Bill Bender

3 weeks ago | sportingnews.com | Bill Bender

The conclusion of the Michigan sign-stealing scandal is near. What will the fallout be? Michigan will meet with the NCAA Committee on Infractions on Friday and Saturday. The Wolverines face 11 infractions, including six Level 1 violations. The NCAA will issue its ruling within 45 days after the hearing. ESPN reports a resolution is expected before the start of the 2025 season. What can we expect the fallout to be from the Michigan sign-stealing scandal?

3 weeks ago | sportingnews.com | Bill Bender

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has documentation for the degree of difficulty for the conference schedule. Sankey provided media members with a seven-page document titled "A Regular Season Gauntlet" to show the strength of that conference. The challenge is dealing with the imbalances in that 16-team schedule moving forward. Ask Florida. The Gators have the most difficult schedule in the SEC for a second consecutive season.

3 weeks ago | sportingnews.com | Bill Bender

If preseason college football rankings are any indication, then the Aug. 30 matchup between Texas and Ohio State should be dubbed "The Game of the Century" – a distinction given toward regular-season matchups between No. 1 and No. 2. Sporting News released its Post Spring Top 25. We also looked at other publications, including 247Sports.com, Action Network, , The Athletic, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, USA Today and On3.com.

3 weeks ago | bvmsports.com | Bill Bender

By Bill Bender via @sportingnews, Indiana finished 11-2 under first-year coach Curt Cignetti and made a run to the first 12-team College Football Playoff. It was a dream season in Bloomington. Yet the Hoosiers were subject to criticism about their strength of schedule. That won't be the case in 2025. Indiana faces three top-10 teams in Sporting News' Post-Spring Top 25 in No. 4 Penn State, No. 6 Oregon and No. 10 Illinois. Illinois?

3 weeks ago | sportingnews.com | Bill Bender

Indiana finished 11-2 under first-year coach Curt Cignetti and made a run to the first 12-team College Football Playoff. It was a dream season in Bloomington. Yet the Hoosiers were subject to criticism about their strength of schedule. That won't be the case in 2025. Indiana faces three top-10 teams in Sporting News' Post-Spring Top 25 in No. 4 Penn State, No. 6 Oregon and No. 10 Illinois. Illinois?