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SEC commissioner Greg Sankey: NCAA ‘distracted’ by NIL-related cases, needs to focus on ‘big realities’

February 2, 2024Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports, SEC, SEC Baseball, SEC FootballGreg Sankey, NCAA, NIL, SEC, Yahoo Sports

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey says the NCAA should focus on the “big realities” in college athletics rather than pursuing individual cases of recruiting violations of the association’s name, image and…

Athletes seek ‘seat at table’ in new college sports model

September 28, 2023Articles, NCAA, News, PressedNCAA

The walls are closing in on the current model of college sports. Lawyers, politicians, industry professionals and now a growing number of the athletes themselves are chipping away at the…

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…

Bulldogs Celebrate Opening Of State-Of-The-Art Facility

August 13, 2023College Softball, FYI, NCAA, News, Pressed, ReportsMississippi State Bulldogs, Mississippi State Softball, NCAA

STARKVILLE – As the unveiling ceremony for the brand-new Mississippi State Softball Fieldhouse commenced on Friday afternoon, it was evident that this building meant much so more to the program…

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…