When you think volleyball you probably think of warm weather states, usually the southwest as the place for the best competition. You aren't wrong, there are some great teams like Stanford, but arguably the best concentration of top tier collegiate volleyball programs is in the Midwest, in the Big Ten.

In five of the last 10 years a Big Ten team has hoisted the NCAA trophy and represented half of the final eight teams in the tournament each of the last three seasons. The depth is astounding and the sport is only on the rise.

Tiger Woods and Rory Mcllroy announced Wednesday that they are launching a brand new stadium golf league called TGL. The competition will begin January 2024 on Monday nights in a fully purpose built stadium. This venture is in partnership with the PGA Tour and matches will consist of six teams of three players with competition aired live on primetime tv.

Ohio State football players have found a way to shake up the Name, Image, and Likeness marketplace, launching the Columbus NIL Club on Thursday. CNC is a subscription service where fans can pledge to give a minimum of $5 per month and get access to exclusive content directly from the players. The money goes straight to the 80+ players that are part of the venture and is the first of its kind. Usually players are signing with businesses to get money but this is going straight to the fanbase and cutting out the middle man.

And if you know anything about the Ohio State fanbase, this could work out really well for the players.

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