The Green Wave is promoting passing game coordinator Will Hall to head coach, the school announced Monday, Dec. 8. Hall is replacing Jon Sumrall, who was hired by Florida after two seasons with Tulane. Sumrall is finishing out the season after leading the program to an American Conference Championship win.

‘I’m truly honored to accept this opportunity to serve as Tulane’s head football coach,’ Hall said in the announcement. ‘Tulane has been a special place for me. I’ve felt the unique spirit of Tulane and the strength of its culture. I’m excited to lead this program with a deep respect for its history, its people, and the city of New Orleans. Together, we’ll build on our success and continue to embody the resilience, pride, and excellence that make Tulane and this community so extraordinary.’

Hall, the offensive coordinator at Tulane from 2019-20, returned to the program as an assistant in 2025 after four years as the head coach at Southern Miss. Hall went 14-30 during his tenure with the Golden Eagles.

Tulane won its second American Conference title in four seasons after defeating North Texas 34-21 in essentially a CFP play-in game on Dec. 5. Hall will be Tulane’s third coach in four seasons, as Sumrall succeeded now-Houston coach Willie Fritz, who left after the 2023 season.

Tulane has been one of the best non-Power Four programs in college football in recent years, and Hall will look to continue that momentum.

‘We are thrilled to select Will Hall to be our head coach,’ Tulane athletic director David Harris said. ‘His character, integrity, and leadership qualities are evident both on and off the field. With extensive head coaching experience and a proven track record of success at every level, Will embodies the qualities we value in our program. We believe he is the right person to lead Tulane Football into its next chapter.’

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier will be arraigned in federal court for his role in an insider sports-betting scheme in which he’s alleged to have altered his performance to benefit illegal gambling.

Rozier, 31, is scheduled to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Monday, Dec. 8 for his formal arraignment on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. He is also set to participate in a pretrial hearing Monday at the courthouse, which is located in Brooklyn.

The first is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET and the second at 4:30 p.m.

Rozier was arrested Oct. 23, hours before FBI director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella Jr. announced indictments in a press conference. Rozier was one of more than 30 defendants arrested as part of a pair of explosive alleged illegal gambling scandals that linked three current and former prominent NBA figures.

Current Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former player Damon Jones are the other two.

Rozier and Billups have both been placed on unpaid leave. Rozier’s salary will be held in escrow; if cleared in the federal probe, he will receive all missed payments in full.

Through his attorney, Rozier has denied the allegations.

“Terry is not a gambler, but he is not afraid of a fight, and he looks forward to winning this fight,” Jim Trusty, Rozier’s attorney, said on Oct. 23.

What are the charges Terry Rozier is facing?

According to the indictment, Rozier, Jones and others allegedly committed fraud by betting based on insider information about NBA athletes and teams from around December 2022 to March 2024.

The non-public information included when players would be sitting out future games or when they would pull themselves out early based on purported injuries or illnesses.

Rozier is accused of manipulating his performance during an NBA game to benefit illegal betting. The game took place on March 23, 2023, when Rozier was a member of the Charlotte Hornets.

He had averaged 35.3 minutes and 21.1 points per game that season, and entered the night with no injury designation. He started the game, but played only 9:34 minutes before he left the game with a supposed foot injury.

He did not return and would subsequently miss the remaining eight games of the season. That night, Rozier took just four shot attempts, making two of them, and scored five points, while adding four rebounds and two assists.

According to the indictment, Rozier informed his childhood friend, De’Niro Laster, that he “was going to prematurely remove himself from the game in the first quarter due to a supposed injury and not return to play further.”

Per the indictment, Laster then allegedly sold the information about Rozier’s participation to multiple co-conspirators so they could place fraudulent wagers.

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella Jr. called the alleged setup, “one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes since online sports betting became widely legalized in the United States.”

Who is Terry Rozier?

Roizer played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected as the 16th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. He spent four years with the Celtics before being traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 2019 as part of a sign-and-trade deal that sent Kemba Walker to Boston. Roizer remained with the Hornets until January 2024, when he was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Kyle Lowry and a 2027 first-round draft pick.

Rozier is currently part of the Miami Heat’s roster, but he did not play in the season opener against the Orlando Magic due to a coach’s decision. Rozier averaged 10.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists in the 2024-25 regular season.

Notre Dame was controversially left out of the College Football Playoff, falling from No. 10 in the final rankings release to out of the 12-team bracket on Sunday, Dec. 7.

Should a similar thing happen in 2026, though, the Fighting Irish should be in the CFP. Why? Well, Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua told Yahoo Sports that the school signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CFP committee noting the Fighting Irish would reach the CFP if it’s ranked in the top 12 starting next year.

While obviously problematic for the future of the selection process, Yahoo Sports notes Miami would’ve been bumped for Notre Dame if this year’s scenario played out next season.

The MOU only covers 12- or 14-team playoffs, according to the report. If the CFP is expanded from seven to nine at-large bids, then Notre Dame would be guaranteed a bid if it finishes No. 13 or better in the final CFP rankings.

Bevacqua will likely expand on his comments on Tuesday, Dec. 9, as the Notre Dame athletic director is holding a press conference, the first after the Fighting Irish were left out of the CFP and declined a bowl invitation.

‘There is no explanation that could possibly be given to explain the outcome,’ Bevacqua told Yahoo Sports. ‘As I said to Marcus (Freeman), one thing is for sure: Any rankings or show prior to this last one is an absolute joke and a waste of time.

‘Why put these young student-athletes through these false emotions just to pull the rug out from underneath them having not played a game in two weeks and then a group of people in a room shatter their dreams without explanation? We feel like the playoff was stolen from our student-athletes.’

Notre Dame was ranked No. 9, ahead of Alabama and Miami, for multiple weeks before falling to No. 10 in favor of the Crimson Tide after the final week of the regular season. CFP committee chair Hunter Yurachek said Miami jumped No. 11 BYU due to the Cougars’ Big 12 Championship game performance, which put Notre Dame and Miami at No. 10 and No. 11. Then, is when head-to-head came into play, as the Hurricanes defeated the Fighting Irish in Week 1.

It’s unclear if Bevacqua was supposed to disclose the MOU between Notre Dame and the CFP committee, but it’s certainly a development to follow going forward, especially if the committee continues to reach controversial decisions in its selection process.

The only unbeaten team in the Bowl Subdivision, the Hoosiers were an easy pick after beating the Buckeyes 13-10 in the Big Ten championship game.

Ohio State drops two spots to No. 3. Georgia steps up one spot to No. 2 after claiming the SEC championship against Alabama, which dropped two spots to No. 12.

While they landed firmly in the College Football Playoff field, in the re-rank the Crimson Tide trail No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 11 Brigham Young.

Several teams made multiple-spot jumps after conference championship weekend, led by No. 4 Texas Tech. The Red Raiders climbed two after beating Brigham Young for the second time and bumped No. 5 Oregon, No. 6 Texas A&M and No. 7 Mississippi down one.

Also climbing are No. 10 Miami, No. 17 James Madison, No. 32 Boise State, No. 34 Duke, No. 47 Kennesaw State and No. 53 Western Michigan.

The final top 25 of the regular season includes eight teams from the SEC, six teams from the Big Ten, four from the Big 12, two from the ACC and then Notre Dame and four teams from the Group of Five in No. 15 Tulane, JMU, No. 22 North Texas and No. 23 Navy.

There will be one last re-rank after the national champion is crowned in January.

College football NCAA Re-Rank 1-136

A new ESPN 30 for 30 film details the life and career of pioneering sportscaster Stuart Scott.
Scott revolutionized sports broadcasting by incorporating hip-hop culture and catchphrases into his reports.
The film uses never-before-seen footage and interviews with colleagues, athletes, and family to tell his story.

How can you tell a story in just 77 minutes about someone who meant so much to so many people?

Maybe a better question is, how strong is perseverance when faced with insurmountable odds in both work and life?

Filmmaker Andre Gaines (“The One and Only Dick Gregory”, “The Dutchman”) faced that dilemma head-on when trying to answer those questions and many more while telling the story of beloved sportscaster Stuart Scott.

Scott is the subject of ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 film: “Boo-Yah: A Stuart Scott Portrait,” which premieres on Dec. 10 at 9 pm ET on ESPN, the ESPN app, and Disney+.

“It’s a triumphant story, but also a tragic one,” Gaines, who also produced the film, told USA TODAY Sports. “Hopefully, we will celebrate his life, as opposed to linger on his death.”

For his part, Gaines does a more than admirable job, blending storytelling that allows the subject to tell the story without being heavy-handed in its message, using never-before-seen footage, and Scott’s own self-shot home videos.

Scott, who died at age 49 in 2015 after a more than seven-year battle with appendix cancer, revolutionized sports broadcasting with a distinctive style that he created, cultivated, and ultimately perfected, while challenging the public – especially those who didn’t look like him – to accept it.

Let’s face it, ESPN and its studio shows were a by-the-numbers production, and although they were popular because there was nothing else like it on cable television, they certainly had no semblance of style until Scott arrived in 1993, at the start of ESPN2.

Scott realized that hip-hop was a major force in mainstream America and inserted catchphrases like “cool as the other side of the pillow” or “Michael (Jordan) was like butter because he’s on a roll.” That is some culture-changing stuff, and it is still being talked about today, in the age of everyone trying to become viral, just because, not necessarily because they had talent like Scott.

Those who experienced it felt the brilliance and ease with which someone can be unapologetically true to themselves while doing their job with excellence and touching many lives, whether others choose to follow in their footsteps or not. 

Those who didn’t get it – and still don’t – were a vocal minority, especially people who wasted their time sending Scott racist letters and phone messages, including one Scott played in one of his home videos, to drive home his point.

That is a significant theme in the film, as Scott received constant blowback for his style – from outsiders and even some inside the Bristol headquarters – despite ESPN hiring him for that very reason because he was different.

Gaines said he didn’t name names and pick on those executives or anyone else who complained about Scott’s unique style. If there is one slight grumble about the film, that’s it.

In a documentary format or anything that is based on someone’s life, all sides need to be picked apart. In the science of truth-telling, sometimes feelings get hurt or not-so-flattering reminders of unacceptable or even racist behavior and speech come to light, and that’s ok.

Gaines began the project nearly two years ago, interviewed 50 people, and said he had enough footage for a four-or five-part series.

Scott’s story begins in Chicago and North Carolina, and he never intended to become a sportscaster. Originally, Scott wanted to be a football player, but he was diagnosed with Keratoconus in high school, a rare eye disease that would affect him for the rest of his life. That eye issue became more complicated when he was preparing a story about the New York Jets training camp; all the while, his true hope was that he could actually make the team.

While catching footballs from a jug machine, one hit him in the eye where he had good vision, setting off a chain of events that included him barely being able to see while doing his job.

The film really takes off when Scott’s former colleagues, including Chris Berman, Rich Eisen, Robin Roberts, athletes like Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal, and his loved ones, especially his daughters Taelor and Sydni, who showed incredible grace throughout, are interviewed. These interviews provide more insight into a man whose work ethic was unmatched, but that trait, combined with long work-related absences, ultimately led to the end of his marriage.

The film’s last 25 minutes are not for the weary, (Gaines warns viewers to have their tissues handy) detailing Scott’s final years, from his courageous fight with cancer to his last public appearance before the 2014 ESPY Awards, where he poignantly said, “You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.”  

There is a montage of photos near the film’s conclusion featuring Scott, including some from the last few weeks of his life – set to Donny Hathaway’s “A Song for You” – that are incredibly heartbreaking but also highlight the remarkable life of a man who left us too soon, and most importantly, left a bigger, more significant mark. The film’s strength in allowing the viewer to determine what that is and how it applies to them can’t be understated.

There is no doubt: amid the constant debate, sports morning shows, and podcasts from athletes and celebrities alike, Scott paved the way for them to monetize their brands through mass-consumption platforms, for better or worse.

“With Stuart, what’s interesting is that he was able to maintain that position in his personality for the times to catch up with him,” Gaines said. “Thankfully, in his short life, he was able to enjoy some of the spoils of that.”

Ohio State is down but not out, even as Indiana roars.
Controversial CFP bracket choice Miami can spring an upset against Texas A&M.
Put some respect on Texas Tech, too.

The College Football Playoff bracket is finalized, but the grievances will continue until the games begin. OK, let’s be real, they’ll continue after the games begin.

The 12-team bracket means more drama than the four-team format, but also more criticisms of the CFP committee.

Some of those are worthy criticisms. We might need to rethink the bracket format. Something seems off when unranked Duke had a better chance of selection than No. 14 Vanderbilt.

Here are seven College Football Playoff bracket hot takes burning on my brain:

1. Playoff selections weren’t the problem. Process is.

Notre Dame didn’t possess a superior resume than Alabama or Miami. Let’s get that out of the way.

The Irish had some factors in their favor, but not enough to definitively outweigh the arguments of Alabama or Miami. I push back on anyone saying the Irish got “snubbed.” That implies they were clearly a better choice than Alabama or Miami. They weren’t.

The issue is not the selection of Alabama and Miami, but rather the path to reaching that decision, the optics of which look bizarre at best and downright fishy at worst.

The committee told you for weeks it favored Notre Dame over Miami. Many of us disputed that logic, because Miami beat the Irish in Week 1. But, the committee maintained every week that Notre Dame was the better team.

Now, suddenly, it values Miami more, because Brigham Young lost to Texas Tech in the Big 12 championship game. Seriously, that’s the reasoning offered by CFP committee chairman Hunter Yurachek.

BYU lost to Texas Tech for a second time, the Cougars dropped in the rankings, and somehow that compelled the committee to validate a head-to-head Miami-Irish result it had rebuffed for weeks.

Makes sense, right? Not really.

The committee also decided Alabama’s pathetic performance in a 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC championship game didn’t matter at all. The Crimson Tide didn’t budge an inch in the seeding, making it the only ranked team to lose a conference championship and not drop in the rankings.

I respect the choice of Alabama and Miami for the final at-large spot. I have no respect for how the committee arrived at this selection.

2. Automatic bids weaken bracket, need rethinking

Duke won the ACC despite playing fewer than half the teams in its conference. Think about that. The Blue Devils won the 17-team ACC while facing just eight conference peers.

That’s an insufficient sample size to declare a team eligible for an automatic bid.

Automatic bids were a worthy idea when conferences were smaller, but now that conferences are so big, a team can win its conference crown while playing only about half the membership.

Conferences can keep their championship games. That’s up to them. But, CFP stakeholders need to seriously reconsider whether auto bids are a bug, and not a feature, for the playoff.

The committee didn’t admit Duke, but the Blue Devils’ ACC title nonetheless became a wrench in the works, because CFP rules dictate five conference champions must earn automatic bids.

That paved the way for the selection of two Group of Five teams with auto bids. The inclusion of Tulane and James Madison cheapen this bracket. Nobody can say with a straight face either of those teams are among the nation’s 12-best teams.

I don’t want to dump on the little guy, and I’m not trying to rob the Blue Devils of their conference crown, but when five-loss Duke and James Madison have a better chance of earning playoff selection than 10-2 Vanderbilt, something’s broken.

Keep the bracket’s size at 12 teams. But, rethink how bids are allocated.

3. Altering CFP bye rules proved a worthy change

If CFP stakeholders had not changed the bye rules this past offseason, then Tulane would’ve gotten a bye. The same Tulane team that lost to Mississippi by 35 points.

The rules for the 12-team bracket in place last season dictated only conference champions could receive a bye. Those rules were tweaked after in the offseason so that the top four teams got byes, no matter whether they won a conference title.

At the time, I questioned whether that was a knee-jerk change. I was wrong. It was a worthy change.

The rules alteration allowed Ohio State to nab the No. 2 seed, instead of the No. 5 seed, and Tulane is No. 11 instead of No. 4, which would’ve been its seed under last year’s rules.

Yes, indeed, a good adjustment.

4. Indiana earns a great draw

Oregon’s No. 1 seed last season became a booby trap, paired with the committee seeding Ohio State No. 8. The Ducks’ prize for going undefeated in the regular season became a rematch with the nation’s most talented team in the quarterfinals. Didn’t go well for Oregon, you’ll recall.

In this second iteration of the 12-team bracket, No. 1 Indiana drew a much better fate than Oregon did. There’s no behemoth on the No. 8 seed line akin to 2024 Ohio State. Just Oklahoma.

The Sooners have a supreme defense that could slow down Indiana star Fernando Mendoza, if Oklahoma handles No. 9 Alabama in the first round. But, the Sooners have offensive limitations. So does Alabama.

Indiana is equipped to win a slugfest. It proved that in its Big Ten title game win over Ohio State. If the Hoosiers can get their offense rolling a bit against a good defense in the quarterfinals, their opponent won’t be equipped to keep up.

5. Texas Tech a beast below the radar

After the SEC championship game, I mentioned to a fellow scribe I thought one of four teams would win the national championship.

“Who’s the fourth?” he responded.

Texas Tech.

Who are the other three?

Indiana. Ohio State. Georgia.

No one sane would dispute the first three. I’m not sure how anyone who watched Texas Tech twice crush Brigham Young could argue with the fourth.

The Red Raiders’ defense is pure ferocity. Remove the conference logo patch, and you might think this is a Kirby Smart defense.

Texas Tech’s only loss came without starting quarterback Behren Morton, who missed the Arizona State game with an injury.

Indiana’s bracket draw is undeniably better than the bitter pill Oregon got handed last year, but the Hoosiers will be on upset alert if they face Big Oil U. in the semifinals.

6. Upset special: No. 10 Miami beats No. 7 Texas A&M

Miami enters the playoff on a heater, after blowouts of Syracuse, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh. The Aggies wobbled in, needing a furious comeback to survive South Carolina, then losing to Texas.

If an official would’ve flagged Texas A&M for holding on Sept. 13 in South Bend, the Aggies wouldn’t be in this bracket.

No flag emerged, and so no argument with Texas A&M’s bid, but it’s vulnerable to an upset if good Carson Beck makes the journey to Kyle Field and bad Carson Beck stays home.

7. National champion prediction: Ohio State

The Buckeyes’ path to winning a national championship did not substantially stiffen by their movement from the No. 1 to the No. 2 seed line.

Hoosiers fans will cherish their Big Ten championship long after the days when a Curt Cignetti statue is erected, and a national championship is absolutely in play for Indiana, but neither of Ohio State’s last two national titles included an undefeated record.

The Buckeyes can get off the mat this time, too.

Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network’s senior national college football columnist. Email him at BToppmeyer@gannett.com and follow him on X @btoppmeyer.

There’s no nifty little trinket awarded to the team that “wins” the winter meetings. And no, satisfying the media-industrial complex by being the most active team doesn’t count.

Still, as 30 Major League Baseball clubs converge on the synthetic exterior of Orlando for baseball’s annual transactions bazaar, some franchises could stand to make a little noise. Of course, the three-day affair is no hard deadline to add or subtract personnel, and many bold-faced names will loiter on the market, perhaps into the new year.

But proximity can certainly breed activity. With that, we examine five teams who could – or should – shake things up this week:

Boston Red Sox

Their quick strike to reel in Sonny Gray shows evidence of a winter plan they’d like to execute with dispatch. And there’s little ambiguity regarding two of the top free agent targets to which they’ve been consistently linked: Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso.

Both are Scott Boras clients who suffered through a long December a year ago as draft-pick compensation was attached to their free agency. This time around, they are truly free agents, with Bregman bringing the perk of familiarity with the Red Sox.

Bregman’s one season in Boston – he opted out of the final two seasons of a $120 million deal to do this again – was a smash, save for injuries that limited him and his .821 OPS to 114 games. Still, Boston climbed out of .500-ville and made the playoffs for the first time since 2021.

We know Boras clients can linger on the market. Yet there are few secrets with these guys and, after one trip around the sun last winter, agent and players know what’s out there. With Boston’s desperate need to fortify its lineup – and still armed with most of the $250 million cost savings from the Rafael Devers deal – a quick strike for one (both?) of these guys is logical.

Baltimore Orioles

Their money was no good last winter, when Corbin Burnes declined their aggressive offer to stay near his Arizona home and now, the Orioles have no choice but to reel in pitching help.

It stood to reason they might get outbid for Dylan Cease, whose elite strikeout rate earned him a $210 million deal with the rival Toronto Blue Jays. But drop down a tier, and the fit could be just about right.

Left-hander Framber Valdez would be a strong and not thoroughly cost-prohibitive match in Baltimore. Durable, playoff-tested and originally signed by the Houston Astros when current Orioles baseball chief Mike Elias was scouting director, Valdez would provide a crucial anchor for an Orioles staff with several question marks.

The early smoke has indicated Elias has been in on all the key free agent targets – Cease, Valdez, Zac Gallen and Ranger Suarez. In a winter in which the Orioles simply cannot come up empty in their pitcher search, jumping quickly into the market could be particularly important here.

Arizona Diamondbacks

They hold one of the more valuable trade chips this winter: An All-Star hitter on a team-friendly deal who can bolster anyone’s infield. And if and when they deal Ketel Marte, the Diamondbacks will still have an economically friendly core to build around in shortstop Geraldo Perdomo – who finished fourth in NL MVP voting – and right fielder Corbin Carroll.

So, they have options. And they can look around an NL West in which the Dodgers will find it doubly hard to three-peat (that tax bill for October pitcher usage will come due), the Padres are receding financially and the Giants might suddenly grow wary of all the nine-figure deals they’re suddenly carrying and believe they can sneak through the field.

It’s unfortunate they’ll be without Burnes in 2026 due to Tommy John surgery in June, but jumping into the pitching market will both help backfill the likely loss of Gallen but also equip them for a future that includes Burnes. A team with holes to fill and options to create further flexibility.

Toronto Blue Jays

The winter parlour game of free agency got a lot more interesting once these guys jumped in annually. Perhaps their Cease signing will be the loudest noise they make, but it’s not likely.

And it won’t be for lack of effort. The Blue Jays may face an either-or situation with regard to top free agent prize Kyle Tucker and their own superstar, infielder Bo Bichette. Unless they truly want to become New York North, Strong and Free, signing both seems unlikely – it would put total commitments to just three players (including $500 million man Vladimir Guerrero) over $1 billion.

Yet they cannot afford to miss on both if they want to maintain these best of times – and the Cease signing indicates they will try like hell to improve on their runner-up finish in the finals. Always keep an eye on these dudes.

Detroit Tigers

Oh, we’re not expecting Tarik Skubal to move. The public appetite for Big Transaction often tramples over the fact that some teams actually want to win.

Combine that with the fact that there’s no universe in which the Tigers get “market value” for a two-time AL Cy Young Award winner and yep, there’s likely no offer that could move them to move Skubal.

Instead, think of this as their all-in year.

Ownership and baseball ops chief Scott Harris fully realize retaining Skubal is probably impossible. Thus, the Tigers’ “win curve” may never bend more north than it will in 2026. That’s probably why they’ve been connected once again to Bregman, who turned down $171 million from them last season.

If nothing else, the Bregman engagement indicates they’re not willing to trudge to an AL Central title or a third wild card while leaning too hard on the Zach McKinstrys and Wenceel Perezes of the world, whose best usage might be in a lesser role.

No, it makes sense for the Tigers to go for it now. And maybe make a little noise this week.

Jake Paul’s biggest test in the boxing ring ‒ literally ‒ is nearly here.

The YouTube influencer-turned-boxer is scheduled to fight two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in an eight-round boxing event broadcast by Netflix this month in Miami. Paul enters the match with a 12-1 professional record, including seven knockouts, but many of his opponents have been older or retired.

Joshua, 36, should present a tougher challenge even though he’s also closer to the end of his career than the beginning. He has a 28-4 career record and 25 wins by knockout. This will be Joshua’s first fight since a fifth-round loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2024 that led to elbow surgery. Joshua, who typically competes in the heavyweight division, will need to weigh in at 245 pounds for this match.

Paul usually fights at cruiserweight, with his weight ranging from 183 to 227 pounds in his previous bouts. The size advantage enjoyed by Joshua is among the intriguing elements presented by Paul’s latest attempt to climb the boxing ranks.

Here’s what else to know ahead of Paul vs. Joshua, including an updated schedule and how to watch:

When is Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua?

Jake Paul will enter the ring to face Anthony Joshua on Friday, Dec. 19, in a sanctioned heavyweight fight.

Date: Friday, Dec. 19
Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Location: Kaseya Center (Miami)
TV: None
Stream: Netflix

How to watch Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua

The Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua fight will be available exclusively on Netflix. Fans can watch it with any Netflix subscription plan at no extra pay-per-view fee.

Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight card

Card details according to Netflix:

Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua: Heavyweight bout
Anderson Silva vs. Tyron Woodley: Cruiserweight bout
Alycia Baumgardner vs. Leila Beaudoin: Unified Super Featherweight World Champion bout
Cherneka Johnson vs. Amanda Galle: Undisputed Bantamweight World Champion bout
Yokasta Valle vs. Yadira Bustillos: WBC Strawweight World Champion bout
Avious Griffin vs. Justin Cardona: Welterweight bout
Keno Marley vs. Diarra Davis Jr.: Cruiserweight bout

Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight rules

The Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight will consist of eight three-minute rounds. The fighters will wear 10-ounce gloves, which is the standard for heavyweight bouts.