Fox News • 18th January 2024

The ripple effect of Nick Saban’s sudden Alabama retirement: Multiple programs feel the impact

Following Michigan’s win over Washington in the College Football Playoff National Championship, the conversation immediately switched to . Harbaugh had just completed the turnaround in Ann Arbor, bringing a national championship to the football program for the first time since 1997. With Harbaugh having brought his alma mater back to the top of the sport, and the program under multiple , many looked toward a return to the NFL for Harbaugh. And while a second head coaching tenure in the NFL ma

Fox News • 4th January 2024

Fox Sports’ Tim Brando discusses possible Washington national championship before Pac-12 departure

The 2023 college football season has reached its endpoint before major changes come to the sport. Next season, traditional West Coast powers will frequently be playing in the Central and East Coast time zones as the Pac-12 dwindles to two teams and the first year of the kicks off. It’s the end of an era but also an exciting time for those who love the sport as Michigan and Washington prepare to play for the national title. The Huskies have an opportunity to depart the Pac-12 with a championship and will attempt to d

Fox News • 3rd January 2024

What we learned from the thrilling College Football Playoff semifinals

The conversation leading to the semifinals on New Year’s Day largely focused on who wouldn’t be playing. Undefeated ACC champion was left out of the CFP due to star quarterback Jordan Travis missing the rest of the season after a serious leg injury late in the season. The rage coming from Tallahassee was palpable, as was the anger of many within the world. "Win and you’re in" is the usual thinking in sports, so an undefeated Power 5 conference champion missing out on a chance for a national c

Fox News • 9th December 2023

‘America’s Game’ takes center stage as Army and Navy square off for 124th time

For one Saturday during the , all eyes are focused on a single game. Army and Navy will square off for the 124th time on Saturday at for a 3:00 p.m. ET kickoff in Foxborough, MA. The matchup is being played away from Philadelphia, PA, for the next four years, starting with Saturday’s game in New England. "America’s Game" will then head to Washington, D.C. in 2024, Baltimore in 2025 and New Jersey in 2026. "We've got our 250th anniversary of the Revolution coming up this year and I can't think

Fox News • 7th December 2023

Tim Brando discusses Florida State playoff snub, CFP selection criteria: ‘The process is the travesty’

When the dust settled on Saturday night, the committee was left with a difficult task. Each of the Power 5 conferences had a legitimate case for the final edition of the four-team CFP. Michigan, Washington and were undefeated conference champions while Alabama and Texas both won their respective leagues while losing just one game. The SEC had never missed out on the CFP while an undefeated Power 5 conference champion had also never been left out of the playoff. WHAT WAS LEARNED FROM CONFEREN

Fox News • 6th December 2023

What was learned from conference championship weekend: The 12-team playoff cannot come fast enough

As soon as Alabama won the SEC championship Saturday night, the world knew the next 24 hours would be chaotic. Nick Saban and the a team that had won 29 straight games and back-to-back national championships, to become a one-loss Power 5 champion. The win was the 11th straight for Alabama and came against a team that the College Football Playoff committee had ranked as the top team in the country the past three weeks. All that was needed for the committee to be put in a no-win situation was f

Fox News • 5th November 2023

Fox Sports’ Tim Brando gives thoughts on Michigan sign-stealing scandal, ‘media’s manipulation’

The has appeared to pick up steam over the last several days as the NCAA continues to investigate the situation. The NCAA is investigating whether Michigan conducted off-campus scouting and sign-stealing. Wolverines staff member Connor Stalions, who is at the center of the controversy, resigned Friday after being initially suspended with pay during the investigation. Multiple reports surfaced Thursday that Big Ten coaches held a Wednesday video call with Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and u

Fox News • 4th October 2023

As Shohei Ohtani recovers from elbow surgery, doctor offers glimpse into injury

The future of Los Angeles Angels two-way star could not be murkier. After another outstanding season in which Ohtani led the American League with 44 home runs, the Japanese star will become a free agent after the as he prepares to be offered an unprecedented contract. Ohtani is a marvel, dominating both on the mound and at the plate as a modern-day Babe Ruth. His two-way talent makes his value hard to calculate, and his recent surgery makes it even more difficult. Ohtani on his right elbow —

Fox News • 4th October 2023

What college football fans learned from a fun Week 5

The of the college football season may not have looked as good as the Week 4 schedule heading into the weekend, but the games sure delivered Saturday. Beginning with a 10 a.m. MT kickoff in Boulder and ending — for most — with a thriller in Durham, fans got their fill as the month of September came to a close. After five weeks of the season, Saturday’s results taught the college football fan a thing or two. Let’s take a look at what was learned in Week 5. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE

Fox News • 29th September 2023

Tim Brando dishes on Deion Sanders' college football impact, suggests media coverage misses mark

Deion Sanders has the full attention of the . After starting the year 3-0 with wins over TCU, Nebraska and , the focus on the Buffaloes reached a fever pitch as they began Pac-12 play in Week 4. Even after getting destroyed by Oregon on Saturday for its first loss, FOX’s "Big Noon Kickoff" heads to Boulder for Saturday’s matchup between Colorado and USC as the hunger for everything continues. The immediate turnaround and the attention Sanders' presence has brought to Boulder has taken the col

Fox News • 23rd September 2023

Former Colorado star talks Deion Sanders, football revival in Boulder: ‘Tremendously exciting’

The hype around the is at an all-time high, as Deion Sanders leads his team into Eugene, Oregon, against the No. 10 Oregon Ducks on Saturday. For a program that went 1-11 in 2022 and managed double-digit wins just once in the past 21 seasons, the rise has seemingly come out of nowhere. It all starts with Sanders, who completely flipped the roster after being hired in December and used the to his advantage. "After 20 years of Buffs awful football, to have ‘Coach Prime’ bring the Buffs back to

Fox News • 26th August 2023

Week Zero preview: Notre Dame, Navy in Ireland highlights return of college football

It’s been over seven months since experienced a taste of their beloved sport, and the hunger for actual games has grown unbearable as August drags by. The good news? College football returns Saturday with seven games, two involving top-25 teams. The bad news? It won’t satisfy the craving. Week Zero of the college football season is more than a welcome sight after months of discussing incoming recruiting classes, the collapse of the Pac-12 and whether the are finally "back." College football

Fox News • 15th April 2023

Celtics’ Marcus Smart knows title shots don’t come around often ahead of Hawks series: ‘May be our only shot’

As the Boston Celtics prepared for the , all signs pointed to a return to the NBA Finals. After losing to the in six games, the Celtics returned all five starters from a team that won 26 of their final 32 regular season games during the 2021-22 regular season en route to their NBA Finals appearance. The offseason additions of Malcolm Brogdon and Danilo Gallinari coupled with head coach Ime Udoka returning for his second season had everyone thinking about adding an 8th championship to the organ

Fox News • 11th April 2023

Enes Kanter Freedom to be presented with inaugural ‘Mayor’s Freedom Award’ in Utah city

EXCLUSIVE: It’s been over a year since last played in an NBA game, but the 11-year NBA veteran remains in the public eye as he continues to advocate for human rights across the world. Kanter Freedom will be presented with the inaugural Riverton, Utah, "Mayor’s Freedom Award" on Wednesday for exercising his as he continues to speak out against human rights abuses in China and other countries around the globe. He’ll return to the state where his NBA career began in order to be presented with the

Fox News • 4th April 2023

Bulls' Patrick Beverley dishes on Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark trash talk: 'A hooper is a hooper'

Sports are synonymous with many things, and one undeniable reality is that trash talking is part of the game. The smack talk was on full display Sunday afternoon in front of a record number of viewers when the national champions were crowned in with 9.9 million people tuning in to see LSU take down Caitlin Clark and Iowa. As the clock was winding down on LSU’s 102-85 win, the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, pointed toward her finger and gave the "you can’t see me" gesture to Clark. And

Fox News • 18th March 2023

Kentucky unaware 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson beat Purdue despite game on jumbotron: ‘None of us knew that’

As the crowd at Greensboro Coliseum watched an intense game between Kentucky and Providence, a major upset in was taking place in Columbus, Ohio. No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson , becoming just the second 16-seed to accomplish the feat in tournament history. As the seconds were ticking down for Fairleigh Dickinson, the game was put on the jumbotron in Greensboro, N.C. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UPSETS TOP SEED PURDUE, BECOMING SECOND 16 SEED TO BEAT A NO. 1 IN MARCH MADNESS HISTORY The crowd, rauco

Fox News • 17th March 2023

March Madness 2023: 4 games to watch on Day 2 of NCAA Tournament

While brackets around the country may already be busted, are just getting started. Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament kicked off Thursday with a bang as took down 4-seed Virginia in the final moments. A last-second three by JP Pegues gave Furman its first NCAA Tournament win since 1974. 15-seed Princeton shocked the world, taking down Arizona, the 2-seed in the South Region, going on a 9-0 run to end the game for a 59-55 win. Day 2 of the first round of the , and there are some fantastic matchups

Fox News • 16th March 2023

March Madness 2023: Four games to watch on Day 1 of NCAA Tournament

There are many phenomenal months in the sports calendar. August is a wonderful time as rounds third base on its way to the postseason, NFL training camps get underway and the new college football season kicks off. January is as good as it gets for fans of football, with the determining the national champion and the NFL Playoffs taking center stage. But it is the month of March that is held in such high regard for the sports fan, the final two weeks circled on the calendar as a time to plop do

Fox News • 23rd February 2023

Former NBA teammates remain close friends, continue to work together off the court

It’s been nearly four years since and Boban Marjanović last played together, but the former teammates are still thick as thieves. While the two are in two very different situations — Marjanović plays for the while Harris is on a title contender with the Philadelphia 76ers — they still find time to showcase their friendship. Harris and Marjanović are teaming up once again — this time with Goldfish crackers — keeping a friendship strong that dates back to their days with the in 2016. "It first

Fox News • 1st January 2023

Georgia ends national championship drought and more headlines that topped college football in 2022

When you spend your , you begin to understand exactly what each sport brings to the table. The NBA brings a connection to the youth of today, of being consistently introduced to the next batch of above-the-rim stars as 19-year-olds take over the league. is nostalgic, reminding you of the simpler times – when "baseball was life" and the only thing that mattered was the bat, ball and the glove. The NFL is deeply rooted, with from father to child regardless of the pain it may bring. DEION SANDE