By paying players to sell tickets, Roman Main Event – which will feature Arizona, Michigan, UNLV and Wichita State – is expanding NIL possibilities.
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
Opinion: Oregon’s continued failure to take leap as a program lands Ducks atop Week 5 Misery Index
Another loss to an inferior team has derailed yet another promising Oregon season, and that lands the Ducks atop this week’s Misery Index.
How Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin blew it against Alabama
If Lane Kiffin really thought Ole Miss had a chance, he surely wouldn’t have made a series of hair-brained, all-or-nothing calls that backfired.
College athletes will get paid. It’s just a matter of time after NLRB memo.
Amateurism isn’t just over, it should be obvious by now that it was never part of what made college sports popular.
Misery Index notebook: Clemson, Iowa State out of race; 4-0 Oklahoma a mirage
Clemson fans should have seen these struggles coming, while Iowa State overachieved last season. Meanwhile, Oklahoma’s 4-0 record is a mirage.
Opinion: North Carolina, No. 1 on Misery Index, is a fraud — the Milli Vanilli of college football
After getting wrecked by Georgia Tech on Saturday, North Carolina as a preseason top-10 team was as ill-advised in retrospect as a $5 seafood buffet.
Opinion: Ben Simmons has not earned right to dictate terms of his exit from Philadelphia 76ers
It would be malpractice for Sixers GM Daryl Morey to waste Joel Embiid’s prime by making a bad trade to appease an unhappy Ben Simmons.
Opinion: Don’t let Alabama’s close call against Florida lead you to believe Crimson Tide isn’t team to beat
If you’re trying to create a scenario where somebody other than Alabama wins the College Football Playoff, you don’t have many options so far.
Alcorn State’s Saturday game in doubt because it doesn’t have an athletic trainer
Alcorn State has been unable to practice this week after its athletic trainer left the team, putting Saturday’s game vs. South Alabama in peril.
Opinion: Tennis Grand Slam remains elusive challenge as Novak Djokovic’s bid for history falls short
If the most clutch player in men’s tennis could not overcome the pressure of trying to win the Grand Slam, it’s hard to believe any man will.