SI
Pat Forde

Pat Forde

Joined: Jan 1, 2019

Pat Forde is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who covers college football and college basketball as well as the Olympics and horse racing. He cohosts the College Football Enquirer podcast and is a football analyst on the Big Ten Network. He previously worked for Yahoo Sports, ESPN and The (Louisville) Courier-Journal. Forde has won 28 Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest awards, has been published three times in the Best American Sports Writing book series, and was nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize. A past president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and member of the Football Writers Association of America, he lives in Louisville with his wife. They have three children, all of whom were collegiate swimmers.

McNeese State forward Christian Shumate dunks against Clemson in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
College Basketball

McNeese State, Will Wade Get Last Laugh in Upsetting Clemson in NCAA Tournament First Round

The onetime radioactive coach who is leaving for a power-conference job led the Louisiana university with an enrollment of about 6,200 to a program high.

Pat Forde
|
Pitino’s St. John’s team is the highest seed in a Providence region stacked with winners and sinners.
College Basketball

The Men’s NCAA Tournament’s Winners and Sinners Region is in Providence

Rick Pitino, John Calipari, Bill Self and Will Wade will lead their teams in March Madness with baggage—but always second chances.

Pat Forde
|
College Basketball

Ranking the Men’s NCAA Tournament Field 1–68

The seeds and bracket are out, now it is time for the real order for all March Madness squads from Florida to Saint Francis.

Pat Forde
|
Auburn guard Miles Kelly reacts during a recent game. The Tigers are the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.
College Basketball

Forty Things to Watch in Men’s NCAA Tournament

From the run on SEC teams to power-conference squads looking for a breakthrough to the players you need to know, here is a primer on March Madness.

Pat Forde
|
Feinstein at a Steelers-Ravens game in 2004.
Media

John Feinstein Perfected Art of Telling Singular Story With Ceaseless Reporting

The longtime Washington Post reporter and prolific author died suddenly Thursday at the age of 69.

Pat Forde
|
Clemson is a team to watch in the ACC tournament.
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Men’s Basketball Championship Week Preview

Previews of every conference tournament with coaches on the hot seat, players to watch, dark horses, bubble teams and more ahead of Selection Sunday.

Pat Forde
|
Flagg tries to hold onto the basketball as Tar Heels guard Elliot Cadeau defends.
College Basketball

North Carolina Fails to Take Control vs. Duke in Season of Squandered Chances

The Tar Heels likely need to win the ACC tournament to earn a bid into the NCAA tournament after middling in a historically weak league with no signature wins.

Pat Forde
|
Lucas was announced as the next head coach of Miami on Thursday.
College Basketball

Timing of Jai Lucas’s Departure Puts Duke—and College Basketball—in a Mess

The transfer portal opens during the NCAA tournament, forcing everyone to make decisions earlier than ever.

Pat Forde
|
Belichick is introduced during a December men’s basketball game.
College Football

The Bill Belichick College Football Coaching Experiment Begins

Pat Forde
|
The ACC and its two internal saboteurs, Florida State and Clemson, agreed to stop suing each other Tuesday.
College Football

Clemson, Florida State Settlement Keeps ACC Afloat While Signaling League’s Demise

Pat Forde
|
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl celebrates with his players after beating Kentucky on Saturday.
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: How to Improve College Basketball and Small-Conference Tournament Guide

Pat Forde
|
Stirtz drives against Kansas State guard C.J. Jones during a game in December.
College Basketball

‘D-II Drake’ Making Division I Men’s Basketball Take Notice

Pat Forde
|