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SEC football preview: Can the conference reclaim supremacy?

Can the SEC conquer college football again?When the preseason AP poll came out this week, Big Ten teams (Ohio State, Oregon) occupied the two top spots. Georgia was the top SEC team, ranked No. 3, with Texas checking in at No. 5. No SEC team received a single first-place vote, which is notable — and would have seemed unfathomable a few years ago. (NBC Sports)

Vic Molodet, who led NC State basketball to its first ACC title, dies at age 93

Seventy years separate N.C. State’s first ACC men’s basketball championship and its most recent. One player responsible for the program’s first title died earlier this month, the school announced. “Sending condolences to his family, friends and the entire Wolfpack family,” the program’s announcement stated. Vic Molodet died on Aug. 14 at age 93 in Greensboro. (MSN.com)

Wetzel: Mad about college football eligibility chaos? The NCAA should have seen it coming

College athletics is always about self-dealing and self-interests. They talk a good game about "student-athletes" and paint slogans like "family" and "team" on the weight room wall, but if some NFL camp roster cut might help convert on third down, many won't hesitate to dial up a sympathetic magistrate and bump a sophomore down the depth chart. (ESPN)

Candid Coaches: Who will be the best college hoops team in 2026-27?

We're coming off one of the five best seasons of the 21st century as far as I'm concerned. The sport's offseason has been a predictable mess, but the product on the floor remains terrific. Which team should take up the top spot? Who is most likely to spend the most time at No. 1? Nine schools got votes from the nearly 100 coaches we surveyed. (CBS Sports)

Kansas' Bill Self dishes on 2026-27 Jayhawks roster, compares Tyran Stokes to Carmelo Anthony

For the second straight season, Bill Self has the No. 1 recruit in the country. Five-star forward Tyran Stokes picked Kansas in late April, but Self is certainly hoping that the injury-riddled, in-and-out season that swirled around Darryn Peterson is not in Stokes' future. But the Tyran Stokes Experience does not come without its fair share of drama. (CBS Sports)

Big 12 football preview: Texas Tech, Deion Sanders, first-year coaches lead top storylines

The very first thing commissioner Brett Yormark said when he sat down with me at Big 12 media days was this: “For the short-term and long-term viability of the conference, we need multiple teams in the Playoff. I strongly believe that. Obviously, for the first two years of the 12-team format, we’ve only had one, and we haven’t won a game yet.” (NBC Sports)

Former UNC QB Max Johnson to start for Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern has named quarterback Max Johnson as the Eagles' starter. This will be the seventh season of college football for Johnson, 25, who will be starting for his fourth program after having been QB1 at LSU, Texas A&M, and North Carolina. He brings a proven track record to the Sun Belt Conference, passing for 6,355 career yards and 49 touchdowns. (ESPN)

Louisville basketball dismisses former G League guard London Johnson

London Johnson's unusual Louisville basketball career is over without him ever playing a game for the Cardinals. The former NBA G League guard whose signing last fall made national headlines, has been dismissed from the program. Johnson's dismissal brings an abrupt end to an experiment Louisville coach Pat Kelsey enthusiastically embraced. (WDRB)

Bill Rasmussen Founded ESPN and Left a Year Later. It Was Long Enough to Change TV Forever

Bill Rasmussen set out to create a local sports channel in his home state of Connecticut. Instead, he changed the global television landscape. Rasmussen, the founder of ESPN died following a lengthy illness on Tuesday. He was 93. How early was Rasmussen’s big bet? ESPN went live nine months ahead of CNN, the first 24/7 news channel. (Hollywood Reporter)

NCAA granted stay request; some class of 2022 athletes lose fifth-season eligibility for now

In the latest back-and-forth between the NCAA and Colorado players seeking a fifth year of eligibility, the NCAA scored a significant victory Friday. The NCAA had a stay request granted during an appeal, resulting in some class of 2022 athletes losing their federal fifth-season protection. The Tenth Circuit announced its decision Friday. (Yahoo! Sports)

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