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Former USC RB LenDale White speaks on transfer portal impact for current players
There is a lot going on in college football. USC is trying to regain their place in the sport in terms of modern-day contexts. In terms of historical significance and the power of the Trojan emblem, the university continues to be a top school in the NCAA. Only the record as of late has not […]


There is a lot going on in college football. USC is trying to regain their place in the sport in terms of modern-day contexts. In terms of historical significance and the power of the Trojan emblem, the university continues to be a top school in the NCAA. Only the record as of late has not matched that of some of the past teams that have walked through the Coliseum.
An excellent example of a familiar face from a past, more successful era is LenDale White. The former running back won back-to-back titles and was on the team that came close to achieving a three-peat.
The retired player sat down with The Coach JB and Big Smitty Show and discussed part of why he joined USC and why he believes the Trojans are close to being annual contenders again.
For White, he knew that the power and connection of being a member of the USC football team would go further than anywhere else. Not to mention that he played on a roster that had an embarrassment of riches in the RB room alone.
From Joe McKnight to Reggie Bush, USC brought in top talent at all positions and was the force to be reckoned with on a national level.
While the program has taken a sizable dip since the days of coach Pete Carroll, White believes that there is a resurgence happening now under coach Lincoln Riley. According to him, it starts with the current recruiting classes and how the staff is winning those battles. It won’t be too long before the future wins also translate to increases in the win column.
White did discuss an important difference between when he was a player and now. NIL gets a lot of attention, but the transfer portal affects the relationship with players in a different way between them and their schools.
As mentioned, White played in a great position group room. In today’s era, most likely, many would have sought the door after the first season or had flipped on a commitment once finding out who their teammates would be.
Certainly, there are positive cases of the transfer portal, and athletes have benefitted from this newfound freedom. It does, however, give a bad look when the only apparent reason for transferring out is due to lack of initial playing time or fear of competition at the same position.
Important distinction mentioned by former USC player
That’s something that was not as readily an option back in the day compared to now. Again, all circumstances have individual factors to consider. There is something to be said for sticking with a program and fighting for a spot and earning playing time after learning and working behind the scenes.
One advantage that older players have compared to now, as White mentioned, is that when he returns to Los Angeles, he is unquestionably a Trojan. That isn’t to bemoan those who transfer for a season and find themselves in a good situation. It should be something of a stronger consideration point for all athletes as to the why when deciding to move to a different school.
Players like White have a legacy and are immortalized at USC forever. It feels different when comparing those who hop around, changing their school colors every semester.
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College World Series 2025 Monday Scores, Winners and Bracket Results
The 2025 College Baseball World Series rolled along on Monday with a pair of Bracket 2 games in Omaha. In the opening matchup, Arkansas defeated Murray State 3-0 in an elimination game behind a no-hitter by Gage Wood to keep its title hopes intact. No. 6 LSU and No. 15 UCLA will follow with a […]

The 2025 College Baseball World Series rolled along on Monday with a pair of Bracket 2 games in Omaha.
In the opening matchup, Arkansas defeated Murray State 3-0 in an elimination game behind a no-hitter by Gage Wood to keep its title hopes intact.
No. 6 LSU and No. 15 UCLA will follow with a showdown in the winner’s bracket in hopes of staying unbeaten.
Here are the results and highlights from Monday.
Monday, June 16 – Bracket 2
No. 3 Arkansas def. Murray State, 3-0 (Murray State eliminated)
No. 15 UCLA vs. No. 6 LSU, 7 p.m. ET
Updated bracket can be found here.
Arkansas 3, Murray State 0
Arkansas staved off elimination from the College World Series in historic fashion, as starting pitcher Gage Wood threw the third no-hitter in CWS history to help the Razorbacks stay alive.
Wood threw a program-record 19 strikeouts, the most by a single pitcher in a nine-inning CWS game. Out of his 119 pitches, 83 of them were thrown for strikes.
Wood pitched a perfect game through seven innings before Murray State’s first baserunner came in the bottom of the eighth inning on a hit-by-pitch. Still, he remained composed with two more strikeouts in the inning to preserve the no-hitter.
After taking an early 1-0 lead in the third inning, the Razorbacks created more separation with two more runs in the seventh inning.
However, the day belonged to Wood, as he etched his name in the history books with his incredible outing on Monday.
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Happy Hour: Kurtiss Riggs takes us inside NIL, top HS prospects, SDSU local freshmen, and more – Sioux Falls Live
It’s a Monday and Mid-June, over two months before actual football games start, and you’re starving for new deep-diving local college and prep football content. We have the freshest insight from the ultimate “insider” ready for you! Enjoy a smorgasbord of meaty information and educated opinions on the hottest topics from Kurtiss Riggs, our Happy […]

It’s a Monday and Mid-June, over two months before actual football games start, and you’re starving for new deep-diving local college and prep football content.
We have the freshest insight from the ultimate “insider” ready for you!
Enjoy a smorgasbord of meaty information and educated opinions on the hottest topics from Kurtiss Riggs, our Happy Hour with John Gaskins lead football analyst, the Sanford Sports Academy football director, veteran high school and college TV game commentator, and 11-time league champion former head coach of the Sioux Falls Storm.
Topics covered:
- What chances will SDSU fans see the top two local true freshmen — receiver Landon Dulaney (Brandon Valley) and offensive lineman Lincoln Semchenko (SF Christian) — on the field and making plays right away?
- For SDSU and USD, what are the advantages and disadvantages of “opting in” to sharing revenue with athletes (and therefore having NIL money regulated) for the first time, a result of the recently-approved NCAA-House Settlement?
- What are some things about NIL most people don’t know — the effects it has already had on coaches and locker rooms at all levels, where most of the NIL money at schools like SDSU and USD is going, and how some local players left a lot of money on the table?
- Who are the top three 2026 prospects in this region right now? We’re talking Power Four offers and commitments and possible different makers at the highest level of college football.
- What would it take for the Sioux Falls Storm to return to the field in 2026, and what do we make of last week’s resignation of head coach and long-time Storm staple Andre Fields?
Kurtiss Riggs takes us inside NIL, top HS prospects, SDSU local freshmen, “opt-in” pros/cons, SF Storm’s future
Mon Jun 16 13:13:00 EDT 2025
We have the freshest insight from the ultimate “insider” ready for you!
Enjoy a smorgasbord of meaty information and educated opinions on the hottest topics from Kurtiss Riggs, our Happy Hour with John Gaskins lead football analyst, the Sanford Sports Academy football director, veteran high school and college TV game commentator, and 11-time league champion former head coach of the Sioux Falls Storm.
Topics covered:
- What chances will SDSU fans see the top two local true freshmen — receiver Landon Dulaney (Brandon Valley) and offensive lineman Lincoln Semchenko (SF Christian) — on the field and making plays right away?
- For SDSU and USD, what are the advantages and disadvantages of “opting in” to sharing revenue with athletes (and therefore having NIL money regulated) for the first time, a result of the recently-approved NCAA-House Settlement?
- What are some things about NIL most people don’t know — the effects it has already had on coaches and locker rooms at all levels, where most of the NIL money at schools like SDSU and USD are going, and how have some local players left a lot of money on the table?
- Who are the top three 2026 prospects in this region right now? We’re talking Power Four offers and commitments and possible different makers at the highest level of college football.
- What would it take for the Sioux Falls Storm to return to the field in 2026, and what do we make of last week’s resignation of head coach and long-time Storm staple Andre Fields?
John Gaskins hosts “Happy Hour with John Gaskins,” a sports talk show for Sioux Falls and beyond that blends entertaining commentary and conversations.
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Alexi Lalas blames U.S. Soccer’s struggles on ‘diversity’
Alexi Lalas recently blamed the U.S. Men Soccer’s struggles on “diversity,” following some disappointing games of late. The former Rutgers and Team USA standout chalked it up to 11 men representing the United States and all being on the same page is going to be difficult. It’s certainly an interesting reason as to why the […]

Alexi Lalas recently blamed the U.S. Men Soccer’s struggles on “diversity,” following some disappointing games of late. The former Rutgers and Team USA standout chalked it up to 11 men representing the United States and all being on the same page is going to be difficult.
It’s certainly an interesting reason as to why the men’s team is struggling right now, at least according to Lalas. He argued being “exclusive” rather than “inclusive” would be key to the U.S’s success in the future.
With just a year to go before the FIFA World Cup is held on American, as well as Canadian and Mexican, soil, some fans are panicking. That was after a 4-0 loss to Switzerland ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which the USA won 5-0 over Trinidad and Tobago in the opening group stage game.
“We oftentimes talk about our diversity and we talk about it in the fact that it is one of the advantages we have, and of the great things about our country,” Lalas said on First Things First. “But with that diversity comes diversity of thought. If I go and ask a hundred soccer people out there, ‘What’s beautiful soccer?’ I’m going to get a hundred different answers. And it might be based on ethnicity, where you grew up, even geography. All of these different things.
“So I’ve argued that the homogenous nature of some other countries and cultures just in population in terms of size are much more manageable. And there is a collective understanding and, more importantly, an agreement in this is how we’re going to play. But getting 11 men to represent this great country of 350 million people, and all be on the same page, that is very, very difficult.”
Team USA isn’t helped by the fact that star player Christian Pulisic, who’s considered one of the best American soccer players in recent memory, isn’t playing in the Gold Cup. He decided not to play due to a grueling season with his club team AC Milan.
As Awful Announcing pointed out, France won the last World Cup with a very diverse group, so it’s hard to understand when Lalas is coming from, at least from that perspective. But Lalas, who initially bought into the melting pot argument, wants all players to be on the same page and develop more of an American style, so to speak.
“I’ve argued before that maybe our best route to actually being better from a men’s perspective in soccer is actually being more exclusive, not being as inclusive,” Lalas said. “In that if you went to the New York metropolitan area or Southern California and you just took players that all grew up in the same area, had all this shared experiences, maybe that would be better in terms of an understanding.
“This melting pot fallacy that I’ll be the first to admit, I bought into. And I’m not saying it can’t happen. It just takes a lot longer and with a lot more work. And especially when it comes to a national team, you don’t have time to be able to do that.”
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Darian Mensah opens up on Duke move, NIL contract
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LaNorris Sellers turned down $8 million NIL offer elsewhere to remain at South Carolina, father says
LaNorris Sellers established himself as one of the quarterbacks to watch in 2025. The 2024 SEC Freshman of the Year threw for 2,534 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions last season, and added 674 yards and seven more touchdowns on the ground as the South Carolina Gamecocks put together a 9-4 campaign — the most successful […]

LaNorris Sellers established himself as one of the quarterbacks to watch in 2025. The 2024 SEC Freshman of the Year threw for 2,534 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions last season, and added 674 yards and seven more touchdowns on the ground as the South Carolina Gamecocks put together a 9-4 campaign — the most successful season of the Shane Beamer era.
Sellers became just the third freshman in FBS history to throw for 2,500 yards and rush for 500 yards, joining Johnny Manziel and Jalen Hurts. Naturally, he caught the attention of the college football world, and the interest of other programs as well. In fact, Sellers’ father told The Athletic that his son fetched an NIL offer from an interested team worth $8 million for two years.
“He was offered all kinds of crazy numbers,” said his father, Norris Sellers. “I told him he could say, ‘I’m gonna stay or I’m gonna go.’ By my two cents: It was to get into college on a scholarship, play ball, get our degree and go on about our business. This NIL deal came later. We didn’t come here to make money. We came here to get our education, play ball. And with schools calling, we’re not gonna jump ship because they’re offering more than what we’re getting. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
“You’re 19. You don’t need ($8 million). You’re in a great spot. There were several talks, but it never really crossed his mind (to leave). It’s a challenge with colleges offering younger guys that kind of money. Who’s gonna say no to $8 million for two years? They’re gonna be swayed if you don’t have the right people in your corner.”

Beamer told The Athletic that he wasn’t too worried about his quarterback leaving in this new era of college football, because he believed Sellers realized he had a good situation in Columbia, on and off the field.
“I’ve been playing football all of my life for free,” Sellers said. “I’ve built relationships here, my family’s here, my brother’s here. There’s no reason for me to go someplace else and start over.”
With his performance in 2024, Sellers firmly placed himself on the radar of NFL teams. Over at DraftKings Sportsbook, he is listed at +800 to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft — the fourth-shortest odds behind Arch Manning, Drew Allar and Garrett Nussmeier.
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LaNorris Sellers turned down $8 million NIL offer elsewhere to remain at South Carolina, father says
LaNorris Sellers established himself as one of the quarterbacks to watch in 2025. The 2024 SEC Freshman of the Year threw for 2,534 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions last season, and added 674 yards and seven more touchdowns on the ground as the South Carolina Gamecocks put together a 9-4 campaign — the most successful […]

LaNorris Sellers established himself as one of the quarterbacks to watch in 2025. The 2024 SEC Freshman of the Year threw for 2,534 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions last season, and added 674 yards and seven more touchdowns on the ground as the South Carolina Gamecocks put together a 9-4 campaign — the most successful season of the Shane Beamer era.
Sellers became just the third freshman in FBS history to throw for 2,500 yards and rush for 500 yards, joining Johnny Manziel and Jalen Hurts. Naturally, he caught the attention of the college football world, and the interest of other programs as well. In fact, Sellers’ father told The Athletic that his son fetched an NIL offer from an interested team worth $8 million for two years.
“He was offered all kinds of crazy numbers,” said his father, Norris Sellers. “I told him he could say, ‘I’m gonna stay or I’m gonna go.’ By my two cents: It was to get into college on a scholarship, play ball, get our degree and go on about our business. This NIL deal came later. We didn’t come here to make money. We came here to get our education, play ball. And with schools calling, we’re not gonna jump ship because they’re offering more than what we’re getting. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
“You’re 19. You don’t need ($8 million). You’re in a great spot. There were several talks, but it never really crossed his mind (to leave). It’s a challenge with colleges offering younger guys that kind of money. Who’s gonna say no to $8 million for two years? They’re gonna be swayed if you don’t have the right people in your corner.”

Beamer told The Athletic that he wasn’t too worried about his quarterback leaving in this new era of college football, because he believed Sellers realized he had a good situation in Columbia, on and off the field.
“I’ve been playing football all of my life for free,” Sellers said. “I’ve built relationships here, my family’s here, my brother’s here. There’s no reason for me to go someplace else and start over.”
With his performance in 2024, Sellers firmly placed himself on the radar of NFL teams. Over at DraftKings Sportsbook, he is listed at +800 to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft — the fourth-shortest odds behind Arch Manning, Drew Allar and Garrett Nussmeier.
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