Chris Vannini
Sport Reporter at The Athletic
Senior writer, The Athletic • College football, dogs and pro wrestling tweets • Co-host, @BunchFormationP & @GettingOvercast • DM, [email protected]
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Chris Vannini
Before anyone knew it was a bad call, everyone knew it was a big call. Last October, Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron’s third-quarter interception against Georgia threatened to swing one of the biggest games of the college football season. That is, until a defensive pass interference flag thrown during his winding 37-yard return turned a roaring cheer into a smattering of boos from the home crowd, deflating a comeback.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Chris Vannini
With the House v. NCAA settlement finally approved, the people in charge of college football are turning quickly to the sport's next potential rules changes. At the top of the list: moving to a single transfer portal window for football, instead of the current two in December and April.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Chris Vannini
Lee Corso's final mascot headgear pick for "College GameDay" will come at Ohio State, where it all began. ESPN's flagship college football show will go to Columbus, Ohio, in Week 1, where the Buckeyes will face Texas in what is expected to be a top-five matchup. ESPN said in April that the 89-year-old Corso would retire after Week 1 of the upcoming season, giving him a celebratory sendoff, but it did not name the location.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Chris Vannini
With the House v. NCAA settlement now finalized and approved, a new push within Congress will attempt to turn it into law and give the NCAA and conferences more power to enforce their rules. A discussion draft of a bill obtained by The Athletic outlines an upcoming proposal in the House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce that would codify most of the federal support the NCAA has lobbied for in recent years.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Chris Vannini
TNT Sports is expected to expand its College Football Playoff rights by airing one semifinal game annually from 2026 to 2028 in a deal with ESPN, a person briefed on the decision told The Athletic. While ESPN owns the broadcast rights to the CFP through the 2031 season, it already had a deal in place with TNT to license other games. TNT aired two Saturday first-round games last season, and TNT will again have two first-round games this upcoming season, both from a 12-team playoff bracket.
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