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SEC announces 2022-23 revenue distribution

February 8, 2024Articles, FYI, News, Reports, SECSEC

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (February 8, 2024) - Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey on Thursday announced revenue distribution of $741.0 million to the SEC's 14 universities for the 2022-23 fiscal year, which…

With CFP still undecided on future format, SEC and Big Ten express doubts in commitment

February 5, 2024Articles, CFP, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, ReportsBig 10, CFP, Greg Sankey, SEC, Tony Petitti

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti, for the first time publicly, expressed doubts in their commitment to the future of the CFP if leaders can’t “get…

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…

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…

Ranking SEC quarterbacks in 2023, from Jayden Daniels and Joe Milton to Graham Mertz

August 13, 2023Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedSEC, SEC Football

The past 15 years became a glory period for SEC quarterbacks. From Tim Tebow to Cam Newton to Joe Burrow to Bryce Young, what a run of talent. After the…

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…

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…

Could realignment winds blow the SEC’s way? 5 teams that might make sense

July 28, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment, SECJohn Williams, NCAA, Realignment, SEC, Yahoo Sports

Because realignment never ends, there’s always a chance the Oklahoma Sooners’ future home in the SEC could opt for expansion to strengthen its inventory for the future. Let’s take a…

NIL database, uniform contracts, registry among concepts explored in NCAA meetings

July 27, 2023College Baseball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, ReportsNCAA, NIL, NIL Database, SEC

A database of NIL activity, uniform contracts for deals and a registry for those participating in the space – including for agents and collectives – were among the primary concepts…