📰 College sport

The Athletic

The Athletic assesses an awful Halloween weekend of Big Ten football and what it means for the conference's College Football Playoff hopes.

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CBS Sports

The Big Ten set a $49 million per-school NIL spending cap mirroring the Protect College Sports Act.

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The Athletic

Further reading from the day's section on What I'm reading next.

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The Athletic

The Athletic's Week 8 roundup, from Minnesota's trophy case to a billionaire's boast.

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The Athletic

The Athletic argues college football's audience can absorb playoff expansion while soccer's is still being built.

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Sports Media Watch

ESPN is reportedly close to keeping exclusive rights to a 24-team College Football Playoff for over $300 million a year more.

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The Athletic

A 24-team College Football Playoff would pull many winning teams out of the bowl system, leaving historic bowls struggling to survive.

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The Athletic

The Athletic's Week 7 projections have a new, shaky top seed, with two SEC powerhouses out of the bracket.

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Front Office Sports

Mike Tirico warned that rising costs and donor fatigue could make college sports financially unsustainable for many schools.

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OffBall

OffBall argues that network focus on two conferences concentrates coverage and players, and urges fans to enjoy the current season.

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Front Office Sports

ESPN analyst Josh Pate criticized a proposed 24-team College Football Playoff as an ATM for bad decision-making.

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CBS Sports

The CFP is set to give ESPN its asking price for a 24-team playoff, with a format decision due December 1.

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Front Office Sports

Dylan Raiola starts for Oregon after Dante Moore's concussion, a case study in college football's costly quarterback market.

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The Athletic

CFP expansion talks have moved quickly toward 24 teams ahead of an ESPN rights deadline.

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The Athletic

Some college football contracts now carry six-figure Heisman bonuses, with schools insuring against the payouts.

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CBS Sports

The CFP is weighing expansion from 12 to 24 teams, though a 2027 start remains uncertain.

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Front Office Sports

FBS broadcasts are averaging 1.7 million viewers, down 11% from 2025, with only two games topping 10 million so far.

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Front Office Sports

Randy Levine said efforts to amend the Protect College Sports Act's realignment provision are unnecessary.

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Front Office Sports

An Ohio appeals court reversed an injunction that had given about two dozen college athletes an extra year of NCAA eligibility.

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Front Office Sports

College football's breakout star of the season faces speculation about whether he stays at Mississippi State.

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The Hill

The Senate voted 77-22 to grant the NCAA federal antitrust protections while capping athlete compensation, agent fees and annual school spending.

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Front Office Sports

College football broadcasts are averaging 1.7 million viewers across Nielsen-rated networks, down 11 percent year over year.

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Front Office Sports

The Senate passed the bill 77-22, but the House has not been in session since September 17 and is not scheduled back until after the midterms.

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The Athletic

Further reading from the day's section on The Bundle Runs Out.

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CBS Sports

The bill codifies the House v. NCAA settlement with a limited antitrust exemption, up to $50 million in annual athlete funds and a 5% cap on agent fees.

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Front Office Sports

The bill facing a final Senate vote would double direct athlete pay, restrict NIL deals, cap transfers and realignment, and let schools sell media rights as one package.

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Front Office Sports

The bill must clear a House that is not back until after the midterms and must finish before January 3 or restart the legislative process entirely.

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On3

Kelly opposes the proposed cap in an amendment to the Protect College Sports Act, arguing it ignores the low-paid years required to reach the top.

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Defector

Defector argues the bill's structure reveals its underlying purpose, a counterpoint to Brian Kelly's objection to the coach salary cap.

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CT Insider

The Protect College Sports Act has bipartisan Senate support but divides coaches and lawmakers over athlete compensation and eligibility rules.

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Front Office Sports

Alabama's athletic director says a 24-team College Football Playoff looks inevitable, with a decision on the 2027 format due by December 1.

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Front Office Sports

The Senate bill would roughly double what schools can pay athletes, from about $21 million to $48 million.

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SportBusiness

SportBusiness calls the University of Miami's move to Nike one of the largest apparel deals in the history of college sports.

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The Athletic

The Athletic spoke to more than 70 sources to compile roster-cost ranges for 68 Power 4 teams.

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The Athletic

The bill would limit player transfers, federalize NIL compensation and cap how much a school can share with its players.

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Front Office Sports

Both Florida senators voted against advancing the Protect College Sports Act because it could complicate conference realignment for Miami and FSU.

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Front Office Sports

Texas and Ohio State delivered record college football viewership for a second straight year.

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The Athletic

The Athletic finds the true value of 100-plus college football player deals is murky and open to interpretation.

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The Hill

The Senate advanced the Protect College Sports Act 74-24, shielding the NCAA from antitrust suits and capping revenue sharing and agent fees.

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Yahoo Sports

ESPN gave Senator Ted Cruz platform time for the bill without meaningful pushback, and has since booked NAACP President Derrick Johnson to make the opposing case.

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Houston Chronicle

Sen. Ted Cruz was booed on ESPN's College GameDay while promoting his college sports legislation.

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Status

College GameDay gave Ted Cruz nearly ten minutes to push the Protect College Sports Act, drawing boos and questions about equal time.

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ProFootballTalk

Mike Florio accused ESPN of leading the conga line for the bill while giving its opponents little airtime.

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Front Office Sports

Further reading from the day's section on Sports Business: Hyrox, Shirt Deals and a Senator on GameDay.

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The Washington Post

The Post profiled the billionaire Trump ally blowing up college football.

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