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Bill Belichick Says He’s ‘Focused on Doing My Job’ at UNC amid Jordon Hudson Rumors

UNC football head coach Bill Belichick said he’s “really focused on doing my job” amid news and rumors regarding his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, per a news conference with reporters on Tuesday (h/t Ben Sherman of Inside Carolina). “Yeah, I don’t know. Look, I’m really focused on doing my job here at Carolina, to help our […]

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UNC football head coach Bill Belichick said he’s “really focused on doing my job” amid news and rumors regarding his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, per a news conference with reporters on Tuesday (h/t Ben Sherman of Inside Carolina).

“Yeah, I don’t know. Look, I’m really focused on doing my job here at Carolina, to help our football team, and just to get better every day,  to stack those days together, training days, preparation days, days out on the field. And we’ve done that. And our staff’s, again, done a great job of working hard to do that. So that’s my big focus. I mean, is there noise out there? We’ve always dealt with that. Really our job is to build the football team also build their individual career. So that’s really where we’re at.”

Last week, Meadowlark Media’s Pablo Torre’s went on Bill Simmons’ podcast and noted that people close to Belichick are questioning Hudson’s involvement with the program.

“What if I told you that [Belichick’s] inner circle of actual coaches on staff, including a certain Mike Lombardi, is deeply concerned about Jordon Hudson and her presence in the building?” Torre stated. Lombardi was named the general manager of the UNC program after Belichick became the Tar Heels’ head coach last December.

Torre, who has reported about Hudson and Belichick at great length over the past few months, also said in May that she was banned from UNC’s football facility.

That prompted this response from UNC.

There was also the now infamous and bizarre interview that Belichick had with CBS News in April to promote his new book, in which Hudson was in the background interrupting during various portions.

Hudson’s reported insistence on being involved in a previously planned project for Hard Knocks to cover UNC apparently put that to an end as well.

“Jordon Hudson, Belichick’s girlfriend, played an instrumental role in stopping the production, related to her request to be heavily involved in the project, according to multiple industry sources briefed on the negotiations,” Matt Baker, Andrew Marchand and Brendan Marks of The Athletic wrote in part on April 30.

Belichick was asked whether Hudson would be on the sidelines during games this year at the press conference (h/t David Ubben of The Athletic), and he provided this response.

“No, she doesn’t have any role in the UNC football program. But again, there’s been noise out there about a lot of different things. Our focus is day to day, getting better, stacking good days together.”

Belichick, an eight-time Super Bowl champion (six as a head coach, two as a defensive coordinator), is coaching in college for the first time in his life after nearly five decades in the pros. He’s looking to turn around a UNC program that went 6-7 (3-5 in ACC) last year. His first test will be at home against TCU on Monday, Sept. 1.



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South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer takes strong stance on NIL, revenue sharing, NCAA clearinghouse

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer spoke this week at SEC Media Days. Along with several questions about his team (You can read his responses here), the Gamecock boss was asked about his stance on the current situation in college athletics regarding NIL collectives, revenue sharing, the recently passed House Settlement, the new NCAA clearinghouse […]

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South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer spoke this week at SEC Media Days. Along with several questions about his team (You can read his responses here), the Gamecock boss was asked about his stance on the current situation in college athletics regarding NIL collectives, revenue sharing, the recently passed House Settlement, the new NCAA clearinghouse arm known as the College Sports Commission, and the current legal negotiations surrounding it all. Beamer made it clear what he hopes to see moving forward.

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“[I want to see] that what we say is going to happen and what we say is going to be enforced, is going to happen and be enforced. Because, for all the talk out there about new stuff and this and that, if there’s no teeth to it, it doesn’t matter. It’s just going to continue to be [the same],” he said.

Behind-the-scenes reporting in recent months has indicated that some programs have been working to circumvent the new guidelines. A handful of teams are encouraging players to opt out of revenue-sharing opportunities in favor of NIL deals. Based on early returns, those deals may or may not be approved by the new CSC.

General observation also backs up those reports. Loose promises and lack of consequences for them indicate that the “wild, wild west” recruiting landscape might not be changing. Beamer argues that rule establishment and rule enforcement have to happen to regulate the sport.

“I was in DC earlier this year talking about the need for national legislation, so I’ve been talking a lot about this,” he said. “But [we need] something uniform that has some teeth to it, where it is what it is supposed to be. And if somebody is not doing what they’re supposed to be doing, it’s going to be enforced, and there’s going to be repercussions.” During his time before Congress in March, Beamer expressed a desire for Republicans and Democrats to come together. A “bi-partisan” effort, he said, is needed to protect both student-athletes and schools.

At SEC Media Days, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey also spoke. The commissioner said it was “hard to predict” how things might shake out with the CSC, revenue sharing, and NIL. Beamer, though, would like to see the process play out (and grow with additional guidelines) before giving up on it. The fifth-year South Carolina coach said, “What has been implemented with rev-share and the clearinghouse and all that–I see other conferences talking about the negatives about it already. Let’s give this thing time to work and develop to see what it is before all of a sudden saying, ‘It’s not going to work’ and this and that.”

With some new legislation and a commitment to rule enforcement, Beamer is hopeful things can work out well. “If you have that, and you’re not trying to take anything away from the players, let’s just let this thing be what it is supposed to be and just see what happens,” he said.



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Seventeen ‘Cats Named to America East Honor Roll

BOSTON – Seventeen student-athletes on the 2024 University of New Hampshire field hockey team were named to the America East Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2024 season with a breakdown of 13 on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and four on the Honor Roll.   That calculates to 71 percent of the roster being honored and […]

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BOSTON – Seventeen student-athletes on the 2024 University of New Hampshire field hockey team were named to the America East Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2024 season with a breakdown of 13 on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and four on the Honor Roll.
 
That calculates to 71 percent of the roster being honored and 54 percent on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
 
Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition is awarded to student-athletes with a fall semester GPA of 3.50 or higher, while Honor Roll accolades are bestowed to student-athletes who recorded a fall semester GPA between 3.0-3.49.
 
Brecken Calcari (St. Louis, Mo.), Immie Gillgrass (Worcester, England) and Kathelijne Knuttel (Groningen, Netherlands) led the 13 Wildcats on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a perfect 4.0 GPA in the Fall 2024 semester.
 
That trio is joined on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll by Madilynn Clark (Evanston, Ill.), Makayla Clark (Evanston, Ill.), Tamera Cookman (London, England), Katie Garrison (Gilroy, Calif.), Megan Marthins (Haddonfield, N.J.), Faye Meijer (Purmerend, Netherlands), Kay Murphy (Walpole, Mass.), Nicole Poulakis (Ajax, Ontario), Morgan Valeri (Newburyport, Mass.) and Carly Warms (Chicago, Ill.).
 
The four ‘Cats on the Honor Roll are Tasmin Cookman (London, England), Abby Johnson (Walpole, Mass.), Louette Petiet (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) and Ella Pratt (Denver, Colo.)
 
In the 2024-25 academic year, 2,927 student-athletes who competed in America East sponsored sports earned Honor Roll recognition for achieving at least a 3.0 GPA during the 2024 fall semester or 2025 spring semester – that calculates to 82 percent of all eligible student-athletes.
 
In total, 58 percent of student-athletes and 2,047 in total earned Commissioner’s Honor Roll status for registering a GPA of 3.5 or better.
 
America East is proud to have one of most comprehensive academic awards programs in the country, which honors over two-thirds of its student-athletes for their success in the classroom, including its sports Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Team honorees, Presidential Scholar-Athletes, Elite 18 recipients and Academic/Commissioner’s Honor Roll.



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College football leaders react to Donald Trump’s NIL order plans

President Donald Trump is reportedly looking to establish a single NIL standard across college football and other sports and has plans to sign an executive order to that effect. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell are two of the sport’s biggest voices pushing for changes to the NIL market. “It’s not […]

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President Donald Trump is reportedly looking to establish a single NIL standard across college football and other sports and has plans to sign an executive order to that effect.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell are two of the sport’s biggest voices pushing for changes to the NIL market.

“It’s not a secret. I had a chance to visit with the President, along with Pete Bevacqua, the athletics director at Notre Dame,” Sankey said, via ESPN.

“We met and played golf at Bedminster, and his interest is real. My takeaway: he wants to be supportive of college athletics, make sure that it’s sustainable, the Olympic program, and the Olympic development.”

He added: “Work that’s done on college campuses was on his mind. The support of women’s athletics was on his mind, but having some kind of real boundaries, and we’ve been in active conversations.”

Sankey has also spoken with Congress on the matter.

“I talked to members of Congress yesterday as they look at a bill in the House of Representatives, went through a subcommittee markup. This is all the gobbledygook. I think those Congressional activities are still a real priority for us,” he said.

News of President Trump’s interest in signing an executive order on NIL comes amid the White House appearing to scrap, or at least pause, plans to create a college sports commission, as Mr. Trump and members of the House of Representatives instead moved forward to introduce the SCORE Act.

That piece of legislation, known as Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements, aims to “protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student-athletes to promote fair compensation with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.”

The bill would overrule the current standard of various state laws and offer guidance on how players are paid through NIL mechanisms and aims to create a single federal standard.

Campbell, a Texas Tech booster and member of the school’s Board of Regents, was thought to be one of the people earmarked to run President Trump’s planned commission, with former Alabama head coach Nick Saban being the other.

“I haven’t heard anything,” Campbell said, via USA Today, about imminent plans by Mr. Trump to sign an executive order.

Though he added: “It wouldn’t be surprising.”

College football coaches and decision makers have not been shy about expressing their opinions, whether positive or negative, on the current NIL landscape and potential legislation regarding revenue-sharing with players.

But what happens on that front is still anyone’s guess.



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WOLF PACK UNLEASHED: COOPER MOORE

Jul 17, 2025 HARTFORD, CT – Who says you can’t go home? Defenseman Cooper Moore, a native of Greenwich, CT, did just that ahead of the 2023-24 season. After playing three seasons of college hockey at the University of North Dakota, Moore transferred to Quinnipiac University for the final two seasons of his career. There, […]

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HARTFORD, CT – Who says you can’t go home? Defenseman Cooper Moore, a native of Greenwich, CT, did just that ahead of the 2023-24 season. After playing three seasons of college hockey at the University of North Dakota, Moore transferred to Quinnipiac University for the final two seasons of his career.

There, he enjoyed back-to-back career best seasons and earned a professional contract. To make matters even more special for the Connecticut native, that professional contract came from home with the Hartford Wolf Pack.

“The New York Rangers have always been my favorite team growing up, so being able to sign with Hartford is a dream come true,” Moore said when asked about inking a deal with the Wolf Pack. “I have even been on the mailing list for the Wolf Pack for as long as I can remember. Being a kid from Connecticut, it was a huge factor for me to play pro hockey in the same state that I started my career in. I would say the biggest factor would be staying close to home, allowing me to start my career in a familiar area.”

Moore began his collegiate career in 2020, suiting up in 18 games for the University of North Dakota. After three seasons, he transferred to Quinnipiac University in time for the 2023-24 season. That campaign proved to be his best, as he tied his career-high in goals with three while setting new career best marks in assists (19) and points (22).

A season ago, Moore enjoyed his second most productive NCAA season, notching 14 points (1 g, 13 a) with the Bobcats.

“I have to thank my coaching staff from the University of North Dakota for the first three years of my college career. They developed me into the player that stepped into Quinnipiac,” he said of his success with the Bobcats.

“I believe being back home was a huge help in my success at Quinnipiac. Many family and friends were able to come see me play and play a bigger role in my life. However, the entire coaching staff at Quinnipiac was the biggest reason for my success. Coach (Rand) Pecknold, (Joe) Dumais, (Rick) Bennett and (Mike) Corbett played essential roles in me taking a big jump over my two seasons at Quinnipiac. I would say the biggest difference would be coach Brijesh Patel in our weight room at Quinnipiac. Not only did he help me surprise myself in the gym but also played a huge role as a life coach on and off the ice.”

Relying on family, friends, and his coaches at Quinnipiac doesn’t stop just because he won’t be suiting up for the Bobcats this fall. Moore is well aware of Quinnipiac’s success in sending players to the professional ranks during Pecknold’s tenure behind the bench. He plans on using the veteran bench boss and his staff as a sounding board as he prepares for a new challenge in September, his first training camp with the Wolf Pack.

“I am lucky enough to have many friends that have entered the pro ranks recently that I can rely on for first-person advice on training camp and my first pro season,” Moore said when asked about how he’ll prepare for the challenge. “It has been awesome to see the support through texts and calls giving me advice for my first season. I will rely heavily on the coaching staff at Quinnipiac to help me navigate my first season as well, as they have had many players in the same situation and have a plethora of knowledge.

“There are also many people in my family that I will rely on to help me prepare and approach my first pro season. I’m excited for this summer to prepare and learn as much as I can from everyone in my corner before I enter my first professional training camp and season.”

Moore will have plenty to prove in his first professional training camp and season. The Wolf Pack’s blueline group is both crowded and experienced, meaning Moore will have to quickly prove himself to Head Coach Grant Potulny and his staff.

What can Potulny, and Wolf Pack fans, expect when they see Moore jump onto the ice in training camp and in game action?

“I would say I’m a two-way defenseman,” Moore responded when asked about his game. “I believe I skate well, and I can play a physical style of hockey.”

Not much is guaranteed in professional hockey. One thing that is guaranteed for Moore, however, is how special it will be to put on the Wolf Pack jersey this fall.

“I played for Mid-Fairfield out of southern Connecticut for over ten years, and out of the 20 years I’ve been playing hockey, only four have been for a non-CT based team,” he said. “It means everything to me being a Rangers fan growing up, playing for the Mid-Fairfield Rangers, to be able to sign with the Hartford Wolf Pack in my home state.

“I remember watching Wolf Pack games with my family when I was younger and I know my younger self would be ecstatic for me to be wearing the red, white, and blue.”

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Preston Stout Named Golfer of the Month

FORT WORTH, Texas – Oklahoma State’s Preston Stout has been named the Ben Hogan Award’s Golfer of the Month for June following a vote conducted via committee balloting and social media fan vote. A rising junior from Richardson, Texas, won the Northeast Amateur, Invitational, the highest-rated event of the month according to the World Amateur […]

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FORT WORTH, Texas – Oklahoma State’s Preston Stout has been named the Ben Hogan Award’s Golfer of the Month for June following a vote conducted via committee balloting and social media fan vote.

A rising junior from Richardson, Texas, won the Northeast Amateur, Invitational, the highest-rated event of the month according to the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He used a 9-under total of 267 to run away from the field, tallying an eight-stroke victory. Stout tied the tournament record with a 61 during his second round.

Stout, who is currently ranked fifth in the WAGR, posted a 2-1-1 mark as a member of  Team USA at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup as well.

The Ben Hogan Award Golfer of the Month selection committee is comprised of foundation members from the Ben Hogan Award and Friends of Golf as well from as the award’s selected partners. In addition, a fan vote on social media earned the top vote getter on each of the @benhoganaward social media channels a bonus committee vote.

 

The other finalists for the June honor were Oklahoma State junior Ethan Fang and Arizona senior Filip Jakubcik.

 

The Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird annually recognizes the top men’s collegiate golfer considering all college, amateur and professional events played over the 12-month period beginning with the 2025 NCAA Championships and running through the 2026 NCAA Regionals.



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MHSAA Member High Schools Report Highest Participation Since 2018-19

MHSAA member high schools reported a combined participation of 275,684 athletes in MHSAA-sponsored tournament sports during the 2024-25 school year – the highest number of participants in those activities since 2018-19 and despite another decrease in combined enrollment across those 754 schools. This past year’s participation total was 5,020 students – or 1.9 percent – […]

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MHSAA member high schools reported a combined participation of 275,684 athletes in MHSAA-sponsored tournament sports during the 2024-25 school year – the highest number of participants in those activities since 2018-19 and despite another decrease in combined enrollment across those 754 schools.

This past year’s participation total was 5,020 students – or 1.9 percent – higher than in 2023-24, while enrollment at member schools fell by 1.3 percent. Boys participation was up 1.9 percent to 161,329 – also its highest since 2018-19 – and girls participation was up 1.8 percent to 114,355, its highest count since 2019-20. MHSAA participation totals count students once for each sport in which they participate, meaning students who are multiple-sport athletes are counted more than once.

Two sports set participation records during 2024-25. Boys track & field counted 24,759 participants – a 3.7 percent increase from a year ago in breaking its previous record from 2005-06. Girls lacrosse participation was up 0.9 percent from last year to 3,970 participants in setting a record for the second-straight season.

Another 15 sports saw participation increases this past school year. Girls tennis saw an increase of 6.4 percent to 9,485 athletes, followed by boys and girls wrestling’s combined increase of 5.2 percent to 12,422 participants – with boys wrestling participation up 3 percent and girls up an incredible 24 percent to 1,505 athletes. Girls track & field (18,108 athletes) and boys cross country (8,209) also saw some of the largest jumps at 4.5 and 4.1 percent, respectively.

Also reporting increased participation during 2024-25 were boys tennis (3.7 percent, 6,163 total athletes), football (3 percent, 36,210), girls volleyball (2.9 percent, 19,679), boys golf (2.7 percent, 7,416), girls competitive cheer (2.4 percent, 6,319), boys basketball (1.7 percent, 20,541), girls cross country (1.4 percent, 6,826), boys soccer (1.1 percent, 14,112), boys bowling (1 percent, 4,333), boys swimming & diving (0.9 percent, 4,073), and girls soccer (0.7 percent, 11,090).

Although 11 sports saw participation decreases during 2024-25 from the previous school year, those for girls basketball (-0.4 percent) and boys ice hockey (-0.7 percent) were lower than the 1.3-percent enrollment decline at MHSAA member schools.

Football remains the most popular sport in terms of participation at MHSAA member high schools, with that total of 36,210 athletes its highest since 2017-18. Girls volleyball remained the most popular girls sport in 2024-25, with its 19,679 athletes the highest total since 2012-13.

The participation figures are gathered annually from MHSAA member schools to submit to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) for compiling of its national participation survey. Results of Michigan surveys from the 2000-01 school year to present may be viewed the “Sports Participation Listing” page.

The following chart shows participation figures for the 2024-25 school year from MHSAA member schools for sports in which the Association sponsors a postseason tournament:

 

BOYS

 

GIRLS

 

Sport

Schools (A)

Participants

Schools (A)

Participants (B)

Baseball

650/9

16,044

-/13

Basketball

741/2

20,536

689

13,063/5

Bowling

408/12

4,312

380

2,689/21

Competitive Cheer

335

6,319

Cross Country

658/3

8,205

626

6,826/4

Football – 11 player

522/65

33,427

-/79

                 8-player

132/12

2,692

-/12

Golf

535/46

7,333

390

3,970/83

Gymnastics

86

497

Ice Hockey

285/12

3,092

-/15

Lacrosse

173/11

5,023

134

3,194/15

Skiing

106

762

111

727

Soccer

485/13

14,063

470

11,909/49

Softball

616

11,368

Swimming & Diving

266/17

4,031

276

4,648/42

Tennis

288/15

6,133

328

9,485/30

Track & Field

685

24,759

677

18,108

Volleyball

731

19,679

Wrestling

503

10,917

 379

1,505

(A) The first number is the number of schools reporting sponsorship on the Sports Participation Survey, including primary and secondary schools in cooperative programs as of May 15, 2025. The second number indicates the number of schools that had girls playing on teams consisting primarily of boys.

(B) The second number indicates the number of additional girls playing on teams consisting primarily of boys and entered in boys competition.

The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit corporation of voluntary membership by more than 1,500 public and private senior high schools and junior high/middle schools which exists to develop common rules for athletic eligibility and competition. No government funds or tax dollars support the MHSAA, which was the first such association nationally to not accept membership dues or tournament entry fees from schools. Member schools which enforce these rules are permitted to participate in MHSAA tournaments, which attract more than 1.4 million spectators each year. 



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