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FCS games against Power Five opposition running fade pattern, coaches believe

September 5, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, SEC FootballBig Ten, FCS Coaches, FCS Games, John O'Connor, NCAA, Power Five, Richmond Times Dispatch, SEC, SEC Football, University of Richmond

FCS coaches at the University of Richmond and VMI believe FCS games against Power Five opposition will be discontinued before long as SEC and Big Ten expansion signal a presumptive…

7 college football teams that will bank a big payday – and could pull off an epic upset

August 31, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedEddie Timanus, Group of Five, money games, NCAA, Power Five, SEC Football, USAToday Sports

In most years there is at least one Group of Five school that pulls off a win on the road against a power conference squad. Tap below to see which games…

Notre Dame targeting $75 million annual media rights payout in quest to remain independent

July 19, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, RealignmentCBSSports, Dennis Dodd, Media Rights, NCAA, Notre Dame, Power Five, Realignment

Power Five shoulder programming around Notre Dame games will be key to making such a deal happen. Tap below to read the article by Dennis Dodd for CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/notre-dame-targeting-75-million-annual-media-rights-payout-in-quest-to-remain-independent/

Costly downside of guarantee games for Power Five emerges early in college football season

September 5, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedColorado State, Connecticut Huskies, East Tennessee State, FCS, Georgia Tech Yellowjackets, Guarantee Games, Holy Cross Crusaders, Illinois Fighting Illini, Northern Illinois Huskies, Power Five, South Dakota State, University of Montana, Vanderbilt Commodores, Washington Huskies

It happens every year: some Power Five teams hands a supposed cupcake a million dollars to come to town for a beat down. Only the Power Five team is the…

Power Five conferences mostly align on forfeiture policy if teams cannot play in 2021 due to COVID-19

August 23, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, PressedBarrett Sallee, Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, CBSSports, Covid-19, Forfeiture policy, NCAA, Pac 12 Conference, Power Five, SEC

Looks like they are serious about forfeits in college football this year. Tap below to read the article by Barrett Sallee of CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/power-five-conferences-mostly-align-on-forfeiture-policy-if-teams-cannot-play-in-2021-due-to-covid-19/

Oregon, Oregon State to require vaccinations or negative COVID-19 test to attend games

August 21, 2021College Football, NCAA, News, PressedAAC, NCAA Football, Oregon Ducks, Oregon Football, Oregon State Beavers, Oregon State Football, Pac 12, Power Five, Ryan Young, Tulane Football, Tulane Greenwave, Yahoo Sports

Oregon and Oregon State have followed Tulane in requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test result within 72 hours of a game in order to attend. Will others follow?…

New commissioners thrust into conference realignment chaos

July 24, 2021Articles, College Football, News, PressedAP, college football, Conference Realignment, Power Five, Ralph Russo

Conference realignment is back on the table in college sports just as three Power Five conferences are breaking in relatively new commissioners. Tap below to read this article by Ralph…