Category: The Athletic – College Football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to get Congressional action on college sports passed a historic hurdle Monday night, as the U.S. Senate voted 77-22 to pass the Protect College Sports Act, which could dramatically change the future of the industry by freezing much of the tumult of the last several years. At least, that’s the plan. The bill must still pass the House of Representatives, which is not expected to convene until after the midterm elections. Its chances remain to be determined

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… To be an LSU fan is to embrace chaos. It is in the DNA of the institution and the state, really. However, this summer has brought levels I cannot remember in my 30-plus years of sentience. Consider that Tigers football coach Lane Kiffin is the lead face of a controversial movement to recruit NFL rookies back to the college ranks via an eligibility ruling giving players from the recruiting class of 2022 an extra year to play … and that his arrival in Baton Rouge from SEC rival Ole Miss came durin

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… A year ago, my editor asked me to write a travel-themed list of must-see college sports destinations over the course of a school year. Some were iconic events (the Rose Bowl, the College World Series), some were fabled rivalries (Army-Navy, Duke-UNC), and a few were season-specific (Texas-Ohio State football, UConn vs. Notre Dame in women’s hoops). For the 2026-27 edition, I tried to avoid repeat choices (save for two), spotlight different venues and include a variety of divisions and teams, so

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to get Congressional action on college sports may soon come to fruition. If the Protect College Sports Act passes, it could dramatically change the future of the industry by freezing much of the tumult of the last several years. At least, that’s the plan. The Big Ten and SEC threw their support behind the Senate’s bill last week, a key hurdle to garner Senate support. They’ll hope for a Senate vote this week before the body’s monthlong recess, but that m

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nick Saban threw his support behind a bipartisan bill designed to regulate college sports during a Senate hearing Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the SEC and Big Ten said the legislation still needs work. The Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the Protect College Sports Act, sponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas-R) and Maria Cantwell (Wash.-D), lasted just over three hours. “I’m not here representing a conference or a team but to preserve college athletics as a whole,” Saban said in his openi

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Big Ten has officially sealed its status as our new overlord. Not only has the league bumped the SEC off its longtime perch on top of college football. The league this week became the first to see three different members win national championships in football (Indiana), men’s basketball (Michigan) and women’s basketball (yes, UCLA counts) in the same school year. Indiana and UCLA had never done so in their sports. Michigan hadn’t in 37 years. As if that’s not enough, Big Ten members have als