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College Football Playoff expansion issues including scheduling models, revenue distribution being debated

September 8, 2022Articles, CFP, College Football, Media, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedCBSSports, CFP, College Football Playoff expansion, Dennis Dodd, ESPN, Expansion, NCAA, NCAA Football, revenue distribution, Scheduling model

Stakeholders will decide when will the expanded playoff will begin, what the schedule looks like … and who will be getting paid. Tap below to read the report from Dennis…

Expanded CFP Could Fetch $2.2B In Annual Media Rights Fees

September 7, 2022Articles, CFP, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, Reports, SEC FootballAmanda Christovich, annual Media Rights fees, College Football Playoff, college sports property, Expanded CFP, Michael McCarthy, NCAA, NCAA Football

The much-maligned College Football Playoff is poised to possibly score the highest annual media rights fees of any college sports property. Tap below to read the article by Michael McCarthy…

Mike Leach faces familiar foe as Mississippi St. visits Arizona

September 6, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, SEC FootballAir Raid Offense, Arizona Wildcats, Jedd Fisch, Mike Leach, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NCAA Football, Pac 12, SEC, Sportsnaut, Tucson AZ, Washington State Cougars

Mike Leach returns to Pac-12 country when Mississippi State travels to play Arizona for the Wildcats’ home opener on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz. Tap below to read the article…

‘This is for real’: Inside Cowboys QB Dak Prescott’s mission to build trust, alter police training

September 6, 2022Articles, Events, News, NFL, Odds and Ends, PressedDak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys, Jori Epstein, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Mississippi State Football, NFL, Police training, SEC Football, USAToday Sports

Dak Prescott began his mission to build trust between law enforcement and communities of color after George Floyd was murdered by a Minnesota police officer in May 2020. Tap below…

An Inside Look at the Most Powerful Person in College Sports

September 6, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, SEC, SEC FootballGreg Sankey, NCAA, NCAA Football, Pat Forde, SEC Commissioner5SEC, SEC Football, Sports Illustrated

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has brought a measured calm, and a ton more money, to his conference, but his success has sparked questions about football’s future in particular. Tap below…

The NIL era of high school sports has arrived

September 6, 2022Articles, NIL, Odds and Ends, Pressed, ReportsAthletes, High school, High School Athletes, Jeff Eisenberg, Name Image and Likeness, NIL, Yahoo Sports

Endorsement opportunities are trickling down to the high school level as more athletes start brand-building at a younger age. Tap below to read the article by Jeff Eisenberg for Yahoo…

Leach And Dawgs Ready For A Late Night In The Desert

September 5, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, Pressed, SEC FootballArizona Wildcats, HailState Athletics, Joel Coleman, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NCAA, NCAA Football, Pac 12, SEC, SEC Football

It'll be 10 p.m. back home in the Magnolia State when Mississippi State kicks off in Arizona on Saturday night against the Wildcats. It's an unusual circumstance to have a…

Harbaugh hopes players get a revenue share from 12-team CFP

September 5, 2022Articles, CFP, College Football, FYI, NCAA, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed12 team CFP, Jim Harbaugh, Larry Lage, NCAA, NCAA Football, Player revenue, WDBO Orlando

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh hopes players get a cut of the money generated by an expanded College Football Playoff. Tap below to read the article by Larry Lage of WDBO Orlando.…

FCS games against Power Five opposition running fade pattern, coaches believe

September 5, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, SEC FootballBig Ten, FCS Coaches, FCS Games, John O'Connor, NCAA, Power Five, Richmond Times Dispatch, SEC, SEC Football, University of Richmond

FCS coaches at the University of Richmond and VMI believe FCS games against Power Five opposition will be discontinued before long as SEC and Big Ten expansion signal a presumptive…

College Football Playoff expansion: Board agrees to 12-team field with aim to implement as soon as possible

September 2, 2022Articles, CFP, College Football, FYI, NCAA, News, Pressed, SEC FootballCBSSports, CFP, CGP Board of Managers, College Football Playoffs, Dennis Dodd, Expand to 12 teams, Shehan Jeyarajah

The College Football Playoff's Board of Managers on Friday voted to expand the playoff field to 12 teams with an aim to implement the larger format as soon as possible.…