Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood has heard it all on social media. As the nation’s No. 1 overall recruit from the 2025 class, he’s had the spotlight on him before he even stepped foot in Ann Arbor.

That’s exposed him to a lot of interesting opinions, some good, some bad and some downright ugly. The incoming freshman revealed what the craziest thing he’s been told on social media is in a recent interview with The Wolverine at the third-annual Circle Champions Golf Classic.

“I’m fat,” Underwood said bluntly.

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has announced the appointment of Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough as its new Executive Vice President of Research & Member Engagement, effective September 2, 2025.

A seasoned higher education leader and nationally recognized expert on Black fraternities and sororities, Dr. Kimbrough brings over two decades of presidential experience from multiple UNCF member institutions. His leadership roles have included Dillard University, Philander Smith University, and most recently, as interim president of Talladega College.

In his new role, Dr. Kimbrough will report directly to the Office of the President and work alongside UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax. His portfolio includes oversight of four major initiatives: the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute (FDPRI), the Institute for Capacity Building (ICB), HBCUv® Digital Learning Solution, and programs that span the entire K–12 to higher education pipeline.

Dr. Lomax praised the appointment, calling it “the culmination of our lengthy search for a transformational leader.”

6. Philadelphia Flyers: Porter Martone, RW, Brampton Steelheads (OHL)

October 26, 2006 | 6′ 3″ | 205 pounds

Tier: Bubble NHL Star and top of the lineup player

Player comparable: Filip Forsberg

Analysis: Martone was a top player in the OHL this season; however, he did struggle at the World Juniors for Canada. Martone’s skill level and creativity with the puck are elite, especially for a man his size

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz spoke with the ESPN college football analyst about the suggestion from Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz that creating play-in games for automatic bids to the playoff may be the right solution moving forward.

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So I’m not sure in the short term how to get the Big Ten and the SEC to play nice in the sandbox together.

Maybe they don’t have to, but you’ve seen all of the playoff proposals.

What do you think of what the Big Ten wants to do now with automatic qualifiers for their conference?

I like, I like what Eli Drinkwitz came out and said against his own conference and, saying that why don’t we have more play and opportunities.

You know, can you imagine instead of that last Saturday this season being just the SEC or Big 10 or Big 12 or ACC championship.

Imagine if the SEC had 1 and 2, but then you also have 3 and 6 and 4 and 5 playing each other.

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And imagine if we had the excitement of 3 and 6, winner of that game is in the playoff.

4 and 5, the winner of that game is in the playoff.

I think that is fascinating, and he was very passionate in the way he described that.

I would be a fan of that personally.

And give these teams hope, as opposed to, you know, just the two teams that play in the conference championship have a shot to get that automatic spot, and then you’re hoping for at large after that.

I love the idea of a kind of a play-in weekend, throughout the entire country.

I think that would create a ton of buzz for the players, and for the fans.

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It’s fun debate, it’s subjective, it creates a lot of passion.

But I think it really, if you go back to the play-in model that I’m suggesting, it takes away some of the pressure of just a committee selecting these teams, and it gives the actual players a chance to set on the field by giving them that if they qualify, a play-in game, and then you have no one to blame.

Hey, you were in, you had the play-in game, you lost, so you have no one to blame.

You can’t blame the committee.

You know, you lost a football game, so you’re not going.

So I think that would be the right way to go personally.

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TORONTO – Another high-profile junior hockey player is making the jump to U.S. college hockey.

Porter Martone, the Philadelphia Flyers’ sixth-overall pick at the 2025 NHL draft, said in an Instagram post Monday that he is joining NCAA Division I school Michigan State next season.

The 18-year-old Martone, from Peterborough, Ont., had 37 goals and 61 assists in 57 games as captain of the Ontario Hockey League’s Brampton Steelheads last season. 

He joins a growing number of major junior stars choosing to play south of the border, including former Medicine Hat Tigers star Gavin McKenna.

The presumptive No. 1 overall pick in next year’s draft committed to Penn State earlier this month after being named the Canadian Hockey League’s player of the year and helping the Western Hockey League’s Red Deer Rebels reach the Memorial Cup final.

The NCAA lifted a long-standing ban in November, allowing CHL players to compete at U.S. colleges starting next season.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 21, 2025.

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