We long ago lost count how many times College Football Playoff executives have gathered to discuss expanding the event — the total is well over a dozen. Unfortunately, it has become increasingly difficult to…
College Football Playoff executives will meet Monday (remotely) for the latest round of expansion discussions that seemingly began decades ago but have a definitive endpoint. The Big Ten and SEC, which control the…
A landmark congressional bill that would reshape college sports spent weeks navigating a narrow path through the U.S. Senate. Then Friday came and went, and the odds of eventual passage…
With kickoffs across the Big 12 fast approaching, the conference absorbed yet another wallop — on the calendar, not the field. In recent months, Arizona State, Oklahoma State and West Virginia have…
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After ceding the spotlight for three consecutive weeks, the Big Ten takes center stage Tuesday as the last conference to hold its football preseason media extravaganza. The three-day event in Chicago begins…
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Arizona was the best the Big 12 had to offer last season, and it wasn’t particularly close. The Wildcats won the regular season title with room to spare, doubled up with…
The most anticipated comments of talking season, commissioner Greg Sankey’s state-of-the-SEC remarks Monday morning, addressed the meatiest of issues facing intercollegiate athletics, including playoff expansion to the potential for his conference to…
Congress returned this week following its July 4 recess, thrusting the controversial, colossal Protect College Sports Act back into the news. The 111-page bill is likely to continue generating headlines as the…
