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Miami's missed dynasty: The 2003 Fiesta Bowl vs. Ohio State that altered each program's history

The last time the Ohio State Buckeyes and Miami Hurricanes met in college football's postseason it was for the national championship in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, ending in such a controversial Ohio State win that the ref who made the fateful pass interference call is still a household name in some circles. Miami was looking for a second consecutive championship. (CBS Sports)

2025 CFP quarterfinals preview: Keys to all four matchups

A rematch of one of the most contentious national title games of the 2000s (Miami-Ohio State). A rematch of a fun October track meet (Georgia-Ole Miss). A battle between new-ish money (Oregon) and new money (Texas Tech). A matchup between a proven, unbeaten powerhouse (Indiana) and a scrappy close-game-winning underdog (Alabama, somehow). (ESPN.com)

NCAA's Charlie Baker: Players with NBA contracts not eligible

NCAA president Charlie Baker on Tuesday clarified his organization's position on college eligibility for players with NBA experience. The official stance came in the wake of Baylor signing former NBA draft pick James Nnaji. "The NCAA has not and will not grant eligibility to any prospective or returning student-athletes who have signed an NBA contract." (ESPN)

UNC Basketball Transfer Tracker: Jalen Washington scores career-high 21 points with seven dunks

Former North Carolina center Jalen Washington came off the bench to score a career-high 21 points with seven dunks Monday as No. 11 Vanderbilt finished nonconference play unbeaten with a 96-53 home win over New Haven. Washington, who only played 23 minutes, scored 14 points of those points in the second half, going 9 of 11 from the floor. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UConn's Dan Hurley: 'College basketball needs a commissioner'

The head-turning news of the Baylor Bears adding 21-year-old big man James Nnaji, a 2023 NBA Draft pick, has reverberated around college athletics. It's not just that Baylor is bringing on someone who was drafted 30 months ago, it's also that he's eligible immediately and could make his college debut Saturday when Baylor faces TCU in its Big 12 opener. (CBS Sports)

Kyle Whittingham sees Michigan title quest as 'final challenge'

After Kyle Whittingham stepped down at Utah earlier this month, he left the door open to return to coaching. He had no idea that within a day, he would get a call about a head coaching vacancy at a school he had admired since he saw the University of Michigan Wolverines' famed winged helmets as a 7-year-old watching college football alone in his living room. (ESPN.com)

As another Clemson football season ends in sadness, Dabo Swinney says he’ll ‘evaluate’ everything

Clemson’s season of promise ended months ago, but tears streamed just as fiercely down down Cade Klubnik’s face after a Pinstripe Bowl loss to Penn State. It was a 22-10 score between incomplete teams due to injuries and opt outs. But in a season where the Tigers (7-6) would have liked so much to have gone differently, the last game was no exception. (Charleston Post and Courier)

Ed Orgeron on SEC paying players before NIL: 'We used to walk through the back door with the cash'

Few recruiters in college football worked harder than Ed Orgeron. Orgeron did a great job bringing in some great talent. However, most of his work came in the pre-NIL era, meaning he could not, technically, use money in the process. So when talking about how he would adapt with NIL now legal, Orgeron hilariously said there would just be a slight difference. (On3.com)

Wetzel: Beware, college sports, private equity has arrived

Even as revenue goes up and up from richer media deals, expanded playoffs and modernized operations, costs continue to soar. Spending has to be addressed. Private equity firms, renowned for acquiring investments with an eye toward cutting costs, consolidating and reselling for a profit, are likely to do it with a different mindset than college administrators. (ESPN.com)

Remembering Rodney Rogers, gone at 54 but impossible to forget

Rodney Rogers, a Sun from 1999 to 2002 and a one-of-one presence in franchise history, has passed away. He wore number 54 like nobody else, and heartbreakingly, that’s the age he was when he left us. Rogers grew up in Durham, North Carolina, and starred at Wake Forest before the Denver Nuggets took him ninth overall in the 1993 NBA Draft. (Bright Side Of The Sun)

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