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Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ohio State football receiver Jeremiah Smith's rating revealed in 'College Football 26'
Ohio State superstar receiver Jeremiah Smith is going to be ranked as an overall 99 ranked player in EA Sports' popular "College Football 26" franchise, the game's first 99 ranked player since EA Sports brought the college football game back last season. Smith is highly regarded as the best player in college football this coming season by many after introducing himself to the world as a superstar freshman last year. He hauled in 76 passes for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns, helping OSU to a run towards the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. The rating was revealed in the Dynasty & Team Builder Deep Dive. Advertisement Smith was recently revealed to be on the cover of the game along with Alabama receiver Ryan Williams. The game comes out for everyone on July 10. Mark your calendars now. It's going to be a lot of fun watching Smith do his thing this year and see how he continues to develop over the next couple of years. It's crazy to think that he still has two years of college football left. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X. This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith 'College Football 26' rating revealed
Fox News
12-06-2025
- Business
- Fox News
Female athletes contest new NCAA ruling, claiming violations of federal anti-discrimination law
Eight women's college soccer, volleyball and track and field athletes have filed an appeal challenging the House v. NCAA antitrust settlement. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approved the settlement last week, clearing the way for direct payments from universities to athletes. The eight women argue female athletes won't receive their fair share of $2.7 billion in back pay for athletes barred from making money off their name, image and likeness (NIL). Kacie Breeding of Vanderbilt; Lexi Drumm, Emma Appleman, Emmie Wannemacher, Riley Haas, Savannah Baron and Elizabeth Arnold of the College of Charleston; and Kate Johnson of Virginia lead the appeal. They all previously filed objections to the proposed settlement. Ashlyn Hare, one of the attorneys representing the athletes, said in a statement the settlement violates Title IX, the federal law that bans sex-based discrimination in education. "We support a settlement of the case, but not an inaccurate one that violates federal law. The calculation of past damages is based on an error that ignores Title IX and deprives female athletes of $1.1 billion," Hare said. "Paying out the money as proposed would be a massive error that would cause irreparable harm to women's sports." The House settlement figures to financially benefit football and basketball stars at the biggest schools, who are likely to receive a big chunk of the $20.5 million per year that colleges are permitted to share with athletes over the next year. Some athletes in other sports that don't make money for their schools could lose their partial scholarships or see their roster spots cut. "This is a football and basketball damages settlement with no real benefit to female athletes," Hare said. "Congress has expressly rejected efforts to exempt revenue-generating sports like football and basketball from Title IX's antidiscrimination mandate. The NCAA agreed with us. Our argument on appeal is the exact same argument the conferences and NCAA made prior to settling the case." The appeal, filed by the law firm Hutchinson Black and Cook of Boulder, Colorado, was first reported by Front Office Sports. It will be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mizzou Football Omitted from Another CFB Analysts Post-Spring Top 25 Ranking
With Spring camp in the rearview mirror and the transfer portal window closed, college football prognosticators around the country have enough information to begin revealing their 'way-too-early' Top-25 rankings. ESPN Senior college football writer Mark Schlabach released his such rankings Thursday morning. Unfortunately, the Missouri Tigers football program did not make the cut. Advertisement Schlabach listed Penn State as his No. 1, followed by Clemson at No. 2 and Texas, the highest-ranked SEC school at No. 3. In all, he had eight SEC teams - Georgia (4), LSU (6), Alabama (9), South Carolina (13), Florida (19), Texas A&M (23), and Ole Miss (24) - in his ranking, the most of any conference. Missouri Tigers head coach Eliah Drinkwitz watches the clock against the Iowa Hawkeyes Steve Roberts-Imagn Images Schlabach listed Penn State as his No. 1 school, followed by Clemson at No. 2 and Texas, the highest-ranked SEC school at No. 3. In all, he had eight SEC teams - Georgia (4), LSU (6), Alabama (9), South Carolina (13), Florida (19), Texas A&M (23), and Ole Miss (24) - in his ranking, the most of any conference. He's not the only guru to leave Mizzou on the outside looking in. Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt also omitted the Tigers from his post-Spring Top 25, as did Advertisement Mizzou lost a number of key starters from last year's squad, including starting quarterback Brady Cook, leading rusher Nate Noel, and their top two wide receivers, Luther Burden III and Theo Wease Jr. However, Eli Drinkwitz and company reloaded by bringing in a transfer portal class - highlighted by five-star edge-rusher Damon Wilson II - that ranked seventh overall. The Tigers (10-3, 5-3 SEC) ended last season ranked 22nd in the final AP Top 25 Poll. If Mizzou hopes to crack the rankings this fall, they'll need to rely on a number of new names to get them there. Related: Mizzou's Not Empty-Handed Following Spring Transfer Portal Closure
