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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…

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…

Greg Sankey feels ‘sadness’ in realignment, says SEC comfortable in footprint

August 8, 2023CFP, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, SECESPN, Greg Sankey, Heather Dinich, NCAA, NCAA Football, SEC, SEC Football

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said he feels "a little tinge of sadness, probably more than just a little" seeing the Pac-12 on the verge of collapse after more than 100…

NCAA President Voices ‘Concerns’ About Recent Conference Realignment

August 7, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsCharlie Baker, Conference Realignment, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated

NCAA president Charlie Baker issued a statement to Sports Illustrated on Monday emphasizing his concerns with the recent realignment moves within college athletics, asking for major-college leaders to work together…

Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz asks a good question about athletes’ mental health after Big Ten’s latest expansion

August 5, 2023College Baseball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsConference Realignment, Eli Drinkwitz, Jack Baer, Missouri Tigers, NCAA, NCAA Football, Realignment, Yahoo Sports

The Big Ten has Oregon and Washington. The Big 12 has Arizona, Arizona State and Utah. People have questions about how all of that is going to work. Tap below…

LSU football coach Brian Kelly cites gambling concerns while adopting new injury reporting policy

August 4, 2023College Football, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, ReportsAP Sports, Bret Martel, Brian Kelly, Injury Report, Legalized Sports Betting, LSU Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, SEC

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU has a new, more “transparent” injury reporting policy that football coach Brian Kelly described Thursday as a “proactive” response to the proliferation of legalized…

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…