Dan Wetzel
Columnist
Yahoo SportsTom Brady vs. Patriots in New England will be a showdown like no other in NFL history
This will be a cauldron of emotions — nostalgia, appreciation, friendship, devotion, defiance, rivalry, desperation, one-upmanship.
Yahoo SportsMark Emmert the savior, leaving D-1 athletics debate, worst toilets in the power five
Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde try to recap the New York Time’s latest piece on Mark Emmert and NIL laws without laughing…I guess better late than never, Mark. The guys also debate who made the smart move between Hartford leaving D-1 athletics and UC-Riverside staying. Will this be a new trend moving forward? Pete wraps the pod with quite the story from his recent travels around college football facilities…
Yahoo SportsBrushing off Aaron Rodgers trade talk, the Browns are all in on Baker Mayfield while setting 'a new standard'
Aaron Rodgers isn’t even on the radar because it’s Baker or bust. In Cleveland, that’s saying something.
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The Pistons are pulling off possibly one of the all-time great tank jobs in NBA history
We’re not saying anyone should vote general manager Troy Weaver as executive of the year for fielding a team that could post a .278 winning percentage, but this isn’t easy to pull off.
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Even with Tim Tebow's position switch, is that good enough reason for Jaguars to sign him? Here's who benefits the most.
The comeback will be a huge storyline. And every day that he's in the spotlight is one less day it is zeroed in on the young QB and the adjusting coach.
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Saban vs Fisher, Georgia NIL bill, Notre Dame billboards
Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde are a day late but still bring the heat with this jampacked podcast. The guys are contractually obligated to start with SEC coach fights when they occur, and this time we have a heavyweight bout on our hands. Will A&M ever overtake Bama for the top spot in the SEC West? We have another example of why the NCAA made a huge mistake leaving name, image and likeness legislation to the states. Georgia placed a clause in their bill this week stating schools can tax the players up to 75% to redistribute to other student-athletes. Notre Dame has started to place billboards featuring star players in their hometowns. Is this a start of a new trend across recruiting?
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The Fab Five changed basketball. Now they've moved on to bigger things
The Fab Five changed the world of basketball. Now they've moved onto bigger things.
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'Jerry Krause' is a weak insult for Aaron Rodgers to lob in feud with Packers GM
Rodgers wasn’t making Michael Jordan’s point by bringing up Krause, he was making Krause’s.
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2021 NFL Draft recap, more CFP expansion talk, P.J. Fleck interview
Alas, Soup and Sandwich did not win the Kentucky Derby, but we press on here at the Yahoo Sports College Podcast. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde recap the rest of the NFL Draft from this past weekend. Who will be a late-round sleeper that will star in the league? SI's Ross Dellenger wrote a great piece taking us inside the last 27 months of College Football Playoff expansion talks. When is the earliest we could see an expanded field? Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck joins the show to talk about his new book with Jon Gordon, Tanner Morgan and the offense's development, the upcoming recruiting rush in June and the new one-time transfer rule's impact on the game.
Headlines
- NBA playoff tracker: Harden looks good in return for Nets; Doncic bounces back
- Mark your calendar: Top 10 matchups of the newly released 2021 NFL schedule
- Lakers finally unveil 2020 championship banner in regular-season home finale
- Exclusive: WNBA launches Commissioner's Cup tourney with $500,000 prize pool
- 7 Yankees staff members, including 3 coaches, test positive for COVID
