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Ten takeaways from an eventful college football Week 1
Washington State transfer QB Cam Ward was spectacular in his Miami debut, completing 26 of 35 passes for 385 yards and three touchdowns. Five-star freshman Dylan Raiola dazzled in his Nebraska debut; the Huskers didn’t throw for more than 200 yards in a single game last season, but Raiola threw for 238 and two touchdowns in his very first. (
NBC Sports)
USC’s Branch Brothers Sign College Football’s First Jordan Brand NIL Deal
The college football season has just recently started, but standout brothers Zachariah and Zion Branch are already making history. The University of Southern California stars have signed multiyear NIL deals with Jordan Brand—the first collegiate football players to sign contracts with the apparel company inspired by NBA legend
Michael Jordan. (
Sportico)
How SMU's ACC move upended men's hoops in just three weeks
SMU, a school that hasn't made a Sweet 16 since man first walked on the moon, set off a seismic shift felt at every level of the sport. Emboldened by their pending move to the ACC -- announced a year earlier -- the Mustangs aimed high for Lanier's replacement, and landed the USC Trojans' Andy Enfield. The Trojans in turn hired Eric Musselman. (
ESPN.com)
College football Week 1 highlights: Top plays, games, takeaways
Week 1 also reminded us of what's remained the same, what's stood strong against the headwinds of private equity and super leagues and an endless parade of players entering the transfer portal. There was Georgia, the preeminent program in college football for the past three years by any metric, showcasing its dominance once more. (
ESPN.com)
Viewer's guide to the new College Football Playoff
It's the dawn of a new era in college football. After years of waiting for a bigger and better College Football Playoff system, the moment has arrived. A new, expanded 12-team postseason awaits at the conclusion of the 2024 regular season, complete with byes for the top four conference champions and on-campus home games for the next four. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Why return of ‘College Football 25’ is a holiday for beloved video game’s fans
It’s a holiday steeped in nostalgia — in midsummer marathons on prehistoric PlayStations, in triple-option offenses and players lost to time, in critical recruiting battles for fictional five-star safeties, in regional conferences (remember them?) and in-state rivalries. “NCAA Football 14” had 20 predecessors, dating to “Bill Walsh College Football” in 1993. (
Seattle Times)
College football fandom is changing fast. Are you ready to step up and pay up?
It’s pretty clear why these changes have come about — oceans of college football-obsessed money — and where this is heading. The college football universe is consolidating inward, ever more in the direction of professionalism, where tradition and atmosphere must line up behind triumph and profit. Every year, college football gets closer to the NFL. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Explaining the new-look ACC for 2024 college football season
The Atlantic Coast Conference will have 17 teams in 2024 with the addition of Cal, Stanford and SMU. The ACC will not have divisions for the 2024 season. The ACC moved to that format in 2023 with the top two seeds playing in the ACC championship game. Florida State beat Louisville 16-6. The top two seeds will meet in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 7. (
Sporting News)
What to watch: Week 1 college football viewing guide
There are 21 games on Thursday — including Colorado's tricky home game against perennial FCS powerhouse North Dakota State — and six games Friday before things really get going on Saturday. Here are the games that you need to make sure to watch this Labor Day weekend. All times are Eastern and all games are on Saturday unless noted. (
Yahoo! Sports)
1983 NC State basketball team adds TV networks to lawsuit over highlights
Members of NC State's 1983 NCAA championship men's basketball team say they're owed potentially millions of dollars from the television networks that broadcast the NCAA Tournament, adding to their lawsuit against the NCAA itself. In June, members of the team – known as the "Cardiac Pack" – sued the NCAA in Wake County Superior Court. (
WRAL Sports Fan)