On this beautiful Tuesday edition of The Starting Lineup, presented by Play It Again Sports, Citizens Bank of Rogersville, and Marshfield Chevrolet, Ned Reynolds and Scott Puryear break down an explosive 24 hours in the sports world. We lead off with the Oklahoma Sooners capturing a stunning College World Series title in Omaha, followed by our hot takes on Dusty May abandoning Michigan for the Dallas Mavericks due to college basketball's agonizing NIL landscape. We pay tribute to the late, legendary Gene Bess, the all-time winningest college basketball coach out of Three Rivers.

Later in the hour, the Voice of the Missouri State Bears, Corey Riggs, joins us to talk about the massive wave of football commitments hitting campus and Joey Hawkins’ aggressive portal strategy to bring elite talent like Tristan Hunter back home to the Ozarks. We also check in on the St. Louis Cardinals' series-opening win and preview the start of the Texas League second half for our Springfield Cardinals!