North Carolina debuts at No. 4 in Autumn Johnson’s Power 10 women’s college basketball rankings, just behind the trio of South Carolina, Stanford and UConn.Source
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North Carolina earns women’s basketball Team of the Week honors after undefeated start
North Carolina remained undefeated (6-0) while claiming the Phil Knight Invitational title over Thanksgiving weekend.Source
Jordan Brand’s first-ever NIL athlete Kiki Rice is on a mission at UCLA
UCLA enters the 2022-23 season with the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, headlined by freshman guard Kiki Rice. She is the first college athlete ever to sign an NIL deal with the Jordan Brand, and joins a UCLA program that has never won an NCAA championship on the women’s side.Source
Purdue, Arizona soar to the top of the Power 36 college basketball rankings
Purdue and Arizona jump to the top two spots in Andy Katz’s post-Thanksgiving Power 36 college basketball rankings.Source
15 ‘what’s up’ questions to ask men’s college basketball teams after holiday hoops tournaments
As the hoopla of all the holiday tournaments subsides, Mike Lopresti checks in on some of the programs that warrant the most questioning. Is North Carolina in trouble? Is the hype surrounding Purdue valid? What is going on with Louisville? Asked and answered.Source
2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge: Schedule, game times, TV channels
Here’s the schedule for the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge, which starts Monday, Nov. 28 and goes through Wednesday, Nov. 30.Source
Alabama gets commitment from 4-star WR Jaren Hamilton
Alabama has become a factory for high-end NFL wide receivers in recent years, including Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley, DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle, Jerry Jeudy, Amari Cooper and Jameson Williams. The Crimson Tide just picked up a commitment from another rising star at this spot: F.W. Bucholz (Fla.) wide receiver Jaren Hamilton. He announced his decision […]
NFHS Network’s Weekly Top 10
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HS Football Rewind: This QB sneak somehow turned into a 99-yard touchdown
In fourth and one situations no play is more effective than a quarterback sneak. This sneak wound up going for quite a bit more than one yard, though. Watch Junior quarterback Braden Tischer from Lincoln Way East (Ill.) run a sneak at his own goal line, break through the pile, then run it all the […]
UConn earns women’s basketball Team of the Week honors after top-10 wins
UConn improved to 3-0 on the season and moved up two spots in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll to No. 3 overall after beating then-No. 3 Texas and 10th-ranked NC State last week.Source