Kris Hughes
College Football Network Manager
Kris Hughes is the College Football Network Manager for Rant Sports and the host of Rant Sports Radio. Kris has been published on FoxSports.com, AtAriSports.com, MSN.com, HuffingtonPost.com, CNNSI.com, and Yardbarker.com and is a member of the Football Writers Association of America.
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Rant Sports 100 in 100 College Football Previews: No. 59 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
With less than two months until the college football season, Rant Sports features the No. 59 team on our 100 in 100 college football preview series, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Coming off an 8-5 finish in 2011, Bill Blankenship‘s squad returns a total of 13 starters, but faces a much improved Conference USA and non-conference [...]
TweetArkansas Football Coach John L. Smith to Declare Bankruptcy
Needless to say, the University of Arkansas has had its share of issues in the past few months with the Bobby Petrino scandal and the fallout which resulted from it. In hiring former assistant coach John L. Smith, it appears there is another coach in Fayetteville with personal baggage in tow. According to buzz around [...]
TweetCollege Football Recruiting: Pittsburgh Signs Kicker With Unfortunate Name
The Pittsburgh Panthers earned a commitment from a kicker this afternoon. On most days, especially in the dog days of summer and college football recruiting, this would nary turn a head. When the kicker’s name is Chris Blewitt, however, things are a little different. I know, I know, the young man can’t help his last [...]
TweetACC, Orange Bowl Agree on 12-Year Partnership Extension
With the pending move to the college football playoff system in 2014, the major college football conferences are making moves to solidify their long-term futures with bowl games, and position themselves to host semi-final games down the road. Today, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has announced a 12-year partnership extension with the Discover Orange Bowl [...]
TweetRant Sports 100 in 100 College Football Previews: No. 64 Syracuse Orange
With the college football right around the corner, today we preview the No. 64 team on our Rant Sports 100 in 100 college football preview series, the Syracuse Orange. After a 5-7 finish in 2011, Doug Marrone’s Orange have plenty of work to do in 2012, but may have just the pieces to do it [...]
TweetStanford RB Tyler Gaffney To Forgo Final Year of Eligibility
Stanford Cardinal running back Tyler Gaffney will forgo his final year of football eligibility to pursue a career in professional baseball. Gaffney was second on the team in rushing in 2011– to senior Stepfan Taylor– with 449 yards and 10 touchdowns and promised to be an integral part of David Shaw‘s offensive scheme this fall. [...]
TweetNBA Rumors: Brandon Bass Has Offers from Six Teams
Boston Celtics reserve forward Brandon Bass made quite a name for himself this spring by playing with consistency off the bench, primarily through hard-nosed defense and opportunistic offense. One of the more interesting NBA rumors of the day involves the former Dallas Mavericks and Orlando Magic reserve. Buzz has surfaced Bass has received offers from [...]
TweetNBA Rumors: Portland Trailblazers Offer Roy Hibbert Max Deal
One of the more interesting NBA rumors of the day so far is that the Portland Trailblazers have offered Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert a maximum deal of four-years and $58 million. Given that Hibbert is one of the true back-to-basket centers in the NBA, this offer makes plenty of sense for a Trailblazers team [...]
TweetNBA Rumors: Deron Williams and Jason Kidd Are Free-Agent Package Deal?
One of the more interesting recent NBA rumors is that one of the most highly sought-after free agents of the summer, point guard Deron Williams, and NBA legend Jason Kidd could be a package deal. Williams is set to meet with his two primary suitors, the Dallas Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets this coming Monday, and [...]
TweetFriday Fun Poll: Which Tom Cruise Sports Movie Was the Best?
Tom Cruise is in the news this afternoon as it has been reported that his five-year marriage to actress Katie Holmes is drawing to an end. The actor has a well-known love for sports, and over the course of his 30-year film carer has played several roles related to the sports worlds as an agent, [...]
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