Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Is anything actually going to change here? We last wrote about the changing college sports landscape, as it relates to the House Settlement, in early June shortly before Judge Claudia Wilken granted it final approval. In short, the settlement: Allows schools to directly share revenue with their student-athletes, to the tune of approximately … [Read more...] about How Will Collectives Be Treated Following the House Settlement?
Last Week in Moneyball
Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK What’s happening in the annual summer pro-am with one week to go? Last week, Steve provided a week 3 update on the annual summer pro am basketball league featuring most of the MSU players. Here, we’ll take a look at what’s happened since then. Information proved a little hard to come by for Moneyball but we were able … [Read more...] about Last Week in Moneyball
Weekend Open Thread: Ranking Sports Films
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix What movies make your top ten? With the release of Happy Gilmore 2 yesterday (now streaming on Netflix) 29 years after the original came out, we at TOC decided to take this opportunity to discuss our favorite sports movies of all time. And we want to hear what is on your lists, too. Here is what the TOC staff … [Read more...] about Weekend Open Thread: Ranking Sports Films
Spartans land PG Carlos Medlock Jr
Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images He’ll be joining the team in 2026 MSU landed a big commitment for 2026 with Carlos Medlock Jr signing yesterday. Medlock had offers from Michigan, Tennessee, Creighton, Iowa and Washington, among others. Medlock said, “I chose Michigan State because I genuinely feel that I have a real connection with … [Read more...] about Spartans land PG Carlos Medlock Jr
MSU at B1G Media Days
Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Coach Smith showed some energy B1G Media days have been underway at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Coach Jonathan Smith took to the podium Thursday afternoon to speak a bit on MSU’s expectations this year. There have been many on this site and in general that have commented in the past year on the blandness and lack of energy from Coach … [Read more...] about MSU at B1G Media Days