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SCARBINSKY: Mike Slive Gets The Better Of Jim Delany Again »

Mike Slive just sank Jim Delany’s battleship. No, wait.…

May 20 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »
George Schroeder

SCHROEDER: Alliance Means A Final Four Is Even Closer »

The SEC and Big 12 plan to match their champions annually in a bowl game, which prompts the question: Didn’t we have that opportunity last season?…

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Scott Michaux

MICHAUX: Leaving ACC Might Not Be Such A Bad Idea »

Perhaps I spoke too soon about the future of the Atlantic Coast Conference.…

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SAM MELLINGER

MELLINGER: NCAA Flawed, But Still Ripe For Opportunities »

This is not a complete defense of the NCAA because a complete defense of the NCAA would be absurd. The NCAA needs fixing, needs it yesterday, and this is that…

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Steve Eubanks

EUBANKS: SEC Makes Power Play With Big 12 »

You would have thought he was announcing permanent peace in our lifetimes.…

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Jeni Carlson

CARLSON: Big 12/SEC Bowl Alliance Is Great News For The Big 12 »

At points over the past two years, the Big 12 looked almost doomed. But on Friday, the Big 12, along with the SEC, made a power move to solidify a…

May 20 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »
Jason Kirk

KIRK: SEC-Big 12 Alliance Should Be A Rivalry Series »

The new bowl game partnership between the Big 12 and SEC is neat and all, but we could be just a couple moves away from something huge.…

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Jeff Rice

RICE: Spotlight Ready For One QB At PSU »

Bill O’Brien has wrapped up his first Coaches Caravan, and he’s ready to answer the question he got from fans and media at every stop.…

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Thayer Evans

EVANS: It’s Now ‘Big 4′ … & Everyone Else »

There has always been a significant divide between college athletics’ haves and have-nots. In this Bowl Championship Series era of college football, it’s been the difference between being in an…

May 20 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »
bryan burwell

BURWELL: New Bowl Game Means Final Four Is Coming »

In the ever-changing world of college conference realignment, the calm never seems to last very long. Blink, and the paradigm shifts. What appears to be a condemned disaster area one…

May 20 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

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RECRUITING

Mora Has UCLA Taking Recruiting Up A Notch »

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USC grabbed most of the recruiting headlines this week, landing two of the nation’s top running backs—but quietly, rival UCLA…

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Best Of Under Armour Sevens Dallas »

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Saturday’s Under Armour Sevens, 7-on-7 tournament featured some of the very best teams and prospects in North Texas. The 32-team…

May 20 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Five-Star RB Davis Is A Trojan »

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Stockton (Calif.) Lincoln five-star running back Justin Davis made his college choice on Thursday evening, and he’s headed to USC.…

May 18 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Independence Brings Exposure To BYU »

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On the surface, BYU hasn’t really changed its recruiting strategy in the year since making the move to football independence.…

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Texas QB Nic Shimonek Commits To Iowa »

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Kenny Shimonek was at work Thursday morning when he received a text message from his son. “He said call me…

May 17 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »
NEWS

Big Ten Payouts Estimated At $24.6 Million »

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Each Big Ten school will receive a record of approximately $24.6 million in shared revenue from the conference this year, according to figures provided by the Illinois athletic department.…

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Former Michigan Players Split On Alternate Uniform »

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Should change be embraced or feared? Apparently, when it comes to the Michigan football program’s beloved uniforms, it all depends on who you ask.…

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LSU Assistants To Remain Among Highest Paid »

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LSU’s first million dollar assistant football coach looked around a crowded reception room at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Thursday night and praised LSU football fans and supporters for making the Tiger coaching lifestyle what it is.…

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AD Jeff Long: ‘I Am Not Interested In Leaving Arkansas’ »

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Earlier today, we touched on a report that had Stanford reaching out to Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long regarding its vacancy at the same position.…

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Malzahn Pitches Vision For Red Wolves In Statewide Speaking Tour »

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Nearly 20 minutes ahead of schedule the caravan that carried Arkansas State Coach Gus Malzahn on a statewide speaking tour pulled into the parking lot at the Fordyce Civic Center.…

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Cornelius Bennett Vows To Help Make Football Safer »

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Cornelius Bennett remembers Buffalo Bills teammate Mark Kelso as a pass-pick­ing safety and the guy with the funny looking helmet.…

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Big 12, SEC Announce Deal For Champions To Play In Bowl Game »

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The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year’s Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a four-team playoff.…

May 18 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

New Big 12-SEC Bowl Raises Interest Of Cotton Bowl »

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Champions from the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference will meet in a bowl game, effective with the 2014 season, officials from both leagues announced Friday.…

May 18 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Boise State Sticks With Plan To Join Big East In 2013 »

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Boise State, after strongly considering remaining in the Mountain West, will continue with its plans to join the Big East as a football-only member in 2013, industry sources told CBSSports.com.…

May 18 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Ohio State Reports 46 Minor NCAA Violations »

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Some will look at the 46 secondary violations committed by Ohio State across 21 sports over the last year and see the athletic department having more trouble abiding by NCAA rules.…

May 18 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »
BLOGS

How USC’s Pat Haden Has Become The Top AD In College Sports »

Aaron Torres

Over at the college football website I run, CrystalBallRun.com, I brought up what I thought to be a very interesting talking point yesterday afternoon: Has…

May 16 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

How Texas Beat Everyone In Revenue »

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Yesterday, I took a look at the USA Today’s new report on the finances of college athletics. Texas, as usual, was the runaway top earner…

May 16 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Will Government Eventually Regulate Football? »

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Junior Seau’s May 2 suicide prompted another round of media hand-wringing over the future of football. Less than a week after Seau’s death, journalists Malcolm…

May 16 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Time To Buy Stock In These Programs »

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Spring practice around the nation is in full swing which means, fans are filling out depth charts, and publications are ranking teams for the upcoming…

May 16 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

College Football: Breaking Up For The Kids »

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Since the last installment, we’ve been (almost) given the gift of a four-team playoff postseason to begin in a couple of years. Since that still-not-entirely-final…

May 16 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Sun Belt Offenses Catch Up With Troy »

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While the underdog portion of the Sun Belt was moving forward, Troy was standing still. I don’t mean this in the big picture, but in…

May 16 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Baylor Helmet Recreated »

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I was strolling through Facebook this morning and saw Baylor’s helmet from last year’s Alamo Bowl win over Washington. ‘That Helmet Guy‘ apparently just began…

May 16 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

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