Mike Krzyzewski remembers John Feinstein as ‘one of the best writers for sports of all time’
"You don't become polarizing if you're mediocre."
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Tennessee AD offers ‘correction’ to Pete Thamel’s reporting on Nebraska series cancellation
"Correction: Tennessee is not canceling this series. Nebraska did."
NCAA engages media partners as tournament expansion talks heat up
A decision could potentially come in the next few months.
NCAA official refutes report Charlie Baker considering U.S. Senate bid in 2026
"He’s clearly not running for any political office and is solely focused on the future of college sports."
ESPN, Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports and more all offered poor credit to Jeff Lightsy Jr. on DeSean Jackson news
Pete Thamel’s ‘agreed to a new deal’ language is a much-needed admission
"...This is what's happening on a fundamental level, so might as well lay it out that way"
Nick Saban got one over on Stanford Steve with hilarious Cal-Stanford quip
"My sources today didn't have Nick Saban questioning Stanford Steve's love life."
Pete Thamel posts, immediately deletes big commitment news
Moore is set to make his announcement Thursday evening.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel roasted for ‘Can private equity help untangle the mess of college sports?’ story
The way Pete Thamel promoted a story on private equity in college sports drew a lot of blowback.
Just like Pete Thamel, we all have a ‘friend’ like Desmond Howard
Desmond Howard tells GameDay colleague Pete Thamel ‘Put your big boy pants on’ for not being in crowd after threats
Analyzing ESPN’s report on an unfinished Big Ten TV deal, Kevin Warren criticisms, and the conference having to ‘pay back’ Fox and NBC
According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, ex-Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren gave the 2026 conference championship game to NBC "without full authority to do so." Warren's deal with NBC also created a divide between the network and top schools over late-November night games.
Broadcasting was much harder than FAU’s Tom Herman thought: ‘It gave me a newfound appreciation for what those guys do.’
"It was a bit daunting, to be honest with you.”
Lee Corso, Ian Eagle, Bill Plaschke, Ken Rosenthal, Pete Thamel among those honored by NSMA
Plenty of notable names will be honored.
ESPN is set to hire Pete Thamel from Yahoo in a college football insider role
This should increase the percentage of college football news that ESPN breaks, but by how much?
This Week In Hot Takes: Jonathan Allen: Bryce Harper’s “grotesque behavior” “was worse than what goes on in the Capitol”
"Harper hit .211 in 19 post-season games, striking out 23 times in 76 at-bats and compiling an .801 OPS. He was often on the DL, from which he tweet-praised a pitcher who was no-hitting Nats. His grotesque behavior on the field was worse than what goes on in the Capitol."
Yahoo Sports hires former SI writer Pete Thamel, continuing college sports media musical chairs
It's getting hard to keep track of which college sports writer works for whom.
