Dave Briggs

@DBriggsBlade

Sports columnist for The Toledo Blade. AP Top 25 football voter. Email: [email protected].

Toledo

Joined November 2010

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · 1 h

Coolest thing MAC players have bought with NIL $? "A dog. [We're] best friends" "AP watch" "Stocks” "Taking my O-linemen out" "This suit for media day" "Better food. I wouldn’t even think twice now to get the more expensive tomato sauce with my spaghetti [over] the value brand"

DDave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · 2 h

No league was hit harder by the portal than the MAC. I asked 15 of league's top returners about how P4 schools tamper and why they stayed. Also, coolest purchases with NIL $? Real thoughts on MACtion? Best/worst MAC stadium? Names anonymous. Answers real! toledoblade.com/sports/college…

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · 2 h

DBriggsBlade's tweet card. DETROIT — Three years ago, I set out to get the real story on life in the Mid-American Conference, straight from the players. The column might as well ...

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾@baseballhall · 22 h

Take a bow, Hammy. #HOFWKND

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · 21 h

Briggs: MAC players tell all on secret seven-figure offers to transfer, 'love-hate' relationship with weeknight games toledoblade.com/sports/college… via @toledonews

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 25

Briggs: As Eddie George era revs up, what's fair to expect from Bowling Green football this season? toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/20… via @toledonews

DBriggsBlade's tweet card. DETROIT — It has been the Summer of George in the Mid-American Conference. If the league handed out trophies for offseason buzz, Bowling Green would need ...

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Jon Gruden@BarstoolGruden · Jul 24

What an awesome round at the Inverness Club in Toledo with @ToledoFB HC Jason Candle!!

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 23

Briggs: How we see MAC shaking out, from Toledo to the worst program in America toledoblade.com/sports/college… via @toledonews

DBriggsBlade's tweet card. If I know my Mid-American Conference media days, I have a pretty good idea what’s coming Thursday at Ford Field. Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher will kick ...

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 22

Why does ESPN PR continue to mislead its followers? The 2025 All-Star Game viewership was not historic. It was a huge drop from last year. In 2024, 3.44 million watched when Caitlin Clark played in the game. This year, with Clark injured, viewership plummeted to 2.2 million.

EESPN PR@ESPNPR · Jul 22

ESPN, ABC & @DisneyPlus scored historic viewership for the '25 #WNBAAllStar Weekend 👏 Skills Challenge & 3-Point Contest 🏀 1.3M avg. viewers WNBA All-Star Game 🏀 2.2M avg. viewers

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Kyle Rowland@KyleRowland · Jul 22

Stacy Lewis didn't just lend her name to the Epson Tour stop in Toledo. She's taking an active mentorship role this week. “I really want to impact the next generation that’s coming out on the LPGA.” toledoblade.com/sports/golf/20…

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 21

Briggs: If Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz colluded with gamblers, lifetime ban is only option toledoblade.com/sports/guardia… via @toledonews

DBriggsBlade's tweet card. We love it when athletes bet on themselves — to chase championships, to quiet the doubters, to defy the odds. Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz may ...

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 19

Briggs: No travel ball, no problem for Otsego's MLB draft pick Joseph Dzierwa toledoblade.com/sports/pro/202… via @toledonews

DBriggsBlade's tweet card. It is no wonder Otsego grad Joseph Dzierwa just went in the second round of the MLB draft, picked 58th overall by the Baltimore Orioles. He’s a 6-foot-8 ...

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 18

Briggs: With new Toledo event, credit Silverman, LPGA for making very best of tough lie toledoblade.com/sports/golf/20… via @toledonews

DBriggsBlade's tweet card. Meet the new field at the Greater Toledo Classic. Same as the old field. Maybe even the next one, too. The LPGA Tour might be gone from Toledo after 40 ...

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 17

Is the whole thing about to blow? Or can the nation’s last geographically sane league hold on again? The cracks in the MAC are getting harder to ignore. toledoblade.com/sports/college…

DBriggsBlade's tweet card. It’s one thing for the Mid-American Conference to lose Northern Illinois. But if Ohio follows the Huskies out the door? You might as well turn out the ...

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 16

Briggs: As schools explore options, can the MAC survive in new era? toledoblade.com/sports/college… via @toledonews

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 15

Thanks @DBriggsBlade! The Browns aren’t getting my $9!

DDave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 14

Public service reminder: Grab your unclaimed funds, Ohioans, before the Cleveland Browns waste them toledoblade.com/sports/browns/… via @toledonews

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Blade Sports@toledosports · Jul 14

The next step of Joseph Dzierwa’s baseball journey is set, and the @OtsegoAthletics graduate is thrilled to get started. toledoblade.com/sports/pro/202…

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 14

Public service reminder: Grab your unclaimed funds, Ohioans, before the Cleveland Browns waste them toledoblade.com/sports/browns/… via @toledonews

DBriggsBlade's tweet card. If you have ever thought about donating water to the ocean — or helping a guy worth $8.5 billion build a personal ATM disguised as a stadium — Ohio’s plan ...

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Bruce Feldman@BruceFeldmanCFB · Jul 13

With one question, Deion Sanders gave a student reporter a ‘life-changing moment’ … Meet @Andrew_Cherico. He is truly awesome. nytimes.com/athletic/64881…

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Dave Briggs@DBriggsBlade · Jul 13

Enjoyed checking in with @philsteele042, who has Toledo football No. 25 in his preseason rankings. Here's why he's so bullish on the Rockets this season. toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2025…

DBriggsBlade's tweet card. A guy named Phil is high on Toledo football this season. Fitting, right? When it comes to preseason buzz around the Rockets, it can feel a lot like ...

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