LUBBOCK, Texas -- Last July, pitcher NiJaree Canady shook college sports when she announced her transfer to Texas Tech and landed the richest softball NIL deal ever.

Michigan State’s new athletic director, Jason "J" Batt, arrives at a transformative time in college sports, and with a number of challenges to resurrect the Spartans into one of the nation’s elite programs.

Ole Miss has 12 players committed in the 2026 recruiting class, which is more than any program inside the top 25. Six of those players rank inside the top 100 of Softball America and On3's recruiting rankings. The Rebels are certainly hoping a strength-in-numbers plan of attack pays off after a run to the Women's College World Series.

Tennessee pitcher Karlyn Pickens fires a 78.2 mph strike for the fastest-recorded pitch in college softball history. Pickens has emerged as not only the hardest thrower softball has ever seen, but one of the sport's elite pitchers in her junior season this spring.

Veteran sports reporter Gene Wojciechowski bids an official farewell ESPN and College GameDay after more than 27 years on the job. Wojciechowski was let go by t