Stunning last-second mistake dooms Utah to a painful loss The most relieved man at Gill Coliseum on Thursday night had to be Oregon State's Jarmal Reid. The ill-advised foul Reid committed in the final seconds didn't cost the Beavers a win because an opposing player subsequently made an even dumber mistake.   When Utah's Jordan Loveridge drew a foul on Reid and sank three consecutive free … [Read more...]

Nigel Hayes backs pep talk to Wisconsin teammates with production It has been a little more than three weeks since Wisconsin dropped three consecutive games and forward Nigel Hayes was compelled to address his teammates in the locker room asking them to take a deep look at themselves and this season. It would be over-simplifying to suggest the Badgers have since won five straight because of … [Read more...]

Bubble breakdown: Vanderbilt's win could launch late-season surge The SEC's biggest underachiever showed how good it can be when playing up to its potential. Vanderbilt throttled first-place Texas A&M 77-60 on Thursday night, securing its first win over a Top 25 team in four years and sending a message that it's still capable of a late-season NCAA tournament push despite its previous … [Read more...]

Houston's Tom Herman destroys fax machine in Office Space tribute National Signing Day went really well for Houston, which finished signed a five-star recruit, with the No. 1 class in the AAC and the No. 44 class overall. But signing day is stressful and the use of outdated technology like fax machines to secure the signatures of each class can take its toll. So coach Tom Herman and a couple … [Read more...]

College football's targeting rule could become more stringent The targeting rule is the most griped about and inconsistent rule in college football, and it could get worse. The NCAA Football Rules Committee will meet in Orlando, Florida next week to discuss possible modifications to the instant replay/targeting rule, including giving instant replay officials greater power to make targeting … [Read more...]

Dunk of the year nominee: Wes Washpun takes flight over Evansville Northern Iowa senior Wes Washpun blew by Evansville guard Jaylon Brown with five minutes remaining in a Missouri Valley Conference game Wednesday night and saw a lot of open floor between him and the basket. What came next was a thing of beauty, unless, of course, you're an Evansville fan. Washpun accelerated into the middle … [Read more...]

Bill Self: Brannen Greene's game-ending dunk 'totally classless' Brannen Greene scored the final points of both halves in Kansas' 77-59 rout of Kansas State on Wednesday night, but the two baskets inspired entirely different reactions from his head coach. His four-point play to put Kansas ahead by 10 at halftime had Bill Self smiling and clapping. His ill-advised dunk to extend the Jayhawks … [Read more...]

Miami takes advantage of bad Notre Dame defense for ACC win Anyone who didn’t see Miami’s victory over Notre Dame on Wednesday — members of a selection committee next month for instance — might see a 79-70 Hurricanes victory and fail to give each team the credit it deserves. The game wasn’t that close or competitive. No. 17 Miami completely dominated the Fighting Irish for most of the night … [Read more...]

5 surprises from National Signing Day National Signing Day is always good for a few surprises, and this year was no exception. Though there were no real head-scratchers this time around, a few particular recruits and classes caught our attention. Frost era off to good start at UCF The hire of Scott Frost is paying immediate dividends at UCF. The Knights signed 20 prospects on Wednesday, … [Read more...]

The most ridiculous moments from Michigan's signing day event Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has been all about the flair this recruiting season, so it was no surprise that the university decided to host a National Signing Day extravaganza on Wednesday to not only announce its recruiting class, but also to draw attention to the program through the use of celebrities, sports personalities and … [Read more...]