Pete Thamel of ESPN has been reporting on the settlement discussions involving the potential move toward Universities directly compensating players.
It looks like some common sense has shown up as a potential roster cap number I heard was 85 which appeared to me to be ridiculous.
Thankfully it appears that the discussion is now looking at roster sizes of 100 to 110.
The higher that number gets the better it is for Nebraska.
The details will be flushed out, but it is my assumption that this will gut the walk-on program as we know it. It likely will not be that Universities will have 100-110 “compensated players” and then allowed to have “walk-ons” which would not be considered “compensated.”
The lower the number the better it is for smaller schools.
SPORTS! SPORTS! JORTS! SPORTS! SPORTS!
Sean Burroughs died of fentanyl intoxication, per examiner – ESPN
Former major leaguer Sean Burroughs suffered fentanyl intoxication when he died in the parking lot at a Long Beach, California, baseball field in May, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.
Roger Goodell on Sunday Ticket verdict – NFL feels ‘very strongly about our position’ – ESPN
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is committed to “following the litigation all the way” in a nearly decade-long defense of its premium Sunday Ticket product.
A Los Angeles jury ordered the NFL last month to pay $4.7 billion in damages to the residential class and another $96 million to the commercial class of a class action lawsuit that accused the league of violating antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on the subscription service.
Team USA’s call on Kawhi Leonard, Derrick White, Grant Hill says – ESPN
LAS VEGAS — Team USA executive director Grant Hill said the decision to send LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard home from training camp and replace him with Boston Celtics guard Derrick White on the roster for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games ultimately rested with Team USA.
Top 40 Huskers for 2024: 16-20
With Nebraska’s 2024 season around the corner, the HuskerOnline team voted on the Top 40 Husker players going into Matt Rhule‘s second season in Lincoln.
The voting criteria were to rank the players based on their importance to the team, overall talent, and future potential for the upcoming season. Our voters focused specifically on the 2024 season, not future seasons, a player’s long-term importance, or future talent.
Team USA takeaways: The Steph Curry-LeBron James connection, a spark plug and big adjustments – Yahoo Sports
Here are some observations from USA Basketball’s first exhibition game, an 86-72 win over Canada, before the team heads to Abu Dhabi.
Jaylen Brown posts cryptic response after being passed up for Team USA in favor of Celtics teammate Derrick White – Yahoo Sports
Jaylen Brown is coming off a legacy-defining season.
The eight-year NBA veteran made his third All-Star team, then won Eastern Conference finals MVP and Finals MVP while helping lead the Boston Celtics to their first NBA championship since 2008. It’s the kind of effort that places him in the pantheon of Celtics lore and squashes criticism of his $304 million contract extension that made him the highest-paid player in league history when he signed it.
USMNT coaching search: Top candidates to replace Gregg Berhalter – Yahoo Sports
U.S. Soccer fired men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter on Wednesday, and now, with a home World Cup less than two years away, it is back to square one: searching for a new USMNT head coach.
The search, which is now underway, will be “much more targeted” than previous U.S. Soccer searches, sporting director Matt Crocker said Wednesday. Crocker will lead it. And “I’ll be more inclined to go hard and go early with specific candidates that I feel meet the criteria that we’re looking for,” he said.
24 in ’24: Most Indispensable Huskers: Teddy Prochazka at 12
Continuing with our 24 in ’24 Most Indispensable Huskers.
As we near the end of the double-digit portion of the list, we’ll likely start to see more offensive linemen popping up on the list.
Up next is an offensive lineman who feels like he’s been in the program for years, but is still relatively young as a starter.
The College Football Hall of Fame’s Mike Leach problem: ‘A unique case’ – The Athletic
The College Football Hall of Fame will soon have a Mike Leach conundrum, and its organizers know it.
Leach, the trailblazing former head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State who revolutionized passing offenses, died in December 2022 at 61 years old from heart complications. The National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame require coaches to win 60 percent of their games to be eligible. Leach finished his career at 59.6 percent.
Kansas City high school football coaches on region’s best recruiters, impact of NIL and more – The Athletic
When it comes to high school football recruiting, the greater Kansas City area serves as a fascinating study because of its intersection for college programs across three major conferences: the Big Ten, SEC and Big 12. The talent is there. And so is the competition for players.
Which coaches and programs excel in the area, and which could be better? We talked to eight high school head coaches across the Kansas City area, representing both public and private schools, for their perspectives. They were granted anonymity in exchange for their candor.
Where all 30 teams stand on MLB trade deadline moves heading into the All-Star break – The Athletic
here are only 20 days until the trade deadline, so as the sport heads into the All-Star break, let’s look at where every team stands.
How is each team approaching the deadline? What needs are they focused on filling? What players could they trade away or look to acquire?
“STICK TO SPORTS!” Nah.
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