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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…

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…

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…

Is Mississippi State the hardest coaching job in college football? Meet the unflinching 36-year-old now leading the Bulldogs

July 19, 2023College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, SEC, SEC FootballDan Wetzel, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Mississippi State Football, NCAA Football, SEC Football, Yahoo Sports, Zach Arnett

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Zach Arnett has the most challenging head coaching job in all of college football. Well, if not the most, it’s up there. Vanderbilt is still in the…

SEC coordinator of officials hints conference won’t be as strict penalizing ‘Horns Down’ gesture as Big 12

July 18, 2023College Football, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, SEC FootballCBSSports, Horns Down, SEC Football

The SEC may go softer on one of college football's most notorious taunts when the Longhorns join the league in 2024. Tap to view the report by Will Backus for…

Lacking punishment for Tennessee’s egregious cheating leaves Greg Sankey unsure about future of enforcement

July 18, 2023College Football, NCAA Football, Pressed, Reports, SECMedia Days, Nashville Tennessee, NCAA, SEC

NASHVILLE -- In the midst of a traditional kickoff to the college football season at the 2023 SEC Media Days, one uncomfortable truism has emerged: It pays to cheat. That's…