USC Fires Head Coach Clay Helton
The crazy season is getting an early start in college football as USC has fired their head coach two games into the season. Tap below to read the report from…
Big 12 extends conference membership to BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF; programs to accept invitations Friday
So it's official: the Big 12 has extended invitations to four schools. Tap below to read the report from Shehan Jeyarajah for CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-extends-conference-membership-to-byu-cincinnati-houston-ucf-programs-to-accept-invitations-friday/
AAC commissioner Mike Aresco on expansion: Big 12 has ‘done what they accused us of doing’
Mike Aresco gives his thoughts on Big 12 expansion. Tap below to read what Mark Giannotto of the Memphis Commercial Appeal wrote for the USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/aac/2021/09/09/aac-commissioner-mike-aresco-expansion-big-12-taking-three-schools/8256030002/
Big 12 expansion: Presidents to ‘rubber stamp’ invites to BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF on Friday
Well it looks like expansion will happen this week in the Big 12. Tap below to read the article by Dennis Dodd for CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-expansion-presidents-to-rubber-stamp-invites-to-byu-cincinnati-houston-ucf-on-friday/
Florida Atlantic QB N’Kosi Perry signs name, image and likeness deal with alcohol company
FAU QB is first athlete to sign NIL deal with an alcohol company. Tap below to read the story by Scooby Axson for the USAToday https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2021/09/08/florida-atlantic-nkosi-perry-nil-deal-beer-company/5770694001/
FTX exchange gets naming rights to Berkeley stadium as crypto, NCAA football collide
Stadium naming rights at Cal Berkeley go crypto. What's next? Tap below to read the article by Dani Romero from Yahoo Finance. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ftx-exchange-gets-naming-rights-to-berkeley-stadium-as-crypto-college-sports-collide-151852734.html
Legendary USC star FB Sam ‘Bam’ Cunningham, credited with role of integrating football in South, dies at 71
RIP Sam "Bam" Cunningham. Watched him play for USC and the Patriots. Hard runner who never let up. Tap below to read the article by Barrett Sallee of CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/legendary-usc-star-fb-sam-bam-cunningham-credited-with-role-of-integrating-football-in-south-dies-at-71/
Kirby Smart ‘concerned’ as Georgia football program deals with spike of COVID-19 cases
Apparently Covid-19 is becoming a concern for Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart. Tap below to read the article by Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald for the USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2021/09/06/georgia-football-covid-19-spike-kirby-smart/5747529001/
College Football Week 1 Results Show Potential Risk of NIL Deals
Interesting article by Darren Rovell of the Action Network on NIL deals in college football. Tap below to read the full article. https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/college-football-week-1-results-potential-risk-nil-deals
McKenzie Milton’s family, supporters had best view of QB’s miracle return – ‘I was really happy for him, but I was scared’
Feel good story of the 2021 season...so far. Welcome back McKenzie Milton. Tap below to read the article by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mc-kenzie-miltons-family-supporters-had-best-view-of-q-bs-miracle-return-i-was-really-happy-for-him-but-i-was-scared-093251507.html