👏 Akheem Mesidor’s Journey: From Transfer to National Title Game
Akheem Mesidor, a Canadian-born defensive end for the Miami Hurricanes, will play in one of the biggest game of his career next week. After arriving as a transfer in 2022, Mesidor has become one of the most disruptive defenders in college football. Now, he'll take the field on one of the sport’s biggest stages as Miami faces Indiana in next Monday's national title game.
Mesidor, who grew up in Canada, was once on the brink of quitting football altogether.
Read more about Mesidor’s journey from Youth Inc.’s Ellie Kriebel.
Kirk Herbstreit Offers Insights on the CFB National Championship, Youth Sports Parenting, and More
This week on Youth Inc., Greg sits down with Kirk Herbstreit for a conversation that goes way beyond Monday's National Championship game.
Kirk gets brutally honest about what's broken in youth sports, why early specialization fails long-term, and the recruiting realities parents need to understand in the portal era.
Kirk's experience, both as an analyst seeing college athletics up close and as a dad who admits he got it wrong before getting it right, offers the kind of honest, grounded advice that cuts through the noise of travel sports culture.
🤣 The Best Youth Basketball Moments
Youth basketball is back in full swing, which means hilarious fails, adorable celebrations and kids giving it everything they’ve got. We rounded up the best youth basketball clips from this week that perfectly capture the joy of the game.
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“You can’t play life straight. Normal interactions are very rare for me. The whiplash of it is the weirdest part, because it can be in an airport: ‘Oh, I love your work.’ And then two seconds later: ‘Sir, do you know what pre-check is?’”
– Jason Benetti (to Hoops HQ), who has overcome Cerebral Palsy to become one of the best sports broadcasters in the business.
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