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Lawsuit aims to eliminate all NCAA transfer restrictions, while some are pushing for a stricter policy

December 12, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed

A judge’s ruling on Wednesday at 10 a.m. could at least temporarily lift the association’s rules around second-time transfers, opening a path for athletes who have had waivers denied or…

NCAA proposing new college athletics subdivision rooted in direct athlete compensation

December 5, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed

NCAA president Charlie Baker is planning to introduce this week a proposal to create a new subdivision within Division I that grants certain schools more autonomy around policy-making and permits…

Is college athletics headed for The Great Split? ‘We need to recreate or relaunch the NCAA’

November 21, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed

The Great Split is no longer a far-fetched idea or a long-shot theory. It is instead a looming reality in light of legal challenges facing college athletics. Tap below to…

MSU announces new gameday safety regulations

November 8, 2023Articles, College Football, Events, FYI, Gameday, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, SEC Football

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State University is instituting several new rules and policies to make tailgating in the Junction safer and more enjoyable for fans and to provide the family-friendly…

ACC votes to add Stanford, Cal, SMU: Conference presidents approve expansion to 18 schools

September 1, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsNCAA, NCAA Football

ACC presidents voted to extend conference invitations to Stanford, California and SMU on Friday, sources tell CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd. The three schools, should they formally apply for membership, will…

How state governments are using NIL to juice recruiting: ‘Why wouldn’t we try to help?’

August 22, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NIL, PressedName image Likeness, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, SEC

If you are a state legislator and there is a piece of legislation you could pass or a regulation you could repeal that would improve the competitiveness of a local…

CFP must be reconsidered amid realignment, SEC commish says

August 21, 2023CFP, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, ReportsChris Low, ESPN, Greg Sankey, NCAA, NCAA Football, SEC

As the winds of change continue to swirl in college athletics, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said more change is coming, particularly with regard to college football's postseason format. Tap below…

Ranking SEC quarterbacks in 2023, from Jayden Daniels and Joe Milton to Graham Mertz

August 13, 2023Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedSEC, SEC Football

The past 15 years became a glory period for SEC quarterbacks. From Tim Tebow to Cam Newton to Joe Burrow to Bryce Young, what a run of talent. After the…

Coaches’ preseason Top 25 poll is out, which means, well, nothing at all

August 11, 2023Articles, College Football, NCAA Football, News, PressedCoaches' Poll, Mississippi Today, NCAA Football, Rick Cleveland, USAToday

USA Today released its Coaches preseason college football poll, which has the Internet and the sports talk shows buzzing. And that’s OK, as long as you realize that the preseason…

Playoff composition, revenue sharing, NCAA influence up for grabs as college football’s power structure shifts

August 11, 2023CFP, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsCBSSports, CFP, Dennis Dodd, NCAA, NCAA Football, Pac-12 Conference

The demise of the Pac-12 could have major ramifications for the College Football Playoff and influence at collegiate sports' top level Tap below to read the rept by Dennis Dodd…