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New Title IX guidance from President Biden’s administration threatens to upend school rev-share plans in college sports

By curator January 17, 2025Articles, FYI, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports, Revenue Sharing

The Department of Education issued long-awaited guidance related to Title IX: Revenue-sharing payments from schools to athletes must be “proportionately” distributed to men and women athletes, or institutions risk violating…

SEC to crack down on dubious injury timeouts: ‘Play football and stop the feigned injury nonsense’

By curator November 2, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA Football, News, Pressed

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey would like teams in his conference to stop faking injuries. Sankey wrote a letter to the athletic directors and coaches of the 16 schools in the…

Historic House-NCAA settlement leaving hundreds of Olympic sport athletes in peril

By curator October 25, 2024Awards, News, NIL, Pressed

Hundreds of college prospects, many of them participating in Olympic sports, are in a precarious position as the signing date approaches. Schools have eliminated roster spots and, for some, scholarship…

In era of NIL and transfer portal, Navy and Army are thriving without either. How are they pulling it off? ‘We are a unicorn’

By curator October 24, 2024Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, NIL, Pressed, Reports

There are actually three unicorns in college football: Navy, Army and Air Force — the three service academies within the Football Bowl Subdivision whose players are prohibited from accepting other…

While SEC and Big Ten leaders mull major changes, a new Super League concept looms that could radically alter college sports

By curator October 8, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed

Over the summer, as college administrators scrambled to unearth new cash for the onset of athlete revenue sharing, a svelte, bespectacled man visited with leaders at some of the most…

Docs: NCAA considering applying football redshirt rule to athletes in all sports

By curator September 2, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, News, Pressed, Reports, Rule Changes

The NCAA is considering more historic changes to its amateurism rules. Member schools plan to seriously consider granting athletes in all sports, not just football, the ability to participate in…

NCAA, college leaders file landmark agreement in antitrust cases; here’s what was settled and what’s next

By curator July 26, 2024Articles, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

In the wake of a landmark settlement agreement, the courts hold significant oversight over the industry’s new model and only Congress can prevent what some college leaders see as an…

Sources: ACC presidents to meet on conference expansion on Monday night

By curator August 28, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, Reports

ACC presidents are scheduled to meet on a call Monday evening to discuss and potentially take action on expanding to add Cal, Stanford and SMU, sources tell Yahoo Sports. Tap…

With college sports more in flux than ever before, new players association group emerges

By curator August 23, 2023FYI, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Amid the wave of conference realignment that rocked college sports earlier this month, a thought crossed Jim Cavale’s mind: “What do the athletes think?” Tap below to read the report…

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…