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Could Mountain West and Pac-12 merge into a single, 16-team conference?

By curator August 6, 2023NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Sources say preliminary talks have started on a merger between San Diego State’s current conference and the Pac-12, which is in tatters following the departure of 8 schools. Tap below…

Arizona, Arizona State, Utah join Big 12: Programs follow Colorado departing Pac-12 before 2024 season

By curator August 4, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

The rest of the "Four Corners" schools are heading to the Big 12. Arizona, Arizona State and Utah will all join Colorado in the Big 12 starting ahead of the…

Oregon, Washington join Big Ten: Programs depart Pac-12 in 2024 after serving as charter members since 1915

By curator August 4, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Oregon and Washington have joined the Big Ten, the universities and conference announced Friday night. The programs become the third and fourth Pac-12 members to leave the conference for the…

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…

Pac-12 insider details the ‘glue’ holding the conference together as reported Big Ten offer is weighed

By curator August 4, 2023NCAA, News, Pressed, Reports

Pac-12 insider John Canzano understands that there is an “amber alert” out in the conference footprint because of the movement by schools, and reported movement by others to the Big…

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…

NCAA to provide schools post-eligibility injury insurance option for student-athletes

By curator August 2, 2023FYI, NCAA, News, Pressed, Reports

The NCAA will offer member schools post-eligibility injury insurance coverage for student-athletes beginning Aug. 1, 2024, the Board of Governors announced at its meeting Tuesday. Tap below to read the…

‘An existential crisis’: Florida State president, Board of Trustees low on ACC future

By curator August 2, 2023NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Florida State's future in the Atlantic Coast Conference continues to be a hot topic around the college football landscape. Tap below to read the report by Ehsam Kassim for the…

Three football players among seven athletes at Iowa, Iowa State implicated in gambling investigation

By curator August 2, 2023NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Iowa kicker Aaron Blom and two Iowa State football players -- quarterback Hunter Dekkers and offensive lineman Dodge Sauser -- are among seven current and former athletes charged in relation…

NCAA President Charlie Baker lays out agenda for growth, transformation with focus on serving student-athletes

By curator August 2, 2023NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

NCAA President Charlie Baker on Wednesday released key findings of his review of the NCAA national office's operations and the key trends facing college sports in the years to come.…