Ralph Russo

“There’s value to that.” Andrew Luck shares a lot of wisdom and has some great perspective about youth sports, development and the benefits of running the 300-meter hurdles and coming in last. #TheAudible m.youtube.com/shorts/xnKrJ...

31 and OH

A White House roundtable spent nearly two hours discussing the future of college athletics on Friday afternoon. Topics included: ◽ Future of the SCORE Act ◽ Trump’s frustration and (another) Executive Order ◽ History of court decisions impacting college sports

From @theathletic.com: Lou Holtz, a ubiquitous college football coaching voice, has died at the age of 89. In his 34 seasons as a head coach, he will be remembered as the man who returned Notre Dame to college football’s summit. nyti.ms/46JSxgS

New Audible: Who Will Be Coaching Your Team in 2030?Stew & I discuss @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social predictions for who’ll be the head coach of every Power 4 program 5 years from now. Plus, my stories from the Combine: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OuKx...

This is a really sound foundation.

Our @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social predicted who will be the head coach at every Power 4 team in 2030. As fun as I hoped it'd be! www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

Anybody else not love that timeout Painter called at the end there?

Bezos foolishness is our gain. Proud to work for a company that values talent and allows it to create. www.axios.com/2026/02/26/a...

Womp womp.

RIP Rondale Moore, an undeniable college football player at 5-7, 180 pounds. Awful news.

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Wes Rucker loved his work in an industry that never pays enough for a respectable life. Now he's gone, and he's left a young family behind. Anything you can spare to help is the grace they need: www.gofundme.com/f/support-te...

New Audible: Dane Brugler joins @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social & I as we talk about the 2026 draft heading into next week’s NFL Combine, digging into the thorny issue of talking about character concerns; Fernando Mendoza’s rise; & what could be a loaded 2027 QB crop: m.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ8O...

Play all hockey 3 on 3.

tremendous

Here’s @TheAthletic’s story on Mike Macdonald and the Seahawks hiring his old colleague from their Ravens days NIU head coach Thomas Hammock as running backs coach. Reporting with @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

Rough game for Richard Brodeur in the net. Expected more from Stan Smyl.

It looks like the U.S. hockey team is playing the 1985 Vancouver Canucks.

Our writers weighed in on the hardest jobs, from Manchester United to the USWNT via Ferrari team principal (among others). Read the article for the full list, as well as cast your own vote to let us know what coaching job you’d deem the hardest. www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...

Source: The MAC will add Sacramento State as a football-only member for 2026, @TheAthletic.com has confirmed. A huge entrance fee and a cross-country league in the latest bit of conference realignment. Yahoo first reported. www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

New Audible: Buy/Sell/Hold Revisited: @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social grades Stew & my predictions for the Big 12 + Notre Dame. Plus, we answer your mailbag questions: m.youtube.com/watch?v=6DYH...

Free story on the Trinidad Chamliss ruling and what it means: www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

NEWS: Alabama men’s basketball player Charles Bediako can no longer play college basketball, a judge ruled Monday. Bediako previously played for Alabama from 2021 to 2023 and spent most of the past three seasons competing in the G League.

2040 Fresno State coach Sam Darnold.

Source: North Dakota State is in discussions to join the Mountain West as a football-only member this upcoming season, @theathletic.com has confirmed. Not a done deal, but deep conversations. Yahoo first reported. Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

That time of year.

New Audible: @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social grades Stew & my preseason ACC Buy/Sell/Hold predictions; plus is Miami primed to be a national title contender again? Is VaTech ready to make a big move up? Can FSU bounce back? www.youtube.com/watch?v=slNu...

Thanks. And sorry for disrespecting the Wolfpack.

The SEC is college sports' first billion-dollar conference. (Or at least the first to announce it.) www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

NEWS: The NCAA has denied Ole Miss’ appeal for a sixth year of eligibility for Trinidad Chambliss. The QB’s future now is in the hands of a Mississippi court. More details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

Reserve Best in Show. Robbed by that Doberman.

Think I’m all in on this Chesapeake Bay Retriever for best in show.

New Audible: @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social grades Stew & my SEC Buy/Sell/Hold picks and look ahead to next season as we dig into what went wrong at LSU, Tenn & Bama and more. Plus Cooper Manning joins me to talk abt Arch’s fascinating first season as Texas’ starting QB: m.youtube.com/watch?v=aIBm...

I need to find out who this player is because he’s now my favorite player.

James Harden with Hall of Fame-level commitment to the bit.

Reminds me of one of my fave subsets of Twitter. Rage against the Machine fans who come to the shocking realization they are part of the machine that’s being raged against.

To update: The CSC investigation at LSU isn’t related to football. www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

Incredible match. Amazing close out by Alcaraz.

New Audible: @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social grades me & Stew for our preseason Big Ten Buy/Sell/Hold assessments, and we look ahead to 2026. We also discuss Matt Rhule's Groundhog Day at Nebraska; the Gary Patterson fit at USC & is Minnesota primed to make the CFP? m.youtube.com/watch?v=gTk1...

What a great chart.

We had some fun on the latest edition of The Audible revisiting our best--and worst predictions of the 2025 season: www.youtube.com/shorts/MAu8Y...

Good episode to watch on YouTube because I couldn’t get my camera to work.

New Audible: Lots of off-field stuff to dig into—Dabo going scorched earth on Ole Miss and Pete Golding; @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social & Stewgo all in on the Alabama basketball situation that also has football implications + our best/worst takes of the season: m.youtube.com/watch?v=x3sZ...

College football possessions per game totals have been shrinking over the last decade due tempo preferences downshifting, plays per drive increasing with improved offensive efficiency, and game/play clock rule changes. FBS games averaged 23.9 possessions per game in 2025. bcftoys.com/possessions

Darnold in the Super Bowl for Jets fans is like running into an ex who got really into Pilates and promoted to VP after you broke it off.

Think Zach had a lot to do with his own downfall, but yeah it’s not great.

Tariq Woolen with an all-time bad sequence. Like, what are you doing?