Lane Kiffin Didn't Find a Loophole. He Built One.
CBS Sports reports Lane Kiffin and LSU recruited the players behind the lawsuit now reshaping college football's fifth-year eligibility rules.
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Danny White Just Said the Quiet Part About the NCAA
Arion Carter missed a game over a $427 flight reimbursement. The same NCAA offseason found room for NFL veterans to walk back onto college rosters.
The SEC Only Hates the Loophole When It Can't Control It
The SEC says NFL players returning to college threatens competitive equity. It never explains why NIL money doesn't. Kiffin did the loophole in public.
Dan Lanning's Fairness Argument Has a Hole In It
Dan Lanning calls it unfair for NFL players to sue their way back to college rosters. Oregon just does not have a single player caught in that fight.
Texas Spent $23 Million. The NCAA Is Worried Now.
Texas spent $23 million building a roster in three months, and now the sport's own enforcement arm is calling the market 'spiraling.' Funny how that works.
NFL Players Are Suing Their Way Back to College Football
Sixteen NFL players just won court orders to void their contracts and return to college football. That tells us plenty about what those deals are worth.
The NCAA's Five-for-Five Rule Is Now Its Biggest Problem
A Colorado judge used the NCAA's own eligibility rule to grant a fifth season to a class it tried to exclude. The appeal won't fix the roster mess.
Jayden Daniels Wants to Own a Number He Left Behind
Jayden Daniels lawyered up over a number LSU never retired. The real fight is over what NIL money can't buy him back: a jersey he already left behind.
Notre Dame's $20M Patch Debuts Next to Culver's
Notre Dame's $20 million SoFi patch and Wisconsin's Culver's patch debut in the same game this fall. Here's what that says about where college sports landed.
Heupel Is Right: This NCAA Ruling Is Bullshit
The NCAA suspended Tennessee's Arion Carter two games over a $427 flight he already repaid. Josh Heupel called it bullshit at a press conference. He's right.
Auburn Just Made One Game a $6 Million Product
Auburn is paying up to 24 players roughly $6 million just to show up in Atlanta for the Aflac Kickoff Game vs. Baylor, and it isn't the scandal it sounds like.
A Judge Just Reopened the College Basketball Transfer Portal
A federal judge just gave thousands of D-I athletes a bonus season and a week-long portal window. The programs that built rosters around them didn't get a vote.
Brendan Sorsby Beat the NCAA. Then He Folded.
Brendan Sorsby beat the NCAA in federal court over his gambling case, then handed the win back chasing an NFL draft the league never bothered to hold.
College Football Can't Agree on Its No. 1 Team
ESPN's FPI has Ohio State No. 1. Phil Steele says Notre Dame. SEC voters say Georgia. Three trusted systems, three different answers about who's actually best.
Ryan Day Fought the Bank's Logo Harder Than He Fights for Players
Ryan Day vetoed JPMorgan Chase's blue logo on Ohio State's reported $15M jersey patch deal. He got a swift color change. The players still never see a cut.
The NCAA Punished an Addict. A Judge Said No.
The NCAA stripped Brendan Sorsby's eligibility after he sought treatment for a gambling addiction. A Lubbock judge overruled them. This is who the NCAA is.
Mensah's Rolex Is the Photo the NCAA Didn't Want You to See
Darian Mensah posed with a Rolex and the NCAA acted scandalized. They built this machine. They just hate who it's running for now. The photo is the story.
Congress Just Killed the Transfer Portal
The Protect College Sports Act passed committee 19-9. One free transfer. NCAA antitrust immunity. Congress found the one lever athletes had and pulled it out.
The Brendan Sorsby Saga Is Over. Nobody Got What They Wanted.
Brendan Sorsby bet $90K on his own team, the Big 12 sued Texas Tech, the AG threatened $200M in antitrust liability — and the QB left for the NFL draft.
The Power Conferences Broke College Sports. Now They're Blocking the Fix.
The Protect College Sports Act passed committee 19-9 and the SEC and Big Ten are already working to kill it. Ty Baskin on why that tells you everything.
The SEC Is Making Athletes Watch an Anti-Gambling Video. Their Broadcast Partner Runs Betting Ads Every 4 Minutes.
The SEC mandated gambling education for athletes ahead of 2026-27. Meanwhile, $12 billion was wagered on SEC games and ESPN runs betting ads every 4 minutes during broadcasts.
A Pitch Clock Killed Elliott Avent's Career
Elliott Avent's 30-year NC State career ended on a pitch clock violation against Auburn in NCAA regionals. A legendary coach deserved better than a buzzer.