Jon Joseph

Where Tez Could go in the Draft. An underrated steal? Oregon Ducks Receiver Tez Johnson NFL Draft Projection After Pro Day, Combine WWW.YARDBARKER.COM One of the more intriguing storylines rising from the 2025 NFL Draft class for the Oregon Ducks is about wide receiver Tez Johnson. Measuring in at 5'9 and 154 pounds for the NFL Combine...

Athlon's B1G Spring Take. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-football-spring-2025-preview-storylines-players-position-battles-to-watch

Penn State Wins the Men's NCAA Wrestling Championship - 4 in-a-row for PSU! Penn State wins the 2025 NCAA DI men's wrestling team title WWW.NCAA.COM Complete results from the 2025 NCAA DI men's wrestling tournament

Wisconsin Women Win NCAA Ice Hockey Championship - 4-3 Over Ohio State in OT Wisconsin wins the 2025 NC women's hockey championship WWW.NCAA.COM The 2025 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship will feature 11 teams competing for the national title. The tournament kicks off with regional matchups on March 15, leading to the Frozen Four in...

The late start times in the Eastern time zone, a 9:39 PM tip-off for Duke vs. Arizona in Newark, 9:39 for Auburn vs Michigan in Atlanta, and 10 PM for Houston vs. Purdue in Indianapolis are disgraceful. 2025 NCAA Tournament: Tip-off times, TV channels for Sweet 16 WWW.ON3.COM The matchups and TV times have been set for the Sweet 16 round of action in the NCAA Tournament, with some juicy matchups waiting. Here's a logical group of teams playing in San Fransisco in the Western Regional: Florida, Maryland, Texas Tech, and Arkansas. Quanti Dignitatis?

College Baseball Coast-to-Coast College Baseball Rankings: D1Baseball shakes up top 25 after nine ranked series losses in Week 6 - On3 WWW.ON3.COM The sixth week of college baseball brought a ton of upsets, leading to substantial changes in D1Baseball's top 25 rankings.

10 seed Arkansas is the only team lower than a No. 6 seed to make the Sweet Sixteen. Power conferences fill this year's Sweet 16 for the first time ever APNEWS.COM Years of bracket chaos have given way to the year of the power conference. Cinderella is staying home this time. Conference consolidation at the 'Power' level and transfer portal free agency have resulted in the first All-Power-Conference Sweet 16. (Although, it took a great shot by Maryland freshman Queen, for the Terps to defeat CO. ST. and advance.) If the football playoff committee used the strength-of-schedule metric it pays for and not the eye test, and with no guaranteed spot for a G6 team, the 14 or 16-team PO field in 2026-27 would consist of all Power 4 teams with the B1G and the SEC dominating the field. Four-seeds each for the B1G and the SEC in the football PO field accurately reflect the state of today's game. The B12 in particular should be happy about two seeds being guaranteed. Follow the $$$$$.

Losing from the line was also the case with the Badgers loss to BYU. Wisky missed six one + one front end shots.

Bummer! UConn was this close.

Not a vintage year for the Big East. (I am hoping UConn takes down The Gators, sorry Gat, today.) The Saint John Johnies' bad shooting showed up yesterday. The leading scorer was held to nine points by the Razorbacks. Next up for 10 seed Arkansas is No. 3 seed Texas Tech. Come On Red Raiders! MASH THE MILDCATS!

The Bucks and the Hoosiers should have received an invite to The Dance. Thanks for the good wishes, but about the gridiron postseason ... 🦨

Thanks to 30, et al, for all of the tournament updates and comments. Thursday night, No. 5 Michigan plays the overall No. 1 seed Auburn in Atlanta. The Wolverines made a gutty comeback in a game where the refs allowed body checks and called ticky-tack fouls. Michigan fans will be well represented in the ATL. How do you like that No. 1 seed Houston? Your Sweet 16 reward is playing No. 4 Purdue on Thursday night in Indianapolis. 😁 It would be Sweet 🤑 if favorites No. 1 Michigan State vs. 10 New Mexico, and No. 4 Maryland Maryland vs. No. 12 Colorado State move on today, along with upset winners No. 6 Illinois vs. No. 3 Kentucky, and No. 5 OBD vs. the No. 4 Tucson Kitty-Cats. Ducks fans, show up and make some noise! MASH THE MILDCATS. There's no place like Newark in March! 🤪

I can't get Pacino vs. DeNiro out of my mind. 😁May the best Pisane win!

Winner, Winner! Friday women's NCAA Tournament winners, losers: 108 reasons to be happy WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Outside of a few games on the slate, everything pretty much went the way that it was expected to go.

Behind the 8-Ball, No Way! 8 out of 8 B1G teams advance to the 2nd round. 😍 The SEC has 8 teams advancing, 57% of the 14 SEC teams in the field. 😁 OBD gave Liberty tourney death in a game that was over when the last note of The National Anthem sounded in Seattle. 🍻 TURN WILDCATS INTO MILD CATS! Make AZ play like used kitty litter. 🤪

It's a B1G Deal. 100% (8-0) of the B1G advances to the 2nd Round. SEC - 57%, 8 of 14 advance.

Tough day for the Commodores. Men lose to the Gaels and the Women to OBD! 4-seed Maryland looked solid today. The Terps play 12-seed Colorado State tomorrow after the Rams upset 5-seed Clemson. B1G is 5-0 to date in the Men's tourney. OBD, Illinois, and Michigan State play tonight. Sparty has a 10 PM start in Cleveland. But it's all about the 'student-athlete,' right?

Gals hold on and defeat Vandy in OT! 🍻

"And don't be afraid to cheat in the process!" 😁

Someone in Bozeman, buy this guy a double cheeseburger, an order of fries, and a chocolate shake at least twice a day.

Shout Out, again, to my sterling editor. No opponent should be taken lightly but the 2025 schedule, on paper, sets up nicely for The Ducks to get organized before the Week 5 game at Penn State. Duck's B1G friend Smokey the Bear says 'Douse That Fire, Extinguish the Flames!'

Bleacher Report with a solid Day 1 recap. Looking B1G so far. Men's NCAA Tournament 2025: Thursday's First Round Winners and Losers BLEACHERREPORT.COM

The B12, anticipating having two teams guaranteed to be in the 2026-27 PO field, is considering a four-team 'Champ Week,' 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3, to determine its two PO representatives. The conference is also considering a return to Divisions. Big 12 considers going back to divisions: How would they be sorted? SATURDAYBLITZ.COM With the College Football Playoff set for a shakeup in 2026, the Big 12 is weighing its options for ensuring a strong position in the expanded format. As discu The B1G's decision to go to a flex-scheduled Champion Weekend instead of a conference champ game met with mixed results. Many OBDers were concerned about the negative effect this could have on the regular season; why should the No. 1 team in the standings have to play the No. 8 team? (This begs the question: Why should a 12-0/9-0 B1G football team have to play another game to be the champion if it is the only team to go 9-0 in the conference? Why was the Michigan State basketball team with a three game lead at the end of the regulat season required to win two postseason games to be crowned conference champ?) If the B1G is assured of Four PO spots in 2026-27 and thereafter, do any of my fellow and sister OBDers think that the B1G should return to Dvisions? WEST - Oregon, UCLA, USC, UW, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. Two out-of-conference games, eight Division games, and two cross-Division games. One trip to the Eastern time zone and one trip to the Pacific time zone for an East Division team. Yes, Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State would again be in the same Division. But Northwestern, Purdue, Maryland, and Rutgers would also be in the East Division. And at some point, USC should awaken and UW, along with Nebraska, will bounce back, right? Before last season, Wisconsin played in a bowl game for 20+ years. Iowa is never an easy out and Illinois looks to be ascending. I do not believe a West Division, formatted as above, would be a year-after-year patsy vs. the best team(s) from the East Division. The top 8 teams regardless of Division standing could play one another in Champ Week with the West Division teams first and second in the standings assured of competing for a spot in the PO. Of course, returning to Divisions could not happen without the approval of FOX and friends. (Does anyone else find it curious that after FOX poached SC to start the Pac-12's downfall, the two teams do not meet until 2026? And I doubt that Ohio State at SC game in 2026 will be The B1G Noon game kicking off at 9 AM.) In 2025, OBD travels to the Eastern Time Zone to play Penn State and Rutgers. A Division structure would mean only one Three-Time Zone trip a year, possibly two if the conference champ game remains in Indianapolis. [Another topic for another day - Rotate the Champ Game between Detroit, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Las Vegas?] Go Ducks! Put Out That Fire! Make Liberty Flame Out! Yesterday saw a B1G 4-0. 🤑😎

Thank you, 30! How could I forget a wealthy, elderly gent who refuses to allow young waifs to be left out on the street? But to leave the poor urchin girl in rags in flu season? Shameful!

13 Points in the 1st half! Did no bed check lead to a lot of Mint Juleps being imbibed late into Wednesday night in Lexington, Kentucky? Did someone screw up the wake-up call; or, whatever these Tigers ate for breakfast, I don't want any of it! I believe the only squad left from Tobacco Road is Duke University. 😁