Weekly Roundup from Around the Sports Illustrated Network (July 26)
As July winds down, and we get closer — hopefully — to college games getting started, it's time to start looking beyond West Lafayette as well. Here's some of the best stuff from around the various Sports Illustrated entities during the past week.
From the Big Ten to the SEC, ACC and Big 12, be sure to check out some of these articles from the past week that were submitted by the sites' publishers.
We will start nationally with the main Sports Illustrated brand, then go around the Big Ten Conference and continue to branch out from there. (Special thanks to our Sports Illustrated Wisconsin publisher Jake Kokorowski for putting it all together.)
Sports Illustrated
The SI national team continues to publish their outstanding college-based content:
- Ross Dellenger: Michigan State the Latest and Most Significant Victim of College Football's Biggest Obstacle: Contact Tracing's 14-Day Quarantine
- Chantel Jennings for SI Daily Cover: 'I Noticed Which Coaches Came Out and Said Something'
- Pat Forde (video): SI Insider: The Calm Before the Storm for College Football
SI All-American
From Sports Illustrated director of football recruiting John Garcia, Jr. and the SI All-American staff:
- Surprising Decisions in the 2021 Recruiting Class
- SI All-American: Ranking the 10 QBs in the Class of 2021
- Offensive Tackle Prospects on the Verge of Crashing SI All-American's Top 10 Rankings
- SI All-American: Ranking the 10 Offensive Tackles in the Class of 2021
Big Ten
Did you miss our SI publishers preseason All-Big Ten team, or the roundtable series from those publishers/writers who cover the conference? We got you covered here:
- Sports Illustrated Publishers' 2020 Preseason All-Big Ten Team
- Sports Illustrated Publishers Roundtable: 'X-Factors' for Big Ten Teams
Indiana
From Tom Brew and Dylan Wallace at Hoosiers Now:
- Archie Miller Speaks: 'Great Feeling to See the Players Again'
- Indiana Prep Legend Luke Brown Commits to Stetson
- Indiana Football Pauses Voluntary Workouts After Six Positive COVID-19 Tests
- Jordan Grier Commits to Indiana
Illinois
From Illini Now's Matthew Stevens:
- Two Veteran Skill Players & A Senior OL Leave Illini Football Program
- 2021 3-Star OG Zachary Barlev Flips From Bowling Green To Illinois In One Day
- Tyler Underwood To Return To Illini For Sixth Season
Iowa
Maryland
From AllTerrapins.com:
- Breaking: Florida Safety Corey Coley Commits to Maryland
- NFL Undrafted Rookies Hurt by NFL's Reduced Roster Limit for Training Camp
- Melo Trimble Reflects on Decision To Not Enter NBA Draft Following Freshman Season
- Maryland Working to Flip Big Ten Commit
- Maryland Announces Three New COVID-19 Cases, Football Workouts Resume
- Maryland Adds ACC Transfer to 2020 Roster
- Former Maryland star joins Juan Dixon as coach at Coppin State
Michigan State
From Spartan Nation:
- Michigan State’s Jordan Reid Speaks out about CFB this Fall
- Michigan State Football: All Members of Team Will Quarantine
Penn State
From AllPennState.com's Mark Wogenrich:
- 'I Think I'm Developing a Penn State Story'
- Penn State Athlete Tests Positive for COVID-19
- Meet Judge Culpepper, Penn State's Most Interesting Man in the World
Wisconsin
From AllBadgers.com's Jake Kokorowski: .
- 20 on '20: David Pfaff on Wisconsin's Defensive Line
- Catching Up with Wisconsin QB Commit Deacon Hill
- 2022 Lineman Billy Schrauth on Recruiting Process, Wisconsin
From Around the Nation
Clemson
From AllClemson.com:
Duke
From Blue Devil Country:
- Peach Bowl CEO Gary Stokan on CFB Kickoff Games: Our Contingencies Have Contingencies
- Peach Bowl CEO Gary Stokan on Planning the Chick fil-A Kickoff Games: Part 2 "We're Last to Know"
LSU
From LSU Country's Glen West:
N.C. State
From AllWolfpack.com's Brett Friedlander:
- Former State Star Leslie Makes Long-Awaited WNBA Debut
- SI All-American Rates McLaughlin to State Among Most Surprising 2021 Recruiting Decisions
- ACC Leaning Toward 10-Plus-One Schedule, Delayed Start
Oklahoma
From AllSooners.com:
- Lincoln Riley Is Feeling Like A Villain
- In Memoriam: Former Sooners Recall John Blake as 'Real,' a 'Great Man,' a 'Man of Faith' and a 'Gifted' Recruiter Who Helped Build OU's 2000 Title Team
Ole Miss
From The Grove Report: