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Nick Saban, Kirby Smart both call for increased NIL regulation in college football

January 10, 2022Articles, CFP, College Baseball, College Football, NCAA, NIL, Pressed, SEC Baseball, SEC FootballChris Low, ESPN, Kirby Smart, Mississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldog Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, Nick Saban, NIL, SEC, SEC Baseball

Alabama football coach Nick Saban and Georgia coach Kirby Smart both called for increased regulation on name, image and likeness (NIL) deals for college athletes during their joint College Football Playoff news conferences…

Cowboys’ Dak Prescott will undergo MRI every two weeks throughout 2021 NFL season, per report

September 9, 2021Articles, News, NFL, PressedBuccaneers, CBSSports, Cody Benjamin, Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys, ESPN, Michelle Tafoya, MRI, NFL, Shoulder injury, Tampa Bay

Got to wonder what is going on with Cowboy's quarterback Dak Prescott. Tap below to read the report from Cody Benjamin for CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-dak-prescott-will-undergo-mri-every-two-weeks-throughout-2021-nfl-season-per-report/

AAC commissioner Mike Aresco on expansion: Big 12 has ‘done what they accused us of doing’

September 9, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, PressedAAC, American Athletic Conference, Big 12, BYU Cougars, Cincinnati Bearcats, ESPN, Houston Cougars, Mark Giannotto, Memphis Commercial Appeal, Mike Aresco, NCAA, UCF Knights, USAToday

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/

NCAA expands Women’s College World Series by two days to ease game congestion, give players more rest

September 8, 2021Articles, College Softball, NCAA, News, PressedAlex Scarborough, Auburn University, ESPN, NCAA, WCWS, WCWS expands, WCWS nine day event, Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series will expand to a nine-day event beginning in 2022, the NCAA announced on Wednesday. Tap below to read the article by Alex Scarborough for ESPN.…

Was ESPN tricked into airing a 58-0 high school football blowout?

August 30, 2021Articles, Odds and Ends, PressedBishop Sycamore, ESPN, IMG Academy, Ohio

Make of it what you want. If ESPN chose to broadcast the game, they have no one to blame nu themselves. Tap below to read more. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/espn-high-school-football-blowout-bishop-sycamore-img-academy-000431265.html

Ohio State AD Gene Smith says ‘pause button should be hit’ on CFP expansion. Others fret over ESPN’s grip on football

July 30, 2021Articles, College Football, News, PressedCFP Expansion, ESPN, Gene Smith, Ohio State, Ohio State AD

Looks like folks are starting to worry about the state of college football. Tap below to read this article by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports https://www.yahoo.com/sports/ohio-state-ad-gene-smith-says-pause-button-should-be-hit-on-cfp-expansion-others-fret-over-esp-ns-grip-on-football-212514298.html

SEC, Sun Belt update COVID-19 protocols to ease testing among those who are fully vaccinated

April 28, 2021FYI, News, PressedESPN, SEC

The SEC will not require fully vaccinated individuals who are asymptomatic to participate in the league's surveillance testing program, according to an updated version of its COVID-19 protocols. Tap the…

SEC Network Set for Spring Conference Championships Coverage

April 22, 2021Articles, FYI, News, Pressed2021 SEC Baseball Tournament, ESPN, Hoover Alabama, SEC Baseball, SEC Baseball Tournament

With spring sports in full swing, SEC Network is slated to televise extensive coverage of the Southeastern Conference's spring sports championships over the coming weeks. SEC Network Set for Spring…

Diamond Dawg Gameday: host Kentucky

March 31, 2021News, PressedChristian MacLeod, ESPN, ESPNU, Jackson Fristoe, Kentucky Baseball, Kentucky Wildcats, Mississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldog Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, SEC, SEC Baseball, SEC Network+, Tanner Allen, Will Bednar

Bulldogs and Wildcats meet for first time since 2018 and match up as ranked opponents for the third time since 2012 STARKVILLE – For the third straight weekend, the No. 5…

Baseball Set for 11 National Broadcasts in 2021

February 17, 2021FYI, News, PressedESPN, Mississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldog Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, SEC + Network, SEC Network, TV Games, TV Schedule

STARKVILLE – The Southeastern Conference office and ESPN have announced the television coverage for the 2021 baseball season, with Mississippi State slated for at least 11 appearances on the ESPN family…