15 days ago, Kofi Cockburn broke the hearts of Illinois basketball fans as he announced he was entering the Transfer Portal. Since then, there has been speculation that he may commit to Kentucky or Florida State but that is not the case. On Friday, Cockburn announced that he will be returning to Illinois for the … Read more
Spartans fans, why wait for the season to get underway before placing your bets? If you can’t wait another minute for college football season to be here, you don’t have to. You can bet futures and key matchups right now! Here is a look at how MSU is expected to fare this season along with … Read more
With the college football season just around the corner, fans all across the state of Michigan are ready to get back to tailgates, packed stadiums, and a full season schedule. Just because we have to wait until October 30th to find out who will win the Paul Bunyan Trophy doesn’t mean we can’t start putting … Read more
According to reports, Rutgers wide receiver Carnell Davis was seriously injured during a street fight that took place in New Jersey. From 247 Sports: “Apparently there were some words exchanged between Carnell and some other older guy,” Ford said in the post, which 247Sports has edited here for clarity due to typos. “The guy provoked Carnell by saying … Read more
Beginning on Thursday, college athletes are legally able to be paid for their name, image, and likeness (NIL). For those of you who have followed Sports Illustrated over the years, you are well aware that they have pretty much become the bottom feeder of sports publications. Well, on Thursday, they took things to a new … Read more
Big changes are coming to the NCAA, starting tomorrow. The Division I Board of Directors has officially voted to approve the interim NIL policy, meaning that collegiate athletes in all 50 states will soon be able to monetize their names, images and likenesses. The Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday and is expected to … Read more
On Monday, the matchups were set for the 2021 ACC/Big Ten college basketball challenge and the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans both landed a big-time opponent. As you can see below, the Wolverines will travel to North Carolina to take on the Tar Heels in the challenge while the Spartans will host Louisville. Here … Read more
The Michigan Wolverines have officially landed a commitment from Apple Valley, CA high quarterback Jayden Denegal: BOOM! Michigan has landed a commitment from 2022 QB Jayden Denegal (@jdtothemax22), https://t.co/o5qiDyPz68 can report. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/ys6z3CGohs — TheWolverine.com (@TheWolverineMag) June 23, 2021 Following a workout this morning, Denegal jumped at the chance to make his decision. “I’m really … Read more
The United State Supreme Court unanimously decided earlier today that the NCAA can not enforce rules that limit education-related benefits, which could pave the way for student athletes to soon be paid. While the case doesn’t decide on salaries, it will help determine if schools can offer student athletes tutoring, study abroad and internships. The … Read more
The University of Michigan Athletic Department is facing a massive deficit. According to AD Warde Manuel, the total deficit is north of $60 million, thanks mostly to Michigan Stadium being empty last fall during games thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the deficit will be covered by a general loan from the school. Last year … Read more
Note: Detroit Sports Nation is relaying only facts and statements made by involved parties. This is not an endorsement of any position or opinion. Michigan Wolverines play by play man Jim Brandstatter reacted to the explosive allegations made by Matt Schembechler as well as former Wolverines Daniel Kwiatkowski and Gilvanni Johnson, in which the trio … Read more
We are still quite a ways off from the start of the 2021-22 college basketball season but Brendan Quinn has decided it was time to put together his Early Summer Big Ten Power Rankings. As you can see below, Quinn has Michigan at No. 1 and Michigan State at No. 5. In his article, which … Read more
It doesn’t look like the reigning AP and Big Ten Coach of the Year is going anywhere. While there are two highly regarded NBA head coaching vacancies open right now in Boston and Portland, Michigan Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard isn’t interested in departing Ann Arbor to get back into the professional ranks. In fact, … Read more
This story just continues to take turns for the worse. Matt Schembechler, the son of the late Michigan Wolverines head coach Bo Schembechler, announced earlier today that he would be providing evidence during a press conference on Thursday that his father ignored claims of sexual abuse made not only by multiple athletes against disgraced Dr. … Read more
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo has reacted to the news that former Spartans star Keith Appling is facing 1st degree murder charges, saying that he never could have imagined that his former player was capable of such a thing. “I didn’t see him ever (being able to) do something like that,” Izzo said on … Read more
The Michigan Wolverines had him on their radar, but unfortunately, he’ll be headed south of the Michigan border. Chicago St. Rita four-star Kaleb Brown, one of UM’s top receiver targets of the 2022 class, announced his verbal commitment to the Ohio State Buckeyes on social media: COMMITTED 🏠 #GoBucks🌰 pic.twitter.com/Nwt4TOny8x — KB (@ikaleb35) June 7, … Read more
