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Mountain West Conference (official thread)

From out here, it sounds like folks were going to paint over "Mountain West Conference" with "Pac 12 Conference" logos. Since every team but two fleeing the Pac 12, guess it was either steal teams or die. The local fave, Fresno St folks are happy that they finally can call the Pac 12 home (has been on a wish list forever). Never mind that the name and fame is very diluted. As to 'moving up' Grand Canyon U to MW status, kinda a ho-hum thing. Have been to that campus, and had some local HS talent go there (one kid applied, and had an e-mail acceptance the next day). Guess we'll see how many lawyers get into the mix, and how many lawyers get rich. Depending on where the court is held, might go with some popcorn and watch the show.
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2025 January through Fall Camp BMW Thread

In fairness, OSU offered to push this years matchup to Sunday evening since NFL isn’t playing yet and it’s a holiday weekend.

Texas declined and said they’d prefer the original date/time.

I agree in general though….OSU shouldn’t be beholden to Saturday noon games in every top 5 matchup.
Yea that means nothing. There should not had to been an offer. This should have been a 7pm start time after the Semi finals
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'26 MO SF Luca Foster (Gonzaga Verbal)

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  • Pos: SF
  • Height: 6-5
  • Weight: 185
  • High School: Link Academy
  • City: Branson, MO
  • Class: 2026
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One of the top frontcourt prospects in the 2026 class is beginning to narrow his focus. Luca Foster, a 6-foot-5 forward who will play his senior season at Link Academy (MO), has trimmed his list to nine programs and is now entering the next stages of his recruitment.

Foster, ranked No. 36 overall in the class, is now considering Villanova, Oklahoma, Michigan, Georgetown, Ohio State, Virginia, Gonzaga, Pitt, and Oregon.

The versatile forward has already locked in his first official visit, a trip to Michigan scheduled for the weekend of September 13th and now has a full set of official visits.

Villanova: August 29th
Oklahoma: September 6th
Michigan: September 13th
Georgetown: September 20th
Ohio State: September 27th
Virginia: October 4th
Gonzaga - TBD
Pitt - TBD
Oregon - TBD

Football Coach/Staffer Josh Boyer (Official Thread)

How new defensive coach Josh Boyer will help the Ohio State football team

The Ohio State football team hired a new defensive coach. Here's how he will help them.
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It's certainly strange for the Buckeyes to make a hire just three weeks before they take on the Longhorns in the first game of the season, but this move is only additive. He won't have that much say in the defense, and he will only help coach the team a little harder.

Boyer has a history with Patricia, as he coached with Patricia for several years while he was with the Patriots. He hasn't coached since 2022, which is a big concern. That's why it's good that he shouldn't have a say in how the defense is called this season.

With the new rules allowing college teams to hire as many coaches to be on the sidelines as they want, this move can only be positive for the Buckeyes. They are expecting him to just help with the secondary, as well as coaching up defensive players to be better.

This is a low-risk, high-reward move to make, even if the Buckeyes hired him just a few weeks before they open up the 2025 season. They feel like they should still be very good on the defensive side of the ball, even without Boyer. He will only help that cause.
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Rule Changes (CNNSI link)

Rolling Signing Day coming to college football?

Recruiting has changed in college football over the last three years as the transfer portal and NIL have all been introduced. Now with increased scholarship counts and more set portal windows, staff and fans alike are still adjusting to the new norm in college athletics as a whole.

Football is the one sport that the overall calendar still doesn’t make a lot of sense when it comes to these new recruiting windows. With two portal periods after the season and in the spring, there is a lot to track for staff. Add in the early signing period falling right as many teams start prepping for bowl games, and it all is a mess. That is why we might be seeing a change come on the signing of high school players’ side of things.

According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, the idea of a ‘Rolling Signing Day’ is being tossed around by some heads in the college football space. What would that do? Well, it would schools and recruits alike lock down a spot on the roster almost immediately.

“Currently, they can’t formalize the agreements with schools until the December signing period, which means the deals aren’t binding. That leaves uncertainty on both sides,” Thamel said in his tweet thread. “The idea of a Rolling Singing Day would mean that when an offer is accepted by a recruit, they can sign an agreement that’s binding by both parties.”

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With National Signing Day now almost meaning nothing overall, and the new Rev Share era of college sports now in effect, this seems to make a ton of sense for everyone involved. As Thamel says, this is likely still a ways away, but it would bring a whole other part to the college football recruiting process as a whole.

Just sayin': This is a great proposal and is much needed. Along with it, there should be an additional stipulation: Once a player signs his/her LOI he/she is committed to playing (i.e. can not transfer to another school for) at least 1 season at that school unless there is a head coaching change.
Would you also allow a transfer if a school receives severe sanctions for NCAA violations, such as cheating and then attempting to cover it up from investigation?
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