-A Sportz Nation Special Report 🏁 Rebuilding—it has to start somewhere. Some franchises are set up like they cheated the system: one pick in the draft, and suddenly the next decade looks wide open. Other teams haven't been so lucky and are still searching, clinging to a “maybe” prospect and hoping their timeline finally reaches the promised land. And then there’s the middle: teams with a real threat in place, but he doesn't have enough help or hasn't developed yet to be the

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 2/2/2026 Alexander Volkanovski vs WINNER of Lerone Murphy vs Mosvar Evloev Photo by Jeff Bottari/ Zuffa LLC Matt Hylen After watching his post-fight octagon interview, it seemed to me that Volkanovski assumed that he would face the winner of a potential title eliminator between Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy. He was right to assume that, as a title eliminator between the two was announced on Monday afternoon. Whoever the winner

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 1/31/2026 Risers Quarterbacks Garrett Nussmeier LSU Photo by Butch Dill/ Associated Press Nussmeier was one of the top QBs of the class heading into the season but has since moved down to about a 2nd round prospect after a mediocre and injured 2025 season. Coming into the Senior Bowl, Nussmeier needed to show veteran-like leadership on the field and all-around leadership on the field and that's exactly what he did. Nussmeier was clearly the best

SATURDAY: 13 BYU vs 14 KANSAS Photo by Colin E. Braley/AP Photo On Saturday afternoon, the Kansas Jayhawks played their 1,000th game at the iconic Allen Fieldhouse. This game was headlined by two NBA lottery picks facing off in Kansas’ Darryn Peterson and BYU’s AJ Dybantsa.   All five of the Kansas starters finished with double figures as the Jayhawks defeated the Cougars, 90-82 in a packed Allen Fieldhouse. In the first half, it was all Jayhawks. Halfway through the first h