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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, also known as the 49ers, is making some big changes to its athletic program. With Charlotte’s football team struggling with a 1-5 record and the basketball team finishing in last place in the 2024-25 campaign, it appears the program is firing its athletic director. Mike Hill, who has […]

We know where Charles Barkley stands on the NCAA’s new gambling proposal, which would allow players to bet on professional sports. Speaking with a group of reporters at the Bruce, Barkley & Basketball Golf Classic at the beginning of this week, Barkley shredded the NCAA’s idea in an expletive-filled rant about who’s in charge. “I […]

Injuries are an unfortunate reality in sports, and sometimes, they alter not just a team’s trajectory but the entire national landscape. As the 2025-26 NCAA Women’s Basketball season approaches, the loss of two of the sport’s brightest stars in JuJu Watkins of USC and Chloe Kitts of South Carolina has fundamentally reshaped the competitive landscape. […]

South Carolina women’s basketball suffered a heartbreaking blow ahead of the NCAA season’s tip-off as starting forward Chloe Kitts tore her ACL in practice, bringing an early end to her senior year before it had even begun. Gamecocks fans are already starting to feel the effects on their upcoming campaign, taking to social media to […]

Florida State started the season 3-0, including a season-opening win against then-No. 8 Alabama. But in back-to-back weeks, the Seminoles have suffered one-score losses to Virginia and Miami. Now, Florida State heads into a Week 7 matchup with unranked Pittsburgh, a game that could see them without two key players. Wide receiver Squirrel White and […]

On Saturday evening, the Georgia football program will take the field on the road against the Auburn Tigers, looking to push their record to 5-1 on the 2025 college football season. Last week, the Bulldogs got the bad taste from their recent Alabama loss out of their mouth with a home win over Kentucky, but […]

Though Marriott Madness was not an official game, it did give BYU fans their first look at projected top-3 2026 NBA Draft pick AJ Dybantsa. The 2025 five-star recruit had nine points and five assists in his Cougar debut. Besides a blue-white scrimmage, Marriott Madness also included a three-point and dunk contest to tip off […]

The NCAA is one of the biggest corporations not only in the United States, but in the entire world. One of the biggest talking points over the last couple of seasons has been on sports gambling. Many NCAA athletes have been punished for gambling on sports, as it has been illegal for college athletics to […]

When Nick Saban defended Alabama on College GameDay by declaring, “Let me speak for Alabama. We better too,” his instincts proved correct. Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa marked the first major stumbling block for Vanderbilt’s dream season as the No. 16 Commodores fell 30-14 to No. 10 Alabama. It was a game that brought to mind […]

The Virginia Tech football team recently fired their head coach, Brent Pry. Virginia Tech made a verbal commitment after the firing to increase their athletics budget, in the hopes of attracting top players. That verbal commitment was confirmed on Tuesday. A school board approved a $229 million infusion of funds to help Virginia Tech athletics […]

Beginning in 2026, every Power Four conference will require its members to play nine league games. Three of the four NCAA leagues will also mandate at least one non-conference matchup against another power opponent. The Big Ten will be the only one that does not. The Big 12 already enforces the 10-game standard, and the […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes football team found itself at the center of an NFL moment it had nothing to do with. During the second quarter of the Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans Week 3 matchup, the Colts punted for the first time of the 2025 season. What happened next had college football fans laughing—and Iowa football […]

Clemson’s rough 2025 start is continuing into Week 4. After last week’s upset loss to Georgia Tech, the Tigers came home looking to rebound against Syracuse. Instead, the Orange came out firing in the first half and currently lead 24-14 at halftime. The lowest point of the Tigers’ first half came midway through the second […]

The Big 12 conference could soon be going international in college football. Arizona State football and Kansas are finalizing an agreement that would have them play in London in 2026, per On3. “Once finalized, Wembley Stadium would host the Big 12 matchup on Sept. 19, 2026,” the outlet reported on X, formerly Twitter. The game […]

Fox’s 2025 college football kickoff was by no means the game of the year. Yet with No. 3 Ohio State hosting No. 1 Texas in Arch Manning’s starting debut, it still drew a massive audience. Fox’s Big Noon Saturday scored 16,623,000 viewers for the Buckeyes’ 14-7 win over the Longhorns, according to Fox Sports PR […]

In his final College GameDay show, Lee Corso’s 431st headgear pick was in the city where he first wore it. Corso infamously put on the headgear of Brutus Buckeye on October 5, 1996, in Columbus, Ohio, predicting that then No. 3 Ohio State would defeat No. 4 Penn State. It’s only fitting that his final […]

As the 2025 college football season kicks off, Ohio State enters as the reigning national champions for the first time since 2014. Under Ryan Day, the Buckeyes dominated the College Football Playoff, winning by an average of 17.5 points per game. The Buckeyes capped off their national title pursuit with a 34-23 defeat against Notre […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions have become a college hockey powerhouse seemingly overnight. Before 2012, it was not a Division 1 sport at the university. In 2025, they made their first Frozen Four and have had a great offseason. Penn State hockey picked up Gavin McKenna, the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2026 draft, […]

Nebraska’s 2025 season began unlike the first two under head coach Matt Rhule. The Cornhuskers entered Thursday just 3-10 in one-score games during his tenure. A 20-17 victory over Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium moves that record to 4-10 as Nebraska opens the season 1-0. Quarterback Dylan Raiola played a major role, completing 33 of 42 […]

The Big Ten and SEC can basically say they run college sports, and they want to continue to add teams to their leagues. Conference realignment has been something talked about for some time, and it looks like, in the latest conversation, Virginia and North Carolina seem to be among those teams looking to join the […]

In this NIL-defined era of the NCAA, it is a free-for-all. A period in which student athletes are being monetized in some unique, if not drastic, ways.  On Wednesday, it was reported that Chipotle will provide a card for free meals, according to Brett McMurphy of On3Sports. The athletes who will reap this reward will […]

Earlier in the offseason, Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer was caught up in an odd situation after some of his Venmo payments went viral on social media. It appeared he had been involved in potentially betting on college football games, but Mateer claims it was just an inside joke with him and his friends. After […]

The University of Tennessee football program, along with the rest of the athletics department, is making its first major branding change in over a decade. The Volunteers will end their long-running partnership with Nike and return to Adidas once their current deal expires after the 2026 season. ESPN’s Chris Low reported the news on X […]

The Boston College Eagles and head coach Bill O’Brien have reportedly named the team’s starting quarterback for Week 1. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on X that the Eagles are naming redshirt sophomore Dylan Lonergan as the starter against Fordham. Lonergan previously played for Alabama before transferring to Boston College this winter. It was O’Brien who […]

The NCAA D-1 Board of Directors voted in favor of a new governance model on Tuesday. The board met to discuss changes that were recommended by the D-I Decision-Making Working Group, and the proposal ended up passing. The big changes that are coming involve giving the Power Four more control. The changes will go into […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to address various challenges in the NIL era. The Executive Order aims to protect and enhance opportunities for student-athletes, particularly in women’s and non-revenue sports, while preserving the unique structure of college athletics. It prohibits pay-for-play schemes but allows fair-market-value compensation, ensures revenue-sharing doesn’t harm non-revenue sports, […]

There’s a lot of talk in college football about proposing additional changes to the College Football Playoff. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti added more fuel to all that fire on Tuesday, when he made a bold statement at Big Ten Media Day. “To be clear, any college football playoff format that increases the discretion and […]

College sports programs around the nation are jockeying for position to be in bigger and better conferences. The Memphis Tigers are one of the latest teams seeking a conference move, as the program seemingly wants out of the AAC. However, reports indicate that, despite offering $200 million, the Big 12 Conference rejected the university. Reports […]

With the inception of NIL and its introduction to the college sports landscape, university student-athletes have an opportunity to make more money throughout their college careers than some professional athletes make on a yearly basis. There’s arguably no bigger co-sign than a partnership with Nike and Alabama Football wide receiver Ryan Williams just made his […]

The American Athletic Conference, formerly known as the AAC, is at the forefront of the news after undergoing a rebrand on Monday. It isn’t a major change, but the AAC is now rebranding to be called the American Conference, according to On3 Sports. That isn’t much of a change, as the league has been called […]

The president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, is considering an action that could change the terrain of college sports. A draft executive order calls for federal government representatives to decide if college athletes should be classified as employees. Donald Trump’s potential executive order would direct the Secretary of Labor and the National […]

Conference realignment has been rampant across college sports in recent years, and that continued on Tuesday. Just a few days after it was announced that the Sun Belt was targeting Louisiana Tech as its 14th member, Sun Belt Conference CEOs officially voted the Bulldogs in according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Louisiana Tech will replace Texas […]

The college hockey world recently received some of the biggest news. Hockey phenom Gavin McKenna has decided to play college hockey with the Penn State hockey program. He chose to attend Penn State over Michigan State, which was his final two options. The Canadian is the highest-profile recruit in NCAA hockey history. To capitalize on […]

North Carolina will have a new athletic director next year. Tar Heels AD Bubba Cunningham plans to step down in summer 2026, per NBC Sports. Steve Newmark will be the school’s next athletic director. “As part of my last contract extension, I committed to working with University leadership on a succession plan that would positively […]

Gavin McKenna, the current projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, has narrowed his NCAA options down to two powerhouse programs in the Big Ten Conference. He spent the weekend visiting both Penn State and Michigan State, the only on-campus visits he has scheduled so far. Standing out as an elite young talent, […]

The NCAA landscape is shifting once again, and Texas State football is at the center of the latest NCAA football conference realignment. According to multiple reports, including ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Bobcats have officially informed the Sun Belt Conference of its intent to join the Pac-12 Conference, with plans to finalize the move by Monday. […]

The LSU Tigers are College World Series Champions, defeating Coastal Carolina on Sunday. They swept the best-of-three final, winning 1-0 on Saturday and 5-3 on Sunday in Omaha. This is the second National Championship for LSU in three years and the eighth in program history. LSU ARE YOUR 2025 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS 🏆pic.twitter.com/RJMiqevrBX — […]

The College World Series has delivered plenty of drama this summer, and the final series has been no different. After LSU took Game 1 over Coastal Carolina in a 1-0 shutout, the Chanticleers showed up to Game 2 on Sunday afternoon with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. Perhaps, it was too much […]

Kade Anderson just delivered a phenomenal Men’s College World Series performance for LSU baseball. After battling through loaded brackets, LSU came back with a walk-off win to face Coastal Carolina in the championship series. In Game 1, Anderson made sure the Tigers struck first. With confidence and command, the LSU ace went the distance, tossing […]