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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…

Report: Remaining Pac-12 teams hire Oliver Luck to consult next steps

By curator August 11, 2023NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, Reports

The so-called “Pac-4” have brought in former West Virginia athletic director and XFL commissioner Oliver Luck as a consultant, John Canzano reported Friday. He was seen as a potential candidate…

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…

Iowa State running back Jirehl Brock, three other starters charged in state’s gambling investigation

By curator August 10, 2023NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Iowa State running back Jirehl Brock has been charged with tampering with records as part of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s gambling probe, according to court records. Tap below…

Texas A&M shuts down controversial 12th Man+ NIL Fund after IRS threatens foundation’s nonprofit status

By curator August 10, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

Texas A&M has shut down the controversial 12 Man+ Fund after reviewing directives from the IRS. The fund, which attempted to bring name, image and likeness (NIL) collective efforts in-house,…

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…

Northwestern AD ‘extremely disappointed’ after coaches wear shirts supporting ex-coach Pat Fitzgerald

By curator August 9, 2023NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Northwestern athletic director Derrick Gragg said he was “extremely disappointed” that members of the football coaching staff wore shirts supporting fired coach Pat Fitzgerald on Wednesday. Tap below to read…

San Diego State Tried To Form A New Power League; It Reportedly Failed

By curator August 8, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment

Conference realignment is in overdrive right now with the Pac-12 going away as we know it. This has left the Mountain West and other leagues to try to figure out…

Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit

By curator August 8, 2023FYI, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has fired the football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed player Devin Willock and another recruiting staffer, less than a month after…

California, Stanford interested in ACC: Conference set to evaluate viability of adding Pac-12 teams

By curator August 7, 2023NCAA, News, Pressed, Realignment, Reports

California and Stanford have shown interest in joining the ACC, industry sources tell CBS Sports. What's not known is whether the interest is being reciprocated by the conference. Tap below…