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college-football5 days ago•4 min saved

Indiana Reclaims Big Ten Glory in 2026 Predictions

Stewart Mandel’s 2026 Big Ten predictions have Indiana capturing the conference title over Oregon, with Oregon, Ohio State, and USC making the playoff. The piece argues Indiana’s reload on both lines and Josh Hoover at QB could push them back to the top, while Oregon’s Dante Moore and USC’s Lincoln Riley pace strong campaigns; it also lays out ten additional forecasts across the league, including Wisconsin’s rise and Nebraska’s continued steady progress, and projects a record number of bowl teams.

via The New York Times|

#big-ten #college-football #indiana

sports19 days ago•2 min saved

USC’s $225M Bloom Center Tops Player Space Rankings

USC opened the Bloom Football Performance Center, a three-story, 160,000-plus-square-foot facility costing about $225 million, with players moving in ahead of fall camp. The center features two outdoor practice fields and expanded spaces for where the team trains and recovers, plus a locker room, sports medicine, nutrition and sports science areas. Each player gets 1,344 square feet of space, placing USC in the top three nationally for space per player and signaling a major upgrade as the program pursues Big Ten success and playoff access.

via FootballScoop.com|

#bloom-football-performance-center #college-football #facilities

sports21 days ago•5 min saved

Rivalry Restored, but the Scheduling War Leaves a Wounded Legacy

Notre Dame and USC will revive their historic football rivalry after a four-year pause, with 2030-31 games starting as a Week 1 home-and-home and subsequent matchups slated for early-season dates before USC’s Big Ten schedule; the piece argues Lincoln Riley engineered the hiatus to gain playoff leverage, making the return bittersweet and highlighting how college football’s governance has sometimes prioritized revenue and optics over tradition.

via The New York Times|

#lincoln-riley #notre-dame #rivalry

sports21 days ago•2 min saved

ND–USC to renew four-year rivalry starting 2030

Notre Dame and USC will revive their historic football rivalry in 2030 for at least four seasons in a home-and-home series, with the 2030 game at the Los Angeles Coliseum and the 2031 game at Notre Dame, and the 2032–2033 editions scheduled between Weeks 1 and 3; continuation beyond 2033 will require mutual agreement.

via NBC Sports|

#college-football #home-and-home #notre-dame

sports22 days ago•4 min saved

USC-Notre Dame Reboot Rivalry With Early-Season Four-Year Pact

USC and Notre Dame will renew their rivalry with a four-year series starting in 2030, opening with Week 1 games: 2030 at the Coliseum and 2031 at Notre Dame Stadium, then Weeks 1–3 matchups in 2032–2033, a plan intended to fit USC’s Big Ten schedule while preserving the tradition and the Jeweled Shillelagh.

via Los Angeles Times|

#collegefootball #notredame #rivalry

sports22 days ago•9 min saved

Notre Dame–USC set to renew their storied rivalry in 2030

Notre Dame and USC will renew their long-running football series for four years starting in 2030, with games set for Aug. 31, 2030 in Los Angeles and Aug. 30, 2031 in South Bend, after a multi-year hiatus and public scheduling battles tied to conference realignment. The deal was aided by Indiana backing out of its 2030–31 home-and-home with Notre Dame, and ND will also face Alabama early in the 2030 slate as part of a tightened schedule.

via The New York Times|

#college-football #notre-dame #rivalry

health1 month ago•5 min saved

Midlife screen time linked to brain shrinkage and dementia risk, USC study finds

USC researchers analyzed about 1,700 middle-aged adults (average age ~53) from the ARIC study and found that those who watched TV very often had brain changes associated with early Alzheimer’s indicators: reduced occipital and frontal lobes, greater white matter hyperintensity, and other signs of cognitive decline, independent of physical activity and other risk factors; the findings suggest what people do while sitting may matter as much as how long they sit, with men showing more pronounced effects, though the study relied on self-reported TV time and lacked baseline MRIs.

via New York Post|

#brain #dementia #health

sports2 months ago•3 min saved

Six coaches under the most pressure for the 2026 college football season

CBS Sports lists six college football coaches with the most to lose in 2026—Lincoln Riley at USC, Mike Norvell at Florida State, Lane Kiffin at LSU, Luke Fickell at Wisconsin, Mike Locksley at Maryland, and Shane Beamer at South Carolina—citing playoff expansion and recent underperformance to explain heightened expectations and potential job changes if they don’t deliver quickly.

via On3|

#2026-season #college-football #hot-seat

baseball2 months ago•19 min saved

Tar Heels Ride Walk-Off to Omaha, Return to the College World Series

UNC baseball rallied for a 4-3 walk-off win over USC in the Super Regional, sending the Tar Heels back to Omaha for the College World Series—their ninth trip in 21 seasons—powered by Owen Hull’s timely hit, Cooper Nicholson’s patient at-bat, and a program built on steady development and big moments.

via University of North Carolina Athletics|

#baseball #carolina-baseball #college-world-series

baseball2 months ago•13 min saved

USC Surges Past UNC 9-5 in Game 1 of Chapel Hill Super Regional

USC rallied for nine runs, including a game-changing grand slam in the sixth, to beat UNC 9-5 in the Chapel Hill super regional opener. Tar Heels starter Ryan Lynch worked 5.2 innings with seven strikeouts before being pulled, as UNC left-loaded early threats unconverted (including bases loaded with nobody out in the first). Mason Edwards pitched well for USC before the bullpen locked it down late, while Erik Paulsen contributed two hits and a heads-up baserunning play. Saturday’s game 2 is set for 2 p.m. with UNC listed as the visiting team.

via University of North Carolina Athletics|

#baseball #super-regional #tar-heels

sports2 months ago•4 min saved

West Coast Challenge Arrives at Boshamer for UNC-USC Super Regional

USC makes a rare West Coast visit to Boshamer Stadium for a pivotal best-of-three super-regional against UNC, featuring USC pitching and a surge on offense after the College Station regional, while the Tar Heels rely on elite defense and steady offense; past West Coast matchups and USC's late-season surge set the stage for a series that could hinge on USC's edge in pitching versus UNC's defense.

via University of North Carolina Athletics|

#boshamer-stadium #college-baseball #sports

sports2 months ago•2 min saved

LaFleur: Lloyd must prove Packers drafted him for a reason

Packers coach Matt LaFleur says MarShawn Lloyd, the 2024 third-round pick who has appeared in only one NFL game, must stay healthy and consistently prove his ability across OTAs, training camp, and the preseason to justify the pick, a task that becomes more crucial if Josh Jacobs faces discipline and elevates Lloyd’s potential role.

via NBC Sports|

#green-bay-packers #marshawn-lloyd #matt-lafleur

technology3 months ago•4 min saved

Stevens Family Bets $200M to Make USC a Leader in AI

USC trustee Mark Stevens and his wife Mary pledged $200 million to accelerate AI research across USC, prompting the renaming of the USC School of Advanced Computing to the USC Mark and Mary Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence. The gift funds interdisciplinary AI initiatives—such as AI for Business, Ethics and Trust in Computing, and the Center for AI in Society—bolstering USC’s goal to become a national and global hub for AI research, education, and innovation.

via USC Today|

#artificial-intelligence #computing #education

sports3 months ago•5 min saved

Coaches seek clarity as '5-in-5' eligibility proposal could upend college sports

Coaches from UCLA and USC are seeking clarity as the NCAA weighs a sweeping '5-in-5' eligibility rule that would grant five years of eligibility from high school graduation or age 19, effectively ending redshirts and waivers. The change could force major rosters, scholarship planning, and return decisions, prompting questions about grandfathering current players and whether seniors who left for the draft could come back. A Cabinet vote could signal implementation soon, potentially triggering legal and competitive-balance concerns while some supporters say the rule would level the playing field.

via New York Post|

#5-in-5-rule #college-athletics #ncaa

sports4 months ago•5 min saved

Eagles roll the dice on a productive USC slot receiver in Makai Lemon

The Eagles moved up from 23 to 20 to select USC WR Makai Lemon, a productive 2025 slot-focused receiver (79 receptions, 1,156 yards, 11 TD) who projects as Philadelphia’s No. 2/slot option behind DeVonta Smith. Lemon is undersized (5'11", 192) with a 4.50 40, but his hands, route running, yards-after-catch ability, and willingness to block make him a fit. Questions remain about his fit with Jalen Hurts and whether he can thrive as a middle-field target, but the pick adds a new dimension to the offense and came at modest draft-value cost to move up.

via PhillyVoice|

#makai-lemon #nfl-draft #philadelphia-eagles