Thirty schools have won men’s NCAA Championship titles, including 15 multi-time winners. That begs the question: Who has the most?
National champions have been crowned in men’s collegiate golf dating back to 1897.
The Intercollegiate Golf Association, which was later re-named as the National Intercollegiate Golf Association, sponsored the season-end tournament from 1897-1938.
In that time frame, Yale dominated, earning 20 NIGA titles from 1897-1936, including nine consecutive from 1905-1913. The Bulldogs’ lone NCAA Championship came in 1943. Ivy League-rival Princeton has 11 NIGA titles of their own, dominating the 1920s. They as well have just one NCAA title (1940). Harvard also won six in seven years from 1898-1904, and Michigan won consecutive titles in 1934-35.
For the last 81 years, starting in 1939, the NCAA has assumed responsibility. Thirty schools have won NCAA titles, including 15 multi-time winners. That begs the question: Who has the most?
Notable past players: Fuzzy Zoeller, Fred Couples, Steve Elkington, Bruce Lietzke, John Mahaffey, Bill Rogers, Blaine McCallister, Billy Ray Brown and Jim Nantz (yes, that Jim Nantz).
The first dynasty in the NCAA era, Houston won each of its 16 titles in a 29-year period, but has yet to win in the last 35 years.
The details from this longstanding grudge are pretty wacky.
Richard Sherman still hates Jim Harbaugh. It seems Sherman will always hate Harbuagh. The San Francisco 49ers cornerback didn’t mind discussing the grudge. And the story, while not necessarily new, is pretty epic.
“There is nothing to mend,” Sherman told The Mercury News this week. “The bridge was burned down, torn down and built another bridge at another place. But the bridge in this particular relationship will never be rebuilt. I don’t think he is interested in it, and I’m not interested in it.”
Back when Sherman and Harbaugh were at Stanford, they began to get into arguments. At the time, Sherman was a star on and off the field. While excelling in school work as a double major in communications and classics, Sherman was also playing well as one of the team’s receivers. He would later move to his current position, cornerback. That move came after the peak of Sherman and Harbaugh’s beef. Harbaugh blamed Sherman for quitting on the team in 2008, and the coach suggested the star should transfer. Instead, Sherman elected to stay at Stanford, where he was getting an amazing education, something he valued after growing up in Compton, California.
Harbaugh and Sherman agreed to stipulations to keep the student-athlete with the Cardinal. To distance himself from his coach, Sherman elected to move to defense, where he worked his way up the depth chart as a cornerback and earned a starting role.
Having played in the offense, Sherman had a significant advantage during practices for the Cardinal. He made sure the whole defense benefited from his knowledge, per The Mercury News:
“Having been a receiver, Sherman knew what the offense was going to do by the way it lined up. So, he would yell out the formations and splits during practice to aggravate Harbaugh, Lynn said.”
It’s fair to wonder whether Sherman might be a star NFL receiver — and not a star cornerback — if not for his grudge with Harbaugh.
One of the top cornerback prospects in college football is putting off the pros for another season in school.
Stanford’s Paulson Adebo is returning to the Cardinal for his senior year. The announcement was made on the football program’s official website.
Already a two-time first-team all-conference pick, Adebo was widely regarded as a potential first-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft class. Instead, he’ll return for another year at the college level, where he’s likely to be among the top candidates to be the first cornerback selected in the 2020 draft.
A Heisman reflection on the Wisconsin Badgers and Stanford Cardinal.
The Wisconsin Badgers and the Stanford Cardinal played each other on the first day of the new millennium and century. Little did each school know that in the ensuing 20 years of college football, the 21st century would unite the two schools… in a way they didn’t want or hope for. What am I talking about? I am talking about the reality that if there are two FBS college football schools which have received the short end of the stick in Heisman Trophy voting this century, Wisconsin and Stanford top the list.
Am I wrong? I try to say things which aren’t wrong. Let’s look at the files, though, to make sure.
Texas watched Vince Young get snubbed in favor of Reggie Bush in 2005. You could certainly argue that VY was wronged, and he obviously played like a man intent on proving everyone wrong in the 2006 Rose Bowl. Yet, that’s the only Texas snub this century. Colt McCoy did not deserve the Heisman in the years when he excelled. Ndamukong Suh was more deserving (and got snubbed) in 2009 when Mark Ingram of Alabama won the award.
Yes, Pittsburgh got snubbed in 2003 when Larry Fitzgerald lost to Jason White of Oklahoma. However, that was one snub. Pitt hasn’t had a second or third snub to deal with.
Florida’s Rex Grossman got snubbed in 2001, in favor of Eric Crouch of Nebraska, but Tim Tebow won the Heisman for the Gators six years later, in 2007.
Florida State, Nebraska, USC, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Florida, Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, Texas A&M, Oregon, and Louisville have won Heismans this century, with LSU about to join the list thanks to Joe Burrow. None of them can claim the worst luck among FBS schools this century in the Heisman process. One could reasonably make a distinction between Group of Five schools — such as Navy, which deserved to have Keenan Reynolds at the 2015 ceremony as a finalist — and Power Five schools, simply because the two sets of schools live in different contexts.
Fine. Among Power Five schools, Wisconsin and Stanford have had the worst luck in the Heisman spotlight this century, and more precisely, over the past 10 years.
In 2009, Toby Gerhart of Stanford finished second to Mark Ingram. In 2011, Andrew Luck finished second to Robert Griffin, while Montee Ball finished fourth, behind Trent Richardson, in a year when Wisconsin’s offense was MILLIONS of degrees better than Alabama’s very limited offense (you know, the offense which scored just six points against LSU in overtime that year). Russell Wilson finished ninth in Heisman voting in 2011, failing to get an invitation to New York.
In 2014, Melvin Gordon finished behind Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, despite 2,587 rushing yards and 29 rushing touchdowns and an average of 7.5 yards per carry.
In 2015, Christian McCaffrey finished behind Alabama’s Derrick Henry, despite one of the most dynamic seasons in college football history as a runner, a receiver, and a kick returner. Henry continued Alabama’s run of Heisman luck, getting rewarded not only for being on a national title contender, but for rolling up big yards late in games Alabama had already won, when opposing defenses ran out of gas and crumbled against the Crimson Tide’s overwhelming physical strength.
In 2017, Bryce Love gave Stanford a FOURTH second-place finish in a span of nine seasons, finishing behind Baker Mayfield. Jonathan Taylor rushed for 1,977 yards as a freshman but did not get a ticket to the Downtown Athletic Club.
In 2018 and 2019, Taylor continued to produce at an elite level, but not enough to get an invitation to the Big Apple in December.
Stanford and Wisconsin played on the first day of the year 2000, and have subsequently watched this century dump a bucket of bad luck on their programs every Heisman year. It’s unfortunate, and yet it is impossible to ignore in the larger workings of Heisman Trophy history.
Stanford will be done for the year following Saturday, failing to go to a bowl game for the first time since 2008 which was Jim Harbaugh’s second year with the Cardinal.
Two teams headed in opposite directions will meet late Saturday afternoon in California as 4-7 Stanford plays host to No. 16 Notre Dame.
A win would give Notre Dame their third straight 10-win season, something they haven’t accomplished three seasons in a row since between 1991 and 1993.
Stanford will be done for the year following Saturday, failing to go to a bowl game for the first time since 2008 which was Jim Harbaugh’s second year with the Cardinal.
Notre Dame has not won at Stanford since 2007 while Brian Kelly is 0-5 all-time in Palo Alto, California. Despite that Notre Dame is a huge favorite against the struggling Cardinal on Saturday, currently sitting as a 16.5 point road-favorite.
Notre Dame marched to victory over Stanford last year 38-17 but has not won comfortably at Stanford since 2003 when a 57-7 win led by Tyrone Willingham finished Notre Dame’s 5-7 campaign.
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Oklahoma (5-1) drops their first game of the season, losing to Stanford (7-0), 73 to 54.
Oklahoma (5-1) drops their first game of the season, losing to Stanford (7-0), 73 to 54.
Here is what went wrong, allowing the Sooners to lose.
SLOW START
Yet again, Oklahoma started slow, but this time it costed them the game. The Sooners had to wait nearly six minutes to get their first bucket of the game before Austin Reaves finally got them on the board.
For those of you standing at home, you may finally take a seat.#Sooners finally score with 14:23 left in the first half.
Oklahoma did a wonderful job from that point on to halftime, cutting the lead to nine before allowing the lead to balloon to 13 at the break.
POOR EFFORT DEFENSIVELY
Being behind the eight ball from the get go did not help, but the Sooners had a poor defensive performance against the Cardinal.
Allowing Stanford to shoot 10 of 25 from behind the arc, the Sooners were lit up from downtown once again.
Oklahoma was also taken to school as they were out rebounded 51-32. The extra possessions for the Cardinal were taken advantage of, allowing the lead to swell and keep the Sooners out of the game.
WHAT ARE THREE POINTERS?
Being a jump shot team only works when the lids retaken off the baskets. Oklahoma shot four of seventeen from deep, shooting themselves out ever having a shot at a comeback.
Moving forward, Sooners like De’Vion Harmon and Jamal Bieniemy are going to have to makes shots when they shoot to allow more room on the floor for volume scorers like Reaves, Brady Manek and Kristian Doolittle.
Oklahoma will have a quick turnaround, playing Missouri (4-2) tomorrow to close out the Hall of Fame Classic. Broadcast details have yet to be released.
Two undefeated’s clash in Kansas City, MO. tonight as Oklahoma (5-0) takes on Stanford (6-0) in the second half of the Hall of Fame Classic.
Two undefeated’s clash in Kansas City, Missouri tonight as Oklahoma (5-0) takes on Stanford (6-0) in the second half of the Hall of Fame Classic.
The Sooners and Cardinal meet for just fourth time in program history, with tonight’s matchup being the first meeting since the 1997 NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma is looking for their second win against Stanford, the first coming in 1951 which was also in Kansas City.
All-time, the Sooners are 7-1 against PAC-12 opponents under Lon Kruger’s tutor-ledge.
The Cardinal and Sooners share four common opponents this season with both schools defeating William & Mary and Maryland Eastern Shore as part of the Hall of Fame Classic. Oklahoma has already beat PAC-12 foe, Oregon State this season, 77-69. Stanford will host Kansas on Dec. 29.
Here’s everything you need to know about Oklahoma’s game against Stanford.
WHERE: Kansas City, Mo.
WHEN: 8:30p.m. CT
HOW TO WATCH: ESPN2
HOW TO LISTEN: Sooner Sports Radio Network—KOKC AM 1520 and KRXO 107.7 FM in OKC, KMOD FM 97.5 and KTBZ AM 1430 in Tulsa (click here for more options if not in either of those markets)
Junior golfers signed their National Letters of Intent earlier this week and there were some clear winners across the country.
The pens have been put to paper and college golf’s Class of 2020 is officially starting to take shape.
Junior golfers around the country were finally able to sign and send their National Letters of Intent to the school of their choice on Wednesday, taking the next step in their careers as student-athletes.
After taking some time to break down and analyze both the men’s and women’s signings, there was a clear winner to the day and plenty of other storylines to follow before the players get to campus next fall.
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better class in 2020 than the group Cardinal coach Conrad Ray recruited to The Farm. Stanford signed three of the top 10 players in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings for 2020: No. 2 Karl Vilips, No. 6 Jake Beber-Frankel and No. 9 Michael Thorbjornsen.
“Depth is the name of the game,” Ray said of his team. “The lineup is wide open with those three guys, I think all three can come in and play right away based off what they’ve done, but you never know until they get on campus.”
Jake Beber-Frankel shakes hands with a spectator after the second round of the 2019 Boys Junior PGA Championship. (Photo: Hailey Garrett/PGA of America)
Ray called Vilips an “alpha dog” and said Thorbjornsen has “those days where you’re just like ‘holy mackerel this guy’s a freak.’” Beber-Frankel is “every bit as talented” as the others, but plays with panache and flair that pairs well with his impressive hair.
Ray didn’t want to make comparisons to other 2020 recruiting classes, but he did say 2020 is the best class the Cardinal have had in quite some time.
Florida men get better with youth
Head coach JC Deacon has something special cooking down in Gainesville. While starting an underclassmen-heavy lineup, his young Gators have instantly made an impact as the freshman trio of Ricky Castillo, Quentin Debove and John DuBois currently rank Nos. 2-4 on the team in scoring average.
Deacon tapped into the Florida’s rich junior golf market (and England’s), signing Ryan Hart, Jonah Leach, Tyler Wilkes and Joe Pagdin to further bolster his already-young and impressive squad. Expect the Gators to be national title contenders in the coming years.
The creation of this 2020 recruiting class started almost 5 years ago. To see it come together with these 4 absolute studs is a dream come true. @GatorsGolf is in the most capable hands. Lets get to work boys!! 🐊🐊 https://t.co/wDacOD2QAD
It’s no surprise that the Stanford women also had a strong signing day, inking commitments from two players in Golfweek’s top 10 among the class of 2020: No. 6 Rachel Heck and No. 8 Sadie Englemann.
If only they could play this spring.
Senior Albane Valenzuela, ranked No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, opted to leave the program last week in order to live out her LPGA and Olympic dreams after earning status for the 2020 season at the recent Q-Series. Valenzuela tied for sixth, while teammate Andrea Lee, No. 3 in the WAGR, also earned status by finishing T-30. Lee has yet to announce her decision.
Ohio State men lock down a local
There’s something to be said for keeping your best in-state talent in state. A cold climate doesn’t make that an easy sell for Ohio State head coach Jay Moseley, and who could blame a kid for wanting to head south?
But Moseley, in his fourth season leading the Buckeye men, has not only been able to keep Ohio’s best talent, but cultivate it. That continues with recent signee Maxwell Moldovan.
When he arrives next year, Moldovan, of Uniontown, Ohio, will help fill a void left by recent graduates – and Ohio natives – Will Grimmer, a two-time U.S. Open qualifier, and Daniel Wetterich, runner-up at the Western Amateur and now a Korn Ferry Tour card holder. Grimmer arrived in Columbus the same year as Moseley and Wetterich transferred in from Xavier a year later. (This season’s roster, by the way, includes freshman Jackson Chandler, who shared the 2018 Ohio State High School title with Moldovan.)
Not since 1993 has Ohio State signed one of those, but it’s not the kind of talent you can let slip away.
Alabama gets a double reload
No program experienced a professional exodus quite like Alabama did at the end of last fall. The women lost Kristen Gillman and Lauren Stephenson after the LPGA Q-Series in October and Davis Riley decided to turn professional after Thanksgiving.
Neither Alabama team advanced to the NCAA Championship in May, and the men failed to crack the top 50 in the rankings this fall. An infusion is coming with the class of 2020, though.
If it seems like Canon Claycomb was everywhere on Wednesday, it’s probably because he was. Claycomb, who checked in not just at the top of his class but at the top of Golfweek’s Junior Rankings, garnered nearly 700 Twitter “likes” for signing his NLI and later made a cameo on Golf Channel.
Signing day is upon us and I’m so blessed to finally be able to say I’m signed to go to The University of Alabama. Thank you to everyone who has helped me get to this point and thanks to those who have cheered me on. ROLL TIDE. 💯 #270 pic.twitter.com/VWgfw8ty7n
Claycomb, who lives in Orlando, Florida, brings every experience from practicing with PGA Tour players on the Lake Nona range to playing the Junior Ryder Cup to sharing an instructor with Justin Thomas (and sometimes texting JT with questions).
For the women, head coach Mic Potter kept things familiar, securing signatures from four-time Alabama Girls’ Junior winner Michaela Morard as well as Italian Benedetta Moresco, whose older sister Angelica is currently a junior for the Tide.
Both women were chosen to represent their respective sides in the Junior Solheim Cup, and interestingly, walked into the opening ceremonies side-by-side.
Teams like length at the cornerback position, and Adebo certainly fits that criterion.
His 6-foot-1 frame bears lengthy arms and the size to match up physically with some of the league’s taller wide receivers. Adebo has the physicality in his skill set to jam receivers in press-man coverage, and he does a very good job of using his hands to counter release techniques and shut his opponents down. He is also a willing tackler who takes good angles and possesses the play strength to bring ball carriers down.
Adebo is more than just a big and physical corner, though, as he blends intelligence and athleticism into his game, as well. He is a patient defender who times his jumps on routes very well and fires out of his stance with great acceleration for his size. His hip fluidity is intriguing: he flips his hips with ease and has the athleticism to mirror his receivers’ routes consistently. If you’re looking for ball production, Adebo has that, too, as he has topped four interceptions and at least 10 pass deflections in each of his two seasons as a starter.
Weaknesses
Adebo did not see any playing time during his freshman year. Though he has been productive since, there are some flashes of his relative inexperience at times. His ball production is impressive, but there are times when he can be late to turning his head towards the ball and tracking it down on deep throws, thus impacting his ability to make a play on a more consistent basis.
He shows promise as a tackler, but his form could still use a little bit of work. His footwork in press-man coverage isn’t incredibly consistent yet, so considering he will likely spend a lot of his time in that role in the NFL, he should work on not wasting any steps at the line of scrimmage.
Bottom Line
Adebo is a length, physical and athletic cover man who has the physical tools that teams love at the outside cornerback position. His upside makes him one of the best prospects at his position in this draft class.
The Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling team dominated the Stanford Cardinal in the team’s first dual matches of the season.
Ohio State wrestling opened its brand new Covelli Center with a dominant win over unranked Stanford.
The final score of the dual match, 29-6 in favor of the Buckeyes, doesn’t show how close this match actually was. Ohio State lost only one of the nine weight classes, when Ethan Smith (165 lbs) was pinned by Shane Griffith. Of Ohio State’s wins in the other nine eight classes, none came via Fall (a pin) and only two were Major Decisions (wins by 8-14 points). The other seven wins were all by less then eight points, including two matches that required Sudden Victory.
Sammy Sasso, who absolutely ran roughshod over all of his competition at the Michigan State Open, found himself in the first tight battle of his collegiate career. He fought his way to a tight 3-1 win against No. 19 Requir van der Merwe.
Luke Pletcher, the newly-minted No. 1 at 141 lbs, needed some incredible moments in Sudden Victory just to eke out the win.
I’m certainly not complaining about a blowout win. But if coach Tom Ryan wants to show his team that it still has a lot it can improve on, most of these matches showed some definite room to grow. And it was great to see wins from Quinn Kinner 133 lbs and Zach Steiner at 184 lbs.
Ohio Intercollegiate Open
Several Buckeyes also competed at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open this weekend, instead of in the dual against Stanford. There was no official team competition, so every Buckeye at the OIO was representing themselves.
Three Buckeyes won their Gold Division brackets, including an impressive performance from freshman Carson Kharchla at 165 lbs. The competition level at the OIO wasn’t near the level that Ohio State will see in Big Ten play, but it was good to see such a strong performance. Rocky Jordan won the bracket at 174 lbs, while Gavin Hoffman did the same at 184. It’s hard to read too much into Hoffman’s victory, as two of his four wins came via injuries to opponents (one before the match, one mid-match). Still, 184 lbs is definitely the current weak spot in Ohio State’s lineup, and it will be great if the Buckeyes can get some confidence and victories in that weight class as the season progresses.
