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SEC to increase scholarship limits for football

December 5, 2025College Football, FYI, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, SEC, SEC Football105 scholarships, Football Scholarship Increase, Ross Dellenger, SEC, SEC Football, Yahoo Sports

The SEC will its football scholarship limit to 105, according to a report Friday by Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports. Tap below to read the report from AL.com https://www.al.com/sports/2025/12/sec-to-increase-scholarship-limits-for-football.html

Sources: SEC, Big Ten building momentum to further expand College Football Playoff to 14 or 16 teams

February 16, 2025CFP, College Football, FYI, NCAA Football, News, Reports, SEC FootballExpand CFP, NCAA, NCAA Football, Ross Dellenger, SEC

Within the SEC and Big Ten, momentum is building to further expand the playoff to 14 or 16 teams, assign multiple automatic qualifiers per league — as many as four…

Sources: ACC considering SMU in addition to Cal and Stanford in expansion talks

August 8, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsACC, Cal Football, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Pac-12, Ross Dellenger, SMU Football, Stanford Football, Yahoo Sports

The expansion conversation in the ACC goes beyond Stanford and Cal. A third school, SMU, is in consideration, sources tell Yahoo Sports. At a meeting of league presidents on Tuesday,…

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…

IRS Says Donations Made to Nonprofit NIL Collectives Are Not Tax Exempt

June 10, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NIL, Pressed, ReportsIRS, Name Image and Likeness, NIL, Non profit NIL, Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated, Tax deductions

In news that could rock the world of name, image and likeness, the Internal Revenue Service suggests that nonprofit NIL collectives offering tax deductions could be breaking the law. Tap…

No New Bowl Games Will Be Added This Season, Bowl Executive Director Says

April 20, 2023Articles, Bowl Projections, College Football, Events, NCAA, News, PressedBowl Eligibility, Bowl Games, Bowl System, NCAA Football, Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated

After a review of the bowl system this spring, college leaders decided against approving any new bowl games while also keeping the eligibility standard of a 6–6 record. Tap below…

Sources: Texas, Oklahoma Reach Agreement With Big 12 to Join SEC in 2024

February 9, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, Realignment, SECBig 12 Conference, Oklahoma Sooners, Ross Dellenger, SEC, Sports Illustrated, Texas Longhorns

Texas and Oklahoma’s path to the SEC in 2024 has been cleared. Tap below to read the report from Ross Dellenger for Sports Illustrated. https://www.si.com/college/2023/02/10/texas-oklahoma-early-exit-big-12-move-sec-espn-fox

The Doors Are Opening For NCAA to Close in on NIL Violations

January 30, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Football, NCAA, News, NIL, PressedFlorida Gators football, Jon Duncan, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NIL, Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated

The NCAA and enforcement staff will no longer be hamstrung by uncooperative witnesses when it comes to potential name, image and likeness (NIL) violations. Tap below to read the article…

Significant NLRB Move Will Aid Pursuit of College Athletes Becoming Employees

December 15, 2022Articles, College Football, FYI, NCAA, News, PressedDivision I, FBS, NCAA Football, NLRB, Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated, USC Trojans

The National Labor Relations Board’s Los Angeles Region plans to pursue unfair labor practice charges against USC, the Pac-12 and the NCAA as single and joint employers of FBS football…