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Jimbo Fisher rips rampant ‘cheating,’ tampering in college football: NIL has ‘made it worse’

By curator October 4, 2024Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

Jimbo Fisher is taking some time away from college football after being fired at Texas A&M last season, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t opinionated regarding the issues plaguing today’s…

School presidents in College Student Football League predict ‘implosion of FBS’

By curator October 4, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, Pressed, Reports

West Virginia University president Gordon Gee and Syracuse University chancellor Kent Syverud, supportive ambassadors of the CSFL, released a letter Friday in the Chronicle of Higher Ed predicting the “implosion…

Texas Southern University will add baseball, softball venues

By curator September 30, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Texas Southern University in Houston is scheduled to break ground this week on new baseball and softball stadiums. HBCU Gameday reports that the construction of the on-campus stadiums is a…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes NIL transparency bill

By curator September 30, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would require third-party NIL collectives to provide deal information to institutions. Tap below to read the report from ON3. https://www.on3.com/nil/news/california-governor-gavin-newsom-vetoes-nil-transparency-bill-usc-ucla-cal/

UNLV rejected casino mogul’s offer to pay Matthew Sluka $100K

By curator September 27, 2024Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

A representative for a local casino mogul reached out to UNLV officials Wednesday with an offer to pay the reported asking price of former quarterback Matthew Sluka. Tap below to…

Tennessee AD Danny White raising ticket prices to pay players isn’t as wild as what revenue sharing may bring

By curator September 25, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

NORMAN, Okla. — Danny White has a vision. It might not sit well with some Tennessee fans after the Volunteers' AD announced an across-the-board ticket increase of 10% last week.…

Matthew Sluka leaves UNLV: NIL collective denies offering $100K to QB, school calls demands ‘implied threats’

By curator September 25, 2024FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

UNLV and its NIL collective both released statements clarifying their stances on the Matthew Sluka saga. Tap below to read the report by David Cobb. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/matthew-sluka-leaves-unlv-nil-collective-denies-offering-100k-to-qb-school-calls-demands-implied-threats/

Matthew Sluka deserts UNLV: Unfulfilled NIL promise drives starting QB of undefeated, CFP-hopeful to quit

By curator September 25, 2024Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed

It is not the first time a star player has left a college football team over money and in the Wild West era of barely-regulated transfer portal and NIL rules,…

NCAA Shrinks in Importance as College Sports Turns Pro

By curator September 23, 2024Articles, NCAA, Pressed, Reports

When the NCAA, power conferences and attorneys for former and current Division I athletes finalized a multibillion-dollar settlement agreement to resolve the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations, the NCAA…

With the future of college sports uncertain, one thing is clear: An official and permanent split of NCAA Division I is here

By curator September 18, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, Pressed, Reports

NAPLES, Fla. — Inside the beachside Ritz-Carlton resort along Florida’s southwestern coast, leaders of college athletics met in a second-floor conference room to discuss particulars about the industry’s future. Those…