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IU softball returns to NCAA Tournament – The Daily Hoosier

Indiana softball is headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season. The Hoosiers earned the No. 3 seed in the Fayetteville Regional, and they’ll take on No. 2 seed Oklahoma State in the first round on Friday at 4 p.m. ET. The winner of that game will face the winner between No. […]

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Indiana softball is headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season.

The Hoosiers earned the No. 3 seed in the Fayetteville Regional, and they’ll take on No. 2 seed Oklahoma State in the first round on Friday at 4 p.m. ET. The winner of that game will face the winner between No. 1 seed Arkansas and No. 4 seed Saint Louis for a spot in the regional final.

IU enters the NCAA Tournament with a 33-18 overall record on the season. Shonda Stanton’s team went 10-12 in Big Ten play, and defeated Washington in the Big Ten Tournament before falling to UCLA in the quarterfinals.

All-Big Ten first team selection Taylor Minnick has enjoyed a very strong season for the Hoosiers, ranking fifth in the nation and first in the Big Ten with a .470 batting average. Her .579 on-base percentage ranks seventh in the country and first in the conference, and she slugged a remarkable .973, good for sixth in the country and second in the Big Ten. Indiana will rely on her to produce in the postseason.

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Julian Edelman and Josh Duhamel Speak Out on How NIL Is Affecting Schools Like NDSU

Because of the current transfer portal system and the ongoing NIL landscape, athletes can now earn a healthy amount of money early by signing with a top-tier college. This has created huge problems for mid-level and smaller programs trying to acquire top-tier talent. NFL stars Julian Edelman and Josh Duhamel recently highlighted North Dakota State […]

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NFL stars Julian Edelman and Josh Duhamel recently highlighted North Dakota State University (NDSU) as one of the schools impacted badly by this shift in college football.

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Why Julian Edelman and Josh Duhamel Believe NIL Is Hurting Small-School Football Programs

NFL stars Julian Edelman and Josh Duhamel are speaking up about the growing impact of NIL deals and the transfer portal on college football. During a recent episode of the “Games With Names” podcast, Duhamel opened up about how these changes are making it harder for smaller programs like North Dakota State University (NDSU) to hold on to talent.

“We’re developing a show based on all this stuff. It was called QB Gambit, focused on the quarterback position,” Duhamel said. “We could do spin-offs on the receiver position or other roles, because there’s money out there. But the way these quarterbacks move around changes the trajectory—not only for their career but for their school and conference.”

As a proud NDSU fan, Duhamel explained how one high-profile transfer can create a domino effect. He pointed to Caleb Williams transferring to Oklahoma, which forced Spencer Rattler to move to South Carolina. Then Williams left for USC, pushing Jaxson Dart to Ole Miss. One move can shake up the whole college football map.

Duhamel didn’t hold back when talking about how schools like NDSU are being hit hardest by these changes. He added, “But you know, for schools like NDSU, who really get hurt by this NIL, this transfer portal thing.. so they’re like the Alabama was for all those years. They’ve won like eight of last 10 national championships.”

He also reminded listeners of NDSU’s track record of developing quarterbacks. Their second-leading rusher, Carson Wentz, along with Trey Lance, Easton Stick, and Cam Miller, have all gone to the league in recent years. They may not be superstars, but getting there is tough.

Edelman also added that college football is starting to resemble professional football, where money plays a bigger role in player decisions. “It’s just Pro Football now. It’s crazy,” he said.

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Duhamel’s concerns reflect a growing trend: smaller programs, even dominant ones like NDSU, are struggling to compete in this new era of college football. While schools with strong NIL backing are thriving and stockpiling talent. And nobody has the answer on how to get rid of this problem.

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Boogie Fland transferring to Florida: National champions land former Arkansas standout and five-star recruit

Getty Images The national champs have loaded up and may well have a roster to make a push for another Final Four. Arkansas transfer Boogie Fland committed to Florida, he announced Tuesday, meaning the Gators’ 2025-26 backcourt will be led by two high-profile transfers. Xaivian Lee, a former Princeton standout, committed to UF on April […]

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The national champs have loaded up and may well have a roster to make a push for another Final Four. Arkansas transfer Boogie Fland committed to Florida, he announced Tuesday, meaning the Gators’ 2025-26 backcourt will be led by two high-profile transfers. Xaivian Lee, a former Princeton standout, committed to UF on April 16.

The NIL deal to land Fland was more than $2 million, sources told CBS Sports. Florida had been involved with recruiting Fland for nearly a month.

The 6-foot-3 lead guard is a former five-star prospect and charts as one of the 10 best portal players in this year’s cycle. He flirted with the pre-NBA Draft process but announced last week he’d be returning to college. Fland averaged 13.5 points, 5.1 assists and 3.2 rebounds at Arkansas last season, playing in 21 games — missing 15 contests due to a thumb injury. He visited Florida over the weekend; momentum had been cresting in the Gators’ favor ever since.

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The Fland commitment comes after Florida explored adding USC transfer Desmond Claude before ultimately continuing to look elsewhere. Fland is a creative shot-taker and playmaker, though his inconsistency betrayed some of his potential. He shot a mere 37.9% overall, including 34% from 3-point range. For Florida, the addition means Todd Golden’s Gators will have a roster that is in the mix and likely to land as a preseason top 10 team. With Fland and Lee in the backcourt, the Gators also return power forward Thomas Haugh, power forward Rueben Chinyelu (who withdrew from the draft process a few days ago) and center Micah Handlogten. Also likely to return is big man Alex Condon, who participated at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, but sources said he’s more likely than not to ultimately make his way back to Gainesville. The Gators will welcome in a pair of four-star freshmen (CJ Ingram and Alex Lloyd) as well.

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It’s a huge win for Florida, as the Gators are losing Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin and Will Richard to expiring eligibility, plus Denzel Aberdeen (off to Kentucky), so landing at least one more high-ceiling guard was a huge priority. UF in effect traded Aberdeen for Fland. With Fland off the board, the biggest names to watch for in the transfer portal include Texas Tech transfer Derrion Williams, St. John’s t transfer RJ Luis, Memphis transfer PJ Haggerty and Claude.

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Buckeyes Included in Softball America Postseason Awards

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Softball America announced its All-America team and award winners on Tuesday, and the Ohio State Buckeyes were well represented. Jasmyn Burns, a sophomore catcher, was named a second team All-American while the Buckeyes’ coaching staff – consisting of head coach Kirin Kumar and assistant coaches Matthew Guemmer and Courtney Vierstra – took […]

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Softball America announced its All-America team and award winners on Tuesday, and the Ohio State Buckeyes were well represented.

Jasmyn Burns, a sophomore catcher, was named a second team All-American while the Buckeyes’ coaching staff – consisting of head coach Kirin Kumar and assistant coaches Matthew Guemmer and Courtney Vierstra – took home Coaching Staff of the Year honors.

Burns, a unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection and first team NCFA All-Great Lakes Region honoree, hit .455 with a Big Ten-record 25 home runs and 72 RBI. She ranks in the top 10 nationally in batting average, home runs, home runs per game, slugging percentage and total bases.

In her first season with the Buckeyes, Kumar led Ohio State to 45 wins and an NCAA Regional appearance. Her team was powered by the best offense in the country, as Ohio State led the nation in home runs (147), slugging percentage (.701), runs scored (495), runs per game (8.25) and walks (280). In the circle, the staff saw pitchers Lorin Boutte, a freshman, and Kennedy Kay, a fourth-year junior, finish a combined 34-14 in over 256 innings pitched.

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Boogie Fland Elevates Florida’s Shot at Back-to-Back NCAA Men’s Basketball Titles

Florida’s hopes of repeating as men’s basketball national champions in 2025–26 just got a whole lot more real. In one of the biggest transfer portal commitments of the offseason, the Gators reeled in Arkansas Razorbacks transfer guard Boogie Fland. Fland, who once seemed likely to go one-and-done, withdrew his name from the NBA draft last […]

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Florida’s hopes of repeating as men’s basketball national champions in 2025–26 just got a whole lot more real.

In one of the biggest transfer portal commitments of the offseason, the Gators reeled in Arkansas Razorbacks transfer guard Boogie Fland. Fland, who once seemed likely to go one-and-done, withdrew his name from the NBA draft last week and officially made his commitment to Florida during an official visit early this week. The former elite recruit averaged over 13 points and five assists per game in an injury-shortened first college season at Arkansas and profiles as one of the best guards in college basketball in 2025–26. Sources indicate Fland spurned higher-dollar NIL promises from other programs to join the Gators, buying into a Florida system that developed Walter Clayton Jr. into a likely first-round pick and Final Four Most Outstanding Player.

The Fland addition continues a monster offseason for the defending national champions, who have rapidly rebuilt a championship-caliber roster after losing essentially their entire backcourt rotation headlined by Clayton. The Gators beat out Kansas, St. John’s and a host of other top programs for Princeton Tigers transfer Xaivian Lee, who was expected to share backcourt duties with returner Denzel Aberdeen. But after Aberdeen surprisingly hit the portal close to the entry deadline in late April, the Gators’ pursuit of another high-level backcourt option intensified. They were long believed to be a favorite to land Fland’s services once he officially entered the portal on April 22, and things moved quickly once Fland decided to return to college basketball over being a likely second-round pick in this year’s draft.

Todd Golden’s staff also successfully retained huge pieces from a frontcourt rotation that was among the nation’s best last season. Super sub Thomas Haugh (who’s expected to slide into the starting lineup at the three next season) and starting center Rueben Chinyelu both announced their return to Gainesville, Fla., on NIL deals worth well over $1 million each. The final domino is starting power forward Alex Condon, who is still going through the NBA draft process. Sources indicated Condon is likely to return to Gainesville unless he receives the type of draft day promise that would be impossible to turn down, likely from a team drafting in the top 20 or so . If Condon returns, Florida’s roster is expected to be set outside of perhaps adding a developmental piece or two.

That core of five players (Fland, Lee, Haugh, Condon and Chinyelu) would make up perhaps the most talented starting lineup in the country. How Haugh takes to playing as more of a wing is a legitimate question, though he made strides as a three-point shooter as a sophomore and the Gators have more natural wings in AJ Brown (Ohio) and CJ Ingram who will allow Haugh to slide to his more natural power forward spot at times. While there have been questions about how Lee and Fland (two high-usage players) might fit together, each should be able to relieve some of the pressure on the other to carry an offense that otherwise lacks shot creation. Whether it comes together as seamlessly as last year’s group did remains to be seen, but there’s a strong case to be made that Golden and staff have built an even more talented roster than the one that cut down the nets in San Antonio last month.

And if things weren’t already going great in Gainesville, the Gators also locked in Golden for the foreseeable future with a contract extension through 2030–31 that makes him one of the five highest-paid coaches in men’s college basketball. That extension essentially takes him off the market as a potential target from other schools next spring, with a buyout of $16 million if he leaves for another college job following the 2025–26 season.

Repeating as national champions is an incredibly challenging endeavor, no matter how easy the 2023–24 UConn Huskies made it look. But with Fland in tow, the Gators now have a legitimate chance to challenge for another championship next April in Indianapolis.

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Tennessee Volunteers Set to Play Alabama in SEC Baseball Tournament

The Tennessee Volunteers have discovered their opponents for the second round of the SEC baseball tournament. The Tennessee Volunteers had a struggling end to their 2025 college baseball regular season. They lost five straight conference series, which sent them sliding down the top 25 rankings. However, they still landed a first round bye on the […]

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The Tennessee Volunteers have discovered their opponents for the second round of the SEC baseball tournament.

The Tennessee Volunteers had a struggling end to their 2025 college baseball regular season. They lost five straight conference series, which sent them sliding down the top 25 rankings. However, they still landed a first round bye on the SEC tournament and they now know who they will face off against.

The Volunteers will play against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second round. Alabama defeated Missouri in the first round on Tuesday. Tennessee faced off against Alabama during the regular series and won the series, despite playing on the road.

The winner of Alabama vs Tennessee will move on to play Texas, the top ranked team in the tournament.

Tennessee will play Alabama on Wednesday at 9:30 AM Wednesday. It will be the first game of the second round. Thursday’s game against Texas is currently set for 3 PM.

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ASOR Steps into the Fast Lane with Ed Lane to discuss Liberty Softball

On Monday night, I joined the Fast Lane with Ed Lane to discuss Liberty softball’s first ever NCAA Regional win by dispatching #1 Texas A&M on Sunday night. We recapped the final two games of the regional on Sunday as well as discussed what this win means for the program and looked ahead to this […]

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