Last month, the Big Ten announced a private capital deal worth around $2.4 billion with UC Investments, the pension fund for the University of California system. Now as the deal is set to go to a vote for approval, member schools of the Big 10 are threatening to sue the conference in order to release... Continue Reading →
For over three decades, Texas Tech fans have celebrated home football games with a uniquely Texan flair: tossing tortillas into the air as the team took the field for kickoff at Jones AT&T Stadium. The tradition symbolized Raider pride and rowdy enthusiasm. But this fall, that long-standing ritual came to an end. On October 20th,... Continue Reading →
On October 19, 2024, the Texas Longhorns played Southeastern Conference (SEC) college football rival the Georgia Bulldogs in a matchup that will go down in history. History for what you might ask? Not because Georgia beat Texas in some memorable fashion, but because the Texas student section reacted after the referees called a controversial penalty... Continue Reading →
The proposed settlement in House v. NCAA, as previously covered, was an attempt by the NCAA to resolve pending litigation regarding compensation for athletes who played college sports from 2016 to 2024.[1] The proposed settlement allocated $1.976 billion for the claims of NIL damages, which would be allocated among the schools and then distributed to... Continue Reading →
Oklahoma State announced last week that it was going to place QR codes on the back of football players helmets for this season. The QR codes would link directly to OSU’s general NIL (Name, Image, & Likeness) fund to drive NIL contributions by viewers. Although the QR codes would not have been large enough for... Continue Reading →
[1] Clemson is taking the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to court, and the ramifications of the lawsuit could be massive for not just the conference but all of college football. Last month Clemson followed the lead of Florida State University (FSU) and filed a lawsuit against the ACC. Their goal?: To prove that the contracts... Continue Reading →
On Sunday, April 7th, former University of Texas star defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat was arrested on a charge of suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Austin, Texas.[1] According to local news stations, Sweat was driving on Interstate 35 and was booked at 2:12 pm.[2] Sweat posted a$3,000 bond following his arrest.[3] Sweat was supposed to... Continue Reading →
The college landscape has been changing drastically over the past year. There has been an influx of colleges that have sought to move from the conferences that they are currently in. The Atlantic Coastal Conference (the “ACC”) has added three new teams for the 2024-2025 season with open arms. It has added the University of... Continue Reading →
Electronic Arts finally released news on its upcoming and highly anticipated NCAA college football video game. Following the release of NCAA 14 on July 9th, 2013, EA Sports ended its top-rated and successful college sports game series, as the last college basketball game was released in November 2009. EA Sports were forced to discontinue the... Continue Reading →
An Ole Miss football player has filed a lawsuit against Ole Miss University and head coach Lane Kiffin. The lawsuit filed by Rebels player, DeSanto Rollins, alleges racial and sexual discrimination and negligence.[1] Rollins is a defensive tackle from Louisiana who claims that he was kicked off the team during a mental health crisis.[2] However,... Continue Reading →