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How Oregon, Washington leaving Pac-12 impacts Big Ten schedule, realignment and future of CFP

August 4, 2023Articles, CFP, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed, RealignmentBig Ten, Bill Bender, Conference Realignment, NCAA, Pac-12, The Sporting News

Oregon and Washington will accept an invitation to the Big Ten on Friday afternoon – a move that further decimates the Pac-12 and continues the wild cycle of 2023 college…

Sources: Big Ten has begun preliminary talks to potentially add Oregon, Washington, Cal and Stanford

August 2, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsBig Ten, NCAA, NCAA Football, Realignment

The Big Ten has begun exploratory discussions about expanding membership to 18 or even 20 teams, industry sources have told Yahoo Sports. The schools being considered are Oregon and Washington…

SEC football coach rankings: Kirby Smart passes Nick Saban; where’s Josh Heupel?

July 30, 2023Articles, College Football, NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, SEC FootballBlake Toppmeyer, Coaches Ranking, Kirby Smart, NCAA Football, SEC Football, USAToday Sports

When you win back-to-back national championships, you earn the top spot in the Southeastern Conference college football coach rankings. Welcome, Georgia coach Kirby Smart, to the No. 1 spot in…

Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa says unnamed SEC school offered him $1.5 million to transfer

July 28, 2023College Football, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports, SEC, SEC FootballCBSSports, Maryland Terrapins, SEC Football, Taulia Tagovailoa, Transfer Portal, Will Backus

Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa revealed an unnamed SEC school offered him $1.5 million to enter the NCAA transfer portal during the offseason. Tap below to read the report by Will…

Could realignment winds blow the SEC’s way? 5 teams that might make sense

July 28, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment, SECJohn Williams, NCAA, Realignment, SEC, Yahoo Sports

Because realignment never ends, there’s always a chance the Oklahoma Sooners’ future home in the SEC could opt for expansion to strengthen its inventory for the future. Let’s take a…

Colorado confirms return to Big 12 after leaving for Pac-12 in 2011

July 27, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsNCAA, NCAA Football, USAToday Sports

Looks like Colorado is doing the hokey pokey. Colorado is leaving the Pac-12 to rejoin the Big 12, the school announced Thursday after holding a board of regents meeting to…

NIL database, uniform contracts, registry among concepts explored in NCAA meetings

July 27, 2023College Baseball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, ReportsNCAA, NIL, NIL Database, SEC

A database of NIL activity, uniform contracts for deals and a registry for those participating in the space – including for agents and collectives – were among the primary concepts…

While Congress and NCAA squabble, NIL collectives lead push on revenue sharing

July 26, 2023College Baseball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, ReportsCongress, NCAA, NIL, Ross Dellenger, SEC, Yahoo Sports

Name, image and likeness (NIL) is at the center of a two-day stakeholders meeting that began Tuesday. While no report or legislation is expected immediately from the gathering, administrators and…

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh facing 4-game suspension for breaking NCAA rules, AP source says

July 25, 2023College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, ReportsAP, Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Football, NCAA Rules, Ralph Russo, suspension, Yahoo News

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is facing a four-game suspension for breaking NCAA rules over improper contact with recruits, a person with knowledge of a proposed settlement between the school and…

SEC commish Greg Sankey rails against lack of NIL progress as college sports leaders struggle for answers

July 20, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, NIL, Pressed, SEC, SEC Baseball, SEC FootballNCAA, NCAA Football, NIL, Ross Dellenger, SEC, Yahoo Sports

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In late June, the next step in college sports’ pursuit of solutions for name, image and likeness (NIL) unfolded in a large conference room within NCAA headquarters…