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Kentucky planning overhaul of college athletics department into new school corporate entity

By curator April 24, 2025Articles, FYI, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

The University of Kentucky is moving toward housing its athletics department under a new university corporate entity. Tap below to read the article by Steve Berkowitz for USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2025/04/24/kentucky-college-athletics-department-corporate-entity/83254218007/?tbref=hp

Changes to injury timeouts approved in football

By curator April 17, 2025Articles, FYI, NCAA Football, News, Pressed

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Wednesday approved modifications to the injury timeout rules in football, beginning with the 2025-26 season. Tap below to read the release from the…

With NIL revenue sharing, NCAA mantra is double down on stupid when all else fails

By curator March 18, 2025Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, Revenue Sharing, Rule Changes

The NCAA is on the losing end of a $2.8 billion settlement of a lawsuit that accused the organization of restricting player earning that will redefine amateurism as we know…

How LSU is using NIL to keep up in ever-evolving college football world

By curator March 15, 2025Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, NIL, Pressed, Reports

BATON ROUGE, La. — Days before Thanksgiving, perhaps hours after quarterback recruit Bryce Underwood’s stunning decision to shift his commitment from LSU to Michigan, a 50-year-old private equity executive in San Francisco…

Texas self-reports five NCAA violations related to sports betting: Two football players embroiled in scandal

By curator March 13, 2025Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

The Texas athletic department has self-reported five NCAA violations in relation to sports betting that took place between July 11 and Nov. 4, 2024, according to the Austin American-Statesman. Tap below to read…

NIL contracts have employment and pay-for-play all over them, experts say

By curator March 5, 2025Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed

School lawyers are constructing NIL contracts to exert control over athletes without making them official college employees. But experts who reviewed a sampling of more than a dozen NIL contracts…

College Football Playoff format for next season still in limbo as commissioners punt on making seeding changes

By curator February 26, 2025Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

DALLAS — The format for this year’s College Football Playoff remains in limbo. At a meeting here Tuesday, playoff executives explored changes to the 2025 postseason but came to no…

NCAA Rules Committee takes aim at injury feigning as flopping in college football hits ‘inflection point’

By curator February 25, 2025Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Faking injuries has been a growing issue since the practice emerged to cool down up-tempo offenses. Tap below to read the article by Dennis Dodd for CBSSports.com https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ncaa-rules-committee-takes-aim-at-injury-feigning-as-flopping-in-college-football-hits-inflection-point/

SEC, Big Ten push for college football with CFP seeding debate on Tuesday meeting agenda

By curator February 25, 2025Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

The Big Ten and SEC want straight seeding for the 2025 College Football Playoff. The ACC, Big 12 and the other six FBS conferences don’t. The question is, how badly do…

Do college football coaches think new enforcement arm will work?

By curator February 25, 2025Articles, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

BATON ROUGE, La. — Brian Kelly entered last week’s joint meeting with SEC athletic directors admittedly skeptical of major college football’s new enforcement entity. He left convinced that it would…