Arch Manning’s first “game” at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium did not go well. That’s okay.
He’s 17.
Manning, the most polarizing recruit in recent history, carries the most famous last name in football. His every move over the last few years have been well-documented— even here at OutKick.
As the nephew of Eli and Peyton, grandson of Archie and son of Cooper made his college decision, there was plenty of scrutiny. Everybody had, and still has, an opinion.
“He wouldn’t even be a five-star without his last name.”
“Overrated.”
“He plays against JV teams.
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The signals from 236 major league games played under the new rules indicate the stolen base environment will have a bigger impact on strategy than the ban on shifts.
It’s much too early to draw conclusions, but there are trends emerging. Batting average on balls in play is up from .290 to .299—which is something, but only enough to bring the game back to where it was in 2017. Balls in play per game are actually down slightly because of increases in the walk and strikeout rates.
The Seahawks created some more room on their roster for incoming rookies on Monday. The team announced that they have parted ways with five players. They waived defensive tackle Jarrod Hewitt, cornerback Chris Steele, running back Darwin Thompson, wide receiver Connor Wedington, and wide receiver Easop Winston.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers have a new logo. While the university didn’t get rid of its iconic ‘N,’ it has introduced a new “modernized version” of the Herbie Husker alternate logo. The change wasn’t exactly by choice though, the Cornhuskers felt the need to change the logo because folks at the Anti-Defamation League believe that the old one is linked to white supremacy.
The school explained that there was a priority on “embracing the Cornhusker tradition and the agricultural background of the state of Nebraska” when it came to modernizing the logo.
Two of college football’s mid-major conferences will be joining forces ahead of the 2023 season.
The Atlantic Sun Conference and the Western Athletic Conference are officially merging for football and will be known as the United Athletic Conference going forward, the new alliance announced Monday.
The merger of the ASUN and WAC comes after the two conferences were partnered for the last two NCAA football seasons, a result of the low number of teams in each division. The possible merger was initially reported in December.
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has canceled his remaining pre-draft visits with NFL teams, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. The news adds speculation that Young is already certain he will be drafted by the Panthers with the No. 1 pick in this month’s NFL draft.
The 2021 Heisman winner has already met with both the Panthers and the Texans, who have the No. 2 pick in the draft.
Young has been the favorite to be the top pick in the draft for some time, and it appears to be an inevitability at this point.
As Texas A&M played its spring game over the weekend, Aggies fans could not get Texas off of their minds. They are obsessed with the Longhorns.
This fall will mark Jimbo Fisher’s sixth season as the head football coach of Texas A&M University. In each of his first five years, despite beginning the year ranked within the AP Poll top-20, the Aggies have been overwhelmingly disappointing— outside of an 8-1 record during the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
Texas A&M cannot eclipse the nine-win mark. The eight-win Aggies jokes are endless.
Are the Bucks in trouble? Can Rui Hachimura come up big for the Lakers again? Our experts break down the biggest storylines from the opening weekend of the playoffs.
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Let’s overreact to the start of every series in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
NBA Playoffs series are not strictly determined by the first game, but teams that win Game 1 historically have a huge edge in advancing. In 2018, the NBA put out data that said teams that win the first game of a best-of-seven series win the series 76.6 percent of the time. In the first round, teams that win Game 1 win the series 79.7 percent of the time, according to Land of Basketball.
One participant in this year’s Boston Marathon towered above the rest. Longtime Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chára (who stands 6’9″) is one of several former sports stars participating in the 127th edition of the nation’s most famous road race.
Chára, 46, retired after last season following a 24-year NHL career. He’s running in support of two charities, one that benefits people with cerebral palsy and one that benefits people with paralysis. (About 20% of Boston Marathon participants earn their spot in the field by raising money for charity.)
Chara. Boston Marathon. Legend.