its inventory for the future. Let’s take a…

Memphis native, A’s All-Star Rooker discusses breakout season in Action News 5 exclusive

July 25, 2023Articles, MLB, NCAA Baseball, News, Odds and Ends, PressedMississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, MLB, NCAA Baseball, SEC Baseball

Memphis native and Oakland A’s outfielder Brent Rooker soaked in that experience for the first time in Seattle earlier this month. “That was one of the more special moments I…

SEC commish Greg Sankey rails against lack of NIL progress as college sports leaders struggle for answers

July 20, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, NIL, Pressed, SEC, SEC Baseball, SEC FootballNCAA, NCAA Football, NIL, Ross Dellenger, SEC, Yahoo Sports

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In late June, the next step in college sports’ pursuit of solutions for name, image and likeness (NIL) unfolded in a large conference room within NCAA headquarters…