With fall football practices beginning in the SEC, expectations and previews are being set. Mitch Light, a former sideline reporter for the Vanderbilt Commodores and now college football editor for The Athletic stopped by the Sports Scene with Steve Russell showto talk Vanderbilt football. Vanderbilt is coming off a 3-9 …

David Eckstein is a former walk-on infielder for the Florida Gators who went on to play 10 seasons of Major League Baseball for five different teams. He is a two-time World Series champion and is still involved with the league, today. He is now a “Special Assistant” in the Pittsburgh …

Is it too early to look at next year’s draft class in the 2021 NFL draft? Mel Kiper Jr. believes it is never too early. With 12 quarterbacks drafted this year, it makes it hard to predict which teams will need a quarterback for next year. But as we saw in …

Matt Rhule, the turnaround head coach. Rhule has been the Carolina Panthers head coach for over four months and is already making splashes. Backfield security and new coach signings are just the beginning for Rhule turning the Panthers around. This is not new to Rhule, though. He has been able …

Wisconsin University has taken a realistic approach and decided not to seek waivers for seniors in spring sports. In March, the NCAA granted an extension on student-athletes eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic. Scholarship adjustments were made as well so the teams can carry this many players. Yet, Wisconsin decided …

Iowa State is scrambling from what is already lost and what could be lost. The 15-year Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard plans to cut coaches’ salaries. To avoid layoffs, budget cuts are being made. Pollard explained his reasoning and the specifics of the cuts in his letter to Iowa …

Fred ‘Curly’ Neal, a once-great dribbling sensation for the Harlem Globetrotters, died on Thursday morning at his home in Houston at the age of 77. Ironically nicknamed Curly, Neal was a bald but flashy basketball player for the Globetrotters. Between 1963 and 1985, Curly was one of the most popular …

It was only a matter of time, but Stefon Diggs has been traded from the Minnesota Vikings to the Buffalo Bills. The Bills acquired the Vikings’ receiver and a 2020 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2020 first-round pick (22nd overall), a 2020 fifth-round pick, a 2020 sixth-round pick and …

It is official. As a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the NCAA announced on Thursday that all its winter and spring championships have been cancelled. This includes the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Truly devastating news for the country. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has been held every year …

Former Florida Gator Howie Roseman is looking ahead to the 2020 NFL season as the executive vice president/general manager for the Philadelphia Eagles. This is his 21st season with Philadelphia. He was hired as the general manager in 2010. In 2017, he built a Super Bowl winning team, which earned …