Mark Schlabach

Mark Schlabach

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Mark Schlabach joined ESPN.com in July 2006 as a college football and basketball columnist. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Mark spent nine years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution covering Georgia and the SEC, as well as the NFL and NASCAR. Before joining ESPN, Schlabach spent the last two years at the Washington Post covering college football and basketball, and boxing.

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Donovan, Gators optimistic about future

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

Florida was on top of the world in 2006 and 2007 when it won consecutive national championships. Rebuilding certainly hasn't been easy for the Gators, but there's reason for optimism this season.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

ADs eye level financial field

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

At a time when colleges and universities across the country are cutting sports programs and slashing budgets, even those athletic programs in better financial shape are trying to identify ways to reduce costs during the current recession.

Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009

Ex-player to lead GSU's rebuilding effort

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

Georgia Southern hasn't been to the NCAA tourney in 17 years. The task of getting back there now lies with Charlton Young, a fan favorite from that 1992 team.

Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009

Programs struggle to balance budget

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

Stanford has been the country's top-performing athletic department for 15 straight years. But even the Cardinal are feeling the economic stress. And they're not alone.

Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009

Georgia denied Dozier on SAT worries

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

Former University of Memphis forward Robert Dozier's SAT score was invalidated by the company that scores the exam, and when he took the test a second time, he scored 540 fewer points, ESPN.com has learned through an open records request.

Story | Conversation | June 05, 2009

Fox begins to rebuild Bulldogs

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

With recent accolades for Georgia hoops few and far between, new coach Mark Fox knows rebuilding the Bulldogs will be a challenge.

Story | Conversation | May 22, 2009

UNC's Davis says he's returning

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

North Carolina's Ed David said Monday that he'll return for his sophomore season.

Story | Conversation | April 07, 2009

Davis "definitely coming back"

Mark Schlabach

DETROIT -- North Carolina freshman Ed Davis, who scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Monday night's 89-72 rout of Michigan State in the NCA...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009

Instant Analysis: Michigan State-UNC

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

Here is Mark Schlabach's instant analysis of the 2009 national championship game between Michigan State and North Carolina.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Defensive stopper can't stop Ellington

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

Big Ten defensive player of the year Travis Walton vowed to shut Wayne Ellington down in Monday night's title game. Didn't quite happen that way. By halftime, Ellington had 17 points and the Heels were well on their way to a blowout victory.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Early pace favors Heels

Mark Schlabach

DETROIT -- The pace is really, really quick in the early minutes of the national championship game at Ford Field, which definitely favors UNC at this ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Lawson steals the record

Mark Schlabach

...eight steals. At one point he had the game's only eight steals. Lawson broke the former mark of seven, set by Duke's Tommy Amaker against Louisville in 1986 and Oklahoma's Mookie Blaylock...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Pregame notes on the Spartans

Mark Schlabach

DETROIT -- A few notes on the Spartans heading into tonight's national championship game: 1. A victory would give MSU its third national championship...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Attendance records shattered

Mark Schlabach

...s national semifinals. It's also the biggest crowd for an NCAA championship game, besting the previous mark of 64,959 set when Indiana and Syracuse played for the 1987 national title at the Louisiana...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Davis dominating inside

Mark Schlabach

DETROIT -- I've had NBA people tell me that UNC freshman Ed Davis might be a first-round pick if he declared for June's draft. Davis, a 6-foot-10 fo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009