Iowa has named assistant athletic director Beth Goetz as acting athletic director until at least early 2024, the school announced Thursday. Goetz temporarily replaces Gary Barta, who will retire Aug. 1 after 17 years with the Hawkeyes. Here’s what you need to know: Iowa named Goetz, 48, assistant athletic director in September after serving as … Read more
DESTIN, Fla. — The idea came before the Rose Bowl, when Georgia and Oklahoma officials were hanging out, marveling that it would be the first time the two programs had played each other. Two great programs, linked through history for suing the NCAA and winning the Supreme Court. Within a few years, an agreement was … Read more
We were the lucky ones one afternoon during Week 1 of the 2007 college football season. As students at Michigan State, my friends and I had Big Ten Network in the dorms. So when we walked out of Spartan Stadium and heard Appalachia State was heading to Michigan, we ran to the nearest dorm and … Read more
North Carolina star quarterback Drake Maye, who is expected to be a top pick in the NFL Draft next year, will kick off his 2023 season during ABC’s primetime game on Saturday. evening, Sept. 2, when the Tar Heels take on border foe South Carolina. in Charlotte. ABC’s Week 2 primetime game features new Wisconsin … Read more
Deion Sanders, aka Coach Prime, did something that seemed unthinkable a year ago. He did Colorado Must-See TV football — at least in September. Fox Sports Wednesday announced that Colorado — which went 1-11 last season — will appear in the network’s first two Big Noon Kickoff games this fall. The Buffs open Sept. 2 … Read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Panel discussions and photo ops weren’t part of the recruiting process for Steve Frazier and his Class of ’95 teammates. It was a good year to be a freshman at Michigan, as evidenced by the careers of Charles Woodson and Tom Brady. In today’s world, it would be hard to imagine … Read more
Offer this item Share this article without paywall. RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press DESTIN, Fla. — Alabama coach Nick Saban said college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation, only the biggest players spendthrifts would compete for championships. Saban met with reporters … Read more
DESTIN, Fla. — Georgia soccer players arrested this year for speeding are being punished, coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday, but he declined to announce what that punishment entails. “Everyone wants to know what the punishment is. Well, the players know what the punishment is,” Smart said at the SEC Spring Meetings. “And it’s important for … Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The pools just opened. The NBA Finals are in two days. NCAA baseball regionals are (over)booked for the weekend. But it’s never a bad time to talk about college football, is it? LAW. Especially when the first college football preseason yearbook hit newsstands and is full of encouraging tidbits about the … Read more
Business Content 21+ Less than a week after the Power Five win totals plummeted, bettors are back with win totals for the Group of Five. The biggest benefits to the future of preseason college football often come from the lower-tier FBS conferences. Much like the Power Five, a shift has taken place in the realignment … Read more
