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nytimes.com > athletic > 7587828 > 09/12/2026 > espn-college-gameday-ted-cruz-college-sports-bill

Why did ESPN give Ted Cruz 10 minutes to talk about a bill on College GameDay?

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (703+ words) ESPN has been overt in promoting the proposed Protect College Sports Act. David Buono / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With “College GameDay” in Austin, Texas, ahead of Saturday’s much-anticipated showdown between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 4 Texas, ESPN gave Sen....

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7559844 > 09/04/2026 > college-football-guarantee-game-underdog-powerhouse-payday

College football’s most honest transaction: A likely loss for a guaranteed check

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (867+ words) Wide receiver Jeremiah Smith runs for a touchdown in the first quarter of Ohio State's 70-0 victory against Grambling State last season in Columbus, Ohio. Ben Jackson / Getty Images College football has spent the past five years tearing down nearly every…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7538560 > 08/25/2026 > big-ten-eligibility-nfl-sec

Kudos to the Big Ten for taking a stand. Will the SEC issue another statement?

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (623+ words) Some issues, like this one, aren’t very complicated. The Big Ten gets to take a victory lap because of it, writes Stewart Mandel. Art Pittman / USA Today via Image Images In the wake of a Louisiana court order that granted…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7530324 > 08/23/2026 > college-football-fan-experience-students-international

‘Cult’-like college football akin to ‘living on a different planet’ for some students

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1738+ words) For many international students, it’s football — the most visceral expression of school identity — that delivers their first unfiltered glimpse of American college life. CFP / Getty Images The marching band clicked into place with an engineered elegance. Surrounding it in the…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7529173 > 08/21/2026 > lanorris-sellers-rocco-becht-college-classes-eligibility

Yes, college sports have issues, but star QBs not taking classes isn’t one of them

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (729+ words) While news of LaNorris Sellers not taking classes is technically true, the reason is because he only needs to complete his internship to graduate. Jeff Blake / Imagn Images It’s time for this week’s version of “What’s Wrong With College Sports,…...

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nytimes.com > athletic > 7511351 > 08/17/2026 > nil-rules-college-sports-agents

In college sports’ NIL era, ‘there’s no real rules’ for agents. And some like it that way

4+ week, 13+ hour ago   (1767+ words) Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; iStock FORT WORTH, Texas — Standing on the side of a practice field in late April, watching a training session for eight college defensive linemen they represent, Jacob Piasecki and Francesco Tricomi are discussing a topic…...