Welcome to Wittenmyer & Williams – a point/counterpoint column from Enquirer Reds reporter Gordon Wittenmyer and columnist Jason Williams. Today, they tackle a non-baseball issue: How all the changes in college sports could take a toll on a place like the University of Cincinnati and fans of college football and basketball.
Williams: Together again for the first time in 2024. Glad to see you emerge from that dark room you’ve been hiding in since your Washington Huskies got embarrassed by Michigan.
Wittenmyer: Too soon, man. Keep that up, and I’ll put you in a dark room.
Williams: Just kidding. What a great season for the Huskies. You have to be pleased with your alma mater as Washington heads to the Big Ten this fall.
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Wittenmyer: Maybe if the program didn’t get burned to the ground in one week flat after the title game. The coach leaves for Alabama. And not only do we lose most of our best players to the NFL draft, almost everybody else from the two-deep roster is in the transfer portal. It makes it tougher to be a college sports fan these days.
Kalen DeBoer left Gordon Wittenmyre’s Washington team to be the new head football coach at Alabama, and many Huskie players departed in the transfer portal as well.
Williams: It could be worse. You could be a Bearcats fan. Or you could be a Marshall Thundering Herd football fan like me and worry about losing every player that develops into a star. Those schools aren’t alone. If you’re not a fan of a blueblood program and a handful of other NIL-rich schools, this is…
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Author : Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer
Publish date : 2024-01-19 03:25:15
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