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Sugar Bowl makes case to remain inside CFP
In a college football landscape “increasingly defined” by the CFP, rising costs and shifting fan behavior, this weekend is also “part of a high-stakes case for why the Sugar Bowl must remain inside the College Football Playoff structure.” Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said that demand for thi...
Wide range of ticket prices still available for CFP quarterfinal games
As the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff kicks off tonight between No. 3 Ohio State and No. 10 Miami at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at 7:30pm ET, tickets remain available at a range of prices. Ticketmaster and Vivid Seats both have ticket prices coming in as low as $36 for the ...
NCAA clarifies eligibility rules for players with NBA contracts
The NCAA said Tuesday that it “would not grant eligibility to any player who had signed an NBA contract after Baylor’s midseason addition of a 2023 draft pick who had been playing professionally in Europe prompted criticism from coaches across college basketball.” C James Nnaji was selected 31st ove...
Davidson honors Curry with unveiling of interstate sign
Warriors G Stephen Curry was in attendance last night at Davidson’s men’s basketball game for the unveiling of the “Stephen Curry Interchange sign that now marks Exit 30 on Interstate 77.” During the halftime ceremony, Curry “removed a black cover alongside his father, Dell, to reveal the highway si...
Outgoing New Mexico AD Lovo addresses departure for Colorado
Outgoing New Mexico AD Fernando Lovo “acknowledged that with last week’s bowl game for the Lobo football team -- one he attended just on Friday, one day before news broke of him getting” the Colorado job -- was “challenging.” Lovo said, “Timing, it’s never ideal, and these things aren’t really ever ...
Tulsa football creates ‘Portal House’ in new approach to transfer portal
The Univ. of Tulsa is introducing the “Portal House,” with the football staff “headquartered in a five-bedroom house near campus that spans around 5,000 square feet” when the transfer portal opens on Friday. Football coach Tre Lamb, offensive coordinator Brad Robbins, defensive coordinator Josh Rear...
NCAA allowing Baylor to add NBA draftee sparks outrage across college hoops
Baylor has “created a stir across college basketball” after last week signing C James Nnaji, a first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, according to Brice Cherry of the WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD. Nnaji, who has not played in an NBA preseason or regular-season game, has been “declared eligible by the NCAA.”...
New Colorado AD set to face budget deficit amid new era of college sports
New Colorado AD Fernando Lovo will be “tasked with navigating the CU athletic department through what is projected as a significant budget deficit,” according to Brian Howell of the Boulder DAILY CAMERA. Lovo, who will “officially start work at CU on Thursday,” also will have to contend with a “new ...
Sun Bowl aiming to maintain place in college football amid changing landscape
The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl will host its 92nd edition in El Paso this week between Arizona State and Duke, and the game is also entering “another period of transition,” according to Pablo Villa of EL PASO MATTERS. The bowl, which is in its final contract year with both the ACC and Pac-12’s legacy t...
Sources: NCAA taking another step toward allowing jersey patches
Another domino in the accelerating commercialization of college sports may soon fall.
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