Former Texas Tech Athlete Takes Home Medal At World Championships
A former Texas Tech athlete Monae’ Nichols took home a silver medal in the World Athletics Indoor Championships for the long jump category.
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Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker Named the Next President of the NCAA
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the country.
Deal Allows College Football Playoffs To Go To 12-Teams Early
College football fans may be getting an early holiday gift this year. Back on September 2nd, the College Football Playoff Board of Managers, led by Mark Keenum, the President of Mississippi State, voted to expand the current four-team playoff format to a twelve-team playoff format beginning in 2026. Well, ESPN has reported that the new format may now begin a bit earlier.
Big 12 finalizing 14-team scheduling model which include Oklahoma and Texas
The Big 12 moving onto a temporary scheduling model for next 2 seasons.
NCAA Tells Universities To Withdraw Athletes From Transfer Portal
The fall sports transfer portal was supposed to be closed in response to these rules, yet 19 Division I scholarship football players had entered the portal over the last two weeks.
Texas A&M Coach Appears to Promise Recruits Money in New Video
At this time it is unclear which A&M staffer made the quid pro quo.
Tommy Tuberville Against 'Name, Image, Likeness' Compensation
The former Texas Tech coach is against legislation that would allow college athletes to profit off of their 'Name, Image, Likeness'. Tuberville was elected to the U.S. Senate last year.