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House v. NCAA settlement quells issues in college sports? No, but be prepared for new type of chaos

What happened is significant, no doubt. But anybody describing it as a solution to the issues ailing college athletics simply lacks an understanding of the history of NCAA sports and exactly what will and won't be allowed moving forward. The end of chaos? Nah. It'll just be a different kind of chaos that leads to more legal threats and billable hours. (CBS Sports)

ACC’s College World Series Continues Down Perplexing Path

Oddly, three of the programs with the most CWS appearances without ever winning the title are from the ACC: Florida State with 23 trips, Clemson with 12 and UNC with 12. (Arkansas is currently on its 12th trip to Omaha.) The Seminoles (three times), Heels (twice) and Razorbacks (twice) even have advanced to the final CWS pairing before falling just short. (Chapelboro.com)

2025 College World Series: Murray State baseball's improbable journey to Omaha, & other storylines

Murray State's Cinderella run continues - Murray State plays its home games at an 800-seat stadium that until 2014 did not even have grandstand seating. Coach Dan Skirka does the groundskeeping. Reagan Field did not even have a padded outfield wall until less than a decade ago. Yet here are the Racers, as few as five wins from a national championship. (CBS Sports)

What I’m hearing about NCAA revenue sharing: $40M football rosters, unintended consequences

The House v. NCAA settlement, granted final approval Friday, has been touted as a means of restoring order to this Big Money Era of college sports. But because schools have been preparing to navigate this new world order — and how to gain a competitive edge under it — many in the industry expect the budding NIL arms race to continue. (Yahoo! Sports)

Virginia Baseball Names Duke’s Chris Pollard As New Coach

A new era of Virginia baseball begins as the Cavaliers tabbed Duke coach Chris Pollard to become the school’s next head coach, UVA announced. Pollard inherits the program following 22 seasons under Brian O’Connor. Pollard just wrapped up hosting the Duke’s first ever Super Regional, falling short of a trip to the College World Series. (The Sabre)

How the spoils of NCAA settlement will be divided

Even at the biggest schools, there is a finite amount of money -- and now a $20.5 million hole to fill. No one wants to cut sports. No one wants to undercommit to certain teams. College athletic leaders got into the business to oversee more sports and more athletes in more ways, not to contract or pinch pennies. Business is business, though. (ESPN.com)

Video: Next Level Podcast - House Settlement Approved - A New Era for UNC, NCAA

College athletics took another step into the new world with the final approval of the House vs. NCAA settlement following court battles over athlete compensation and amateurism. Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes joins host Tommy Ashley for a discussion of how this approval re-shapes college athletics. (View Video)

Coach's challenges approved for men's college basketball

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday approved measures designed to help improve the flow of men's basketball games, with the addition of coach's challenges the biggest change. Coaches now can challenge out-of-bounds calls, basket interference/goaltending and whether a secondary defender was in the restricted-area arc. (ESPN.com)

Murray State makes history, beats Duke to advance to College World Series

Murray State is headed to its first College World Series in school history, knocking out Duke on the Blue Devils’ home field in a win-or-go-home Super Regional matchup. The Racers hadn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 1979 with just four postseason appearances ever, the last in 2003. They’re the fourth regional 4-seed to advance to the MCWS since 1999. (Kentucky Sports Radio)

Virginia baseball’s breakup is painful, in more ways than one

Sunday night, Coach Brian O’Connor was named the head coach at Mississippi State as confirmed through a team message shared with The Cavalier Daily. It was, to many, a shocking move. Many couldn’t help but think of the fact that Virginia recently lost another legendary coach, Tony Bennett of men’s basketball, just eight months ago to retirement. (Cavalier Daily)

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