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Mid-American Conference football goes all in on November weeknights for the TV viewers
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — On a damp Wednesday night with temperatures dipping into the 30s, fans in sparsely filled stands bundled up to watch Buffalo beat Eastern Michigan 37-30 on gray turf. The lopsided game was not particularly notable, but it was played on one of the nights the...
Florida State is losing recruits at nearly the same pace that it's losing games in 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Coach Mike Norvell spent years slowly rebuilding at Florida State and then suddenly turned the Seminoles into a championship contender last season. His long-term plan included adding talented transfers, winning games and getting the program in position to...
Arizona State aiming for NCAA Tournament return with stellar recruiting class
Arizona State (14-18, 8-12 Pac-12) The Sun Devils are expecting a rebound from a disappointing 2023-24 season after coach Bobby Hurley brought in one of his best recruiting classes for the program's move to the Big 12. Arizona State will have several newcomers to play with guard Adam...
Big 12 enters season with 5 teams in top 10 after expanding by 4 teams
The Big 12 has arguably been the best conference in college basketball, winning two of the past four national championships while getting at least seven teams into the NCAA Tournament seven times in the last 10 years. The addition of four new schools, three of which have recent NCAA...
Fresh from Final Four, Mark Sears and preseason No. 2 Alabama hope for deep March run
Alabama (25-12, 13-5 SEC) No. 2 Alabama is coming off the program's first Final Four run, and this roster appears even more loaded. Expectations soared when preseason first-team All-America guard Mark Sears and forward Grant Nelson both opted to return instead of turning pro. Coach...
Georgia is counting on strong recruiting class led by Asa Newell as it aims for return to NCAA party
Georgia (20-17, 6-12 SEC) After taking over a Georgia team that finished 6-26 under former coach Tom Crean in 2021-22, coach Mike White earned a 10-win jump to 16-16 two years ago and then took the Bulldogs to the NIT and 20 wins last season. Georgia's goal is its first NCAA...
Freshmen NBA prospects Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey lead new-look No. 25 Rutgers
Rutgers (15-17, 7-13 Big Ten) In less than a year, Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell has transformed a squad that finished with a losing record, lost four starters in the transfer portal and has three players returning into a preseason AP Top 25 team ranked No. 25. That's...
Clemson looks to build on last year's run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
Clemson (24-12, 11-8 ACC) Clemson hopes to use last year's run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight as a springboard to better things. The program lost leading scorers in PJ Hall and Joe Girard III, but got back sixth-year graduate in Chase Hunter. There's stability at the top, too, as...
Cooper Flagg's arrival headlines a roster overhaul for No. 7 Duke as the preseason ACC favorite
No. 7 Duke (27-9, 15-5 ACC) The Blue Devils have an overhauled roster after getting to the NCAA Elite Eight, bringing in 10 new players that includes Jon Scheyer's latest top recruiting haul for his third season. They are the preseason favorite for the second straight...
Michigan begins new hoops era with former Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May replacing Juwan Howard
Michigan (8-24, 3-17 Big Ten) Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May was hired to replace the fired Juwan Howard and take over a team that lost a school-record 24 games and had a last-place finish in the Big Ten, its worst showing in the conference since 1961. May was 126-69 over six...
