🏈 The king has left the building
Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh returns to the NFL to coach the LA Chargers
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After years of teasing an NFL return — and less than three weeks after leading his alma mater to a national championship — Michigan football HC Jim Harbaugh announced Wednesday that he’s leaving the Wolverines to helm the LA Chargers.
January 26, 2024
🏈 This GOAT wears khakis
Alabama head coach Nick Saban retires after a legendary 28-year career
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Alabama HC Nick Saban — arguably the greatest college football coach ever — has officially retired, marking yet another massive change in the sport’s landscape.
January 12, 2024
🏈 Never in doubt
The Michigan Wolverines win their first national championship since 1997
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The scandal-plagued Wolverines exceeded their sky-high preseason expectations despite heaps of off-field chaos.
January 10, 2024
🔮 The times, they are a’changin’
The end of an era for the four-team CFP format and Pac-12 football
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Thanks to the shifting landscape of college sports, Monday’s natty marked the end of two eras: the four-team CFP and Pac-12 football.
January 10, 2024
🏈 The final rose
No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington will meet in the CFP championship
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Monday’s College Football Playoff (CFP) games delivered the best semifinals in its 10-year history, officially dethroning the Pop-Tart Bowl celebration as the highlight of bowl season.
January 03, 2024
🏈 Going bowling
A College Football Playoff preview
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Nurse your New Year’s Eve hangover by settling onto your couch on January 1st to watch the College Football Playoff semifinalists duke it out.
December 22, 2023
🏈 Flipping TF out
Who's moving through the college football transfer portal
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Coaching carousels and the transfer portal-palooza are popping off this week, but the biggest shake-ups have come in anticipation of today’s National Signing Day, when most high school seniors in the 2024 recruiting class commit to their future homes.
December 20, 2023
🏈 Dancing with the stars
Who's playing in the FCS final four?
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December 15, 2023
The FCS, where Division I’s other Final Four will fight tonight and tomorrow for a spot in the NCAA’s January 7th FCS National Championship title game.
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 Sports betting scandals & previewing the March Madness Sweet 16s
Ep #353

Sports betting scandals & previewing the March Madness Sweet 16s

March 28, 2024

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Today’s episode of The GIST of It is a three-part special diving into recent sports betting headlines involving the NBA and NCAA before previewing the men’s and women’s March Madness Sweet 16s.

In part one, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz break down the latest on Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter, who’s at the center of a gambling investigation following a series of unusual prop bets involving the fringe NBA player.

Then in parts two and three, it’s all about the Big Dance, with previews of the jam-packed weekend ahead in NCAA men’s and women’s hoops as we whittle down to the Final Four.

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The 2023 Heisman Trophy finalists
The 2023 Heisman Trophy finalists
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After a season of jaw-dropping performances, the four Heisman Trophy finalists — three transfer quarterbacks (QBs) and one wide receiver (WR) — will head to NYC for tomorrow’s 8 p.m. ET award ceremony on ESPN.
December 08, 2023
Which teams will advance to the College Football Playoff?
Which teams will advance to the College Football Playoff?
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It’s conference championship weekend, and the stakes couldn’t be higher for the crowded field of CFP contenders.
December 01, 2023
No. 2 Michigan remains undefeated with win over rival No. 6 Ohio State
No. 2 Michigan remains undefeated with win over rival No. 6 Ohio State
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Week 13 was a rollercoaster as the CFP picture slowly emerged and the Pac-12’s swan song neared its end.
November 27, 2023
Only Michigan or Ohio State will remain undefeated after this weekend
Only Michigan or Ohio State will remain undefeated after this weekend
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With some historic intrastate clashes in post-realignment jeopardy (long live the Apple Cup, though), there’s even more drama and nostalgia in college football’s rowdiest weekend this year.
November 22, 2023
Florida state quarterback Jordan Travis suffers a gruesome, season-ending injury
Florida state quarterback Jordan Travis suffers a gruesome, season-ending injury
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Week 12 brought few scoreline surprises this Saturday, and the playoff race is as tight as ever following the regular season’s penultimate weekend — but there was one game-changing disaster: AP No. 5 Florida State quarterback (QB) Jordan Travis suffered a gruesome, season-ending injury.
November 20, 2023