Odds and Ends – Page 6 – Tournament Time

Sacramento State outfielder hit by pitch seven times in doubleheader

By curator February 17, 2024Articles, NCAA Baseball, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Sacramento State outfielder Matt Masciangelo can be proud of his on-base percentage two games into the 2024 college baseball season. In his debut for Sacramento State on Friday, Masciangelo was…

Ole Miss DT DeSanto Rollins sues Kiffin, school over mental health

By curator September 15, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Ole Miss defensive tackle DeSanto Rollins, who said he was recently kicked off the team for missing practices and meetings during a "mental health crisis," is suing the university and…

Congressional caucus seeks to preserve 18 college football stadiums including Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl

By curator August 25, 2023Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed

The Congressional Historic Stadium Caucus launched Friday with the intent of preserving and modernizing historic college football stadiums across the country. Tap below to read the article by Dennis Dodd…

Assessing the college football coaches most likely to be fired

By curator August 22, 2023Articles, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed

Before every season, there are at least two dozen college football coaches who should be worried about their job. But since this list will only feature the 10 coaches whose…

Price of college football realignment: Losing seasons, stiffer competition

By curator August 18, 2023Articles, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed

The grass and cash may look greener elsewhere, but the tradeoff for college conference realignment is often more losing. Few teams have sustained success in new leagues in the past…

Deion Sanders on Colorado’s Culture: ‘I Don’t Even Care If They Like Each Other’

By curator August 13, 2023NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Colorado’s culture under Deion Sanders has been under the microscope since his December hiring, shortly after which he boldly urged players to enter their names in the transfer portal. An…

ESPN ended negotiations with Pac-12 in 2022 after demand for $50 million per school

By curator August 11, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment

According to John Canzano, ESPN offered a TV rights deal of $30 million per school last fall, which is a better offer than what Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff brought to the…

It’s not conference realignment. It’s consolidation and no one is safe in the dash for cash

By curator August 9, 2023Column, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment

Don’t call it conference realignment. Call it college football consolidation. Recent history suggests few are safe from being the next to get squeezed out. And even if your school makes…

Here’s my plan for three 20-team NCAA super-conferences. Who’s in? Who’s out?

By curator August 4, 2023Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed

Realignment moves aren’t always predictable or sensical. The only thing that seems certain: This isn’t finished yet, and the most powerful conferences tend to get bigger, at the expense of…

Failed leaders and pathetic backstabbers are ruining college sports

By curator August 3, 2023Articles, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed

College athletics is in an existential crisis, changing from a small business to a bloated and self-indulgent industry where all that matters is feeding the beast. Tap below to read…