All the pressure in the world used to be on teenage gymnasts leading up to the Olympics. The signature sporting event only takes place once every four years, placing the supreme onus on the athletes...

The 2020 Olympics were a challenge for all involved, considering the ever-changing logistics and shifting preparation obligations for the athletes. What was a four-year physical and mental journey...

There are varying opinions about the value of the NFL combine, but there’s no doubt that a prospect’s performance at the event can dramatically impact their stock heading into the NFL Draft. From a...

While the games from November through February certainly count in the standings, the tilts that take place in March resonate the most deeply with college basketball fans around the country. Results...

For college basketball fans around the country, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Schools are gearing up for the spectacle that is the NCAA Tournament, with hopes of making a deep run...

They’re one of the most crucial aspects to a college sports viewing experience. The players? Nope. The coaches? Nope. The fans? They’re definitely important, but there’s one other group that...

In the 21st century, major sports have had to walk an interesting tightrope. They’ve had to balance maintaining the flow of the game in an increasingly impatient society, with rules and regulations...

There’s an interesting dichotomy between sports and gambling. They’re natural partners, and athletic events have been obvious sources of triumph and despair for avid wagerers all over the world....

Some of college football’s most daunting homefield advantages come to mind pretty quickly. The Big House at the University of Michigan. Happy Valley at Penn State. Owen Field at the University of...

Many college basketball fans think that the season gets underway in earnest around Thanksgiving, when there are several high profile early season tournaments taking place all over the country....

We’re at the point in the college football calendar where teams are assessing whether they’d like to stand pat heading into 2022, or shake things up. The University of Miami...

Whenever fans watch college sports, it’s obvious that their entire focus is on the athletes on the field. Each player is looking to hone his or her craft to improve throughout their university...

As the 2022 college football season gets underway, there are many behemoth matchups on the calendar pitting power five conference behemoths against one another. The results of those games will...

After FOX Sports released a documentary on Christmas Day chronicling the life and career of the legendary John Madden, sports video games are certainly back in the public consciousness as 2022 begins...

What makes a college sports town great? It certainly helps to eat, live and breathe the experience of the school’s athletic programs. Longstanding traditions built over many decades also play a huge...

The landmark decision to allow student athletes in college to profit off of their name, image and likeness has completely changed the game. Social media has allowed players to double down on the idea...

It’s easy for fans to look at the current version of their favorite NBA players and think “they were probably dominant at the sport since they were in middle school.” There are many prodigies whose...

Everyone can picture the scene on Signing Day for ascending high school seniors who have been fortunate enough to be offered full ride scholarships at multiple Division 1 college basketball programs....

The great American poet Robert Frost could have been talking about a number of pro athletes when he penned, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all...

“Whatever it takes to get the call right”. That’s usually the initial sentiment about video replay and its involvement in sports. Throughout the course of the past two decades, we’ve seen action on...

College sports has had another topsy turvy summer with regards to major college sports programs switching conferences. The University of Texas and University of Oklahoma are set to join the SEC,...

We can all envision the stereotypical college sports recruiting story. A coach from a noted program knocks on the front door of a home, only to inevitably led into the living room by loving parents....

We’ve seen the trend quite a bit in a collegiate sports in recent years. Alumni who starred for a certain program make their return to campus decades later as a head coach in order to recapture prior...

For some student-athletes, leadership comes innately in different ways. Some may have a gift when it comes to verbal communication; giving pep talks and supporting words to teammates in order to...

Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is one of the most familiar, iconic figures in the history of college sports. Coach K has presided over the Blue Devils program since the...

Temple University has had some incredible fortune with the longevity of its coaches. Men’s basketball head coach John Chaney was with the Owls for 24 seasons from 1982 through 2016, amassing 516...

Imagine being in college student athlete sitting in a dorm room, dreaming about competing at their sport’s highest level. While certain young athletes might have a chance to compete for team and...

All it takes is for one person, institution or faction to break through and achieve history that will set the stage for others to follow. One HBCU athletic program is looking to create a men’s and...

During the initial uncertainty of the pandemic, sports fans were treated to an all-access look at the 1998 Chicago Bulls. “The Last Dance” featured many storylines and memories about the team that...

It’s a scenario that anyone can relate to on a human level. Imagine being at the very top of your sport, craft or discipline for a couple of years, but not being able to prove that you’re among the...

One of the greatest things about college sports are the longstanding traditions that have been established over many decades between fans and players. Many of these rituals help to bond a small...

There are arguably few more satisfying feelings in the world of sports than going out on your own terms, and University of Michigan men’s gymnastics coach Kurt Golder is doing just that. After 25...

Everywhere sports fans turn, it seems like more teams are being allowed to compete for titles. The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament will now feature 68 teams, to match the expanded field the men...

Despite not being considered a major sports market in the United States, Nashville does have a decent presence in the professional arena. The Tennessee Titans of the NFL and the Nashville Predators...

College sports fans are familiar with the dynasties on the field, the court, the ice, the diamond and the pitch. But what about the immense level of skill at the alley? That would be the bowling...

The University of Tennessee men’s rugby team had a phenomenal 2021 fall season, which culminated in them winning the USA Collegiate Division I Club championship. The Volunteers got by Bowling Green...

While January is the month for the college football world to crown its Division I FBS champion, there are other schools who have played excellent football down the stretch other than Alabama and...

As the landscape surrounding dollars and cents in college athletics has been significantly impacted by changes to name, image and likeness rules, as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been a...

Gender equity review was a huge focus of the NCAA in 2021, and will remain a prominent topic of conversation moving forward. Most of the discourse has centered around facility access and level of...

There have been quite a few historic men’s basketball winning streaks throughout history. The UCLA Bruins won 88 straight games in the early part of the 1970’s. We’ve also had a few teams in the last...

When most people think about sports, and what it takes to get ready for a game, the physical part of the competition is what mostly comes into play. Is the athlete comfortable with the game plan that...

The age-old saying “it takes one to know one” can be applied pretty accurately to many aspects of life. Whenever an individual can walk a mile in one’s shoes, they are more apt to understand the...

Some thought it might’ve been the University of Alabama’s football star Bryce Young. Other might have thought that University of Connecticut women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers might have been the...

In an effort to become more malleable across all of its bodies, the NCAA has spent considerable effort in the last several months trying to become more nimble in its decision making processes. One of...

The University of Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson, the University of Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett, and Ohio State University’s C.J. Stroud all had impressive seasons this year in college football. At the...

Most longtime fans of college football can rattle off some of the largest upsets in history without hesitation. Boise State defeating Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, or Vince Young single-handedly...

As the old ESPN catchy commercial used to go every December, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” The classic song was re-done to include football jargon, but it was an effective campaign to...

Sometimes, life takes you in directions that you don’t expect. That could certainly be said for the adolescent life and collegiate career of current Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Jack...

As the chatter surrounding players leaving school early, and their ability to profit handsomely from their name, image and likeness increases in volume, it seems like one wholesome trend is working...

It’s been one of the most memorable stories we’ve had in recent college football history. The Cincinnati Bearcats [https://gmtm.com/organizations/210/university-of-cincinnati], out of the...

We know it well in the NFL game. Quarterbacks putting both hands on either side of the helmet in order to help drown out crowd noise. They’re doing this in order to hone in on the audio connection...

The end product on the field of play is usually a sight to behold. Collegiate athletes putting their best foot forward on display on the court [https://gmtm.com/articles/tag/college-volleyball], on...

Slowly but surely, it seems like gymnastics is starting to establish itself as a presence in the landscape of American sports. It’s always a big hit during the Olympic games, and some of that...

As states around the country continue to ponder whether or not to delve into the revenue stream that sports gambling could represent, New Jersey has had to look in the mirror to decide whether they...

When the very best female golfers tee off for the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship’s next May, there will be an alteration to the format. There used to be four different locations hosting...

November has been a progressive month for the NCAA with regards to fleshing out its draft constitution. The NCAA has long been criticized as a reactive body, and efforts to make the organization more...

With the momentum of the Summer Olympics [gmtm.com/articles/tag/summer-olympics/] behind it, NCAA women’s gymnastics will be a lot more accessible via mainstream media in 2022. The ESPN family...

There’s been a whirlwind of change surrounding the rights of college athletes that has taken place in 2021. The new name, image and likeness rules allow student-athletes to profit off of their...

The NCAA and its student-athletes have entered a whole new world with regards to finances. With student-athletes now being able to profit off of their own name, image and likeness, certain players...

While we have a come a long away as a society, nation and planet with regards to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are still chilling reminders that it is not yet in the rear view mirror. Carnegie...

Most people are familiar with the concept of AirBnB. Someone rents out their home in part or in whole to travelers looking for an affordable, yet comfortable place to stay. GameOn Active is a...

As conference realignment continues to occur at an increased rate in college sports, fans are becoming increasingly familiar with the positives and drawbacks. Schools tend to make more money, gain...

As the NCAA continues [https://ncaagenderequityreview.com/]to assess itself in an effort to make strides towards equality for all student athletes, they’ve retained the law firm of Kaplan, Hecker,...

After Craig Hyde retired from his post as the NCAA softball national coordinator of umpires, the search for a seasoned veteran to replace him began. It’s an important job, as the role is critical in...

You may be familiar with all-world cornerback prospect Derek Stingley Jr., who’s in his third season with the LSU Tigers. He burst on to the scene in a massive way as a freshman in 2019, recording...

What’s old is new again, when it comes to leadership at the NCAA for women’s lacrosse. A new coordinator of officials will be brought into the fold, as Melissa Coyne will re-assume a...

There’s been quite a debate brewing in the last several weeks at a liberal arts school in central Pennsylvania. Dickinson College, an institution with just under 2,000 matriculants according to 2020...

Growing up, it is always fun to collect trading cards of your favorite professional athletes. For millennials, having a major sports collection featuring Kobe Bryant, Ken Griffey Jr. and Brett Favre...

Even though the summer is coming to an end, the swimming pool will still be a place to focus your attention this fall. There’s no shortage of talent entering the NCAA this season, and they’ll be...

There have been many injuries over the last twenty years or so that have garnered more attention, and dare we say, gained in popularity. The dreaded Jones foot fracture in basketball and football is...

We often focus on the “athlete” portion of the student-athlete designation, but the educational eligibility requirements of players hoping to play in Division I or Division II sports might change...

For many years, both the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournament field was set at 64 teams. It was a pretty symmetrical and logical number to arrive at, with 16 teams each playing in four...

It’s been an exciting MLB season, culminating with a thrilling postseason this October. In the American League, the Houston Astros overcame the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox to make it to the...

In September, the Utah office of the State Auditor unveiled its findings related to athletic department revenue subsidization for colleges throughout the state. This type of deep dive investigation...

In the heat of athletic competition, players are doing everything they can in order to bring home a victory that day. That type of focus and perseverance can immeasurably help an individual develop...

As we continue to return to life as we knew it before the pandemic began, fans, coaches and athletes alike have been able to get back out on the court and field in 2021. It’s certainly been a welcome...

Given the unique times that we live in, the NCAA has decided to allow for unprecedented flexibility regarding the number of scholarships that an FBS football can hand out. They’ve decided that for...

NCAA men’s soccer has kicked off within the past several weeks, and there are a bunch of very talented teams vying for supremacy this season. Head coach Chris Grassie led the Marshall Thundering Herd...

NCAA Division I women’s volleyball is off to a flying start. As outlined in this article [https://gmtm.com/articles/recap-week-1-of-the-division-1-womens-volleyball-season] , there are a few...

The WNBA Finals matchup has two star studded teams doing battle, and the league has to be thrilled with the way it turned out. The Phoenix Mercury and the Chicago Sky are in the middle of a best of...

The reigning NCAA Division I women’s soccer champions appear to be getting all of the perks associated with being on top. The Santa Clara Broncos, in a partnership with ChiliSleep, will presumably be...

Over and above the benefits sports provides on the field—-teamwork, persistence, discipline, among others—are other positives that make the experience a rewarding one. These end up looming larger...

We’re still in the infancy of the NIL era in college sports, but there have already been some very interesting developments across the country. One looming initial question about NIL related to the...

It’s common knowledge that the landscape of college sports has potentially changed forever with the allowance of student athletes to profit off of their name, image and likeness. Athletes in the...

In a game where physical strength really isn’t emphasized like it is in football and sometimes basketball, baseball still has certain areas where players can show off their powerful prowess. One of...

You’ve heard of the Lopez brothers in basketball, who starred for the Stanford Cardinal for two seasons from 2006-2008. Perhaps you also know the Pouncey twins (Mike and Maurkice), who were on the...

It’s always a great experience when individuals on the ground have a forum to express ideas, concerns, thoughts and achievements in an organization. The NCAA...

You may not have realized it, but we’re actually in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage month in the United States. The period of recognition for this important topic started on September 15th,...

When we tune into March Madness for the men and women’s NCAA basketball tournament, we’re used to the announcers and studio analysts playing up the host city of the Final Four. Will the number one...

The NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee has been busy recently, as they’ve announced decisions that will presumably reduce the wear and tear on female athletes at the pinnacle of...

While the NCAA has been a popular punching bag for many pundits, one of the most consistent criticisms it receives is its lack of ability to adjust. The organization as a whole is viewed as having...

If there’s a lightning rod pairing of topics that goes hand in hand in college sports, in the NCAA and money. At the center of the whirlwind for many decades was the matter surrounding college...

As many wise individuals have said over the years, it’s never a bad idea to follow the money. By following its trail, one can usually find who has ultimate power, discern where priorities lie, and...

The most publicized jumps in sports usually center around when high school athletes head directly into the professional ranks. However, St. Thomas’ athletic program is making quite the leap of its...

Any time anyone lives to be 102 years old, major props and a celebration are in order. When the birthday girl is Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt of Loyola Chicago March Madness fame, an all-out party of...

The University of Arizona basketball program has been among the most successful in the country over the past 35 years. The Wildcats made the NCAA Tournament every season from 1984-2009, and had some...

Changes are coming to the NCAA Division III cross country regional model that has been in place [https://www.miacathletics.com/general/2021-22/releases/20210723bxmnhm] for an estimated minimum of 40...

Although he didn’t have the success that Jim Calhoun experienced on the men’s basketball side, University of Connecticut men’s football coach Randy Edsall has been a fixture in Storrs for a...

With the impending retirement of current NCAA Field Hockey National Coordinator of Officials Steve Horgan, there was a pressing need to find his replacement soon. Tim Vaughan has been tabbed as the...

It’s been quite the year for international tennis star Naomi Osaka. She’s been in the news a lot, but most of it has nothing to do with her play on the court. She competed in the most recent Olympics...

The Baylor Lady Bears women’s basketball team made an emphatic statement last week. Don’t call us “Lady” Bears, they essentially said. From now on, they will be referred to as the Bears, which falls...

Most rebuilding NFL teams look to stock up on draft picks from players in powerhouse NCAA Division I FBS schools. It’s a well known fact that universities like Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson...

As the 2021-2022 NCAA Women’s soccer season enters its second full month of play, it’s a good time to take the temperature of which squads might be contenders, and which might be pretenders. The...

It’s one of the oldest clichés in sports, but it is often said that watching a game is a chance to witness something that has never been done before. Most contests have compelling game storylines,...

Networking events for professionals across the same industry can only be a good thing. New ideas and reminiscing of the way things used to be in the past take place and allow for individuals to gain...

Did you enjoy watching primetime gymnastics during the Tokyo Olympics this summer? If so, there’s more quality content where that came from. NCAA sports features talented gymnasts from all over the...

The 2021-2022 NCAA men’s basketball season will mark the end of an era in a little considered way. Art Hyland has been the secretary rules editor for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules committee for 11...

Last week, the NCAA unveiled a special list of female college athletes who are excelling on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. 154 of the nation’s brightest, most athletic and...

On September 2nd, six of the nation’s most accomplished collegiate water polo players will be up for the most coveted individual distinction in the sport. On the men’s side, the three finalists for...

It may not have been the main intended consequence, but the NCAA’s new policy on transfer players has created a bit of a free for all. Due to the circumstances surrounding the pandemic, the NCAA is...

College sports are full of dynasties fans can recite off the tip of their tongue. Alabama football. UCLA men’s basketball. Connecticut women’s basketball. Michigan men’s hockey. It might be time to...

In any walk of life, it’s not always easy to regain one’s bearings after the heat of a particularly demanding event. Now imagine being 18-22 years old, with dozens of reporters grabbing you shortly...

J.R. Smith had an extremely fun NBA career arc. Coming straight out of high school into the league ahead of the 2004-2005 season, and last playing with the Los Angeles Lakers championship team in the...

The top 15 players in the 2020 college basketball recruiting class all went to teams fans might expect. Duke, North Carolina, Gonzaga, Kentucky. A couple of prospects took their talents to the NBA G...

As the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma prepare to leave the Big 12, it seems like there might be no end to the exodus college sports programs will be involved with in the next decade....

While the athletic performance of Division I athletes is most commonly under the microscope, there’s a system in place to measure how well institutions are developing their players in the classroom...

Even though the University of Hartford announced their decision to leave Division I athletics in favor of Division III in May, their election to remove themselves from big time college athletics is...

Earlier this week, Carroll High School starting quarterback Quinn Ewers made a bold decision about his athletic...

It’s tough to quantify what school has the best college sports program in the country, but CBS Sports gave it their best shot this summer. With the help of a mathematical weighted formula...

Gymnastics have certainly been at the forefront of sports consciousness in the past couple of weeks with the Olympics going on. The American public, as well as spectators from across the globe have...

While it does seem like there are brighter days ahead for collegiate sports and the prospects for improved global health in general, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a significant part of how...

“Whatever it takes to get the call right”. That’s usually the initial sentiment about video replay and its involvement in sports. Throughout the course of the past two decades, we’ve seen action on...

We’ve seen some promising NBA hopeful prospects take a few roads less traveled in the last decade or so, as an alternative to big time college basketball. Brandon Jennings decided to forgo playing...

If there’s one aspect to take away from Errin Joe’s sit-down with GMTM’s Torrian Wilson, it’s that he absolutely loves the game of football. His life has been devoted to being involved with the game...

We see it all the time in football—college coaches with innovative offensive minds or longstanding track records as leaders of young men making the leap into the NFL. It’s a little less publicized,...

We know LeBron James today as a few things. He’s the reliable, supremely experienced leader of the Los Angeles Lakers, who takes incredible care of his body and does not subscribe to the “load...

Just a few weeks ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put the finishing touches on an incredible team win against the Green Bay Packers at historic Lambeau Field. The energy on the field was palpable, as...

For every one of the players participating in Super Bowl LV on February 7th, it will be the culmination of a dream that took at least two decades to achieve. The vision would have started at a local...

Georgia Tech offensive line coach Errin Joe stopped by GMTM's Crafting Lineman show recently to talk about some of the consistent trends he’s noticed with young linemen in the high school and college...

Basketball fans thirty years of age or older remember the way the game used to be played. The point guard would methodically bring the ball down the court, pass it off to a forward who was beyond the...

Sometimes in life, there are good problems to have. Imagine being so talented that in the course of a month, you're able to say you made a three pointer in the final minutes to win an important road...

Hearing the roar of the crowd after throwing a game winning touchdown pass, sinking a buzzer beating three pointer, or hitting a walk off home run are some of the best sensory feelings in sports. But...

As the Miami Dolphins season has recently come to an end with a 56-26 defeat at the hands of the Buffalo Bills, fans and evaluators have a natural break to take a step back and review QB Tua...

There are many versions of the classic “Would You Rather” game out there in the world, but the real life dilemma of deciding between whether to walk on at an athletic program at a bigger school, or...

Have you ever watched a Big 10 basketball tournament game and wondered, how does CBS’ Tracy Wolfson go about getting permission to get close to the Michigan State Spartans and Wisconsin Badgers’...

You’ve got ten other guys looking at you in the huddle at all times. It doesn’t matter whether you’re up ten points and just threw a 70-yard bomb, or down by three touchdowns, coming off a pick-six....

There are certain moments in sports that reach fans and society differently. Where were you when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier? What were you doing when Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in...

There are offensive line prospects, and then there are the special guys who make other large players look like they’re in Pop Warner. Offensive tackle Lucas Ballinger, a junior at Manchester High...

If you asked former Super Bowl winning quarterback Trent Dilfer where he would want to be in life after his playing days, his answer would be right where he is now—leading the Lipscomb Academy...

Whether you’re Joe Burrow, who was selected first overall in the NFL Draft, or a 12-year-old with a rocket arm playing in a flag football league, the basic mechanics of playing the quarterback...

They say timing is everything, and if you asked offensive line coach Torrian Wilson, many NFL teams don’t always put in the necessary time to develop their offensive linemen at the highest level of...