Posting "wow pretty problematic" under every single person's Spotify wrapped and then responding "it's not my job to educate you" when they ask what I mean by that.
I happened to be around in the tunnel after a game when Frank Martin (then at K-State) first met Bob Knight, who was working for ESPN at time.
Frank started to tell Bob how much he inspired him as a coach. Bob cut him off to tell him how he should change his offense.
Indiana target Dylan Harper found out about the Mgbako commitment via me just now. He was playing a game when it happened. “It was Indiana? I knew it. Cosch Woodson is going to put him in position to succeed,” Harper said.
Good morning from Houston and McDonald’s All-American practice. I’ve been greeted by new Indiana signee Bryson Tucker, who asks “what do I do in the pic? Do we have an Indiana hand sign?”
“Idk just go with peace sign”
I had Mike Leach on an old podcast. After the show, I mentioned I was preparing to head to Key West for the first time. Mike drew me up a list of places to hit and also alerted a bartender at one of the bars he suggested that I was headed down. I paid for almost nothing. RIP
Four-star G Darrin “Dai Dai” Ames says Marquette, k-state and Illinois are his top 3 as things stand. He’s working on setting up visits. More from him later.
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@IllinoisRivals
Welcome to the Ag-10. Not the best league in America but the most hungover.
K-state
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Oklahoma state
A&M
VA tech
Mississippi stare
Colorado state
Washington state
@prehstuhn
@WoodFace_
@chrisdelia
It’s a joke, buddy. I’m sure Utah is modern and wonderful. Now go argue with somebody in an AOL chat room because I’m not interested.
Oklahoma State could be one to watch for Enoch Boakye, who backed of his Michigan State pledge today. Cowboys are interested. He'd pair well in the frontcourt with fellow Canadian Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe. Expect Pokes to make a run.
Saints pick Chauncey Gardner is a tremendous player. I've also never seen a corner more skilled at getting opponents to lose their cools and want to fight him
Bill Self is recruiting Jason Voorhees.
He walks slowly but somehow always manages to catch up. Next thing you know, you've got machete stuck in your skull, and he has your five star
Imagine having to be the guy that fired the Burnley coach today. If you ever have to fire a dude that looks like this, you need to be ready to catch a headbutt. This man's face screams 45-3 in bar fights.
K-state has an incredible basketball facility and a fan base that will fill the building for a winner. Should be able to attract some quality candidates. Good time to be in the market because there probably won’t be a long list of major programs with vacancies.
One of the more impressive recruiting jobs of the cycle. Indiana dumped a ton of resources into McNeeley and it paid off big time.
Not many staffs are capable of beating out in-state Texas as well as a late push by Bill Self. Hoosiers should be proud.
Four-star PG Aaron Rowe has committed to hometown Missouri over Tennessee and K-State. Mizzou is consistently recruiting at an elevated level under Dennis Gates.
More here:
Five-star wing Liam McNeeley (Indiana or Kansas) tells me he expects to announce his decision in “the next couple weeks”. No specific date has been set.
Looks like a normal teen’s bedroom, right? Think again. Coming up on
@KMOV
, we’ll show you what parents should be looking for so they can identify signs of drug use. I was shocked at what I found in this room!!!
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With Scott Drew off the board, Kentucky should take a hard look at the high-profile recruiter with a championship pedigree over in Fayetteville. Might be difficult to get him to move inside the SEC. but you gotta make him say no IMO.
Confirmed Ace Bailey's surprise commitment to Rutgers. The No. 5 prospect in the class of 2024 is headed to ... Piscataway?
Bailey missed some time due to injury last year but is getting back to his old self as of late.
Five-star F KJ Evans has committed to Oregon. Dana Altman and company held off a sting push by Arizona to win this one. More on what the Ducks are getting here.
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Four-star PG Layden Blocker’s scheduled Kansas visit has been cancelled and won’t take place due to a conflict. It has not been rescheduled as of now.
@JayhawkSlant
NEW EXTRA POINTS:
EA Sports is sending out NIL contracts for athletes today to have their NIL appear in EA Sports College Football 25. It is believed to be among the largest, if not the largest, NIL deal ever.
Here are the details, plus other updates:
<Christopher Moltisanti voice>
"They're Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads, T. He's from the Czech Republic but these Yinzers love the guy. They'll pay big money."
The Penguins announced today that the shipment carrying the Jagr bobbleheads for tonight’s game has been stolen en route to Pittsburgh.
As a result, the bobbleheads will not be distributed at tonight’s game, but will be distributed at a later date.
This is a crafty hire for Kansas state. Not many out there are as plugged in at the highest levels of high school AND grassroots. Makes sense regionally, too. Will be interesting to see him in this role.
Rodney Perry has officially been named the third assistant for Jerome Tang and Kansas State. He recently coached Link Academy and MoKan Elite. He made the finals of the Geico Nationals with Link and won the Peach Jam with MoKan Elite.
Five-star G Elliot Cadeau (2024) has committed to North Carolina and says he does not plan to reclassify. He discusses his commitment here.
@TravisGrafHoops
Four-star G Elijah Gertrude has committed to Virginia. Here’s a deep dive into what Tony Bennett is getting and what it means for UVA going forward.
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Five-star DB Fred Davis just committed to Clemson. He discusses his commitment here. Also, how it helps Clemson and hurts the schools that missed out.
@PaulStrelowTI
More from EYBL Memphis
- Four-star F Jamir Jones will visit Providence before announcing his commitment on Mother's Day
-Five-star G Maleek Thomas plotting visits to UConn, Arkansas and Indiana.
-Free beer
The ian Jackson recruitment is being kept as quiet as any recent high-level recruitment. Jackson says he has not informed any college coaches, which helps with that. My pick is UNC, I guess, but I wouldn’t bet a single starburst on it. Total crapshoot.
I'm told 2025 big man Alier Maluk was over at Pitt in an unofficial visit capacity on Monday, working out and whatnot. Panthers remain very involved with the local big man.
Oklahoma vs Texas
Clemson v UVA
Wisconsin v Ohio State
Arizona State v Washington
Alabama vs Georgia I guess?
That's it. Those are the conference title games.
Pryce Sandfort, whose older brother Payton Sandfort plays for Iowa, has a really high ceiling. Good length. Shooting it from 3 and the mid-range and creating possessions on the glass for
@adidasD1MN
here at
#3SSB
. Just converted a 4-point play.
when you start telling somebody this story, you have to start by saying “this guy that calls himself ChiefsAholic…”
I can’t even past that part without laughing so hard I cry. Theres no way I can explain this to non-online friends
Kentucky's Orlando Antigua is here for five-star Ian Jackson's 9:00 tip. Arkansas also has an assistant here. I do not see anyone from North Carolina in the building, though I'm told Hubert Davis was here earlier.
Jackson is set to announce his commitment tomorrow.
I'm told Memphis, Cincinnati, Texas, Arizona, Auburn, K-State and Kentucky are among the schools on this massive list worth monitoring closely.
Things obviously will change because recruiting, but early schools to watch are early schools to watch.
Markquis Nowell is the absolute best kind of basketball lunatic. Chucking from the logo under two minutes in one of the biggest games in program history is insane behavior, and I cannot get enough of it.
Providence signee Jayden Pierre putting on a show for Long Island Lutheran against St Louis Chaminade here.
The 6-foot-1 PG has 14 points, nine assists and just one TO ... and we're still in the third quarter. Friars getting a steal.
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I got almost no other information because I don’t think he did either. But i always assumed it was like a “I know a guy that knows a guy that knows a guy” situation.
If the Rivals150 was based only in guys I enjoyed watching play, Wisconsin signee Gus Yalden would be No. 1. He's the unabashed bruiser I always aspired to be. In this house we understand the importance of Upper-Midwest Beef.
Four-star DT Clyde Pinder of Armwood High has committed to North Carolina. He discusses his choice here. Also, we take a look at what this means for UNC.
Kansas has landed four-star G Elmarko Jackson. Here’s a look at what KU is getting in the well-rounded point guard as well as what it means for the Jayhawks.
@JayhawkSlant
NEWS: Five-star C Derik Queen has committed to Maryland. Terps get their top target after a long, winding recruitment. More on Queen and words from his coach here.
Rivals150 G Drew Steffe (2023) has committed to Texas Tech. He discusses his decision, and rivals takes a look at what the Red Raiders are getting here.
@BenjaminGolan
Five-Star G Boogie Fland is finalizing unofficial visits to both Villanova and Virginia Tech for August. No specific dates has been chosen yet, but he'll hit both campuses next month.
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@JoshNaso
Let's rank the contenders to land five-star PG Boogie Fland, as the top-10 prospect in the 2024 class heads toward his college commitment.
I like three schools a lot more than I like everyone else in this one.
Five-star guard Cason Wallace has committed to Kentucky (at 10pm for sone reason). Anyway, he’s part of a monster UK class that now includes three five stars. More on what the Wildcats are getting here.
@CoachDavidSisk
Rutgers commit Lathan Sommerville continues to show flashes of finesse to compliments his brute strength at 6-foot-9 225+. A blast to watch in the post because he has a surprisingly deep bag of moves. Just hit a jumper off a spin. He’s got 11 and 10 in 3 quarters
#PeachJam
Shane Southwell proving pretty quickly he is built for this level of coaching. Dude isn't even 30 yet. Has 3/5 of the 2021 class with Edwards, Nowell and now Massoud. It is impressive how quickly the staff did all this. The offseason just started. Now they gotta perform come fall
Left to right:
DE Donnell Harris, Chucky, DT Westley Neal at Gulliver Prep’s midnight practice event.
Harris is down to A&M, auburn, LSU, uga and bama
Neal down to WVU, Pitt and Miami
Chucky reports no offers but will kill you and all your people
Big 10 after dark:
UCLA 9
Maryland: 7
The game ended at 1:45 AM your time, and you lost 109 bucks on a fumble that went out the back of the end zone
Cannot. Wait.
Uncommitted five-star Liam McNeeley, a former Indiana signee, names Kansas, UConn, Kentucky, Houston and Michigan as teams that have been recruiting him since he reopened his process.
He does not intend to have a decision until after his season, which ends in roughly two weeks
Miami, Indiana and Georgia among schools involved with five-star F Malik Reneau, who's back on the market after a coaching change at Florida. He talks about what might be next here.
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Oklahoma State’d Mike Boynton and Kansas State’s Jerome Tang amount those here watching MoKan-NY Rens 15s.
6-foot-7 wing Jalen Montonati (paisan?) impressing early. He’s knocked down three 3s and is creating off the bounce.
Just put in a futurecast for former North Carolina signed Simeon Wilcher to land at St. John’s, though it isn’t showing on the front end yet for some reason.