The NCAA is formally meeting to discuss allowing athletes to benefit from their name and likeness. This comes after California and numerous other states have proposed bills that would allow athletes to receive endorsement money. The meeting will take place in Atlanta where the NCAA Board of Governors will hear …
Read More »Preview: LSU Takes On Mississippi State
Saturday’s SEC West tilt between No. 5 LSU and Mississippi State is one of two teams heading in opposite trajectories. LSU (6-0, 2-0 SEC) has been an unstoppable juggernaut thus far. The Tigers have scored 52.5 points per game, which leads the country. Quarterback Joe Burrow is a Heisman Trophy …
Read More »California Signs ‘Fair Pay to Play Act’
The state of California has signed into law the Fair Pay to Play Act. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law Monday. The bill sets a precedent for how student-athletes can be financially compensated. What the bill does is prevent the NCAA from barring student-athletes from profiting off their …
Read More »Kerry Blackshear: Florida’s New Big Man on Campus
Kerry Blackshear looks to fill a hole that the Florida men’s basketball team has been missing since it’s last deep NCAA Tourney run; that of a dominant big-man. The 6 feet, 10 inches tall power forward (emphasis on power) graduate transfer had every college salivating for his services. From Tennessee …
Read More »Kentucky battles South Carolina in SEC matchup
South Carolina battles the Kentucky Wildcats Saturday night, with both teams trying to avoid an 0-3 start to SEC play. Familiar opponents with familiar problems It turns out that the Wildcats and the Gamecocks have a lot in common. Both teams lost to a team currently ranked in the top …
Read More »Georgia-Notre Dame Game Will Shake College Football
It could be argued that this just might be the biggest non-conference game of the season. Just a few weeks into the season and college football is already preparing for the second massive shakeup this year. No. 7 Notre Dame heads to Athens to face No. 3 Georgia for the …
Read More »Rebels to Battle Ranked Golden Bears
The Ole Miss Rebels are up against No. 23 California Golden Bears at home for week 4. Ole Miss is on a two-game win streak since the team dropped its first game to the Memphis Tigers. California on the other hand is coming into the game undefeated; including a then …
Read More »Southeastern Louisiana-Ole Miss Preview
Ole Miss (1-1) scored a big 31-17 win last week against Arkansas. The Rebels will look to carry that momentum into its matchup against Southeastern Louisiana (1-0) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Growing on offense The new-look Ole Miss offense took its lumps in Week 1 against Memphis. The Rebels …
Read More »California bill could alter college athlete compensation
A bill proposed in California is one step closer to altering the relationship between college athletes and paid endorsements. The Fair Pay to Play Act, proposed by Sen. Nancy Skinner of California, would allow college athletes to be paid for their name, image or likeness. The bill would make it …
Read More »Dan Mullen Talks Injuries, Mistakes, Freshman Corners and Kentucky
Coming off their first shutout in three years, the Florida Gators are now preparing to start SEC play against the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington on Saturday. Florida head coach Dan Mullen discussed his team’s performance in Saturday’s win against UT Martin in Monday’s press conference. News on Henderson and Toney …
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