Was hoping for a BIll Raftery cameo for Verne’s last 16th appearance

Happy spring

IF you'd like to read more about one of the most insane bowl games ever.... Sam Khan Jr. and I wrote a lot about this one a few yrs ago: theathletic.com/3032425/2021/1…

I spoke with 5+ college football players who transferred to at least three schools in their careers. Which team do they root for now?

“I don’t know how I’m going to raise my son,' said Alan Bowman. 'I really don’t know. The loyalty issue is a thing.”

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Feel like I picked a good day to start watching the Champions League

Diabolical Wishbone TE Reverse from 1985 Oklahoma!

This article from 100 years ago predicted that advances in balloon technology would shape pastimes of the future!

Read it in the Lewiston Evening Journal on our site. Sun Journal 🗞 newspapers.com/article/sun-jo…

Purdue-NC State really sounds like it should have been a MicronPC.com Bowl

Several college presidents are trying to implement a drastically new system that would replace the NCAA and the College Football Playoff dubbed by outsiders as a “Super League”.

Andrew Marchand and Stewart Mandel on how the proposed league would look ⤵️

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Throwback to the FBS/FCS split

🚨NEWS: College presidents and top executives have devised a 'Super League' to transform college football as they believe the current system is 'doomed' and headed for 'bankruptcy,' leaders tell The Athletic. (w/Stewart Mandel)

The inside story 👇

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COLUMN: Greg Sankey questioned the competitiveness of small-conference AQ’s. Then the SEC flopped and lost to AQ’s Oakland and Yale.

Because that’s March Madness.

Expansion talk is about greed and nothing more. theathletic.com/5362729/2024/0…

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It’s showcase time for Penn State wrestling.

One of the most fascinating programs in sports has the people & infrastructure in place to keep rolling for years to come.

How PSU and Cael Sanderson recruit a wrestling dynasty, 10 NCAA titles and counting theathletic.com/5356211/2024/0…

College athletic departments and NIL collectives are grappling with “donor fatigue”: Fans wondering why they’re the ones being asked to pay for players.

“The consensus is it’s not fair to the fans. It’s not fair to pile on and to give and give and give.” theathletic.com/5321481/2024/0…

College football, 100 years ago

Middle age ish sportswriter reporting for duty in the 700 level