We really haven’t seen any big moves, or a mass of moves in the College ranks in terms of Conference Realignment since the Big East split back in 2013. For now, it looks as if the Power Conferences are stabilized, but there is still plenty of work to do at the mid-to-low-major levels and we’ve […] More
After a brief recruiting period, former Indiana forward Justin Smith announced on Twitter that he would play his final season at Arkansas. New Beginnings pic.twitter.com/79PWNjuzqf — Justin Smith (@justinsmith3_) June 8, 2020 Smith had a strong junior season at Indiana, starting all 32 games and finishing with career highs of 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds […] More
Big news broke out of DePaul Thursday night, long-time Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto will be retiring this summer. WeAreDepaul.com broke the news and the replies on their initial tweet are all you need to see. Multiple sources have confirmed to https://t.co/Oc7MKHp5f7 that DePaul Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto is retiring after 18 years as […] More
A Power Six school finally received sanctions from the NCAA as a result of the FBI probe into college basketball recruiting; but in a bit of a surprise, Oklahoma State is the school facing the NCAA’s wrath. The headline is the 2020-21 postseason ban, but the full list is extensive: The NCAA has handed […] More
I said it on this week’s B-Fox and B-Frank Show, Texas Tech was going to be fine without Davide Moretti. Obviously I meant what I said, but I had no clue that it would turn out like this for Chris Beard. B-Fox did mention that along with a slew of high caliber recruits, the Red […] More
The B-Fox and B-Frank Show returns with some substantial news in the world of College Basketball. The NCAA has brought the hammer down on powerhouse Stephen F Austin for their issues with academics and playing 82 ineligible athletes across multiple sports from 2013-2019. The guys discuss what happened, the punishment, and their thoughts on how […] More
We talk about it frequently on The B-Fox and B-Frank Show, but the old Jerry Tarkanian quote remains ever relevant: So what actually happened here? Well SFA was found to have played 82 ineligible athletes across multiple sports from 2013-2019. Most of this stemmed from transfer students. Alright, sure, they broke some rules and have […] More
In a move that had been expected for some time, five-star point guard Khristian Lander announced he will reclassify into the Class of 2020 and attend Indiana in the fall. Lander was the top-ranked point guard in the 2021 class and this is an incredible boost for Archie Miller and the Hoosiers. Lander provides Miller […] More
Although it is a marked improvement from the days of the RPI, there have still been plenty of complaints about the NCAA Evaluation Tool in its first two years. Any set of rankings that has Loyola Marymount in the top ten in its first release ever is destined to have some naysayers. The NCAA has […] More
College basketball has had quite the offseason thus far. On top of all the emerging and continuing scandals, we saw Steve Forbes get the Wake Forest job–only to have his best returning player immediately transfer to Kentucky. With sports starting to come back across the globe, I’m allowing myself to become more and more optimistic […] More
One of my favorite traditions when I was growing up was going with my dad to the Proviso West Holiday Tournament every December–widely regarded as the best tournament in the state. Over the years I was lucky enough to see some of the best players in Illinois, including Julian Wright, Kevin Dillard, Evan Turner, Jerel […] More
A few days ago The NCAA preseason top 25 for NCAA softball was released. Who’s #1? Well, Alabama. But the important thing here is Oregon is #19. Why is that important? Well because their center fielder Haley Cruse is a TikTok Star with over 200k followers. Mood because it’s almost softball season ? @jassievers pic.twitter.com/zdyP3mWapo […] More