Okay, assuming Tavari is gone. Young for Tavari, Eric Mahaffey for Nate. Such is our world.
...and, above it all- we still have the best head coach in the MAC.
There's a post on X of Nate that shows him in his Akron uni with the UA logo and "PORTAL". At the bottom is has the tags @cbb_alerts, cincyhoops andtheportalreport. Heading to Cincinnati?
Another Beacon story-
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/kent-state/2025/04/18/kent-state-football-coach-kenni-burns-fired-investigation-loans-booster-michael-awad/83138790007/
Agreed. It's definitely a symptom as opposed to "the issue." We'll eventually end up with another division in D1 athletics as the Akron's of the world can't compete financially.
We've gone from thinking that kids deserved an opportunity to make some pocket money signing autographs at the local car dealer to backups making millions. It's ridiculous.
Maybe he's just opening the door to offers, possibly to come back (wishful thinking). Hell of a gift on the Day of Giving. He should have spoken to Ali as to how much greener that grass is elsewhere.
It's amusing that his X handle is LoyaltyNateJohnson.
The flood damage excuse sounds like....ummm.....hooey. I'd be very surprised if Burns didn't have a mortgage in that $750K home. As such, he'd have been required to maintain insurance at all times.