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Biggest Takeaways From First Month of the Women’s College Basketball Season

Surprises, bold predictions, plus what we learned from the Cy-Hawk game Wednesday.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 11, 2025

Giants Interim Coach Provides One of the Cringiest ‘Hard Knocks’ Moments Ever

Mike Kafka’s awful, expletive-laden speech was a hilarious piece of content.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 11, 2025

Report: ADs Threatening to Nix Notre Dame From Schedules Due to Preferential Playoff Treatment

The plot thickens.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 11, 2025

‘Totally Out of Bounds’: Big 12’s Brett Yormark Blasts Notre Dame AD’s ‘Egregious’ Comments on CFP Snub

The Big 12 commissioner rebuked Pete Bevacqua for going after the ACC and Jim Phillips after the selection committee flipped the Fighting Irish with Miami in its final rankings.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 10, 2025

Joel Klatt Explains Why Notre Dame Opting Out of Bowl Game Is a ‘Big Mistake’

Notre Dame decided against playing in a bowl game after getting snubbed from the CFP.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 10, 2025

Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff Blame Game Is Missing One Critical Member

The Fighting Irish have spent the last 48 hours pointing the finger at everyone else and neglecting a key participant in their CFP exclusion—themselves.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2025

Notre Dame AD Addresses Marcus Freeman's Contract Situation Following CFP Snub

Freeman's name has consistently come up in college and NFL coaching searches.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2025

Notre Dame AD Shares Whether Fighting Irish Will Continue Going to Bowl Games

Coach Marcus Freeman's team will be home for the holidays this year.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2025

If FIFA Doesn't Want People To Think It's Corrupt, It Should Stop Doing Things That Look Corrupt

Plus: Are college football bowl games dead, and can the playoff be fixed?

Reason · Dec 9, 2025

Michael Wilbon Rips Notre Dame After CFP Snub: ‘I Hate Them’

Michael Wilbon blasted Notre Dame after the school’s behavior following its snub from the College Football Playoff. Wilbon said he hated the Irish more than ever now.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2025