Kyle Wood

Gainesville, Washington, D.C., United States

Writer at Athlon Sports

Writing about the NFL @AthlonSports | Past: @SINow | @UF, @TheAlligator alum

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Articles

How Worried Should Florida Be About DJ Lagway's Injured Shoulder?

1 week ago | athlonsports.com | Kyle Wood |Steven Lassan

Florida quarterback DJ Lagway is reportedly dealing with injuries that cast doubt on his status and thus the Gators' chances of making their first College Football Playoff appearance in 2025. Lagway is dealing with a shoulder injury and a lower-body injury that have kept him from throwing throughout spring practice, according to a report from USA TODAY's Matt Hayes. The report cited two anonymous sources that indicated surgery would likely be necessary to address the shoulder injury.
Ranking College Football's Toughest Group of 5 Schedules for 2025

2 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Kyle Wood

10. Western Michigan Saturday, Aug. 30 at Michigan StateSaturday, Sept. 6 vs. North TexasSaturday, Sept. 13 at IllinoisSaturday, Sept. 20 vs. ToledoSaturday, Sept. 27 vs. Rhode IslandSaturday, Oct. 4 at UMassSaturday, Oct. 11 vs. Ball StateSaturday, Oct. 25 at Miami (OH)Saturday, Nov. 1 vs. Central MichiganTuesday, Nov. 11 vs. OhioTuesday, Nov. 18 at Northern IllinoisTuesday, Nov.
Highest-Scoring Games in Women's March Madness History

3 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Kyle Wood

Sheryl Swoopes: 47 (1993) Swoopes went on a tear for Texas Tech in the tournament her senior season. In leading the No. 2 seed Red Raiders to their first and only national championship, Swoopes scored no fewer than 30 points in the four games leading up to her 47-point explosion in the title game. Texas Tech needed every one of Swoopes' points in an 84-82 win over No. 1 Ohio State.
These Women's Teams Have Won the Most NCAA Tournament Championships

3 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Kyle Wood

The Huskies are the most dominant team in the history of women's college basketball, and Auriemma has overseen all but their first four seasons. Not only has UConn won a whopping 11 national titles, including three in a row from 2002-04 and four in a row from 2013-16, the Huskies have gone undefeated six times. Auriemma (1,246 wins and counting) is the winningest coach in college basketball history - men's or women's. Connecticut has a chance to add a 12th banner this season.
Winningest Head Coaches in Men's March Madness History

4 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Kyle Wood

The legendary Coach K started his coaching career at Army, his alma mater, and he later turned the Blue Devils into the blue blood they are today. Across 42 years at Duke, Krzyzewski's teams made 13 Final Four trips and won five national championships. Krzyzewski won his first March Madness game in 1985. His last win in the big dance was in the 2022 Elite Eight before archrival North Carolina eliminated the Blue Devils in the Final Four.
Easiest Power 4 Schedules

4 weeks ago | athlonsports.com | Kyle Wood

9. Arizona State Saturday, Aug. 30 vs. Northern ArizonaSaturday, Sept. 6 at Mississippi StateSaturday, Sept. 13 vs. Texas StateSaturday, Sept. 20 at BaylorSaturday, Sept. 27 vs. TCUSaturday, Oct. 11 at UtahSaturday, Oct. 18 vs. Texas TechSaturday, Oct. 25 vs. HoustonSaturday, Nov. 1 at Iowa StateSaturday, Nov. 15 vs. West VirginiaSaturday, Nov. 22 at ColoradoSaturday, Nov. 29 vs. Arizona More than half of the Sun Devils' games next season are at Mountain America Stadium, where they haven't lost since 2023.
Men's NCAA Tournament All-Time Scoring Leaders

1 month ago | athlonsports.com | Kyle Wood

Laettner played in 23 NCAA Tournament games and three national championship games from 1989-92. The Blue Devils lost in the Final Four when Laettner was a freshman, but for the next three years they played for the title, winning back-to-back in 1991 and '92. Laettner averaged 17.7 points per game in March Madness for his career, and his career low was a six-point showing as a sophomore in the round of 32. However, Laettner's career-high was a 31-point performance as a senior in the Elite Eight.
Historic Buzzer-Beaters in the Men's NCAA Tournament

1 month ago | athlonsports.com | Kyle Wood

The men's NCAA Tournament has been historically chalky through the first two rounds, with only one double-digit seed still standing and only four conferences represented in the Sweet 16. However, an early candidate to headline the "One Shining Moment" montage emerged on Sunday night. Derik Queen, a star freshman for No. 4 seed Maryland, sank a bank shot buzzer-beater to power the Terrapins past No. 12 Colorado State and into the Sweet 16 in the West Region.
Five March Madness Folk Heroes From Tournaments Past

1 month ago | athlonsports.com | Kyle Wood

Gohlke etched his name into March Madness lore when his sharpshooting sent No. 3 seed Kentucky home in the round of 64. Coming off the bench for the No. 14 Golden Grizzlies, Gohlke connected on 10-of-20 3-point attempts on his way to a game-high 32 points. His 10 makes from behind the arc matched the second-most made in a single game in NCAA Tournament history.
Storylines, Players, Position Battles to Watch

1 month ago | athlonsports.com | Steven Lassan |Kyle Wood

Spring practice is the first chance to view how all 18 teams in the Big Ten stack up for the 2025 college football season. The conference doesn't lack for storylines, position battles, and coaching situations to watch when practice kicks off, especially as the Ohio State, Oregon, and Penn State are set to chase a national title and Illinois, Michigan, Washington, USC, and Nebraska look to be on the rise in '25.