“College GameDay” will debut a new theme song in 2023. The song will be sung by Darius Rucker, Lainey Wilson and The Cadillac Three.The trio is set to cover “Comin’ to Your City,” made famous by country duo Big & Rich.Big & Rich sang the intro to ESPN’s “College GameDay” for 16 years before passing the reins for the 2023 college football season.ESPN “College Match Day” is coming to your town with a new theme song this season.The hit college football show announced last month that the country music duo Big and rich would no longer headline the show’s intro.…
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The offseason is far from over, but the Celtics don’t need to make any more big moves By Jeff Clark on July 4, 2023 9:00 a.m. Happy 4th of July everyone! As per usual, NBA free agency keeps us on our toes, forcing us to check our phones during meals and fireworks. We still have two major situations to resolve with Jaylen Brown’s rumored super-max extension and deciding what to do with restricted free agent Grant Williams. (For today’s discussion, we will focus on minimum number of signatures and end-of-rotation moves.) The team could theoretically go in many directions, including…
College football is back and in great shape after last week’s season opener. While cheering on your favorite team (or plotting the demise of your least favorite), you may have noticed a new theme song kicking off the festivities on NBC. Imitating NFL success Sunday Night Football Theme Songperformed by the queen Carrie Underwoodcollege soccer now also has its own theme song. In 2023, the band Fall Out Boy sings “Here Comes Saturday Night Football” to launch NBC’s B1G Saturday Night. The rock band debuted Saturday night before the Penn State vs. West Virginia game on September 2. Comprised of…
Every summer I like to research a sports topic from Springfield’s past that fascinates me.Sometimes these topics are worth celebrating, like 2003 Southwest Missouri State baseball team that reached the College World Series or take a deep dive into the the most influential female sporting figures in the history of our proud sporting region.But sometimes I’m obsessed with stories that have heartache, but also joy to discover at the same time.This summer, I decided to examine what I consider to be the most damaging decision in Missouri State men’s basketball history: the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s choice to let the…
Last updated September 16, 2023″Do you believe”?University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders is radically change the university sports landscape. In an era where topics such as the transfer portal and name, image and likeness are often scrutinized, Coach Prime has demonstrated a willingness to adapt.Sanders turned around almost the entire football roster ahead of the 2023 season, acquiring 87 new players – a number that is simply unheard of in college football. To put things into context, the Buffaloes only won one game in 2022 and finished dead last in the Pac-12 conference. No one could imagine that…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NCAA has found 175 violations of its sports betting policy since 2018 and 17 investigations are underway, according to a letter from the sports organization’s president obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.NCAA President Charlie Baker included those numbers in a letter sent this week in response to a question from Rep. Dina Titus, a Nevada Democrat whose district includes the Las Vegas Strip.The NCAA does not release details of active investigations and Baker’s letter does not list any schools or athletes. The NCAA told the AP in an email that less than 0.25% of its…
News spread quickly across college football Wednesday afternoon, sparking reactions of joy and relief: The NCAA is moving to ban recruiting photo shoots during unofficial visits. According to a document distributed by the Division I Council and obtained by AthleticismThe Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee introduced legislation this week “prohibiting, during unofficial visits by a prospective football student-athlete, institutional involvement in arranging photographs or photographing the potential student-athlete and those who support him or her.” This proposal is subject to a new fast-track legislative system and, now that it has been introduced, NCAA members have 45 days to comment and…
Jeff Borzello, ESPN editorJuly 14, 2023, 7:45 a.m. ETClose Basketball Recruiting Insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduated from the University of Delaware.While conference expansion has been the topic du jour in college sports all offseason, the NCAA announced Thursday that it discussed a different type of expansion this week.The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee acknowledged that its members had talked about expanding the NCAA tournament at its three-day meeting this week, but the organization also said expansion in this area was “not imminent.”“The committee needs to be good stewards of the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship,” said Dan Gavitt,…
The former Big 12 commissioner weighed in on the most talked about topic in college athletics. By Von Lozon on November 8, 2023 1:10 p.m. We should know in the very near future whether or not Big Ten Commissioner Tony Pettiti will impose a suspension on Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh. This is reportedly related to the NCAA’s ongoing investigation into Connor Stalions’ apparently rogue mission to steal signs from Michigan’s opponents. Of course, there’s no indication Harbaugh knew what the Stallions allegedly did — with the NCAA saying it found no evidence linking the Michigan head coach to…
In a shocking offseason twist, Johnny Ginter has temporarily relinquished full guardianship of his teenage prodigy Dubcast in favor of yours truly — don’t worry, only for one episode! Until the OG JG returns next week, the show will receive a gracious appearance from a very special co-host in the form of Eleven Warriors Associate Editor: Dan Hope. Dan and I will detail Ohio State’s recently self-reported (minor) NCAA violations before reviewing Jeremy Pruitt’s McDonald’s bag scandal debrief at Tennessee. Additionally, the Dubcast discussion will also cover: The NCAA’s recent revelation that more than three dozen of its sporting events…