Big Red’s Reads: Goodman Throws Shade, Preseason All-CUSA Football

Here’s the rundown of the news and events that have happened this week before your Memorial Day Weekend festivities.

Here’s the rundown of the news and events that have happened this week before your Memorial Day Weekend festivities.

— The highlight of the week happened on Wednesday, when ESPN’s Jeff Goodman broke that WKU is the favorite to land Kansas transfer Dwight Coleby. That, in and of its self, is news, but Goodman continued to use his platform to accuse Rick Stansbury of shady recruiting practices:

Fans naturally got frustrated and offended with Goodman’s tweets. He later hid behind the anonymity of a Power 5 coach, saying those comments were straight from them and not his own opinions.

This shtick has grown tiresome and perpetuates the perception that Stansbury is a cheater and WKU’s recruiting success is illegitimate. The fact that someone as high profile as Jeff Goodman is consistently feeding the fire is even more frustrating. Luckily our fans and some media came up with creative responses to his comments:

— In related news Scout.com’s Recruiting Guru Evan Daniels (WKU Alum) shot down the Tremont Waters rumors:

— Miami (FL) grad transfer Rashad Muhammad was linked to WKU as a potential final year destination.

— Chad Bishop discusses how high expectations will be next season after all the talent that Stansbury has stockpiled.

— Mitchell Robinson was named the New Orleans Advocate Metro Player of the Year.

— Chad Bishop gets an early look at Stansbury’s 2018 recruiting efforts.

— Michael McCammon at WKU Insider said that WKU target Trevon Faulkner may be the best in the state in 2018.

— Former WKU target and Apollo (Owensboro, KY) Guard is transferring away from Mississippi St. He’s another one to keep an eye on down the road:

— Thursday marked the 100-day mark until Football season kicks off against EKU:

We’ll start sprinkling in weekly content to get everyone excited for the season with breakdowns of position groups, schedule analysis and more here at The Towel Rack, Stay tuned!

— Athlon Sports released their 2017 All Conference USA team. Brandon Ray, Joe Brown, Kylen Towner & Nacarius Fant all landed on their 1st team. Athlon picked MTSU QB Brent Stockstill ahead of Mike White on the 1st team despite finishing behind him in 2016. We’ll see if he can move them past their usual 8–5 record.

— Offensive Lineman Dennis Edwards was named to the Rimington Award watch list.

— Rick Bozich of WDRB gives the Street and Smith rundown of area teams and shares their thoughts on WKU’s upcoming season.

— Here’s your easy printable view of the entire 2017 C-USA football schedule.

— The Rams signed DT Omarius Bryant to their roster prior to their first organized team activity (OTA).

— Nick Armstrong at Underdog Dynasty thinks WKU will repeat again in 2017.

— Bowling Green’s population passed the 65,000 mark in 2016. This can only help WKU’s support in the community as they continue to grow.

— Pittsburgh has offered WKU commit Marquel Dillard as the safety has blown up on the recruiting scene lately.

— Week 2 opponent Illinois kicked three players off their team.

— Twitter will broadcast 15 Conference USA football games in 2017, plan accordingly.

— Here’s a quick reminder how good WKU Football has been the past 5 years:

— WKU baseball player Kaleb Duckworth earned Conference USA all academic honors.

— Chad Bishop and Dominique Yates wrap up the baseball and softball seasons and share their favorite 16–17 WKU stories in their weekly podcast. Chad also hints at this weekend being a potential big one for breaking basketball news.

— WKU’s school of Journalism and Broadcasting won the Hearst Journalism Award Program’s Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition for the 23rd time in the past 28 years.

— Brad Stephens recaps Track & Field’s Ventavius Sears career as he prepares for NCAA events this weekend in Lexington.

— Sears has advanced to NCAA championships in the long jump after finishing 7th in Lexington. Here’s a video of his interview with Brad Stephens.

— You can watch WKU compete at the NCAA’s here.

— Student athlete well-being was a major focus at the C-USA meetings this week. Also, WKU will host the Volleyball Championship in November.

— Old Dominion hired former WKU Assistant Nikki McCray-Penson as their Women’s Basketball coach. Her relationship with former WKU & current ODU athletic director Wood Selig played a major role in her getting the job.

— Per FAU’s beat writer, WKU’s October 28th Home game against Lane Kiffin’s Squad will be at 3:30 CST:

— WKU’s November 11th trip to Marshall is scheduled to kickoff at 5:30 PM CST. Depending on weather, Huntington isn’t a bad place to road trip to, their campus is solid and its right down the road from a decent downtown area:

— WKU Volleyball Junior Rachel Anderson was named to the U.S. Collegiate National team-Minneapolis program.

— Michelle Clark-Heard’s squad will play in the Hawkeye Challenge against three other 2017 postseason participants (Quinnipiac, Missouri & Iowa).

— The early 70’s were a great time for WKU basketball on and off the court:

— Underdog Dynasty breaks down what you should expect from Conference USA’s upcoming TV negotiations.

— The Titans team website did a one-on-one interview with Taywan Taylor.

— After a successful mini-camp, Forrest Lamp was spotlighted as an exciting player for the Chargers future.

— WKU football has offered Florida Defensive Tackle Johnny Bogle a scholarship per WKU Insider ($)

— Underdog Dynasty argues that implementing an Olympic Pay Model could help G5 programs.

— Jake Ohmer won the Kentucky player of the year at the Cincinnati.com Sports Awards:

If you ever come across an interesting WKU-related article send it our way via twitter @TheTowelRackWKU . Have a great holiday weekend.