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FILE – NCAA signage outside the headquarters in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Forced into yet another courtroom to defend its amateur model of athletics, the NCAA argued that shelving its rules against name, image and likeness compensation being offered to recruits would make an already difficult situation across the country even more chaotic. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

‘What NIL stands for: Now it’s legal’: Ruling frees booster-backed groups to negotiate with recruits

February 28, 2024 at 10:21 a.m.

Those who work for and with the booster-funded collectives that handle NIL deals with college athletes say lifting the rules will bring more clarity.

FILE -Washington linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio (5), on the left, and quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9), on the right, celebrate after defeating Texas during the Sugar Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in New Orleans. ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a six-year deal worth $1.3 billion annually that allows the network to keep exclusive rights to the 12-team playoff through the 2031 season, two people with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, FGile)

How the 12-team College Football Playoff will work

February 21, 2024 at 8:02 a.m.

The 12-team College Football Playoff is 10 months away from kicking off — and the format is finally locked in.

College Football Playoff approves 5+7 format and reduces spots for conference champions

February 20, 2024 at 3:29 p.m.

The field for the 12-team College Football Playoff will comprise five conference champions and seven at-large selections after the university presidents who oversee the CFP voted unanimously to tweak the...

Tony Petitti is introduced as the Commissioner of the Big Ten on April 28, 2023. (David Banks / AP)

Big Ten and SEC are forming joint advisory group to find solutions to college sports issues

February 2, 2024 at 4:22 p.m.

The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference are formally trying to find solutions to the issues facing college sports.

A day before the NCAA Tournament begins, players push for reform with #NotNCAAProperty movement on social media: ‘Time for our voices to be heard’

March 17, 2021 at 4:09 p.m.

Isaiah Livers of Michigan, Geo Baker of Rutgers and Jordan Bohannon of Iowa were among the college basketball players pushing for NCAA reform on social media Wednesday, a day before...

Commissioner Larry Scott speaks during the Pac-12 NCAA college basketball media day, in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott will step down at the end of June, ending an 11-year tenure at the top of the Power 5 conference

January 21, 2021 at 12:04 a.m.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott is stepping down at the end of June, ending an 11-year tenure in which the conference landed a transformational billion dollar television deal but struggled to...

Cardboard cutouts of fans sit in the south stands before a Penn State-Ohio State game on Oct. 31, 2020, in State College, Pa.

After a pandemic-roiled 2020 season, college football will attempt to return to normal in 2021 — while athletes have more power than ever before

January 9, 2021 at 10:05 p.m.

College football will attempt to return to normal in 2021 after a season roiled by the pandemic while also adapting to a new paradigm in which the athletes have more...

The Rose Bowl was last played outside of Pasadena in 1942 because of World War II.

College Football Playoff semifinal game is moved from the Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Texas — with families allowed to attend

December 20, 2020 at 1:53 a.m.

The College Football Playoff semifinal scheduled to be played Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., is moving to the Dallas Cowboys' stadium in Texas. College Football Playoff...

Sun Devils won four one-score games earlier in the season, but during their current four-game losing streak they have lost three games decided by 10 points or fewer; Score another one for regression to the mean ... OREGON 28-17.

College Football Picks: Scoreboard watching for College Football Playoff hopefuls

November 20, 2019 at 2:03 p.m.

Pac-12 powers No. 6 Oregon and No. 7 Utah are on the road this weekend, trying to continue their march to a mega-meeting with huge playoff ramifications in the conference...

Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray wins the Heisman Trophy: ‘This is an honor’

May 31, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Kyler Murray replaced a Heisman Trophy winner by becoming a Heisman Trophy winner. The Oklahoma quarterback won college football's most prestigious individual award Saturday night, edging Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and...

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