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Why these four comeback players could define the 2026-27 women’s college basketball season, beginning with JuJu Watkins’ return for USC

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JuJu Watkins. | Getty Images Choose your favorite cliché about a setback leading to a better-than-ever comeback. That sentiment has driven the mindset of many women’s college basketball players who have been out action, forced from the hardwood for a season, or longer, due to an injury. Among the many who are itching to get back on the court and not only prove that they’ve still got it, but, are, in fact, better than ever, these are four who I’m looking most forward to watching, as they’ll al...

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Tons of women’s college basketball stars will be suiting up for new teams for the 2026-27 season, but these three transfers are the most interesting

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Audi Crooks. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect In contemporary college sports, the transfer portal is essentially a tsunami, crashing down on campuses across the nation and disbursing athletes to new destinations. Keeping up with who’s now where is dizzying. When tuning into openers, expect to be shocked when seeing that player in that jersey, trying to recall when that signing even happened. All that chaos, however, creates tons of excitement, with opportunities to see players in new progra...

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