Florida coach Todd Golden acknowledges school investigation​

Florida men's basketball coach Todd Golden acknowledged an ongoing school inquiry Saturday and said he was considering "defamation claims," presumably against his accusers.

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A poster on Bucknuts claims Zachariah Branch will be hitting the portal too.
I know some here would love to have him as a return specialist but USC fans have been criticizing him all season on how he seems afraid to field punts and kick off returns. Could just be making a business decision to not get hurt before hitting the portal.

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That would be shocking but I would love love love him in a Buckeye uniform

Ohio State President Ted Carter Says OSU Will Continue to Provide Scholarships for All 36 Sports​

Ohio State will continue to provide scholarships for all 36 of its sports.

Ohio State president Ted Carter made that declaration on Friday while laying out his 10-year plan for the university as part of his investiture ceremony, in which Carter was formally sworn in as Ohio State’s president.

“When I hired (athletic director) Ross Bjork, he and I decided right away that we would retain all 36 Division I sports programs,” Carter said. “It's important. We have over 1,000 student athletes. It's important for our Olympic sports that we do this. Not many other schools are going to be able to do this. And we will remain financially self-sufficient. That's no small order, because we're going to be sharing a fair bit of our revenue with our student-athletes. And finally, we're going to retain scholarships for all 36 Division I sports.

“We will determine how best to do that. There's a lot of big decisions to be made. But these decisions will help shape the conversation about how we can make sure that our student-athletes remain students first.”

Both Carter and Bjork have said repeatedly since Bjork’s hiring in January that they are committed to keeping all 36 of Ohio State’s varsity sports. Carter, who started his tenure as OSU’s president in January, told Eleven Warriors this summer that he was confident the athletic department would remain self-sufficient even as its expenses are set to increase next year when colleges are permitted to begin sharing revenue with athletes. Bjork has said Ohio State will share the maximum amount of revenue with its athletes; that number is projected to start at $20.5 million for the 2025-26 academic year, Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported last week.

Whether Ohio State would continue to fund scholarships for all 36 of its sports had been called into question, however, as Bjork said this summer Ohio State might not be able to continue funding all of its non-revenue-generating sports at the same level it currently does. During an interview with Eleven Warriors in August, Bjork said how many scholarships it funds for each sport could be a “moving target” as OSU decides how to balance its spending between scholarships, revenue sharing and NIL, also indicating that there could be athletes who receive shared revenue instead of a scholarship.

Carter’s comments on Friday, however, indicate that Ohio State is committed to funding at least some scholarships for all 36 sports. That commitment goes hand in hand with Carter’s desire for Ohio State’s athletes to flourish not only in their respective sports but in the classroom. And while the landscape of college sports is about to change significantly with the implementation of revenue sharing, Carter believes it is important for the student-athlete model to remain in place.

“They're all going to be professionals, but very few of them will be professionals in athletics,” Carter said. “We're one of the top academic performing athletic departments in the country ... the GPA of all of our student-athletes across the board is over 3.3. This is exceptional. A 94% graduation rate. We are top 10 not only in what we do on the field, on the court, in the pool, but in the classroom. And I think that it is so important that we hold on to the student-athlete model, because if we lose it, and the student-athletes get titled employees, then we won't have student-athletes anymore, and we will be farm systems for other sports programs.”
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I feel somewhat mentally depleted after reading those PSU fan posts.

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I always feel like a genius after visiting their websites. In the land of gnomes, I'm a giant.

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Inside the Utah Hockey Club's plan for long-term success​

There are two versions of Ryan Smith. There's the public-facing 40-something billionaire tech mogul who answers questions in a way that can be direct, earnest and open to admitting he might not have the right answer ... or an answer at all.

That's the version most people see. But there's also another version of Smith that's unapologetically Utahn. That version comes out in the way he talks about Salt Lake City, the state of Utah and the preconceived beliefs many people have about a place that they've likely never visited.

While the first version of Smith is the reason the Utah Hockey Club exists, it's the second version that is hell-bent on ensuring that the franchise is going to thrive in the most Utah way possible.

"I put everything in Utah. They said we couldn't build tech here, and we'd have to move to the Bay Area," Smith said. "We couldn't get venture funding here. We couldn't IPO a company from here. We couldn't sell. We proved every single person wrong.

"Then I think that people started believing, 'Holy cow. What's going on in Utah?' That's incredibly gratifying when you're fighting for a bigger cause."

This is the mission facing the Utah Hockey Club when it comes to achieving success long term. While the UHC is a new venture, the team relocated from Arizona where they were the Coyotes. Before that, they were the original Winnipeg Jets, relocating to the desert in 1996.

The club is trying to prove that Salt Lake City and Utah as a whole can support the NHL. It's trying to prove that it can make hockey a staple, just like the Utah Jazz have been doing in the NBA for several decades.

Perhaps the most important point the Utah Hockey Club could make is that as Salt Lake City keeps growing, so could the city's professional sports landscape.

"Utahns especially want to show they are more than a flyover state," said Josh Furlong, a broadcaster and the sports director for KSL. "They recognize they are not going to be Los Angeles, Seattle or New York. They want to showcase what Utah has to offer. You have a rabid fan base that will support your team. I think you have a bunch of people who want to showcase that. I don't know if it is some type of FOMO situation where they feel like they're not being included. But they want to be in that mix among the best places.

"You want people to feel what you see. You have this beautiful landscape, friendly people and a great atmosphere for sports culture."

"Utah! Getting bigger and better. Utah! Always leading the way. New technology is here. Growing faster each year. This is the place!"

Those are lyrics from "Utah ... This Is The Place." Written in 1996, it later became the state song in 2003. At the time of the song's creation, Utah was on the verge of announcing itself to more of the world, using sports and entertainment as a mechanism.

The Jazz reached three straight Western Conference finals from 1996 through 1998, with two NBA Finals appearances. Salt Lake City received international exposure during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. In 2005, the University of Utah was the first school to have the No. 1 picks in both the NBA and NFL drafts in the same year, with Andrew Bogut and Alex Smith. The state's fortune was also extended to film in 2004 when a few graduates of BYU's film school made the coming of age cult classic "Napoleon Dynamite."

Decades later, it appears Utah could once again be following a similar path, but with more to gain.

Utah Hockey Club president of hockey operations Chris Armstrong didn't quote the lyrics from the state song when asked about the future. But his words resemble a similar sentiment when he mentions Utah having the nation's No. 3 economy and the youngest state based on median age (30.7 years old).

"It's a unique moment in time where we're building something new from the ground up and we get to do it with everybody here," Armstrong said. "So that is why we see a successful and thriving future. It's only continuing to grow that outpaces most cities in North America, and we think that's a great opportunity for a new sports franchise."



The history of sports fandom in Utah began with major college programs BYU and the University of Utah establishing athletic programs. Smaller schools such as Southern Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley and Weber State have also built followings in various sports.

Professional sports came on the scene in 1979 when the Jazz relocated from New Orleans and eventually became one of the NBA's most successful franchises throughout the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.

MLS came to the area in 2004 with Real Salt Lake, which averages 20,291 fans per game, and extends to the Utah Royals of the NWSL, a team that was revived in 2024. The Royals' first game drew 20,370 fans which set a state record for the most fans at a women's sporting event.
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Just sayin': An interesting story on the Utah Hockey Club.

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Really haven't had time to check in, too much need of focus elsewhere.

Half dozen CFB bets this year and 5 of hit on those. Sticking primarily to NFL, and including the Over from last night's CIN vs BLT game I'm sitting at 32-19 for the NFL only portion.

So my hit rate percentage has gone up while my total bets have decreased. But instead of going between $10-$50 per bet I've gone to a standard of 5 units per wager with a higher starting bank roll.

Differences have been noticeable. I think this is going to be the strategy from here on out as to avoid the more volatile nature of week to week CFB gambling.


Hoping that everyone is avoiding bad beats and making bank this season!

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I'm up about 300 this football season, mostly pro, but I still always do at least 1 parlay for CFB

Can they make him a Fullback too?

Didn't realize he hit the portal, again, earlier this month

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BREAKING: Texas sophomore receiver Johntay Cook no longer in the program​

Inside Texas has learned Texas sophomore receiver Johntay Cook is no longer in the program. On the season, Cook has 8 receptions for 137 yards (17.1 yards per catch) and two touchdowns.

A key point, however, is Cook has not logged a reception since the Mississippi State game on September 28th.

In recent weeks we’ve seen a solid rotation of Isaiah Bond (when not hurt), DeAndre Moore, and Matthew Golden. In addition, star freshman Ryan Wingo and senior Silas Bolden have seen their reps increase.

IT doesn’t feel the need to divulge the “locker room” aspects of this separation but it had been coming to a head for a while.

Johntay Cook II Breaks Silence After Leaving Texas Longhorns Program​

According to Anwar Richardson and Geoff Ketchum of Orangebloods, Cook was shown the door with Richardson saying things were not going well between Cook and the staff.

"I'm getting information that he got into it with somebody on the staff," Richardson said.

After the news was posted to Instagram by On3, Cook commented and is clearly excited for his next step writing, "bounce back gon be crazy."

Steve Sarkisian Comments on Departure of Texas Longhorns WR Johntay Cook II​

Sarkisian said that the decision was mutual between Cook II and the team.

“It was mutual between the two of us," Sarkisian said.

Sarkisian added that these kind of roster changes are "going to happen" when there's so much talent on the team at once.

Just sayin': Not all wide receivers (WRs) arrive with the "tools" that Jeremiah Smith came in with; they usually have to "wait their turn", etc. Sometimes (for whatever reason,) they aren't willing to do that.

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BuckBackHome said:

I still cannot wrap my head around how a high schooler can finish school a semester early let alone a full year.

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I can, a lot of kids can have all their credits done by 2nd semester of senior year. If he takes summer classes, and I believe some classes you can even test out of. It’s very possible.

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