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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)
Michael Jordan's 23XI suit pushed dinosaurs out, NASCAR into the future
As an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, filed by 23XI Racing, co-owned by
Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, began to grind its way toward the end of its second week, the two sides announced they had reached a settlement. It's difficult to find someone in the Cup Series paddock who doesn't believe this is the right move. (
ESPN.com)
Former South Carolina standout QB Steve Taneyhill dies at 52
Steve Taneyhill, a record-setting quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks best known for his long-flowing mullet and his homerun swing after touchdown passes, has died. He was 52. The South Carolina athletic department confirmed Monday through a close friend of Taneyhill’s that he died overnight in his sleep. No cause of death was provided. (
Associated Press)
Virginia Tech athletics receives record $20 million gift from anonymous donor
Virginia Tech athletics received a record $20 million gift from an anonymous donor, the school announced Monday. The gift comes after the school hired James Franklin and previously announced a renewed commitment to investing in athletics, pledging to spend $229 million the next four years. A portion of that spending is slated to come from fundraising. (
ESPN.com)
Cade Tyson scores 38, ties Minnesota school record with 8 3-pointers
Cade Tyson turned Williams Arena into his personal showcase Sunday, exploding for a career-high 38 points and tying a Minnesota school record with eight 3-pointers in an 89-53 rout of Texas Southern. Tyson was hot from the start, scoring 12 of the Gophers’ first 20 points and finishing the first half with 23 points, making five of seven 3-point attempts. (
Tar Heel Tribune)