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NFL Draft Fashion: Ashton Jeanty and Travis Hunter Stand Out

Hours before Ashton Jeanty, a running back with Sonic the Hedgehog speed, was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the sixth pick at Thursday’s first round of the N.F.L. draft, he clomped onto the red carpet in a pair of never-worn-before Crocs with shimmery Swarovski crystals across the toe. The crystaled clogs were teased […]

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Hours before Ashton Jeanty, a running back with Sonic the Hedgehog speed, was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the sixth pick at Thursday’s first round of the N.F.L. draft, he clomped onto the red carpet in a pair of never-worn-before Crocs with shimmery Swarovski crystals across the toe.

The crystaled clogs were teased hours earlier on Crocs’s Instagram, accompanied by a droll caption: “yes, they’re real Swarovski.” Per the Crocs website, the Liberaced clogs aren’t available until May 6. Yet, if ever there was an occasion to introduce them, it was draft night.

In recent years the N.F.L. draft has mutated from an annual ritual with all the theatrics of a plumber’s convention, to a runway show for the freakishly fit.

It’s now taken on a new dimension in the post-N.I.L. era (referring to name, image, likeness, the 2021 change in N.C.A.A. policy that allowed college athletes to earn money). To watch the N.F.L. draft now is to detect just how adept these barely-20-somethings are at personal branding. If Deion Sanders (whose son Shedeur became the story of the night, falling out of the first round, well below his projection) was ahead of his time when he was drafted in 1989, challenging the league’s conservatism by wearing blocky sunglasses and several gold chains, that look-at-me tendency is all too pervasive now.

Today, college players that ascend to the N.F.L. enter the league with an acute understanding of themselves not just as players, but as brands — with all the promotional value that comes along from that.

“Every player is now realizing and learning that they’re their own big machine,” said Kyle Smith, the N.F.L.’s fashion editor, who helps the league and its players build relationships in the fashion industry. For top prospects, Mr. Smith said the draft “is the first time that the public really gets to see them and obviously they use fashion to express who they are.”

Often, that expression came through literally: Matthew Golden, who went to the Green Bay Packers with the 23rd pick, was Mr. Midas in a golden “G” necklace and a rococo-gilded suit as abashed as Versailles wallpaper. As he told a reporter from GQ, “My last name Golden, it just made too much sense to me.”

There was a “read my chest” theme emanating from the many players who brandished Hershey’s-bar-scaled gold chains etched with their nicknames. If nothing else, the pirate’s bounty of gold at the draft reflected the staggering amount of money sloshing around the college ranks, likely shepherded by the N.I.L. adjustments.

The evening’s self-marketing maestro was Shemar Stewart, who went to the Cincinnati Bengals with the 17th pick and wore not only a snowball-sized chain depicting an irate gorilla, but custom smoking slippers with the same menacing simian logo. A quick Google reveals that same emblem sitting at the top of his website: It is evidently never too early for a defensive end to mint his own Jordan-like logo in today’s N.F.L. If Mr. Stewart works out in Cincinnati, expect to see much more of that logo.

Occasionally, something more personal peeked through amid all this cocksure branding. There was something touching about Tetairoa McMillan, the Hawaiian wide receiver who went to the Carolina Panthers with the eighth pick, tossing a lei over his Joker purple suit. Will Johnson, one of just two players invited to attend the draft in person who did not get selected in the first round, showed off a ring made by his mother that he said contained the names of his deceased family members.

Within the cavalcade of tailored suits, Abdul Carter, who ended up being selected by the New York Giants with the third pick, stood out in his obsidian thobe, a traditional ankle-length garment. “Just paying homage to my religion,” Mr. Carter told a reporter on the carpet. “I wouldn’t be here without being a Muslim.” (Though it was his father’s oversized Adidas chain that really went viral online later in the night. The younger Mr. Carter has already landed a deal with the German sportswear company.)

The night though was conspicuously light on big luxury brands Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton, a signal that the globe-stomping industry remains oddly bearish on the N.F.L.’s marketing potential. Instead, the name mentioned most during the N.F.L.’s red carpet coverage was Brian Alexander, a Washington, D.C., tailor who has found his niche producing custom suits for football players, but who doesn’t have much of a profile beyond the sporting world.

“Some brands are really waking up,” said Mr. Smith. “Some brands, you know, take a little bit more time.”

Mr. Alexander is then at least partially responsible for the amount of achingly shrunken suits that hit the stage on Thursday. The fear of stumbling back into tarp-sized suits, a la say, Eli Manning at the 2004 draft, has players parking themselves too far in the other direction. And if fulsome pants are returning to fashion, that message certainly didn’t reach the draft, where bare ankles remained the norm.

There were also suits of shocking colors. The jolt from one of them was delivered by Travis Hunter, a player who hopes to break convention by playing offense and defense in the N.F.L. He tore onto the carpet in the exact shade of a Pepto Bismol bottle and told an interviewer before the draft that he didn’t want to pick a hue that might’ve hinted at his eventual destination later in the evening. The Heisman Trophy-winner was selected second overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars, his flamingo jacket pairing well with the teal brim of the team’s cap.

The strongest message of the night, though, was one made by doing the least. Cam Ward, the quarterback who, as predicted, was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the first overall pick, entered Lambeau Field humbly in a tan, single breasted suit with a white T-shirt underneath and a slight chain around his neck.

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Huskies Punch Ticket to the 2025 BIG EAST Championship Game

VILLANOVA, P.a. – The No. 2 seed UConn softball team defeated the No. 4 seeded Creighton Bluejays in the BIG EAST semifinal, 12-1 in a six inning run rule on Friday evening, advancing the Huskies to the BIG EAST championship game on Saturday, May 10 at 5:00pm. UConn advances to the championship […]

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VILLANOVA, P.a. – The No. 2 seed UConn softball team defeated the No. 4 seeded Creighton Bluejays in the BIG EAST semifinal, 12-1 in a six inning run rule on Friday evening, advancing the Huskies to the BIG EAST championship game on Saturday, May 10 at 5:00pm. UConn advances to the championship series for the for the third time in the last five years.

Payton Kinney made her second consecutive start in the circle at the BIG EAST Tournament for the Huskies, marking her 25th start of the season. Kinney was sensational, tossing 4.0 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit, adding three strikeouts. The right hander moves to 14-5 this season. 

UConn got their offense going early, scratching a run across in the first inning, giving the Huskies a 1-0 lead. UConn loaded the bases for Kaitlyn Breslin who was hit by a pitch, forcing in Grace Jenkins from third base. 

In the third inning Grace Jenkins doubled the Huskies lead with a solo home run to center field, her 20th of the season, edging the UConn lead to 2-0.

In Jenkins’ next plate appearance in the fifth inning, the BIG EAST Player of the Year took Creighton’s starter deep once again, this time it was a towering two-run shot to right field, her 21st of the year, extending the Huskies lead to 4-0. 

The two-run homer from Jenkins jump started the UConn offense, as the Huskies pushed across three more runs in the fifth inning, putting UConn in the driver’s seat with a 7-0 lead. 

Cat Petteys continued her hot hitting at the plate, homering in her fourth straight game, as the rookie hit a two-run shot to right center field, the 14th homer of the season for the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. 

Later on in the fifth inning, UConn manufactured another run with two outs on back to back base hits. Haley Coupal got it started with a single to left field. Kaitlyn Kibling followed with a double to left center, scoring Coupal all the way from first base. 

Sydnee Koosh came on in relief for Kinney in the fifth inning, making her 26th appearance this season for the Huskies. Koosh went just 0.2 inning giving up one run on a pair of hits. 

Creighton scored their lone run of the game in the fifth inning on a bases loaded walk, making it 7-1.

Hope Jenkins came on in relief for Koosh in the middle of the fifth inning, making her 31st appearance of the season for the Huskies. Jenkins closed out the game in the circle, keeping the Bluejay lineup hitless through her 1.1 innings, adding a strikeout. 

UConn’s offense put up another five spot in the sixth inning, putting the game out of reach for Creighton at 12-1. The Huskies once again loaded up the bases for the middle of the order to do damage. Petteys knocked in her third RBI of the game with sac fly to center field, scoring Grace Jenkins from third base. Breslin followed with a single to left field, scoring Kaiea Higa from second base. 

Haley Coupal capped off the big inning with a three-run homer off the scoreboard in left field, her second of the season, securing the run rule victory in the BIG EAST semifinals. 

News and Notes

  • Three Huskies had three RBI in Grace Jenkins, Cat Petteys, and Haley Coupal
  • Grace Jenkins recorded her third multi-home run game this season and the fourth of her career. She notched her fourth three-hit game this year, and her team leading 18th multi-RBI game, giving her 67 RBI this season. Jenkins extended her on-base streak to 29 straight games. 
  • Cat Petteys has hit two home runs through her first two career postseason games. Petteys has homered in her last four straight games, the most by a Husky this season. 
  • Payton Kinney has started in five straight games for the Huskies. She retired 8 straight Bluejay hitters from the first to fourth innings. 
  • Haley Coupal has had back to back multi-hit games to begin her 2025 BIG EAST campaign. This is the fourth multi-RBI game for Coupal this season. 
  • Kaitlyn Breslin recorded her 14th multi-RBI games this season. 
  • Kaiea Higa recorded her 15th multi-hit game this season. 
  • UConn’s offense scored double digit runs for the 14th time this season. 
  • UConn loaded the bases twice. 
  • UConn advances to the championship series for the for the third time in the last five years.

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UConn advances to the BIG EAST championship game on Saturday, May 10 at 5:00pm. UConn will play the winner of Creighton vs. Providence set to take place before the championship game at 1:30pm. 

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – Texas Tech (44-12) completely dominated its Big 12 Championship Semifinals game against Arizona State (35-19) on Friday afternoon, defeating the Sun Devils 18-0 – setting a new Big 12 Championship record for runs in a game.   The Red Raiders picked up their 22nd shutout win of the season and their […]

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – Texas Tech (44-12) completely dominated its Big 12 Championship Semifinals game against Arizona State (35-19) on Friday afternoon, defeating the Sun Devils 18-0 – setting a new Big 12 Championship record for runs in a game.
 
The Red Raiders picked up their 22nd shutout win of the season and their first run-rule win in the Big 12 Championship since 2001. Tech’s 18-0 victory also set a new program record for most combined runs in a Big 12 Championship game as they improved to 21-29 all-time in the event.
 
18 hits and 17 RBI including, five extra-base hits, were racked up by the Red Raider’s offense. Mihyia Davis and Demi Elder both went 3-for-4 out of the one and two spots in the lineup while Raegan Jennings and Hailey Toney both went 3-for-3 out of the eight and nine holes in what was true team effort on offense.
 
Alana Johnson and Lauren Allred each picked up two hits, Anya German and NiJaree Canady recorded RBI hits and Bailey Lindemuth record an RBI on a sac fly.
 
Canady and Samantha Lincoln combined to throw 5.0 innings, allowing just three hits while striking out seven batters as Canady improved to 25-5 on the year. Canady’s 25 wins this season is tied for the second most in a single season in program history.
 
How it happened:
The Sun Devils were the first team to make any noise on offense as they had runners on first and second with two outs to open up the game after a hit-by-pitch and walk. Canady worked out of the jam getting the next batter to pop out to third base.
 
The Red Raiders went down in order in the first inning as Arizona State’s pitching needed just seven pitches to get the outs.
 
That would be the only inning Tech didn’t have multiple runs as they picked up three runs in the bottom of the second thanks to a double by Canady and a two-run single off the bat of Toney. Johnson and Jennings both recorded stolen bases in the inning to advance from first to second and put themselves in scoring position.
 
Tech effectively ended the game in the third inning, putting up 11 runs – the most in a single inning since 2013 – on 10 hits and were helped out with one Sun Devil error. Davis started things out strong with a solo home run on the first pitch she saw.
 
Elder passed the bat after a double to right field and Allred moved her over to third with a single up the middle. Lindemuth recorded the first out of the inning but did so on a sacrifice fly to put Tech up 5-0. Johnson drove in Allred the next at-bat with a single before becoming the second out of the inning after Victoria Valdez reached on a fielder’s choice.
 
Up 6-0, five straight Red Raiders singled including Jennings, Toney, Davis, Elder and Allred as Tech had an 11-0 lead. Only one batter saw more than two pitches during that stretch as the Red Raiders came up in attack mode and gained confidence with each at bat. Lindemuth reached on a fielder’s choice and Johnson finished up the inning with another single to make it 14-0 going into the fourth inning.
 
Lincoln entered in relief of Canady in the circle and after getting a quick out on the first batter had the bases loaded. The freshman didn’t panic however, striking out the next batter for the second out before getting the final via a pop up to shortstop.
 
The Red Raiders added four more runs in the fourth, opening the inning with the first five batters reaching safely. Freshman catcher Anya German delivered the record-breaking RBI on a single to the left field that brought home Elder from third.
 
Lincoln closed out the game with a 1-2-3 inning to secure Tech’s first appearance in the Big 12 Championship game.
 
UP NEXT: The Red Raiders will take on No. 2 Arizona tomorrow at 11 a.m. on ESPN.
 



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Nebraska’s in-state recruiting is a sign of the future.

Matt Rhule arrived with much pomp and ceremony as the chosen one to drag Nebraska out of the endless spiral of losing seasons. He placed an enormous emphasis on in-state players on scholarship or the walk-on program. The world of college football has been turned on its head with NIL and roster limits to the […]

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Matt Rhule arrived with much pomp and ceremony as the chosen one to drag Nebraska out of the endless spiral of losing seasons. He placed an enormous emphasis on in-state players on scholarship or the walk-on program.

The world of college football has been turned on its head with NIL and roster limits to the point where Rhule had to pivot. To see this playing out in real time, one only has to look at the top-ranked in-state players in the 2026 class and where they are heading.

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Linebacker Jase Reynolds (6-3/206lbs) out of Elkhorn North in Omaha is a 3-star recruit ranked 10th in Nebraska’s 2026 class, according to 247. He is currently the only in-state recruit committed to the Huskers, and only a handful of crystal balls are floating around for in-state recruits, but nothing concrete.

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Reynolds is a rangy athlete with great instincts, blowing up plays, but he is raw and will need considerable bulking up to play as an inside linebacker.

To 105 or not to 105?

The ever-changing debate on roster sizes has not yielded any real answers, and Nebraska’s lack of real portal subtractions bears that out. The trimmer roster sizes will undoubtedly hurt the in-state prospects’ chances of being offered.

It was almost a given that the top 10 players in the state could rely on a Nebraska offer—that is no longer the case. The fact that some in-state prospects have publicly said that the coaching staff is not in contact is a sign of the future.

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Nebraska will continue cherry-picking players it feels can make a realistic difference on the team and ‘culture players’ who may not threaten the two deep but are key to maintaining standards.

The state produces capable, tight-end body types, and these sorts of players will always be in demand.

Isaac Jensen (6-6/205lbs) is the next in the conveyor belt of tight ends, and this trend will continue as long as football needs beefy blockers.

Football has changed so rapidly that it may very well shift again, but for right now, in-state prospects can’t guarantee a Nebraska offer.

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Fouad Messaoudi breaks own school record in 1,500 Meters as OSU Track & Field wraps …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Oklahoma State men’s and women’s outdoor track and field wrapped up regular season action Friday at the Arkansas Twilight in Fayetteville. The day’s action was highlighted by senior Fouad Messaoudi, who closed out his illustrious regular season career as a Cowboy in dominant fashion with a first place finish in the 1,500 […]

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Oklahoma State men’s and women’s outdoor track and field wrapped up regular season action Friday at the Arkansas Twilight in Fayetteville.

The day’s action was highlighted by senior Fouad Messaoudi, who closed out his illustrious regular season career as a Cowboy in dominant fashion with a first place finish in the 1,500 Meters. Messaoudi posted a blazing time of 3:34.34, breaking his own school record by nearly a second. Additionally, this mark is a new Arkansas Twilight meet record and John McDonnell Field facility record, which stood for nearly 37 years. 

Alex Stitt (2nd Place) and Ryan Schoppe (4th Place) joined Messaoudi in etching their names in the Cowboy record books for the 1,500 Meters, with Stitt’s 3:36.33 mark good for second best all time and Schoppe’s time of 3:37.18 good for third best. Fellow Cowboys Laban Kipkemboi (6th Place), Denis Kipngetich (7th Place), and David Mora (9th Place) also earned top ten finishes in the race. 

Rounding out a successful day for the Cowboys was Triston Read, whose 1:48.43 mark in the 800 Meters earned him a fourth place finish as well as the eighth best time in OSU history. 

On the women’s side, Katie Chapman and Annie Molenhouse turned in impressive performances in the 100 Meter Hurdles, with Chapman’s 13.82 mark earning her third place as well as the third best time in Cowgirl history. Molenhouse wasn’t far behind, finishing in fourth place with a time of 13.98, sixth best in program history. Earlier in the day, freshman Autumn Michalski delivered a strong showing of her own in the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase, placing second with a time of 10:43.23. 

Over in the field, Blair Anderson and Kileigh Mixon added two more victories to Oklahoma State’s tally for the day. On the men’s side, Anderson turned in a season-best effort of 7.63 Meters in the Long Jump en route to a first place finish. Mixon established a new personal best in the women’s High Jump, winning the event with a 1.73 meter leap, good for seventh best in Cowgirl history.

The Cowboys and Cowgirls will begin postseason action next weekend, May 15-17, traveling to Lawrence, Kan., for the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships. 

For more information on the Cowboys and Cowgirls, continue to check back with okstate.com. 

Women’s Individual Results 

High Jump 

1. Kileigh Mixon – 1.73m/5’8″ 

3,000 Meter Steeplechase 

2. Autumn Michalski – 10:43.23 

Shot Put 

2. Katie Chapman – 12.97m/42’6.75″ 

3. Annie Molenhouse – 12.88m/42’3.25″ 

4. Jamila Isman – 11.82m/38’9.5″ 

5. Olivija Vaitaityte – 11.58m/38’0″ 

Long Jump 

4. Sara Byers – 5.85m/19’3.25″ 

6. Maddie Meiner – 5.46m/17’11” 

100 Meters 

4. Bailey Strain – 12.04 

100 Meter Hurdles 

3. Katie Chapman – 13.82 

4. Annie Molenhouse – 13.98 

5. Kessiah Bemis – 14.32 

6. Maddie Meiner – 14.43 

7. Jamila Isman – 14.46 

9. Olivija Vaitaityte – 14.74 

800 Meters 

3. Jinah Mickens-Malik – 2:04.74 

4. Madi Surber – 2:06.01 

5. Isis Grant – 2:06.52 

8. Kalen Goodman – 2:09.54 

12. Ansley Scott – 2:12.42 

15. Brilee Payne – 2:15.56 

200 Meters 

9. Bailey Strain – 24.66 

1,500 Meters 

2. Isca Chelangat – 4:16.71 

3. Josphine Mwaura – 4:18.08 

5. Mandeep Sangha – 4:19.81 

7. Aubrey O’Connell – 4:20.32 

10. Cameron McConell – 4:27.07 

11. Lauren Ping – 4:27.31 

12. Maureen Cherotich – 4:28.72 

13. Krystal Rodriguez – 4:30.45 

16. Katie Armstrong – 4:34.49 

19. Kevriana Scott – 4:36.16 

24. Abby Pickett – 4:46.29 

28. Emma Lindsey – 4:58.01 

Men’s Individual Results 

Long Jump 

1. Blair Anderson – 7.63m/25’0.5″ 

100 Meters 

11. Carter Wilkerson – 10.51 

400 Meters 

8. Sebastian Pesante – 48.13 

800 Meters 

4. Triston Read – 1:48.43 

8. Mason Page – 1:50.30 

12. Riley McGowan – 1:52.05 

24. Hunter Vaughn – 1:55.60 

25. James Edmond – 1:55.71 

31. Ben Currence – 1:58.66 

Pole Vault 

8. Cooper Moore – 4.65m/15’3″ 

1,500 Meters 

1. Fouad Messaoudi – 3:34.34* 

2. Alex Stitt – 3:36.33 

4. Ryan Schoppe – 3:37.18 

6. Laban Kipkemboi – 3:41.16 

7. Denis Kipngetich – 3:43.39 

9. David Mora – 3:44.51 

11. Henry Dover – 3:45.11 

14. Ayden Granados – 3:45.79 

17. Matthew Thomas – 3:48.72 

20. Tate Barr – 3:50.43 

21. Ethan Stovall – 3:50.97 

21. Keegan Thomas – 3:50.97 

29. Will Conway – 3:55.60 

30. Oliver Patton – 3:55.61 

33. Gabe Simonsen – 3:56.49 

34. Ben Calusinksi – 3:56.77 

40. Jerry Mendez – 4:05.79 

* – Indicates new school record 

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Former Texas Longhorns running back Jonathon Brooks will miss the entire 2025 NFL season, according to a recent ESPN report. Brooks suffered his second knee injury since he underwent a similar recovery process after his last season with Steve Sarkisian’s Texas. Panthers placed RB Jonathon Brooks on the physically unable to perform list, meaning he […]

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Former Texas Longhorns running back Jonathon Brooks will miss the entire 2025 NFL season, according to a recent ESPN report. Brooks suffered his second knee injury since he underwent a similar recovery process after his last season with Steve Sarkisian’s Texas.

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Austin American-Statesman: Former Texas runner Haftu Knight is now king of state’s marathoners

Austin American-Statesman: Texas Football: How each first round pick could contribute as NFL rookies

Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Donald Trump and Nick Saban, college football saviors?

Austin American-Statesman: Max Belyeu Injury: Jim Schlossnagle shares latest on Texas baseball OF

247Sports: A day-in-the life tour of what goes through the mind of Texas coach Steve Sarkisian on game day

247Sports: Sarkisian: Texas’ improved culture a key reason Longhorns are in position to challenge for titles

Inside Texas: Inside the Program: Roster battles across every position heading into summer

Inside Texas: Brandon Baker’s youth stands out among a veteran group of starting O-line candidates

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Lone Star Showdown: No. 5 Texas and No. 1 Texas A&M duel in SEC Tournament semifinal

No. 1 Texas hosts Florida in final regular-season home series

Steve Sarkisian opens up about the Texas legacy of Quinn Ewers

Texas is in May transition period following spring practice

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

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247Sports: News and notes from a few days on the road seeing TXHSFB spring ball practices

247Sports: DL Damari Simeon has three officials set, two other schools in contention

247Sports: Top100 LB Brayden Rouse explains why he’s opting to officially visit Texas instead of Georgia

Inside Texas: Texas lands 2026 four-star CB Hayward Howard Jr.

Inside Texas: Top 2027 ATH Myson Johnson-Cook talks Texas and fit

SEC SHOWDOWN

Austin American-Statesman: Mia Scott delivers walk-off win for Texas softball at SEC Tournament

Austin American-Statesman: Longhorns, Aggies football to meet on Black Friday during 2025 season

Good Bull Hunting: Baseball Preview: Aggies host Missouri in penultimate SEC series

Rock M Nation: Mizzou Baseball Series Preview: Tigers still searching for first SEC win at College Station

Red Cup Rebellion: 13 questions about Ole Miss quarterbacks

Rocky Top Talk: Bru McCoy announces decision to medically retire from football

Roll ‘Bama Roll: No Days Off: Alabama basketball will face St John’s at Madison Square Garden

A Sea Of Blue: Kentucky announces signing of Reece Potter

WHAT WE’RE READING

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SB Nation: Why 31 NFL teams might be frustrated with the Houston Texans

SB Nation: Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson’s drama-filled UNC experience, explained

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Dolphins QB Quinn Ewers gets insanely low NFL guaranteed money vs. $8M NIL offer

Quinn Ewers chose pride over guaranteed money. The former Texas Longhorns, after transferring from the Ohio State Buckeyes, quarterback reportedly turned down an $8 million NIL offer with one year of college eligibility remaining to pursue his NFL dream. RELATED: Quinn Ewers’ insane NFL draft hunting room looks even more crazy when Dolphins call Kyle […]

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Quinn Ewers chose pride over guaranteed money.

The former Texas Longhorns, after transferring from the Ohio State Buckeyes, quarterback reportedly turned down an $8 million NIL offer with one year of college eligibility remaining to pursue his NFL dream.

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After falling all the way to the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft as the 231st overall pick, Ewers is only guaranteed $131,576, his signing bonus, as part of his NFL rookie contract for 4 years, $4.33 million.

Ewers’ hand was forced at Texas as Arch Manning, who split time with Ewers last season as the Longhorns lost in the College Football Playoff semifinals to Ohio State, 28-14, knew that the American football royalty and possible No. 1 overall pick, Manning-dynasty heir would be the full-time starter next year.

RELATED: Dolphins pick Quinn Ewers’ gf Mady Barnes has sweet message, photo after NFL draft

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Carson Beck, who’s NFL draft stock plummeted while helming the Georgia Bulldogs, chose the NIL route, transferring to the Miami Hurricanes for a reported NIL ‘salary’ somewhere in the $3-$4 million range.

Ewers, 22, will presumably be battling former No. 2 overall bust Zach Wilson, 25, to back up Dolphins starter Tua Tagovailoa, 27, who is also trying to prove he’s worth his 4-year, $212.4 million extension, with $167 million guaranteed, while hopefully staying healthy, especially with the scary concussions.

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Quinn Ewers gets emotional after finally getting drafted by the Miami Dolphins. / Quinn Ewers/Instagram

Ewers hopes that one day his next contract will resemble the former Alabama Crimson Tide standout, as he looks to dethrone him, much like Tua did in college vs. Jalen Hurts, now the reigning Super Bowl MVP.

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