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Why College Football Playoff seeding format is unlikely to change next season

Eliminating the CFP’s rule designating the top four seeds and first-round byes to conference champions won't likely happen next year.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 17

Marcus Freeman is a reserved beacon of representation on college football's grandest stage

Freeman is the first Black or Asian American head coach of a team in the Division I national championship

CBS Sports - Jan. 17

Why Rivalry Games No Longer Matter in College Football

The expanded College Football Playoff has an unintended consequence, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

College students charged in alleged 'catch a predator' plot appear in court

Five Assumption University students are accused of luring a man to their campus through a Tinder account as part of a TikTok "catch a predator" trend.

ABC News - Jan. 16

Dribble Handoff: John Calipari, Rutgers among college basketball's biggest disappointments

Here are the sport's biggest disappointments with two months left until Selection Sunday

CBS Sports - Jan. 16

Women's college basketball teams to be paid for playing NCAA Tournament games

In a move to help close the pay gap between men and women in college sports, the NCAA will now pay Division I women's basketball teams who play in March Madness games starting this year.

CBS News - Jan. 16

The College Football Playoff has one glaring problem

College football always had a natural endpoint: New Year’s Day. Now, though, the playoff stretches uncomfortably deep into January.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 16

EA Sports College Football 26 Announced, Launches This Summer

Electronic Arts has announced EA Sports College Football 26 and revealed that the game will launch sometime this summer.. Over on Twitter, EA posted, "We said this place would be full again–thanks ...

GameSpot - Jan. 16

College Football Playoff 2024-25: Championship first look

Previewing the national championship with X factors and keys to winning for each team.

ESPN - Jan. 16

First, he helped bankroll a presidential campaign. Now, a college football program.

Shortly after the Supreme Court greenlit unlimited donations to political committees known as super PACs over a decade ago, billionaire tech CEO Larry Ellison began to cut multimillion-dollar ...

NBC News - Jan. 16

Many colleges settling antisemitism cases. Republicans blast 'toothless' agreements

Many colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators in the weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, ...

ABC News - Jan. 16

How college sports are navigating the challenges of the new pay-to-play era

Schools are tapping deep-pocketed alums and donors to pay millions to high-level athletes.

CBS News - Jan. 15

How to watch Fordham Rams vs. Massachusetts Minutemen: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Wednesday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Fordham vs. Massachusetts basketball game

CBS Sports - Jan. 16

NIL money in college athletics creating "have-not" sports

It's been over three years since college athletes have been able to be paid above-board, a ruling that has permanently changed college sports. But as Scott MacFarlane reports, the change -- and the ...

CBS News - Jan. 15

College baseball preseason top 25 and how to watch

How to watch the 2025 college baseball season plus the top 25 rankings.

ESPN - Jan. 15

The Hunt Report: 2025 College Gridiron Showcase takeaways, plus biggest standouts from college all-star event

You probably don't know these prospects, but NFL scouts sure do

CBS Sports - Jan. 14

Going to 100 College Football Games Is a Lifetime Feat. He Did It in a Season.

The sport’s most well-traveled fan started his obsession by accident.

The New York Times - Jan. 14

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Recruitment of a College Football Star

Miami wasn’t excited about any quarterback in the transfer portal. Then Carson Beck entered.

The New York Times - Jan. 13

College basketball rankings: Why Auburn deserves to be No. 1 with or without Johni Broome

The Tigers, the No. 1 team in the Top 25 And 1, could also move up to the top spot in the major polls

CBS Sports - Jan. 13

How to watch George Mason Patriots vs. Massachusetts Minutemen: NCAA Basketball live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch George Mason vs. Massachusetts basketball game

CBS Sports - Jan. 11

Massachusetts college offers course comparing pop stars to poets

A new English course at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts takes a look at Taylor Swift's lyrics and compares them with poetry that's hundreds of years old.

CBS News - Jan. 11

College football bowl games, expanded playoff dates and times

With the expanded playoff, the 2024-25 bowl schedule is bigger and better than ever.

ESPN - Jan. 10

Nick Saban elected to 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class

Saban won seven college football national championships, six of them during a legendary run at Alabama.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 11

Check Out These Officially Licensed College Football Brick Building Sets

The college football season is coming to a close, with just a handful of teams still vying for the National Championship. But if you’re not ready for the end of football, you’ll find a bunch of ...

GameSpot - Jan. 10

Effort to unionize college athletes hits road block

The legal efforts to unionize college athletes appear to be running out of steam this month as a new Republican-led administration gets set to take over the federal agency in charge of ruling on ...

ESPN - Jan. 10

Georgia QB Carson Beck commits to Miami for final season of college football

Beck had entered the 2025 NFL Draft before heading into the transfer portal.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 10

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman makes history as coach in college football finals

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman has scored a historical first.

NBC News - Jan. 10

Lawmakers to address college sports NIL 'crisis'

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said helping the NCAA regulate the booming athlete NIL market will be a "major" priority for the Senate Commerce Committee this session.

ESPN - Jan. 10

Now on the College Course Menu: Personal Finance

More universities and colleges nationwide are offering courses to teach students how to manage their own money.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

Why General Manager Is the Hottest Job Title in College Sports

With players being paid and routinely changing schools, universities increasingly need someone besides a coach to put together a team.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

The 4 Players Who Could Decide the College Football Playoff

Opinions vary on which remaining team has the best quarterback.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

College Football Playoff: Bettors like Notre Dame and Ohio State in the semifinals

Favorites are 8-0 straight up and 7-1 against the spread through the first two rounds of the CFP.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9

History — and legacy — on the line for the four College Football Playoff coaches

None of the final four coaches has won a national championship before. Here's why that matters.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9

Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education changes in red parts of America could be a road map for the rest of the country

ABC News - Jan. 9

Massachusetts Minutemen vs. Dayton Flyers: How to watch online, live stream info, start time, TV channel

How to watch Massachusetts vs. Dayton basketball game

CBS Sports - Jan. 9

Does Notre Dame still need to join a conference? | College Football Enquirer

On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde discuss the latest buzz coming from media days at the Orange Bowl. Specifically, they discuss ...

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 8

Massachusetts law aims to prevent repeat of Steward Health Care crisis

The law is intended to prevent the financial maneuvers Steward used to siphon money away from direct patient care.

CBS News - Jan. 8

The Deep South has fallen to a college football low point

With no teams left in the College Football Playoff, the region's long-running domination of the sport appears to be at an end. So what gives?

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 8

Colleges prepare for new legal and political terrain under Trump

Colleges and universities are preparing for new legal and political territory as President-elect Trump returns to office. Concerns for international students, GOP attacks on higher education and ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

The NIL era is ending. It's a seismic shift, even for college's big powers

College football's more professionalized era arrives in July, and powerhouses like the four CFP semifinalists could lose their inherent advantages.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 7

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