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College Football Week Zero Takeaways: Early Losses Spell Trouble for Sonny Dykes, Dave Doeren
As bad as the TCU Horned Frogs’ performance in Dublin was, it was quickly overshadowed by Virginia’s absolute beatdown of the Wolfpack, 34–8. Now, Virginia may be legitimately good. But NC State is supposed to be a peer program to Virginia, and entering the season CJ Bailey was starting to generate some serious hype at quarterback. (
Sports Illustrated)
Dolly Parton's death ripples across sports, where she stole the show
Every Tennessee girl knows the lyrics to "Rocky Top." Not every Tennessee girl can sing it like Dolly Parton. Volunteers football fans were treated to Parton's rendition of their team's unofficial fight song. Escorted to the field by Volunteers legend Peyton Manning, Parton delivered what some called "one of the greatest 'Rocky Top' renditions of all time." (
USA Today)
ACC football preview: Can anyone keep up with Miami?
Mario Cristobal returned to his alma mater because he believed he could help Miami return to its rightful place atop college football. In his fourth season at the helm, Cristobal came close to doing just that. The Hurricanes made it all the way to the national championship game before losing to Indiana. The ‘Canes are definitely “back” to national prominence. (
NBC Sports)
Candid Coaches: How expanded 76-team NCAA Tournament could lead to less job security
On May 7, the NCAA officially announced that the NCAA Tournament is expanding to 76 teams this season. (Get ready for a bubble dumber than ever.) So the coaches -- or, at least, the coaches we polled two years ago -- got their wish. The NCAA Tournament will now include eight more teams than ever. But what will it do to the coaching profession? (
CBS Sports)
Ruling: SEC can't sanction teams using players with NFL ties
The SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey are not allowed, at least for now, to punish schools if they play a college football player who returns to campus after signing a contract with an NFL team this summer, according to an order signed Friday by a Louisiana state judge. An SEC spokesperson declined to comment on Friday's ruling. (
ESPN)
Inside the college basketball eligibility chaos as conferences push back on returning pros
Probably the most common descriptor of college athletics over the past three years: chaos. It's never been more true, or more destabilizing, than what's been transpiring in football and men's basketball in the past month. Former college football players who participated in NFL training camps this month are trying to return to college. (
CBS Sports)
ESPN Removing BottomLine Ticker on College Football Games
ESPN is getting rid of its BottomLine ticker during college football games. As it has already done away with for the College Football Playoff games and other big events like NBA and NHL postseason contests, ESPN will not feature the ticker for regular-season games that air on ABC, ACC Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, and SEC Network. (
Front Office Sports)
Big Ten Football Preview: Will Oregon break through to a national title?
Can the Big Ten four-peat? It’s certainly possible. The league does not lack for national title contenders, as evidenced by the Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks and Indiana Hoosiers all ranked in the top six of the preseason AP poll. That’s the same trio that finished atop the Big Ten standings a year ago (and combined to go 26-1 in league play). (
NBC Sports)
College Football Week 0 Schedule: Top Games, TV Channels, Streaming, Previews
Week 0 opens overseas with the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. It is the first international game in North Carolina history and TCU's first game outside the United States. The matchup also gives the teams a second consecutive season-opening meeting. UNC running back
Demon June arrives on the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list. (
FOX Sports)
ACC joins other Power 4 conferences in banning professional athletes from returning to college
The ACC's resolution bans players who had previously declared for the NFL, NBA, or WNBA drafts and did not withdraw before the draft; players who signed with the NFL or another professional football league, NBA/G-League or WNBA; or any player listed on any roster for an NFL or other professional football league, NBA/G-League or WNBA team. (
ESPN)