Author: Fisherman1
Just one month after Peyton Fowler landed a major opportunity with Mississippi State, he wasn’t so sure about his future. The Meridian Community College pitcher got an offer from pitching coach Justin Parker in the middle of the season, but head coach Chris Lemonis was fired in April and that created uncertainty. While Parker did an admirable job and took the Diamond Dawgs to postseason, there was no guarantee that the new coach would keep him on staff. Brian O’Connor would be the choice and Parker would soon be named his pitching coach. Fowler then began to look…
One of the top available pitchers in the transfer portal is off the market and headed to Starkville. Following a weekend visit to Mississippi State, Rice RHP Davion Hickson has announced he will be a Diamond Dawg. He comes to Starkville after putting together an All-Conference season with the Owls as the team’s top arm.The former Florida State pitcher spent his last two seasons with the Owls and produced some strong results. As a sophomore, Hickson worked as the team’s closer and was 3-2 in 27 appearances with a 3.62 ERA and six saves. Hickson threw 54.2 innings, gave…
Orem playmaker Kaue Akana commits to BYU Another highly-touted local prospect is headed to BYU. Orem High’s three-position standout Kaue Akana has committed to the Cougars, he announced Tuesday morning via social media.Akana is rated as a high three-star recruit with an overall player grade of 89 from 247 Sports, ranking as the No. 7 prospect out of Utah from the class of 2026. He chose BYU over nearly 20 other Power Four offers from the likes of USC, UCLA, Texas A&M, Tennessee and more.Though the standout soccer player didn’t compete in football until his freshman year of high…
BREAKING: BYU Quarterback Jake Retzlaff Expected to Transfer Amid Civil Lawsuit and Honor Code Suspension Provo, Utah — BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff is reportedly preparing to leave the university and has started notifying coaches and teammates of his decision, according to sources familiar with the situation. The move comes in the wake of a looming Honor Code suspension and an ongoing civil lawsuit in which Retzlaff is accused of raping a woman. Retzlaff, who transferred to BYU from Riverside City College in California ahead of the 2023 season, had been viewed as a key piece in the Cougars’…
Heat are laughably unserious about shaking up roster if latest rumors are true The Miami Heat are sending so many mixed messages so far this offseason. One day, it appears they’re all-in about building a win-now team (pursuing Kevin Durant), the next, they are posturing like a team willing to embrace a youth movement (drafting Kasparas Jakucionis). Then, there are moments, like the opening hours of free agency, in which the team is looking to run it back. According to recent reporting, the Heat has bypassed the option of pursuing Jonathan Kuminga in restricted free agency. At least for…
Heat’s Bam Adebayo contract somehow just got even better The Miami Heat may not have made a single move during the first few hours of NBA Free Agency, but their value in negotiating a contract extension with Bam Adebayo last summer certainly improved. After the big contract that Jaren Jackson Jr. got from the Memphis Grizzlies, the Heat should be thankful for their preemptive work with Bam’s contract last summer. In short, after JJJ’s extension, Heat fans should feel a lot better about Bam’s extension.As the first big move in free agency, the Memphis Grizzlies signed JJJ to a…
How Tennessee AD Danny White turned Rocky Top into a college sports business behemoth There’s a harmony echoing over the Smoky Mountains these days. On September Saturdays, the orchestral sounds of “Rocky Top” encapsulate this East Tennessee bliss. The song serves as something that’s equal parts battle cry and ballad. It’s a connector of past and present; of fathers and sons; of football games won and lost. On cool fall afternoons in Knoxville, Tenn., one might scan Neyland Stadium, this place of college football nirvana, the sounds of 100,000 voices singing in unison and wonder how it could…
Tennessee LHP Andrew Behnke commits to Georgia out of NCAA transfer portal Andrew Behnke entered the 2025 season on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s Stopper of the Year preseason watch list. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.Georgia remaining active in transfer portal While Andrew Behnke’s addition is a big one for the Georgia program, the Bulldogs have been plenty active in the transfer portal this cycle. Earlier this month, the Bulldogs added three new pieces. Seattle University two-way star Kenny Ishikawa committed to the Bulldogs in early June. The Yokohama, Japan native began his college career…
PROVO — The obvious became reality Sunday as multiple outlets took turns reporting Jake Retzlaff’s football career has come to a premature and embarrassing end. For the BYU coaches, the news came as no surprise. Soon after the civil lawsuit alleging Retzlaff of sexual assault became public last month, the coaches began preparing for life without their starting quarterback. Faced with a suspension that could sideline him more than half the season, Retzlaff is pursuing transfer options. Having already graduated, he would be eligible to play immediately. The Deseret News reported he is expected to announce early…
“Three months to Boulder” feels like the title of a vintage war movie starring Charles Bronson and his Dirty Dozen. But this is no Hollywood screen play. For BYU, the Cougars have three months to get a new quarterback ready to fight in one of college football’s most electrifying battle grounds — Folsom Field. With the biggest story of the offseason shifting gears from Jake Retzlaff’s legal battles to BYU’s new quarterback, time is of the essence. As Retzlaff heads into the transfer portal, whoever his replacement is has 13 Saturdays before the Cougars open Big 12 play at…