With Arch Manning moving into his first season as the starting quarterback in burnt orange and white, how much are the Texas Longhorns spending on NIL?

Coming off back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff semifinals, the Longhorns are back in the national spotlight, increasing speculation about the roster spend for Texas as the program moves into the top five nationally in blue-chip ratio.

According to a report from the Houston Chronicle based on an anonymous source, the Horns will spend $35 to $40 million on their 2025 roster if revenue sharing with athletes as a result of the anticipated House vs. NCAA settlement.

In Destin, Florida for the SEC spring meetings, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian pushed back against that report in an appearance on Sirius XM’s SEC radio channel.

“What’s frustrating on that is that it was a little bit of irresponsible reporting,” Sarkisian said. “One anonymous source said that’s what our roster was. I wish we had $40 million on our roster, we’d probably be a little bit better team than we are.”

The report spread quickly.

“What’s crazy about this day and age in which you guys operate in — and I’ve watched this for 25 years now, the evolution of Twitter and social media and podcasts — one guy writes an article from an anonymous source that says, that’s what our roster is, and everybody ran it,” Sarkisian said.

“I’m talking real publications ran with it, and it was like, that’s what’s going on in Texas. Nobody asked me one question. Like, okay, sure, but if that’s what you think, that’s fine. If that’s the narrative you want to paint for our team. That’s fine, whatever.”

Sarkisian didn’t provide a specific number that Texas expects to spend on its roster if revenue sharing goes into place this year, but he did hint at it.

“I wish I had about another 15 million or so, though, we might have a little better roster,” Sarkisian said.

That would put the roster spend between $20 and $25 million, a number that deserves some context because Sarkisian revealed last month that three-year starting quarterback Quinn Ewers never took NIL money from the school collective, instead becoming a multi-millionaire by signing outside endorsement deals like Manning inked with Red Bull, Panini America, Uber, and Vouri this offseason.

So whatever money Texas will spend on its football roster this year, the total team income from NIL is much higher.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma State Softball third baseman Tallen Edwards has earned the Rawlings Gold Glove award, announced by the NFCA this afternoon.
 
Edwards collects OSU’s first Gold Glove in program history, after the award was introduced to collegiate softball in 2022.
 
A member of the inaugural All-Big 12 defensive team, Edwards held down the hot corner all year long, but was especially effective in conference play with a perfect fielding percentage in 57 chances.
 
On the year, the Moore, Okla., native totaled 112 assists and 33 putouts with only four errors and a .973 fielding percentage. She also had a hand in helping turn nine of OSU’s 24 double plays.
 
Edwards led the team and ranked inside the top 15 nationally in both defensive runs saved (14^th, 13.65) and defensive wins above replacement (14^th, 1.15).
 
Recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, presented by the NFCA, were selected by the NFCA’s NCAA Division I All-America Committee, following regional voting to identify the finalists at each position. The group utilized fielding statistics and school-submitted video to closely examine finalists and select the winners at every defensive position.
 
Along with being the first Gold Glove recipient in OSU’s history, Edwards is just the fourth student-athlete from the Big 12 Conference to receive the prestigious award.  
 
For season-long coverage of Oklahoma State Softball, visit okstate.com and follow @CowgirlSB on X and @osusoftball on Instagram.
 
2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Winners
 

Position	First Name	Last Name	School
Pitcher	Devyn	Netz	University of Arizona
Catcher	Jocelyn	Erickson	University of Florida
First Base	Arianna	Rodi	University of South Carolina
Second Base	Ailana	Agbayani	University of Oklahoma
Third Base	Tallen	Edwards	Oklahoma State University
Shortstop	Koko	Wooley	Texas A&M University
Left Field	Elena	Heng	Louisiana Tech University
Center Field	Kendra	Falby	University of Florida
Right Field	Rachel	Roupe	Liberty University

Grand Canyon transfer guard Tyon Grant-Foster has committed to Gonzaga, a source told On3.

The 6-foot-7, 220-pound senior originally from Kansas City, Kansas is still awaiting a waiver from the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility.

Foster began his career at Indian Hills junior college in 2018, spending two years with the program before transferring to Kansas. He played sparingly for the Jayhawks during the 2020-21 season, averaging just 8.1 minutes and scoring just 3.1 points a game.

He then entered the transfer portal and landed at DePaul. In his first game with the Blue Demons, Foster collapsed due to cardiac arrest. He underwent multiple heart surgeries and didn’t play for nearly two years.

Once medically cleared, Foster transferred to Grand Canyon and had a breakout season (2023-24), averaging 20.1 points per game and winning WAC Player of the Year. This past season in 2024-25, Foster’s numbers dropped slightly but still had a productive year, averaging 14.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.

Foster is the third transfer set to be joining Gonzaga this season, following former Arizona State guard Adam Miller and former Virginia guard Jalen Warley. Two freshman are also headed to Spokane next season — four-star SG Davis Fogle (No. 37 NATL) and three-star C Parker Jefferson (No. 141 NATL).

Gonzaga made their 26th consective NCAA tournament appearance this season. They fell in the second round to Houston, who made the national title games. The Zags finished with an overall record of 26-9.

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Oklahoma State’s men’s golf team picked up two of its three victories in extra holes to battle past Ole Miss, 3-2, during the semifinal match at the NCAA Championship on Tuesday to reach tomorrow’s championship match at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa.

With the win, the Cowboys will play in their fourth title match since the implementation of the current system in 2009. OSU was runner-up in 2010 and 2014 before breaking through in 2018.

Sophomore Preston Stout got the Pokes on the board first with a 5-and-4 win over NCAA individual medalist Michael La Sasso.

The Rebels answered with Kye Meeks taking down sophomore Gaven Lane, 4 and 2, and Tom Fischer sneaking past sophomore Ethan Fang, 1 up.

Cowboy freshman Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson came up clutch for the Cowboys. After Cameron Tankersley tied the match at the 18^th, Falhberg-Johnsson rolled in a birdie putt on the second extra hole to give OSU its second point.

The outcome would come down to the anchor match between sophomore Eric Lee and Cohen Trolio. Lee trailed until tying the match at the 14^th. The two players would tie the next five holes before Lee rolled in a birdie putt on the first extra hole to seal the outcome.

The Cowboys advanced to the semifinal round after taking down in-state rival Oklahoma, 3.5-1.5.

In his match against Drew Goodman, Fang took control early, winning the first four holes. Goodman would cut the margin in half at the fifth, before the Cowboy sophomore took the ninth and 11^th to restore the four-hole advantage.

Goodman claimed Nos. 13 and 14 before Fang won the 15^th and tied the 16^th to close the match and give OSU its first point.

Playing in the lead match, Fahlberg-Johnsson won the fourth and the 10^th to take a 2-up advantage over PJ Maybank III. After Maybank claimed the 15^th to pull even, Fahlberg-Johnsson won the final two holes for a 2-up victory and getting the Cowboys within one point of securing the match.

Stout never trailed in his match with Jase Summy, dropping just one hole. Stout claimed the second and sixth before extending to a 3-up advantage with a win at the 10^th. Summy would take the 14^th before Stout buried a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17^th hole to send the Cowboys into the semifinals.

Lee was tied through 14 holes in his tilt with Clark Van Gaalen when play was halted.

OU’s lone point came courtesy of Ryder Cowan’s 3-and-2 win over Lane.

Quarterfinal Results

No. 7 Virginia def. No. 2 Auburn, 3-2

No. 3 Florida def. No. 6 Texas, 3-2

No. 4 Oklahoma State def. No. 5 Oklahoma, 3.5-1.5

Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson (OSU) def. PJ Maybank III, 2 up

Ethan Fang (OSU) def. Drew Goodman, 3&2

Preston Stout (OSU) def. Jase Summy, 2&1

Ryder Cowan def. Gaven Lane (OSU), 3&2

Eric Lee (OSU) tied Clark Van Gaalen

No. 8 Ole Miss def. No. 1 Arizona State, 3-2

Semifinal Results

No. 4 Oklahoma State No. 8 Ole Miss, 3-2

Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson (OSU) def. Cameron Tankersley, 20 holes

Tom Fischer def. Ethan Fang (OSU), 1 up

Preston Stout (OSU) def. Michael La Sasso, 5&4

Kye Meeks def. Gaven Lane (OSU), 4&2

Eric Lee def. Cohen Trolio, 19 holes

No. 7 Virginia def. No. 3 Florida, 4-1

 

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech senior outside linebacker David Bailey was named to the Lott IMPACT® Trophy watch list Wednesday, kicking off what could be a slew of preseason recognitions for the Red Raiders heading into the 2025 season.

 

Bailey is one of 42 preseason candidates for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which recognizes the top defensive player in college football who makes the biggest impact for his team, both on and off the field. Now in its 22nd year, it is the only major defensive college football award that considers character as part of its selection process. 

 

Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member Ronnie Lott, the Lott IMPACT® Trophy is awarded annually to college football’s defensive player of the year. Founded in 2004 by The Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation, the Lott IMPACT® Trophy is the first and only college football award to recognize both athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player.

 

The award is presented to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation and a distinguished group of former college football head coaches.

 

Bailey is the highest-rated returning edge player in college football by Pro Football Focus after receiving a 90.9 overall defensive grade by the publication last season while a junior at Stanford. Bailey, who transferred to Texas Tech this spring as part of the nation’s top portal class, ranked sixth among edge rushers nationally last season by PFF, grading slightly behind Penn State’s Abdul Carter, the No. 3 overall pick several weeks ago in the NFL Draft.

 

Bailey, himself, is already projected as a potential first round pick a year from now after a stellar three-year with the Cardinal where he combined for 111 tackles (73 solo), including 22.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks and seven forced fumbles. Bailey enters his final collegiate season tied for second among active FBS players for career forced fumbles as he trails only the 11 from Red Murdock of Buffalo.

 

Bailey caused five forced fumbles during his standout junior season alone to go along with 31 tackles (22 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks. He led all FBS players with a 93.2 grade as a pass rusher by PFF, which credited him with 39 total pressures on the season. He combined for 91 total pressures over his three seasons with the Cardinal as he added 6.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks as a sophomore in 2023 and then 8.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks as a true freshman in 2022. He was tabbed a true freshman All-American by 247Sports following his true freshman season.

 

Off the field, Bailey earned his bachelor’s degree in science, technology and science from Stanford in less than four years. He was a member of the All-ACC Academic Team that was announced following the 2024 season.

 

Bailey arrived at Texas Tech in April and was able to complete the final two weeks of spring practices with the Red Raiders. He will make his Red Raider debut Aug. 30 when Texas Tech opens the 2025 season against Arkansas-Pine Bluff inside Jones AT&T Stadium.

Condolences to any NBA franchise hoping to unearth an overlooked gem late in next month’s NBA Draft.

This year’s second round appears to be historically barren as a result of the skyrocketing NIL market across college basketball.

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In the pre-NIL era, college basketball’s top underclassmen routinely entered the NBA Draft even if they were projected to slip to the second round or go unselected. They earned more money chasing an NBA two-way contract or an overseas payday than they could returning to a college model where the only payouts came under the table.

The calculus began to change in 2021 when a series of court rulings forced the NCAA to allow athletes to benefit financially from their name, image, and likeness without fear of penalty. Now underclassmen who are fringe NBA prospects are returning to college in record numbers because they can earn as much as $3 to $4 million per year playing for deep-pocketed college programs.

Texas Tech’s JT Toppin, Florida’s Thomas Haugh, UConn’s Alex Karaban, Duke’s Isaiah Evans and Purdue’s Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn were among the prominent college stars who did not even test the waters this spring. Only 106 players , the league announced last month. That’s the lowest number of early entrants since 2015, down from

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Many of those 106 early-entry candidates did not remain in the NBA draft — even some who had a chance to be selected as high as in the 20-45 range. Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg pulled out on the eve of Wednesday’s 11:59 p.m. ET deadline. and . Days earlier, Boogie Fland and Darrion Williams did the same.

Others truly took their decisions down to the wire. On Wednesday afternoon, promising Auburn point guard Tahaad Pettiford revealed he’d return to school, as did Kentucky’s Otega Oweh and San Diego State’s Miles Byrd. Arkansas’ Adou Thiero, reigning Big East player of the year RJ Luis and ex-Florida State star Jamir Watkins chose to stay in the draft.

The flood of returning talent to college basketball reflects how much money top-tier programs are willing to spend to try to build the best possible rosters. The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman that as many as 15 teams will have $10 million rosters next season. Those in the NIL space who have spoken to Yahoo Sports say that it will take up to $6-8 million just to be competitive in a power conference.

For as long as that kind of money remains available, the sport of college basketball will always be a big winner at the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline. Fringe NBA prospects are staying in college longer than they have in at least a decade or two, maybe longer.

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Which stay-or-go decisions were the most impactful this season? Below is a long list of college programs who got stronger and a few programs who lost key players they may struggle to replace.

WINNERS

1. FLORIDA

Don’t count out Florida as a potential repeat national champion. The Gators project as no worse than a preseason top-five team next fall thanks to a wildly successful offseason so far.

It starts in the frontcourt where Florida returns all four players who were part of the rotation during last season’s NCAA tournament. In late April, versatile forward Thomas Haugh opted to bypass the NBA Draft and return to school. He’ll see more playing time at small forward next season with frontcourt stalwarts Alex Condon and Rueben Chinyelu withdrawing from the draft over the past week and reserve center Micah Handlogten also coming back.

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All four of last season’s top perimeter players are moving on, but Florida went on a shopping spree via the transfer portal to help replace some of that lost firepower. Princeton transfer Xaivian Lee averaged 16.9 points and 5.5 assists last season. Arkansas transfer Boogie Fland is a former five-star recruit who might have gone in the second round of this year’s NBA Draft had he not pulled his name out last week.

2. HOUSTON

Houston received unexpected good news on Tuesday when point guard Milos Uzan announced that he was withdrawing from the NBA Draft and returning for his senior year. The potential preseason No. 1 Cougars had been bracing for Uzan’s departure, adding talented freshman Kingston Flemings and proven veteran Pop Isaacs via the transfer portal.

While Isaacs ultimately chose to transfer to Texas A&M once Uzan decided to return, that’s a tradeoff Houston should welcome. Uzan averaged 11.4 points and 4.3 assists in his first year in Kelvin Sampson’s system, helping lead the Cougars within two points of a national title. He should be even better next season, surrounded by returning standouts Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler, as well as one of the nation’s best freshman classes.

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“One of the reasons why Baylor was so good the year they won the national championship, they had a lot of transfers who stayed and came back their second year,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said Tuesday. “The second year is an opportunity to take a big step because June, July and August will be different for a guy in his second year versus a guy in his first year.”

3. MICHIGAN

The most coveted player in Michigan’s transfer portal haul is officially on his way to Ann Arbor. Yaxel Lendeborg, the former UAB star forward who led the Blazers in every major statistical category last season, withdrew from the NBA Draft on Monday after previously announcing he would join the Wolverines if he opted to return to college.

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Lendeborg averaged 17.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.8 blocks at UAB last season and is viewed as a potential replacement for NBA-bound Danny Wolf. The hope for Lendeborg is that the 6-foot-9 forward can play alongside transfer big men Aday Mara and Morez Johnson much like Wolf and 7-footer Vlad Goldin did last season.

Had Lendeborg received a first-round guarantee from an NBA team, he might have opted to stay in this year’s draft. He instead returns to college as the centerpiece of a Michigan team that has Final Four potential if it can overcome concerns about inadequate outside shooting.

4. AUBURN

Auburn will return one of the standouts from last season’s juggernaut team that won the SEC regular-season title and advanced to the Final Four. The Tigers are bringing back point guard Tahaad Pettiford, who averaged 11.6 points per game last season as the program’s sixth man.

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While concerns about Pettiford’s size and ability to hold up defensively prevented him from securing a first-round guarantee this draft cycle, he has a chance to establish himself as a 2026 first-round selection. The 6-foot sophomore will be the centerpiece of a reloaded Auburn team brimming with elite transfers and incoming freshmen.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl was certainly happy to have Pettiford and Serbian big man Filip Jovic back in the fold.

5. TEXAS A&M

The biggest beneficiary of Uzan’s return to Houston might not have been the Cougars. Uzan’s decision paved the way for Texas A&M to scoop up a combo guard who has shown the ability to score in bunches.

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On the same day Uzan announced his intent to return to Houston, Pop Isaacs backed out of his previous commitment to the Cougars and transferred instead to Texas A&M. Isaacs will have the ball in his hands at Texas A&M, whereas he would have played off-ball alongside Uzan had he stuck with Houston.

“Texas A&M needed a point guard,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said Tuesday. “Pop’s a very, very talented kid. I was looking forward to working with him but with Milos coming back changed some things. I think it worked out for everybody, which, to me, is the perfect scenario.”

Isaacs averaged 15 points per game two seasons ago as a sophomore at Texas Tech. He was on his way to an even bigger season at Creighton last year, scoring 27 against Kansas, 25 against Texas A&M and 18 against San Diego State before a hip injury ended his season after just eight games.

6. KENTUCKY

Otega Oweh came through for Kentucky at the buzzer on Wednesday as he did so many times during his debut season in Lexington. The 6-4 all-SEC guard took himself out of the NBA Draft hours before Wednesday’s midnight deadline for prospects to withdraw.

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In many ways, Oweh was the quintessential example of a player with incentive to return to college in the NIL era. Despite a strong showing at the combine, he would have been lucky to be selected had he remained in the draft, yet he provides invaluable scoring punch to a Kentucky team that needs his star power.

Last season, Oweh averaged a team-best 16.2 points per game while adding 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 steals. He scored more than 20 points eight times in February and March, including a pair of game winners against his former team Oklahoma. Next season, he’ll anchor a transfer-laden Kentucky team that has a chance to contend in the SEC and crack the preseason top 10.

7. SAN DIEGO STATE

San Diego State already appeared to be the class of the Mountain West next season. Now the Aztecs will be an even bigger favorite to return to the NCAA tournament and perhaps do some damage there.

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Hours before Wednesday night’s draft withdrawal deadline, Miles Byrd announced he is coming back to San Diego State. “Back to work,” Byrd, a redshirt junior and projected second-round pick, posted to Instagram.

Byrd’s return means San Diego State will bring back six key rotation pieces from last year’s NCAA tournament team, including 7-foot NBA prospect and Mountain West newcomer of the year Magoon Gwath. Also part of the fold is 2024-25 preseason all-conference guard Reese Waters, who missed the entire season with a foot injury.

LOSERS

1. NORTH CAROLINA

Drake Powell was arguably the most important potential returner for North Carolina. The bouncy 6-foot-6 guard averaged a modest 7.4 points and 3.4 rebounds as a freshman, but he boasted the talent to blossom into a lethal perimeter scorer and lockdown defender as a sophomore.

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It was bad enough for North Carolina that Powell told ESPN at the NBA Draft Combine that the “door’s closed” on a return to Chapel Hill. Powell elevated himself into a potential late first-round pick by measuring prototypical wing size, 6-foot-5 barefoot with a 7-foot wingspan and a 37-inch standing vertical jump.

What was worse was the perhaps unintentional parting shot he took at North Carolina on the way out the door. When asked why he was ready to jump to the NBA, , “I feel like I’m the same two-way player that was coming into college. Obviously I don’t think I got to showcase that at UNC, but the potential is still there.”

Those comments won’t help Hubert Davis recruit future NBA prospects, especially since Powell is not the only decorated recruit who didn’t reach his potential with the Tar Heels. Ian Jackson transferred to St. John’s this spring after his stock sank during his lone season in Chapel Hill. Elliot Cadeau transferred to Michigan last month after spending two underwhelming seasons with North Carolina.

2. SCHOOLS STILL SEEKING AN IMPACT TRANSFER

Schools hoping to make a late splash in the transfer portal are running out of options. Two of the best remaining transfers came off the board on Wednesday when RJ Luis and Jamir Watkins both announced they intended to remain in the NBA draft.

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Luis, the reigning Big East player of the year, averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds, leading St. John’s to a sweep of the Big East regular-season and tournament titles. Watkins, a 6-foot-7 forward, earned second-team All-ACC honors this past season at Florida State after averaging 18.4 points and 5.7 rebounds.

North Carolina, Kansas, Ole Miss, Villanova and Georgetown were among the teams pursuing Luis, It’s unclear which programs were targeting Watkins, but Pittsburgh reportedly was among those who initially reached out.

3. DUKE

Duke coach Jon Scheyer made a slight miscalculation this spring when identifying potential targets in the transfer portal: He zeroed in on a prospect who was too good.

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Cedric Coward began his career at Division III Willamette, spent two seasons at Eastern Washington and then followed David Riley to Washington State. The long-armed, explosive 6-foot-6 wing was averaging 17.7 points and shooting 40% from behind the arc for the Cougars before a shoulder injury halted his season after just six games.

There appeared to be a real chance Coward might play alongside the Boozer twins at Duke when he committed to the Blue Devils earlier this spring while also keeping his name in the NBA Draft. Then Coward measured a condor-like 7-foot-2-inch wingspan at the NBA Draft Combine, unleashed a 38.5-inch max vertical leap and ranked as one of the most consistent shooters in drills.

The question after that was no longer whether Coward would be a first-round pick. It became how high in the first round could he rise?

As so often is the case for Duke, reinforcements are on the way. Scheyer responded by nabbing Dame Sarr, a heralded 6-foot-8 wing from Italy, and by persuading five-star forward Sebastian Wilkins to not only pick the Blue Devils but also reclassify from Class of 2026 to 2025.