Category: Sports Business

Ranking college football’s biggest spenders on private jet travel per Front Office Sports

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… College football programs across the country are using private jets all the time. They are unavoidable at this point, needing to get to different places in a short period of time. Between recruiting, hiring new coaches, or even personal use, the money can begin to add up. But which school was the biggest spender on […]

President Donald Trump issues executive order to preserve exclusive Army vs. Navy broadcast window

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… President Donald Trump signed an executive order to enshrine an exclusive broadcasting window for the annual Army–Navy Game during a White House ceremony on Friday morning. The EO, entitled “Preserving America’s Game,” specifically dictates that no other college football game, including College Football Playoff games, is permitted to be broadcast at a time and date […]

Kirk Herbstreit reveals three-step plan to solve ‘really big problem’ in college football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… In an ever-changing era in college football, Kirk Herbstreit sees the need for change. He has a three-step plan to fix what he called a “really big problem.” Herbstreit, speaking with Front Office Sports, called for a commissioner for college football as well as collective bargaining with the players. Then, he said the Power Four […]

ESPN College GameDay follows up most-watched regular season with strong postseason TV ratings

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… After a historic regular season, ESPN College GameDay continued to find success in the postseason. The show saw a 30% increase in postseason viewership. Monday’s program ahead of the national championship drew an average 2.62 million viewers, ESPN announced. That made it the sixth-most watched postseason College GameDay in history and the second-highest viewership for […]

Dabo Swinney changes tune on idea of athletes as employees amid Luke Ferrelli transfer saga

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Since the start of the NIL era, Dabo Swinney has been steadfast in his stance against athletes as employees. The topic has come up multiple times the last few years, especially since the House settlement ushered in the rev-share era. But speaking with reporters Friday, Swinney said he’s starting to change his tune. He wonders […]

College Football TV Ratings: Indiana’s national championship win over Miami averages 30.1 million viewers

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Monday night, Indiana completed a historic run to a national championship over Miami. The Hoosiers defeated the Hurricanes 27-21 in the College Football Playoff title game, which drew strong TV ratings. IU’s victory averaged 30.1 million viewers for ESPN and peaked at 33.2 million, the network announced Thursday. It became the second most-watched CFP national […]

Donald Trump to sign Executive Order on Army-Navy game that could limit CFP expansion

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… President Donald Trump is set to sign an Executive Order to preserve the timeslot of the Army–Navy game. This comes as talks of expanding the College Football Playoff to 16 teams, possibly having play-in games on the second Saturday of December. Trump is looking to make sure Army-Navy remains a big part of the calendar […]

College Football TV Ratings: Comparing viewership for Indiana, Miami ahead of national championship

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Ahead of Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship, Nielsen has released TV ratings data for Indiana and Miami. So far, the Hoosiers have been the bigger draw. Indiana is averaging 6.648 million viewers through the regular season and CFP semifinals, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel data. Miami, meanwhile, is averaging 5.588 million viewers. […]

College Football TV Ratings: Comparing viewership for Indiana, Miami ahead of national championship

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Ahead of Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship, Nielsen has released TV ratings data for Indiana and Miami. So far, the Hoosiers have been the bigger draw. Indiana is averaging 6.648 million viewers through the regular season and CFP semifinals, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel data. Miami, meanwhile, is averaging 5.588 million viewers. […]