The Grove Collective that supports Ole Miss hopes to raise $3 million this week in cash and pledges to be fulfilled by year end. It raised $1.7 million yesterday. The collective said last November it raised $10M and it expects “a five or 10% increase.” on3.com/nil/news/ole-m…

The Grove Collective raised $1.7M in a day as it tries to reach $3M in a week. Will the Ole Miss collective reach its goal? Where does it rank nationally? Zach Berry and I discussed that and more on the “Talk of Champions” podcast: on3.com/teams/ole-miss…

Mike Evans and a few future first-round tackles in Untold: Johnny Football

Thinking about Michael Penix Jr. and Kalen DeBoer returning to East Lansing this weekend

New pod: Talking about the newly proposed FOX Sports college basketball tournament (and the load of ramifications that come with it). Featuring Andy Wittry and his expertise! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cri…

The Horseshoe Collective was the first NIL collective to announce a licensed beer. It gets $0.10/pint. Here’s an update from Boise State: - It sold 1,983 cans at its football home opener. - The golden ale replaced Miller Lite, which averaged 426 cans sold per game in 2022.

Brett Yormark emailed Texas’s president and AD after the video below: “I can not take back my tongue in cheek comment back from yesterday. However, officiating this season will be fair and of the highest integrity. Nothing else will be tolerated……..”

New Extra Points: Arizona used one of its 10 camp days to host a girls flag football camp. There were 20 teams, two divisions and one teary trophy ceremony from an ex-NFL vet. “We’re trying to expand the game.” (Photo: Mike Christy, Arizona Athletics) extrapointsmb.com/p/guest-post-h…

NEW EXTRA POINTS. College football programs only have a limited number of days each summer to host camps. Arizona just used one of those days to host an event for women's flag football. Here's why, via Andy Wittry

NEW (free) EXTRA POINTS: I got a copy of EA Sports College Football 25 on Friday. I spent all weekend playing it. Here are some of my early thoughts on the game: extrapointsmb.com/p/ive-playing-…

NEW EXTRA POINTS: Andy Wittry hit the phones and FOIAmobile to understand how the big fancy million $ NIL tournament in Vegas is going to make the math work (documentaries?)...and how it's already changing how MTE schedules work: extrapointsmb.com/p/guest-post-w…

HEY GUESS WHAT EXTRA POINTS IS SPONSORING A BOWL GAME THE EXTRA POINTS BOWL: DIII FOOTBALL AT THE TOM BENSON HALL OF FAME STADIUM IN CANTON. NOV 23. OAC VS PAC. IT'S GOING TO BE A PARTY AND WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US extrapointsmb.com/p/extra-points…

I bet you could kick a football into the lake

First pickup game in five years, playing against undergrads with fresh legs

Important on-the-ground reporting from the stands last night during 77-3 #iufb

Never wrong, just early

.Matt Brown got his hands on former Colorado football staffer Trevor Reilly's NIL pitch for $10M from Saudi Arabia. Reilly emailed VisitSaudi dot com on Christmas Day, when he was apparently overseas trying to fundraise. extrapointsmb.com/p/heres-former…

ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski has agreed to become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at St. Bonaventure, he told ESPN. The role includes Name Image and Likeness allocation, recruiting and supporting successful Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt.