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Rick Barnes to appear alongside Ted Cruz in support of Protect College Sports Act

Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes will be in attendance when Ted Cruz hosts a press conference on to discuss the Protect College Sports Act.
Rick Barnes to appear alongside Ted Cruz in support of Protect College Sports Act

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Rick Barnes to appear alongside Ted Cruz in support of Protect College Sports Act

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Big East Coaches React to Protect College Sports Act's Passage Through the Senate

Big East basketball coaches weighed in at media day on the newly Senate-passed Protect College Sports Act, which would cap NIL spending and overhaul transfer rules.

Tony Petitti, Big Ten ‘optimistic’ about Protect College Sports Act’s future in House of Representatives

ROSEMONT, Ill. – More than a week after the Protect College Sports Act advanced out of a Senate vote, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti maintained his optimism the bill will keep its momentum going into the House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill advanced out of the Senate by a 77-23 margin on Sept. 28 in […]

CFP Director Supportive of 24-Team Playoff, Endorses College Sports Bill

Rich Clark said a potential 24-team Playoff would be “spectacular.”

Legal expert Michael McCann on the Protect College Sports Act, Kawhi Leonard, and ousted Blazers announcer Braiden Bell

A lot is happening at the intersection of sports and law. The biggest story may be the Protect College Sports Act, which passed the Senate easily but still needs House approval. Even if the bill becomes law, plenty of questions and potential legal challenges remain. We recently spoke with legal expert Michael McCann about the…

Lane Kiffin slams SEC for proposed rule change targeting transfers

The Tigers coach didn't hold back on what should happen.

NCAA Introduces Major Rule Changes for College Football Affecting Coaching, Recruiting, and More

The NCAA is finally starting to loosen its grip on some of the rules that have made the CFB world unnecessarily complicated. The Division I Cabinet introduced a package of proposals designed to push more rule-making power away from the national level and toward individual sports, conferences, and campuses.

Deion Sanders made 'Prime Time', but supports college athletes being denied the same opportunity

The former NFL star built an empire on personal branding, yet his support for new federal legislation could restrict the same financial autonomy for today’s collegiate players.

SEC considering restoration of transfer portal policy

The SEC is considering restoring a transfer policy that would require intraconference athletes to sit out a year before playing for another conference school, sources tell On3. The SEC voted in 2021 to allow players who transfer within the conference to have immediate eligibility. The 2021 transfer policy change followed the NCAA allowing athletes to […]

Lane Kiffin bashes proposed SEC intraconference transfer policy

LSU Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin is not a fan of the proposed intraconference transfer policy in the SEC.

Lane Kiffin rips potential SEC transfer rule change as league weighs major decision

SEC presidents meet next week on a proposal that would bench intraconference transfers for a season, a rule the LSU coach says hands players to rival leagues.

Lane Kiffin Gives Up on SEC’s New Rule Decisions & Warns Consequences: “Limiting Them”

The SEC wants to stop its schools from poaching each other’s players, but its latest idea could end up handing talent to rival conferences on a silver platter. The league is considering bringing back a one-year sit-out rule for players transferring between SEC programs.

Report: SEC Considering Changing Transfer Rules, Making Athletes Sit Out

It appears that the SEC (which has found national titles in football harder to come by lately) is itching for a return to the way things were.

UConn's Basketball, Football Coaches Face New NCAA Rule

The rule, effective immediately, limits the games basketball and football coaches or specified staff members may attend and watch in person.

Democratic Candidates Appear to Flip-Flop on Transgender Athletes Ahead of Midterm Elections

Democrats around the country are redefining their views on transgender athletes ahead of the midterm elections. “I’ve been clear on that issue: I don’t support biological men playing in women’s sports and I don’t support gender surgery on minors,” South Carolina Senate hopeful Dr. Annie Andrews told Fox News Digital in a Friday, October 9 […]

Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti 'optimistic' College Football Playoff will expand from 12 to 24

(AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti said Thursday he's “optimistic” the College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams during ESPN's exclusive negotiating window.That window was scheduled to end Friday but Petitti indicated during his remarks at Big Ten men's basketball media day that the deadline had been extended.

TENNESSEE VOLS BASKETBALL:

University of Tennessee sophomore forward DeWayne Brown II will serve as the vice chair of the 2026-27 SEC Men's Basketball Leadership Council, as announced Friday morning by the conference office.

“Not Good for the Game”: Duke HC Jon Scheyer Sits on the Fence on NCAA Eligibility Chaos

The NCAA has been going through major changes since the start of the 2020s, and Duke head coach Jon Scheyer believes some haven’t been for the best. College athletics is vastly different now than it was in the 2010s, with eligibility rules becoming a major topic and subject of several legal disputes.

"The numbers gonna keep going up" - Charles Barkley calls for limits on college NIL spending

Charles Barkley says his financial contributions to Auburn give him perspective on why college sports desperately need limits on NIL spending.

SEC considering restoring archaic transfer policy

This would be a brutal development for the SEC.

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