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‘Loopholes have won the day’: Cap? What cap? Spending on players growing even after NCAA settlement
The settlement of a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and its most powerful conferences this year was supposed to cap the amount of money schools could pay athletes and establish stricter guidelines for NIL payments. But the introduction of direct revenue sharing with athletes and new reporting requirements hasn’t stopped increased spending. (
WRAL.com)
After Notre Dame's numerous tantrums, what's the school's endgame? A divorce from the ACC?
The more Notre Dame squawks like a 7-year-old mad at their parents because they didn’t get a stuffed animal at the fair, the more reasonable it is to wonder whether there’s something more going on besides frustration over a CFP snub. Complaints on both sides of the Notre Dame-ACC relationship have started to spill into the public discourse. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Meet Bob Chesney, UCLA football’s new ‘ultimate type of competitor’
Bob Chesney, who was officially named UCLA’s head football coach on Saturday morning after compiling a 21-5 record in two seasons at James Madison, is a man of first impressions. When Darwin Breaux first met Chesney, he was a do-it-all player for his father, Robert Chesney Sr., at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School in Edgewood, Pennsylvania. (
Los Angeles Daily News)
College Football Playoff 2025: Going inside every first-round matchup
No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma. This is one of two rematches. OU's 23-21 win in Tuscaloosa in November wasn't the most aesthetically delightful game, but it was vital to how the rest of the season played out. Bama gets a shot at redemption after a late-season fade, and OU gets to show off its brilliant home crowd and a speedy, opportunistic defense. (
ESPN.com)
NASCAR mourns the loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash in North Carolina
Greg Biffle was picked by NASCAR as one of its top 75 drivers in history. But he is perhaps best remembered for his tireless work helping others as a helicopter pilot. Biffle was in the air again Thursday, aboard a small jet that crashed at the Statesville airport north of Charlotte. He was believed to be among seven people killed, including his wife and two children. He was 55. (
Associated Press)
Is there a place for walk-ons in the future of college sports?
In football, there had been a limit of 85 scholarships, but Division I rosters averaged more than 146 players for the 2024-25 academic year, according to data compiled by Opendorse. Now rosters would be capped at 105. Baseball would lose nine spots from its average; women's soccer would lose five. The players on the outside looking in? Walk-ons. (
ESPN.com)
Lane Kiffin’s messy departure from Ole Miss shows he has not changed at all
Being an adult means making hard decisions. It also means living with the fallout from those decisions. Lane Kiffin didn’t want to do either. He didn’t want to be pressured into making the decision to leave Ole Miss for LSU. He then didn’t want to lose the chance to coach his Ole Miss team through the College Football Playoff while working as head coach at LSU. (
NBC Sports)
The College Football Playoff committee isn't perfect, but it's the best system we've got
The purpose of the College Football Playoff selection committee is to sort through the unsortable -- deciding between two teams of similar accomplishment. This sport is a spectacular mess, of course, famously and belovedly so. The FBS level has 136 teams playing 12 regular-season games competing for one championship. The schedules are disparate. (
ESPN.com)
Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham steps down after 21 seasons in charge of the Utes
Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham is stepping down after 21 seasons in charge of the Utes. The 66-year-old announced his decision after leading the Utes to a 10-2 record this year — the team’s third 10-win season since 2020. Whittingham will end his career with a 177-88 all-time record. Utah has finished with a winning record in 18 of his 21 years. (
Salt Lake Tribune)
ACC to change football tiebreaker for 2026, announces which teams will play 9 league games
The ACC will change its football tiebreakers for the 2026 season after a five-way tie for second this season resulted in the league’s conference champion being left out of the College Football Playoff. The changes will be announced at a later date, the league said. There will be an added wrinkle next season as teams play an unequal number of league games. (
WRAL.com)