NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SEC presidents approved stiff penalties to deter schools from signing players with pro experience, with one notable school sitting out: LSU. LSU abstained from Wednesday’s vote on penalties, a source familiar with the vote confirmed. That came a day after the school was part of a unanimous, 16-0 vote to enforce rules against fielding athletes who dropped out of pro leagues. LSU football coach Lane Kiffin has recruited at least two players made NCAA eligible by a Louisiana court injunction, and L
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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… Colorado University head coach Deion Sanders authored another chapter in his ongoing beef with The Athletic during a press conference at Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday. David Ubben, a senior writer who covers college football for The Athletic, asked Sanders why he is not featured in the new EA Sports College Football 27 video…
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