The Weekender

The Weekender: Cloudy Spring Game for TTUN

Michigan loyalists didn't quite get the sparkling debut they wanted from Bryce Underwood, the NCAA has changed rules to counter fake injuries and Tennessee fans remain obsessed.

20 Apr 2025
by George Eisner

80 Comments

The Weekender: NIL Free-For-All

Nico Iamaleava leaves Tennessee amid NIL contract dispute, Rece Davis rejects FOX and sticks with ESPN, and Western Michigan wins its first Frozen Four championship.

13 Apr 2025
by 11W Staff

62 Comments

The Weekender: Florida, Houston Eye Title

Florida and Houston to meet in the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship, Cooper Flagg wins the Wooden Award and Sacramento State eyes a jump to the FBS.

06 Apr 2025
by 11W Staff

24 Comments

The Weekender: Troy Taylor Fired

Stanford fires head football coach Troy Taylor after alleged mistreatment of staffers, Colorado and Syracuse won't scrimmage after all and Indiana has run out of hoopers.

30 Mar 2025
by 11W Staff

36 Comments

The Weekender: Joint Spring Games Coming?

Colorado and Syracuse want to scrimmage each other this spring, Georgia suspends two players for reckless driving and a Michigan baseball player pretends to snort cocaine.

23 Mar 2025
by 11W Staff

20 Comments

The Weekender: Rich Rod TikTok Ban

Former Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez has banned WVU players from doing TikTok dances, Nick Saban draws the ire of the FCC and Around the Horn will end in May.

16 Mar 2025
by George Eisner

33 Comments

The Weekender: New Era of Spring Games?

Tennessee football sticks with its regular spring game format, Miami men's basketball hires Duke assistant Jai Lucas and George Mason baseball has a 23-run inning.

09 Mar 2025
by 11W Staff

12 Comments

The Weekender: No More Fake Injuries?

College football's elite prospects attended the NFL Scouting Combine this weekend, the NCAA proposed a rule change to punish teams for faking injuries and JuJu Watkins led No. 4...

02 Mar 2025
by 11W Staff

14 Comments

The Weekender: Thad Beats Holtmann

Thad Matta bests Chris Holtmann in battle of former Ohio State coaches and the Big Ten and SEC are discussing changes to conference championship weekend.

23 Feb 2025
by 11W Staff

25 Comments

The Weekender: Brad Stevens Says No to IU

Brad Stevens won’t be Indiana’s new coach, six former “Last Chance U” players sue and longtime Nebraska football play-by-play voice Greg Sharpe dies of cancer.

16 Feb 2025
by 11W Staff

16 Comments

The Weekender: NIL Extends College Careers

A former D2 player at Wisconsin has his college eligibility extended due to potential NIL earnings, the NCAA wants no more fake injuries and Coach Prime rules out NFL gigs.

09 Feb 2025
by George Eisner

9 Comments

The Weekender: No More Spring Games?

Nebraska considered ending its spring game to prevent tampering of its players, John Calipari returned to Rupp Arena for the first time and things got tense between Arizona and...

02 Feb 2025
by 11W Staff

19 Comments

The Weekender: NDSU, MSU Eye FCS Crown

The FCS will crown a champion on Monday, the CFP rejected an SEC inquiry about flipping the semifinal matchup dates and Bryce James committed to Arizona.

05 Jan 2025
by 11W Staff

9 Comments

The Weekender: Jeanty Robbed, Narrowly

Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy by the narrowest margin since 2009, transfer portal pandemonium begins in the Big Ten and Navy smashes Army.

15 Dec 2024
by Andy Anders

77 Comments

The Weekender: Fickell on the Hot Seat?

Voices of displeasure with Luke Fickell begin to mount in Wisconsin, Billy Napier appears on his way out of Florida, and details emerge of a near-walkout by Sparty last year.

15 Sep 2024
by George Eisner

96 Comments

The Weekender: "Sign Stealer" Drops Tues.

Netflix's "Untold" series releases its episode on the Connor Stalions scandal this week, while Colorado bans a local journalist and the program seeks NIL funding from Saudi Arabia.

25 Aug 2024
by George Eisner

35 Comments

The Weekender: Miami's "NIL King" Likely Going Out of Business

There is "substantial doubt" John Ruiz, dubbed Miami's "NIL King," can keep his company, LifeWallet, in business, Louisville's top wide receiver Caullin Lacy breaks collarbone and...

18 Aug 2024
by 11W Staff

45 Comments

The Weekender: Coaches Gone Wild

Jim Harbaugh, Deion Sanders and Barry Switzer are all making noise in college football's ecosystem this week - and only one of those guys is actually coaching a team in 2024.

11 Aug 2024
by 11W Staff

53 Comments

The Weekender: Lanning Defends NIL $

Dan Lanning defends Oregon's NIL spending, Wisconsin football promotes 24-year-old Max Stienecker to general manager and Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas is arrested on family...

28 Jul 2024
by 11W Staff

26 Comments

The Weekender: Tide Respond to Saban Snub

Alabama’s Tyler Booker wins SEC Media Days with Nick Saban joke, Lane Kiffin tells Paul Finebaum “I don’t know what you’re good at” and Utah State fires Blake Anderson.

21 Jul 2024
by 11W Staff

11 Comments

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