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NC State has sold more than 30,000 season tickets for 22nd consecutive season since 2002. Wolfpack also has sold out last 20 home games. NC State opens season at home vs. East Carolina on Aug. 28

Huge news: 2025 @CFBPlayoff changes to straight seeding w/Top 4 seeds getting 1st-round byes regardless if it won conference title, sources said. Conference champs still get auto-bids but seeds based on ranking. This is final year of 12-team playoff; in 2026 expanding to 14 or 16 teams, sources said

Tennessee’s Danny White named Sports Business Journal’s athletic director of year

With Texas at Ohio State on Fox, it appears Lee Corso’s last headgear game Aug. 30 is Alabama at Florida State, his alma mater. Corso should dress as Chief Osceola, throw a flaming spear on the @CollegeGameDay desk for his final pick then ride Renegade off into the sunset🔥

Illinois has sold its entire allotment of public season tickets - more than 34,000 - for 1st time in at least 20 years. Ticket amount excludes students & premium seating numbers so expected to exceed 43,000 season tickets before Aug. 29 opener vs. Western Carolina

With Texas at Ohio State on Fox, it appears Lee Corso’s last headgear game Aug. 30 is Alabama at Florida State, his alma mater. Corso should dress as Chief Osceola, throw a flaming spear on the @CollegeGameDay desk for his final pick then ride Renegade off into the sunset🔥

Next year’s Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin game at Lambeau Field moved back a day to Sunday Sept. 6, 2026. Will be televised on NBC

Florida adds 2026 home game w/FAU

Maryland names James Smith as new athletic director. Smith previously was Atlanta Braves senior VP of business strategy

Despite Louisville having future home/home series w/Georgia, Texas A&M & Notre Dame, the Cards tried to add games vs. Tennessee & Ole Miss but the SEC schools weren’t interested after the Tennessee-Nebraska & Ole Miss-Wake Forest series were canceled

ACC has no plans to add a 9th league game "right now, but would be open to it in future," source said. Big Ten & Big 12 each play 9 league games & SEC is considering adding a 9th league game

ACC commish Jim Phillips on impact of Bill Belichick: "(ESPN) ran to us, before we could even run to them (about televising more UNC games). It's a great thing for ACC, a great thing for North Carolina & we are all following the massive coverage that Coach Belichick draws"

ACC commish Jim Phillips said the recent Clemson-Notre Dame annual series the schools added does not count toward the 5 games the Irish must play annually against ACC teams each year

ACC commish Jim Phillips on @CFBPlayoff format: "One of the things we have to look at is seeding, maybe straight seeding is the right thing to consider"

ACC/Notre Dame regular season over/under win totals via @CircaSports Notre Dame 10 Clemson 9½ Miami 9 Louisville 8½ SMU 8½ Georgia Tech 7½ UNC 7½ Florida State 7 Duke 6½ Pitt 6½ Virginia Tech 6½ NC State 6 Virginia 6 Boston College 5½ Cal 5½ Syracuse 5½ Wake Forest 4½ Stanford 3

Big 12 regular season over/under win totals via @CircaSports Arizona State 8½ Kansas State 8½ Texas Tech 8½ Baylor 7½ BYU 7½ Iowa State 7½ Kansas 7½ Utah 7½ Houston 6½ TCU 6½ Cincinnati 6 Colorado 6 Arizona 5½ UCF 5½ Oklahoma State 5 West Virginia 5

Big Ten regular season over/under win totals via @CIrcaSports Ohio State 10½ Oregon 10½ Penn State 10 Indiana 8½ Michigan 8½ Washington 7½ Illinois 7½ Iowa 7½ Nebraska 7½ USC 7½ Minnesota 6½ Michigan State 5½ Rutgers 5½ UCLA 5½ Wisconsin 5½ Maryland 4½ Northwestern 4 Purdue 3

SEC regular season over/under win totals via @CircaSports Alabama 9½ Georgia 9½ Texas 9½ LSU 8½ Ole Miss 8½ Tennessee 8½ Auburn 8 Texas A&M 8 Florida 7½ Missouri 7½ South Carolina 7½ Oklahoma 7 Arkansas 5½ Vanderbilt 5½ Kentucky 4½ Miss State 3½

Illinois coach Bret Bielema agrees to new 6-year contract thru 2030 season

Cincinnati & Nebraska will open season Thursday Aug. 28 at 9 pm ET on ESPN at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium

UNC coach Bill Belichick, from ACC spring meetings, on girlfriend Jordon Hudson: “It's off to the side. A personal relationship. She doesn't have anything to do w/UNC football. I’m excited to be back in coaches meetings”

SEC/ACC opening weekend kickoff/broadcasts Aug 30, Saturday Syracuse-Tennessee (Atlanta), noon ET ABC Alabama at Florida State, 3:30 pm ABC LSU at Clemson, 7:30 pm ABC Aug 31, Sunday South Carolina-Virginia Tech (Atlanta), 3 pm ESPN

SEC/ACC opening weekend kickoff/broadcasts Aug 30, Saturday Syracuse-Tennessee (Atlanta), noon ET ABC Alabama at Florida State, 3:30 pm ABC LSU at Clemson, 7:30 pm ABC Aug 31, Sunday South Carolina-Virginia Tech (Atlanta), 3 pm ESPN

ACC or AFC spring meetings? Former NFL coaches Bill Belichick, Bill O’Brien & Frank Reich in the ACC. Sept 13 Boston College (O’Brien) at Stanford (Reich) & Nov 8 Stanford (Reich) at UNC (Belichick)

Texas at Ohio State Aug. 28 & Ohio State at Michigan Nov. 29 will be televised on Fox

A couple of ACC coaches summing up available players in the transfer portal: "It's full of trash right now. There's no one worth adding"

LSU, SMU add home/home series; 2028 at LSU, 2029 at SMU

Notre Dame home schedule kickoff/broadcasts. All games ET on NBC/Peacock except NC State (Peacock only) Sept 13 Texas A&M 7:30 pm Sept 20 Purdue 3:30 pm Oct 4 Boise State 3:30 pm Oct 11 NC State 3:30 pm Oct 18 USC 7:30 pm Nov 8 Navy 7:30 pm Nov 22 Syracuse 3:30 pm

Texas Tech has sold out of its 33,000 season ticket allotment for 3rd consecutive season

Notre Dame & Clemson add 12-game home/home series from 2027-38

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark receives 3-year contract extension thru 2030, sources said

Nebraska AD Troy Dannen & former Kansas/Arkansas/Pitt AD Jeff Long named to @CFBPlayoff selection committee, replacing SMU AD Damon Evans & former USA Today sports writer Steve Weiberg

Southern Utah’s athletic department is under investigation for potential Title IX violations in multiple sports, sources said. The entire department is under review, a source said. “It’s toxic, absolutely toxic.” The Division I Thunderbirds compete in WAC in all sports but football (UAC)

Florida Atlantic & ULM add home/home series; 2026 at ULM, 2027 at FAU

Tennessee sells out of entire allotment of 70,500 season tickets for 3rd consecutive year

Spencer Danielson signs contract extension w/Boise State thru 2029 season

Congrats to 2024 FWAA Super 11 top college sports communication departments Army
Cal
Clemson
Iowa
Navy
Nebraska
Pitt
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas Tech
West Virginia Super 11 Coach of the Year
Ryan Day, Ohio State

14 Ohio State players selected in 2025 NFL Draft, most in nation 1,975 days since Ohio State has defeated Michigan

Mel Kiper Jr’s & Stephen A. Smith’s long national nightmare is over. QB Shedeur Sanders is No. 144 overall NFL Draft pick to Cleveland Browns in Round 5

Western Kentucky became only non-power conference program to have a player drafted w/in 1st first 3 rounds in each of last 4 NFL Drafts

NFL Draft picks (thru Round 3) by conference SEC 37 Big Ten 29 Big 12 13 ACC 11 AAC 2 FCS 2 MAC 2 Notre Dame 2 CUSA 1 Mountain West 1 Pac-12 1 Sun Belt 1

No. 1 pick Cam Ward & Miami recognized in Times Square tonight

College Football Playoff schedule. 10 days b/w semifinals & title game in Miami on Jan. 19

North Carolina, TCU to open 2026 season in Ireland

Colorado will erect a statue of former coach Bill McCartney outside Folsom Field. McCartney, who led the Buffs to 3 Big 8 titles & the 1990 national championship, passed away on Jan. 10

What will be Lee Corso’s final headgear game on Aug. 30? LSU at Clemson, Texas at Ohio State or Alabama at Florida State

Another rule change for 2025 - Bret Bielema will like - If any player on a kickoff-return team makes a "T" signal with his arms during the kick, the team gives up the right to return the kick & the play will be whistled dead

NCAA approves rule change for injury timeouts: w/new rule, if medical personnel enter field to evaluate an injured player after ball is spotted by officiating crew for next play, that player's team issued a timeout. If team does not have any timeouts, a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty will be assessed

Colorado to retire Heisman Trophy winning WR/CB Travis Hunter’s No. 12 jersey & QB Shedeur Sanders’ No. 2 jersey Saturday

LSU statement on passing of former WR Kyren Lacy: “We’re saddened to learn of the tragic passing of former LSU Football student-athlete Kyren Lacy. Our thoughts & prayers are with his family & loved ones, as well as his former teammates & coaches impacted by his passing.”