HUGE thanks to two of my favorite sportswriters & people, Sean Gregory from Time Magazine and @brett-taylor.bsky.social from @bleachernation.bsky.social, for joining my Iowa sportswriting class today to share their insights on sports media, writing, interviewing & creating content sports fans love.

Always great when Iowa football legend Quinn Early visits class to talk Frank Kinney Holbrook, Hayden Fry & more. Today we learned Quinn once bungee-jumped out of a helicopter into the Grand Canyon as a double for Will Smith!!

His advice: “Always follow your dreams and never take no for an answer.”

Reading this @adamjahns.bsky.social Athletic piece about Bears coaching candidates and this sentence gives me the hives. It’s like a checklist of nightmares from Bears past. www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...

Beyond proud of @jmartintrainor.bsky.social for this beautifully done @thedailyiowan.bsky.social profile on Jan Jensen. Jami wrote this for our Advanced Feature Writing class and absolutely crushed it.

Don't tell me kids today don't know how to write!

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Official visit photo dump. Beyond excited!!!!

All I want for Christmas is …

A great night to be a Creighton Blue Jay!!!!!!

(Or to be an Iowa Hawkeye who claims the Creighton Blue Jays thanks to your daughter!)

#RDJ

Huge thanks to Yahoo senior college football reporter @rossdellenger.bsky.social for joining my class this afternoon to discuss the House settlement, its huge potential impact on college sports and how he’s navigated reporting such a complicated topic.

After 25+ years of seeing my name in print, it never gets old. As giddy as ever to see this arrive in my mailbox.

Side-splitting time watching the most famous member of the Addison Trail Class of ‘95 do his thing last night. From cracking us up in English class to standing room only concert halls. So thrilled for all of Kyle Kinane’s success.

Ummmmm … when did this become a thing?

🧵 An entertaining personal Bob Love story to share: Bob was at an autograph signing at the Odeum in Villa Park in the 90s. My friends and I were directly above him, playing electronic darts on this second floor balcony of sorts. After one throw, my dart got stuck. I tried to pull it out ...

“Sorry about your football team, Dad. Can I be the coach?”

This is bonkers. And unsurprising. @kfishbain.bsky.social with a gem of a stat.

She was very unhappy I didn’t include her with all her friends in the Bluesky welcoming committee.

Beyond proud of this one. What a day.