Category Archives: www.espn.com – NCF
Smart fears big budgets will imperil other sports
Georgia's Kirby Smart joined other coaches at the SEC's annual spring meetings in bemoaning a massive uptick in spending from revenue sharing and NIL, and he suggested if trends continue, ballooning f...
David Hale May 26, 2026
Sark: Basket weaving dig 'poor choice of words'
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian conceded that his recent comment about "basket weaving" and Ole Miss was a "poor choice of words."
Heather Dinich May 26, 2026
What's ahead in the MWC? Two new teams including N...
The conference turned over again, losing several teams to the new Pac-12. Does that open the door for new contenders?
Bill Connelly May 26, 2026
Who are the top quarterbacks in next year's NFL dr...
Next year's QB draft class should be loaded, with big names such as Arch Manning, Dante Moore, CJ Carr and Trinidad Chambliss. Here's what you need to know.
Jordan Reid May 26, 2026
Ranking all 138 FBS quarterback situations ahead o...
Just three months from the 2026 season, David Hale ranks all 138 FBS programs' quarterback rooms into tiers.
David Hale May 26, 2026
Sankey not worried by rift in SEC on 24-team CFP
Greg Sankey acknowledged that the SEC will not have unanimity on the issue of a 24-team College Football Playoff, something the commissioner says "doesn't bother me."
Pete Thamel May 25, 2026
NCAA discusses age-based eligibility model
The NCAA's Division I cabinet discussed possible implementation of an age-based eligibility model should it be approved and signaled it would consider voting on it at its meeting next month.
www.espn.com - NCF May 22, 2026
NCAA opened Ole Miss probe after Dabo complaint
The NCAA enforcement staff opened an investigation of the Ole Miss football program the same day that Clemson coach Dabo Swinney accused Rebels coach Pete Golding of tampering with linebacker Luke Fer...
David Hale and Mark Schlabach May 22, 2026
The American's top teams, and UConn, will look bra...
The top teams lost a lot. That leaves openings for new teams in the Group of 6's most consistent league.
Bill Connelly May 22, 2026
Enforcement chief to schools: These are your rules...
Bryan Seeley, the CEO of the 11-month-old College Sports Commission, has a simple reminder to schools frustrated by NIL: These are the rules you wrote.
www.espn.com - NCF May 21, 2026
