TAMPA, Fla. — USF kicked off its second week of spring football practice with the return of two players who burst onto the scene last year as part of the Bulls’ turnaround season. Linebacker Jhayln Shuler had eight tackles in 2022. Last year, as a junior, he earned more playing time and led the team … Read more
With ESPN’s direct-to-consumer plan, the network is attempting to uphold its mission statement of, “Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.” In the process, Disney CEO Bob Iger and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro are looking to make deals. Anytime. Anywhere. Iger and Pitaro are trying, through equity stake talks with the biggest leagues and with distribution discussions … Read more
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The idea of Iowa native Kadyn Proctor playing football for the University of Iowa was stronger than the reality. The five-star offensive tackle, who joined the Hawkeyes after one season at Alabama, told Iowa he will leave the program, coach Kirk Ferentz said in a statment Tuesday. Iowa opens spring football … Read more
The 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame are expected on Friday to sign off on key details that move the sport one step closer to the next iteration of the College Football Playoff, several sources briefed on the approval process told The Athletic. The agreement is a precursor to approving ESPN’s six-year, $7.8 billion extension … Read more
Fox Sports will feature a Friday prime-time college football game on its broadcast network each week beginning this season, the network is set to announce, a source with direct knowledge of the network’s plans told The Athletic. The games will emanate from the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mountain West. The first matchup is … Read more
Among the models discussed in the potential 14-team College Football Playoff expansion in 2026 is at least one that would include multiple automatic qualifying spots for each Power 4 conference. A person aware of the discussions told The Athletic a 3-3-2-2-1 model would feature three automatic spots each for the Big Ten and SEC, two each … Read more
I passed on writing a mailbag last week because I had my hands full covering first the potential College Football Playoff expansion mess, then the bombshell Tennessee NIL ruling. Now that I’ve caught my breath, we can discuss those issues and more while we wait for the inevitable next NCAA lawsuit. Note: Submitted questions have … Read more
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the NCAA from enforcing its prohibitions against recruits signing monetary deals with booster groups, delivering a significant blow to the NCAA’s attempts to stop universities and their supporters from paying athletes to play at their schools. The notion of amateurism has long been a bedrock principle of the … Read more
GRAPEVINE, Texas — College football commissioners on Wednesday discussed the possibility of growing the College Football Playoff field to 14 or 16 teams when the next CFP contract goes into effect in 2026. They also broached the possibility of adding more automatic qualifier spots, all while acknowledging they’ve got about a month to get it … Read more
The College Football Playoff Board of Managers on Tuesday voted unanimously to revise the format of the 12-team event to include the five highest-ranked conference champions and seven at-large bids, finalizing an adjustment from the original “6+6” model. The board, which is made up of 11 chancellors and presidents from each FBS conference plus Notre … Read more