Tony Siracusa

Managing Editor at Last Word on College Football

Managing Editor, Last Word on CFB; #FWAA Board of Dir.; FWAA AA voter; Outland/Nagurski/Biletnikoff voter. Husband/#GirlDad. Routinely swerves out of lane.

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Approval of House-NCAA Case Changes College Sports Forever

3 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa

One of the most transformative legal cases in the last 50 years of college sports has finally come to an end, for now. After weeks of anticipation, US District Court Judge Claudia Wilken finally gave her approval to the settlement in the House v. NCAA antitrust case. College sports will now spend months and years adjusting. The ruling also creates a new College Sports Commission, which named a CEO just before midnight on Friday.
Who Tops The List of The Best Retruning Big 12 Linebackers?

3 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa

As Last Word on College Football continues its look at the Best Returning players by position by conference, we take a look at the Big 12 linebackers. To qualify for these lists, the players have to be returning from within the conference. They are either returning to their team from the previous season or, if they transferred, it was from another conference team. The Big 12’s Best Returning LinebackersBarton is a Utah Ute through and through.
SEC and Power Four Move Forward Throwing Onlookers Into A Tizzy

1 month ago | bvmsports.com | Tony Siracusa

As the college sports world awaits the final ruling on the House v. NCAA settlement, the SEC and the Power Four conferences made an obvious move to protect their new domains. And it sent onlookers into a national tizzy. All of the final briefs and summations are in the hands of Federal District Court Judge Claudia Wilken. She will either sign off on the settlement, or she will reject it, and we will move on to trial dates and years of motions and appeals.
SEC and Power Four Move Forward Throwing Onlookers Into A Tizzy

1 month ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa

As the college sports world awaits the final ruling on the House v. NCAA settlement, the SEC and the Power Four conferences made an obvious move to protect their new domains. And it sent onlookers into a national tizzy. All of the final briefs and summations are in the hands of Federal District Court Judge Claudia Wilken. She will either sign off on the settlement, or she will reject it, and we will move on to trial dates and years of motions and appeals.
SEC and Power Four Move Forward Throwing Onlookers Into A Tizzy

1 month ago | yardbarker.com | Tony Siracusa

As the college sports world awaits the final ruling on the House v. NCAA settlement, the SEC and the Power Four conferences made an obvious move to protect their new domains. And it sent onlookers into a national tizzy. All of the final briefs and summations are in the hands of Federal District Court Judge Claudia Wilken. She will either sign off on the settlement, or she will reject it, and we will move on to trial dates and years of motions and appeals.
Does Wake Forest Still Need To Build Out Its Roster?

1 month ago | bvmsports.com | Tony Siracusa

While the window to get into the transfer portal has come and gone, the opportunity to leave the portal for a new college football home is still there. Are there still opportunities for Wake Forest to build out its roster with players still in the portal? The Wake Forest Roster The Additions New head coach Jake Dickert has added 35 players to the roster going back to the Winter portal window. That includes eight players coming in during the 10-day Spring portal window.
Does Wake Forest Still Need To Build Out Its Roster?

1 month ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa

While the window to get into the transfer portal has come and gone, the opportunity to leave the portal for a new college football home is still there. Are there still opportunities for Wake Forest to build out its roster with players still in the portal? The Wake Forest RosterNew head coach Jake Dickert has added 35 players to the roster going back to the Winter portal window. That includes eight players coming in during the 10-day Spring portal window.
The Final Days of House v. NCAA Are Now in the Judge's Hands

1 month ago | bvmsports.com | Tony Siracusa

The briefs have been written and submitted. Both sides have been heard from. The deadlines have been met. We are now in the final days of the House v NCAA case. Judge Claudia Wilken is holding the mere fate of college athletics in her hands. Thursday night, the final briefs by those opposing the settlement were submitted. Multiple attorneys representing various athletes who oppose the settlement sent in their particular arguments and rebuttals to Wilken's court. House v.
ESPN Announces Labor Day Weekend Schedule

1 month ago | yardbarker.com | Tony Siracusa

There was a time not that long ago when broadcast times and kickoffs for college football games were decided a week, maybe two, before the game. That was when networks were waiting to see how schools played before they used their turn in the rotation to select their game of the week. Times have changed throughout the sport. Now, in mid-May, the ACC is announcing game times for the first week of the season. ESPN had its annual Ad Sales Up Front this week.
The ACC Gets The Prime Slots on ESPN's Labor Day Weekend

1 month ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa

There was a time not that long ago when broadcast times and kickoffs for college football games were decided a week, maybe two, before the game. That was when networks were waiting to see how schools played before they used their turn in the rotation to select their game of the week. Times have changed throughout the sport. Now, in mid-May, the ACC is announcing game times for the first week of the season. ESPN had its annual Ad Sales Up Front this week.