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It is pretty wild that a coordinator who didn't even make it a full season is due retention bonuses, but here's the contract:
(via the Extra Points Library)
Hiring coaches is very hard! I'm not going to pretend I know exactly how to do it. No sportswriter can.
But I *can* point to a successful G6 or assistant hire in basically every coaching cycle. I can't for anybody going HS->CFB. Maybe this hire works though! I'm wrong often!
So let’s say this argument is true. What, specifically, had changed in the last two years to make leading a college football program *easier* without college coaching or executive leadership experience? How was the game changed to make a high school transition easier?
Think whatever you want about Sanders at Colorado. But the guy went from high school to Jackson State, where he went 27-6. That’s an example of a successful HS to college transition in my book, no matter what happened after that.
I have no idea what will or won’t work at NC State, but if we’re looking at coaches who actually did well going directly from HS to college, the list is what, Sanders, Kjar and what lol, Paul Brown?
Can think of lots of others that struggled with that transition.
Matt Brown retweeted
THE YELLOW JACKETS ARE OAC CHAMPIONS🐝👑
In a 27-21 victory vs. Mount Union (their first since 1994), Baldwin Wallace stays undefeated to win their first outright OAC title since 1991‼️
@OHAthleticConf | @BWFootball_
#OAC | Aug 27 - Nov 14 | Live on FloCollege📺
Matt Brown retweeted
NEW EXTRA POINTS:
Is this the bold experiment college swimming needed to become more of a fan-friendly force?
A closer look at the College Swimming League:
extrapointsmb.com/p/could-a-…
Matt Brown retweeted
This is the Colorado case that challenged NCAA’s new eligibility rule and granted a preliminary injunction that gave all 2022s eligibility this year.
Appeals court has now tossed that, ruling in favor of the NCAA.
So it’s all one-offs now.
NEWS: The Tenth Circuit has REVERSED and VACATED the nationwide preliminary injunction in Wisne v. NCAA, issuing a published opinion in the 5-for-5 eligibility litigation.
The injunction had already been stayed since August 21, and following oral arguments that appeared to go poorly for the plaintiffs, this outcome was largely expected.
The three-judge panel concluded that the plaintiffs failed to establish a legally supportable antitrust labor market encompassing all Division I sports.
Importantly, the court did NOT decide whether the NCAA's exclusion of the Class of 2022 is ultimately lawful, nor did it address whether NCAA eligibility rules are exempt from antitrust scrutiny.
UMass will be moving to UA:
umassathletics.com/news/2026…
Matt Brown retweeted
The NAIA has joined the NCAA in moving from 4 to 5 years of athletic eligibility. Unlike the NCAA, there’s no upper age cap, and the years don’t have to be consecutive as long as the student athlete is in good academic standing.
Earlier today the NAIA membership approved adding a fifth year of eligibility, replacing the current four-year limit.
To learn more about how this change affects prospective and current NAIA student-athletes, visit NAIA.org/5years
#TheRightWaytoPlay
NEW EXTRA POINTS:
Is this the bold experiment college swimming needed to become more of a fan-friendly force?
A closer look at the College Swimming League:
extrapointsmb.com/p/could-a-…
I think I agree with the general consensus right now that the PCSA faces very, very steep odds to actually getting passed by this lame duck House...but is it so wrong as to want to wait to see who actually lost their elections before we shovel dirt on it again?
NEWS FROM THE INBOX:
Arkansas and SMU are the first teams to incorporate their real world jersey sponsors into @EASPORTSCollege.
Believe this drops in the latest game update:
