Rivals Network Recap May 9-May 15
A look at the top stories and features from around the Rivals.com network. The sports betting markets are starting to prepare for the 2021 college football season, and there were several key personnel changes across college athletics in the last week.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPORTS BETTING
The sports betting markets are starting to develop their lines for the upcoming college football season. There were several stories this week analyzing which teams are expected to contend for conference championships and which players are early favorites for the Heisman Trophy.
CANESPORT: Analyzing Power Five conference championship odds
BUCKEYE GROVE: Ohio State QB CJ Stroud a surprise early Heisman contender
BLUE WHITE ILLUSTRATED: Drilling down on the Big Ten Conference odds
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COLLEGE ATHLETICS PERSONNEL CHANGES
From a new conference commissioner to an NCAA tournament legend returning to the college ranks and an NBA assistant leaving to take over a Pac-12 program, there were several news items of note regarding key personnel changes around college athletics this week.
GOAZCATS: Pac-12 tabs MGM exec as new commissioner
WILDCAT REPORT: Northwestern's A.D. hiring process doomed from the start
TROJANSPORTS.COM: USC hires NBA assistant as new women's head coach
HAWG BEAT: NCAA tourney legend Keith Smart coming back to college ranks
THE WOLVERINE: Michigan plucks Kentucky assistant to fill defensive role
CATS ILLUSTRATED: What's next for Kentucky after losing Steven Clinkscale
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COLLEGE BASEBALL
The college baseball regular season is starting to wind down, setting the stage for conference championships and, ultimately, the College World Series, which heads back to Omaha next month.
HAWG BEAT: Rivals Baseball Composite Poll May 11
HAWKEYE REPORT: Assessing a tight Big Ten race
GATORS TERRITORY: SEC race remains close with two weeks left
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S PAST MEETS THE PRESENT
It appears Tim Tebow's football-playing days are not over, and the former Florida Gator is about to be re-united with his old coach, while a former Urban Meyer rival is facing a make-or-break season in the Big Ten.
GATORS TERRITORY: Tim Tebow is signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars
THE WOLVERINE: A look at Big Ten standings since Jim Harbaugh took over