Meant to post the clear highlight of my vacation: petty mascot smack talk at a fountain at Washington

"In some crazy way, I enjoy all the crazy stuff that’s going on the last couple of years." Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz’s vanilla reputation belies his takes on college’s new era. Some of his thoughts may surprise you ahead of his 27th season. nytimes.com/athletic/64465…

I really enjoyed this rare peek behind the Arch Manning curtain by Bruce Feldman, who recently spoke with Cooper and Ellen Manning about raising Arch. nytimes.com/athletic/64489…

Wonder what this is about

Sacramento State is a really, really interesting program. I enjoyed reading our look by Stewart Mandel and Chris Kamrani about what the heck is going on out there. nytimes.com/athletic/64544…

He was also the chairperson of the ACC's board of directors (ie, the chairperson of the ACC schools' chancellors/presidents board).

About to hop on Finebaum to talk about this story: nytimes.com/athletic/64511…

NEW - Is Florida the early leader for No. 1 QB in Class of 2027? Notes from UA Next Future 50 nytimes.com/athletic/64573…

I've had a hiccup or two at Hard Rock Stadium* in the past. Nothing like this. *or whatever it was called at the time

Ohio State’s superstar wide receiver Jeremiah Smith: ‘I’m not finished’ I had a chance to spend some time around ⁦Jeremiah Smith⁩ and his Dad on Sunday at the OT7 Playoffs. Even after a sensational freshman year, he’s still the same humble guy nytimes.com/athletic/64629…

North Carolina announces Bubba Cunningham will move from athletic director to senior advisor to the chancellor and AD in 2026. Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing president Steve Newmark will become the AD then.

And, somehow, against all odds, the sun still came up this morning. I have a pretty good feeling it will come up tomorrow, too.

Thanks for having me on

It took less than 36 hours for me to receive my first FOIA denial, RE: revenue-sharing financials. When lawmakers wrote FERPA, do you think they thought six-figure financial agreements would be considered educational records?