College Football Fans Name No. 1 Coach Before 2026 Season
A fan survey at The Athletic aligned with Bruce Feldman's coaching rankings on who's the No. 1 coach.

A fan survey at The Athletic aligned with Bruce Feldman's coaching rankings on who's the No. 1 coach.

Illinois vs Iowa has been building for 100 years and now it finally means everything sportingnews.com

[Editor’s note: Welcome to Athlon Sports’ poll of the day, where we ask readers to weigh in on the biggest topic of the day. Thanks for voting, and be sure to sound off in the comment section.] After ninth-seeded Iowa upset Nebraska in the Sweet 16 Thursday night, the Hawkeyes are now the lowest ...

Illinois does unthinkable in Sweet 16 KO over Houston, sets rare Big Ten history sportingnews.com

Iowa is headed to the Elite Eight for the first time in 39 years after a costly late-game mistake by Nebraska sealed a dramatic Sweet 16 finish.

Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May had an admission to make about his involvement in the current landscape of college sports. May is going through the eighth season of his head coaching career, his second with the Wolverines. He has quickly gone up the ranks as one of the best coaches in the game, propping […] The post Michigan HC Dusty May admits he shares blame for new issues in college sports appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Who’s got it better right now than Indiana Hoosiers football coach Curt Cignetti? The 64 year-old head coach now has the greatest called shot in sports this side of Babe Ruth after improbably leading Indiana to their first national championship in football after being a Big Ten doormat for decades. But because of his ability Read more... The post Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is already in midseason form appeared first on Awful Announcing.

The Big Ten conference is dominating the 2026 NCAA Tournament, sending a record-breaking six teams to the Sweet 16, including Nebraska, Iowa, and Michigan.

Star freshman Nate Ament and the Tennessee Volunteers prepare for a high-stakes Sweet 16 matchup, but he is making headlines for more than just his performance on the hardwood. A social media exchange between Ament and USC women’s basketball sensation Jazzy Davidson has recently surfaced, sparking ...

Peyton Bonds is not only the nephew of Barry Bonds. He cannot stop tearing the cover off the ball during the third season of his college baseball at Rutgers. His latest feat is perhaps the most impressive! Although Bonds continues to be one of the most consistent sluggers in college baseball, the junior outfielder does […] The post Barry Bonds’ Nephew Won’t Stop Tearing The Cover Off The Ball While Mashing Huge Home Runs At Rutgers appeared first on BroBible.

I want to see good basketball, not just upsets. We should get good basketball between Iowa and Nebraska.

Four Sweet 16 futures bets targeting value, coaching edge, and title contenders.

For most of the 2025-2026 college basketball season, Michigan has looked unstoppable. However, following a late-season injury to point guard L.J. Cason, the Wolverines need to lean on what has worked between forward Yaxel Lendeborg and center Aday Mara if they are going to reach the 2026 March Madness Final Four. Despite only averaging 8.4 […] The post Michigan basketball’s biggest X-factor to make Final Four run out of Midwest region appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jayden Maiava issues a challenge to the USC roster, demanding high accountability and energy to meet Big Ten standards.

Yaxel Lendeborg, at 6-foot-9, just capped a fantastic season leading the Wolverines to a 29-2 record and their first Big Ten regular-season title since 2021. Yes, Lendeborg is now a consensus first-team All-American and the Big Ten Player of the Year, but his path to Ann Arbor was anything but a ...

A former Ohio State Buckeyes defensive back could spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to multiple robbery charges. According to Bethany Bruner of the Columbus Dispatch, former Buckeyes DB Marcus Williamson is facing decades of prison time following a guilty plea on March 23 to nine counts of bank robbery. … The post Ex-Ohio State player faces decades in prison after pleading guilty to bank robberies appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.

Everything fans need to know about Illinois edge defender Gabe Jacas heading into the 2026 NFL Draft.

Texas head coach Sean Miller knows that by preparing for Purdue in the NCAA Tournament, he is really preparing to face the best version of Braden Smith. Miller had nothing but praise for Smith, who just broke the NCAA all-time assists record in Purdue’s first-round win over Queens. Texas’ head coach praised Smith’s ability to […] The post Texas HC Sean Miller gushes about Braden Smith before Sweet 16 clash appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Big Ten feasted, Darius Acuff put on a show and the ACC flopped in the first weekend of March Madness.

Nine Big Ten teams entered the 2026 NCAA Tournament, with six advancing to the Sweet 16 to keep national title hopes alive.

Big Ten teams in Sweet 16: Michigan, Iowa help set conference record for most bids in March Madness second weekend sportingnews.com

With the first weekend in the books, the 2026 NCAA Tournament has been whittled down to 16 teams. To get here, we saw a first round that didn’t feature too many Cinderellas (High Point’s win over Wisconsin was the high point), but we did see some great finishes during the weekend. We also saw one Read more... The post Here’s the 2026 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen announcing schedule appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Mikey Caliendo and Mitchell Mesenbrink battled for a ninth time in their college careers at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Caliendo left with a ninth straight loss. He appeared salty after the fact. A handshake snub at the podium sparked reaction on social media. Was it poor sportsmanship on Caliendo’s part? Was it a reasonable response […] The post Iowa Wrestler Sparks Controversy At Championship With Handshake Snub After 9th Straight Rivalry Loss appeared first on BroBible.

The SEC jumped out to an early lead in the NCAA Tournament field but the Big Ten isn't going to give them conference supremacy without a fight.
