Posts by Craig Smoak
WVU Football Starts Week Strong with Transfer Portal Commits; Legendary Coach Joins Staff
By Justin Walker, Clark Johnson & Jonathan Martin | WV Sports Chat After a disappointing 4-8 season in his return to coach the West Virginia football program in 2025, Rich Rodriguez made a splash on National Signing Day by signing the highest-rated recruiting class ever at WVU. The class was full of talented players, and…
Read MoreA new DC, a new fan experience and a new QB? Baylor barrelling towards 2026
By Craig Smoak | 365 Sports Baylor Football is wasting little time on and off the field to reverse its fortunes in 2026, with changes at athletic director and defensive coordinator, while notable, only the beginning of the work. Simultaneously, the roster is in flux going both directions, the schedule just received a non-con tweak, and…
Read MoreAwards and Staff Changes for Football; AP Poll Drop for MBB
By Garrett Ross | 365 Sports Houston (9-3, 6-3) continues its preparation this week as it gets set to face LSU (7-5, 3-5) in the Kinders Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on Saturday, December 27th. As expected, LSU will be without multiple starters against the No. 21 Coogs, headlined by Garrett Nussmeier, Whit Weeks, Mansoor Delane…
Read MoreMountaineers Squander Late Lead, Fall to Ohio State in Double Overtime
By Shanna Rose & Justin Walker | WV Sports Chat The West Virginia men’s basketball team again came up just short away from home. The Mountaineers let a 16-point second-half lead slip Saturday night at Rocket Arena, falling 89-88 in double overtime to Ohio State in the Cleveland Hoops Showdown. With WVU clinging to a one-point…
Read MoreQuarterback Dominoes Start Tumbling in Transfer Portal
By Marshall Scott | Pistols Firing Blog If Vegas did odds on who is most likely to start at quarterback for the Cowboys during the 2026 season, Drew Mestemaker would probably be the frontrunner. But Monday showed that it could be a hectic portal window for the quarterback position. Just as the coaching carousel dominoes started…
Read MoreThe 2026 process is underway for the Knights
By Adam Eaton | Sons of UCF Welcome to Portal Season We have now entered the offseason, when vague emojis and the phrase “with that being said” stir up all kinds of emotions among coaches, players, and fans. That’s right, folks: buckle up for portal season! For the UCF Knights, the portal intentions have been coming in…
Read MoreCoogs Prepare for LSU in Texas Bowl
BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports Houston (9-3, 6-3) found itself ranked No. 21 in the final College Football Playoff rankings on Sunday. The Coogs finished the regular season with eleven different players earning All-Big 12 honors, including duo tight end Tanner Koziel and receiver Amare Thomas being first team selections. The Big 12 will…
Read MoreLook back at 2025 for the UCF Knights: A roundtable perspective
BY Adam Eaton | Sons of UCF As the UCF Knights’ 2025 football season comes to an end, we take a quick look back at some of the key moments, players, and feelings through the eyes of Sons of UCF contributors who covered the team throughout the season. Our panel includes beat reporter and Knights247…
Read More‘Our Type of People’: Eric Morris Embracing Smalltown Living with Oklahoma State Move
BY Marshall Scott | Pistols Firing Blog STILLWATER — The term “fit” gets thrown around in coaching searches about as much as football coaches talk about “culture.” Ahead of introducing Eric Morris as Oklahoma State’s next head coach on Monday, OSU athletic director Chad Weiberg described fit as something that is “difficult to define but…
Read MoreWVU Football Has Historic Signing Day; Jahiem White Plans to Enter the Transfer Portal
BY Justin “Couz” Walker | WV Sports Chat While WVU football is not eligible for a bowl game after its 4-8 season, there was some positive news from Morgantown last week. Rich Rodriguez and his staff accumulated what experts say is the best recruiting class in program history, or at least since the inception of…
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