If you were in the “Big House” to see Texas trounce Michigan on Saturday, you may have noticed a small plane pulling a banner that read “JD Vance Loves Ohio State + Project 2025.’ The Democratic National Committee paid for […]
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You have to love Jack and Jackie Harbaugh
Coach Jim Harbaugh has taken Michigan football to the national championship game. As many of you already know, the Harbaughs are a football family. Jim’s father Jack Harbaugh is a former college football coach. Jim’s brother John Harbaugh coaches the […]
Calvin University turns to football to help enrollment
The strategy appears to be working. Check out Liam Knox’s Inside Higher Education piece on small liberal arts colleges that are trying to “bet on new athletics programs” to attract students: Here is the section on Calvin University: Calvin University […]
Conservative sportswriter Jason Whitlock: “Deion says he’s a follower of Jesus Christ, but he completely ignores every scripture related to humility.”
After the University of Colorado football team upset victory over Texas Christian last weekend, evangelicals fell in love with the Buffalo coach Deion Sanders. Here are some examples: Every now and then Glenn Beck’s Blaze Media publishes something I agree […]
Stanford and Cal in the ACC? It “all feels wrong.”
USC, UCLA, Washington, and Oregon in the Big Ten? Stanford and California in the Atlantic Coast Conference? Arizona and Arizona State in the Big 12? Oklahoma and Texas in the SEC? It’s the end of the world as we know […]
The Author’s Corner with Robert Mann
Robert Mann holds the Manship Endowed Chair in Journalism at Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication. This interview is based on his new book, Kingfish U: Huey Long and LSU (LSU Press, 2023). JF: What led you to […]
What happened to the Rose Bowl?
According to California writer Joe Mathews, the Rose Bowl football game is dead. It died from “two chronic diseases–greed and our winner-take-all culture.” Here is a taste of Mathews’s piece at Zocalo: But the Rose Bowl itself—a post-season football game […]
Jim Harbaugh: Pro-lifer
The University of Michigan football coach spoke at a pro-life event in Michigan this week. Here is Detroit Catholic: Fr. John Riccardo and coach Jim Harbaugh, two well-known names in their respective professions, were the keynote speakers July 17 during […]
Nick Saban rips on “self absorbed” Alabama fans
In case you haven’t seen this yet: Saban is probably right. But as far as “self-absorption” in college sports is concerned, I think there is enough to go around right now.
A 1991 Heisman trophy candidate will teach you biblical Hebrew
Some of us remember David Klinger. He was a Heisman Trophy candidate 1991 as the quarterback at the University of Houston: He now teaches Old Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary. Here is Kelly Dearmore at Texas Monthly: During the offseason […]