Matthew Ho

Happy to announce I am starting my new role as a staff editor on the college sports team for @TheAthletic! I'm looking forward to contributing to one of the leaders in sports journalism during an exciting time in the changing landscape of college sports...⬇️

Legacy media is shrinking. Budgets are tight. Trust is fractured. Student journalists are stepping up—covering the stories others miss, reviving local news, and proving the next generation is ready. By @HendersonDevon_ sportsjournalisminstitute.org/latest-news/as…

nytimes.com/athletic/65113… Bobby Wagner joins Seattle Storms ownership group as WNBA momentum builds

Appreciate the love !! @BarstoolGruden We got to work on that last name though 😂🤞

Emma Meesseman, Europe's best player over the past few years, is signing with the Liberty, source confirms with @TheAthletic Not only does she bring ability, but familiarity, too, having played with JJ and Stewie before overseas and been coached by Sandy nytimes.com/athletic/65069…

Ole Miss quarterback Austin Simmons came to Ole Miss as a two-sport athlete who skipped two grades. Now he's entering his third season as the new QB1 for the Rebels and Lane Kiffin. Simmons was uniquely built for this moment. Is he ready for it?

✍️ WWE's next big star was one of its first NIL college athletes. How Isaac Odugbesan went from Nigeria to Alabama All-American to NXT champion Oba Femi. “I want to be remembered." nytimes.com/athletic/64884…

He’s made it out of a desert, on little food, to join an elite team once. Now the former Air Force Academy guard heads to Las Vegas with the Lakers to try and make it out of another one. And to be the first. Ethan Taylor’s story on @InsideSoCalSpts. ocregister.com/2025/07/06/eth…

Check out this well done article by Matthew Ho from @CPMustangNews about AD Don Oberhelman decision’s to retire after 15 years at the helm. #RideHigh mustangnews.net/don-oberhelman…

For @hoopshype, I spoke with Greg Oden about his career dealing with injuries, his love for the city of Portland, his experience in China, and more. hoopshype.com/lists/greg-ode…

Kobe is the first NBA draft pick from Cal Poly in the two-round draft era! Congrats @KobeSanders3

Congratulation to our guy Kobe Sanders! Kobe Sanders is coming back to California after being drafted by the @nyknicks and traded to the @laclippers #RideHigh

Words can express how happy I am for this young man. #50 2025 NBA Draft pick. You never skipped any steps; those 5am workouts with your Pops always was going to translate and here we are. Go be great Youngman because you already are!!

usab.com/news/2024/04/a… Wrote this on Ace at the Hoop Summit last year. Great teammate and person to be around without a doubt.

Hamad Mousa is the most highly touted prospect Cal Poly has received in recent history. He played in the Nike Hoop Summit in 2024. The transfer from Dayton’s mix of length and versatility is a great fit with the Mustangs style.