May 26 COFFEE CLUB

[Thomas]

WHAT'S BREWING TODAY Thursday, May 26 On Today's Scorecard Port To Port

Like it or not, the transfer portal has forever changed college football. Coaches tend to like it when they sign elite players to fill out their rosters, while coaches who lose those players aren't nearly as enthusiastic. A reported 3,000 players have entered the transfer portal in a very active offseason. So who are the best players to enter the portal this offseason? SI.com looked at the 10 best in the nation, regardless of position, and where they're headed. They include... 10. QB Quinn Ewers, Texas (from Ohio State)- Once the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2022 class, Ewers re-classified in order to join Ohio State in 2021. That was after he had originally committed to Texas the year before. But the new NIL changes inspired the quarterback to start his college football career a year early. But sitting in the No. 4 slot at OSU didn't suit Ewers, who transferred back to the Longhorns this offseason. 9. WR Mario Williams, USC (from Oklahoma)- USC offered Williams as a recruit, when the wideout was a top 50 prospect nationally and a top five receiver coming out of high school. Now he finally lands with the Trojans following the regime change that brought in Lincoln Riley and a pile of blue-chip offensive pieces. Click here to see the rest of the Top 10 Portal Transfers for the 2022 season.

Trending Today We're Outta Here

After a decade as the presenting sponsor of the Super Bowl's star-studded halftime show, Pepsi has decided to pull up stakes. The soft drink giant plans to concentrate more of its media spend in digital as traditional broadcast TV audiences continue to dwindle. The halftime show's audience peaked at 102.7 million for Katy Perry in 2015, but dipped as low as 96.7 million for The Weeknd in 2021. Although Dre, Snoop, Eminem and company bumped that viewership back up to 103.4 million last year. According to Pepsi, its decade's worth of 12-minute performances showcased 26 musical acts with 167 Grammys and 1,000 hit songs between them.

Grinding Out The Profits May Flowers

Texas hurler Martin Perez is 7-0 his last seven team-starts in May. His opponent, Oakland's Frankie Montas, is 0-7 his last seven team starts in May. With Perez 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 0.91 WHIP away this season, the seed has been planted.

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