College sport
Every story tagged college sport from the last 60 days of the digest, newest first.
21 stories · 15 days · latest Thu 17 Sept 2026
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Thursday 17 September 2026
Front Office Sports
College football viewership off to hot start after Texas–Ohio State thrillerTexas and Ohio State delivered record college football viewership for a second straight year.
The Athletic
Who's in college football's $50 million roster club? Depends on whom you askThe Athletic finds the true value of 100-plus college football player deals is murky and open to interpretation.
The Hill
Senate votes to advance bill to regulate college sports, athlete compensationThe Senate advanced the Protect College Sports Act 74-24, shielding the NCAA from antitrust suits and capping revenue sharing and agent fees.
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Yahoo Sports
ESPN continues its not-so-subtle advocacy for the Protect College Sports ActESPN 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.
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Houston Chronicle
Ted Cruz booed on College GameDaySen. Ted Cruz was booed on ESPN's College GameDay while promoting his college sports legislation.
Monday 14 September 2026
Status
ESPN's Cruz ControlCollege GameDay gave Ted Cruz nearly ten minutes to push the Protect College Sports Act, drawing boos and questions about equal time.
ProFootballTalk
ESPN continues its not-so-subtle advocacy for the Protect College Sports ActMike Florio accused ESPN of leading the conga line for the bill while giving its opponents little airtime.
Front Office Sports
TaylorMade signs Charlie Woods to NIL dealFurther reading from the day's section on Sports Business: Hyrox, Shirt Deals and a Senator on GameDay.
Sunday 13 September 2026
The Washington Post
The billionaire Trump ally blowing up college footballThe Post profiled the billionaire Trump ally blowing up college football.
Friday 11 September 2026
Reuters
CFP opens ESPN window to discuss a 24-team formatBig Ten wants a 24-team College Football Playoff, SEC wants 16, with a decision due by December 1.
Thursday 10 September 2026
Puck
"College Football Goes to the Mattresses"Further reading from the day's section on sports business and the NFL's new day of the week.
Tuesday 8 September 2026
The Athletic
Michigan-WMU uproar shows why college football needs complete replay transparencyA replay review put one second back on the clock after the broadcast showed zero, and Michigan won on a Hail Mary; WMU's coach said the refs did not cost them.
Thursday 3 September 2026
ESPN
Former Texas Tech WR sues NCAA over sports betting banA former Texas Tech receiver is suing the NCAA over betting penalties, months after a Texas Tech quarterback did the same.
Vanity Fair
Lane Kiffin, college football's agent of chaosThe excerpt from John Talty's book on Lane Kiffin includes Nick Saban's staff guidance.
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Front Office Sports
Clemson's Tristan Smith and the NCAA eligibility suitsClemson's Tristan Smith won a fifth-year eligibility injunction with $600K of NIL on the line, one of hundreds of similar suits.
Sunday 30 August 2026
Front Office Sports
"The Week That Broke CFB"A court ruling lets college football players who took part in NFL preseason activities return to college, and LSU's Lane Kiffin tried to sign two.
Puck
"Lane Drain: Lane Kiffin's Latest Gambit Has Congress Watching"John Ourand reports LSU's headlines revived the Protect College Sports Act: probably through the Senate, not yet the House.
Tuesday 25 August 2026
MedPage Today
"Citing deaths, docs urge NCAA to limit energy drink marketing to kids"Further reading from the day's section on sports business in survival mode.
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Puck
"How the Roberto Clemente case could reshape athlete NIL law"The Roberto Clemente license-plate case raised $15 million, none of it for the family, and is now before the Supreme Court.
Tuesday 18 August 2026
The Athletic
"In college sports' NIL era, 'there's no real rules' for agents"Adam Kilgore reports NIL agents have no central governing body, no players union and little to no certification.
Wednesday 12 August 2026
The Athletic
What if Congress can't save college sports? There is no Plan BStewart Mandel on the absent fallback if Congress can't save college sports.
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