Colleges

The Big 12 features two top-25 men’s basketball matchups on Saturday -- No. 5 Kansas at No. 9 Iowa State and No. 16 Texas Tech at No. 1 Arizona, the latest example of how the conference “purposely back-loaded” its schedule with marquee matchups. Of the conference’s 20 matchups between preseason AP-r...

The Big Ten is “circulating an internal document that lays out” what a 24-team College Football Playoff would look like, including eliminating conference championship games, a 23+1 selection model and an extra weekend of on-campus CFP games. The document includes “other interesting details, such as ...

The Univ. of Arizona has announced its second major naming rights deal in the last six months. The school revealed a 15-year, $27.7M deal ($1.85M annually) with Alkeme Insurance on Friday that will see its longtime basketball home rebranded as the “McKale Center at Alkeme Arena.”

Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss was “granted a temporary injunction that will allow him to play college football in 2026” after suing the NCAA in Lafayette County Chancery Court in Mississippi, where a hearing was held on Thursday. Chambliss “petitioned the NCAA for a medical waiver” that would have ...

The Univ. of North Carolina posted a $14M deficit during FY25 after spending a record $188M during a time that included “several high-profile hires” including football coach Bill Belichick, according to Brian Murphy of Raleigh-based WRAL-NBC. The shortfall “was covered by athletic department reserve...

By December 2025, universities had committed nearly a quarter-billion dollars in buyouts to football coaches they no longer employ — a record high that reflects structural flaws in how coaching contracts are negotiated. Long guarantees and broad termination language leave athletic departments vulner...

Clemson athletics profit “dropped by about” $11M in FY2025, continuing a “two-year trend of Clemson’s profits decreasing,” according to Derrian Carter of GREENVILLE NEWS. The school made $893,714 after having a total operating revenue of $198.6M and total operating expenses of $197.7M in FY25. That ...

Syracuse AD John Wildhack said that the decision to retire after 10 years in the role was “his choice and was not impacted by the pending arrival of a new chancellor and a new boss,” according to Chris Carlson of the Syracuse POST-STANDARD. Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud, who hired Wildhack, is le...

OVG Hospitality quietly took over USC’s athletics food and beverage business last August. USC issued a food and beverage RFP in Jan. 2025 and OVG won the ensuing competitive bid process that included the incumbent, Aramark Sports + Entertainment, as well as three other companies. An emphasis on sust...

The Univ. of Alabama athletic department reported “reported a $33M budget surplus for the 2024-25 fiscal year,” according to Mike Rodak of 247 SPORTS. The university made “one-time investments to its athletics department during the 2024-25 fiscal year in preparation for the House settlement.” In 202...