Aug 28 Watch 5:50 A look at the major shakeups looming for college football's powerhouse conferences By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane, Ted Everett The 2023 college football season is officially underway with some big changes looming. Starting next year, USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will move to the Big Ten while Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah will go to the Big 12,… Continue watching
Aug 05 Pac-12 faces extinction after losing 5 member schools to Big Ten, Big 12 conferences By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington would be joining the conference next August, and the Big 12 completed its raid of the beleaguered league by adding Arizona, Arizona State and… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: Texas abortion ban ruled unconstitutional by state district judge In our news wrap Saturday, a Texas judge has ruled that the state’s abortion ban is too restrictive, the Justice Department asked a federal judge to bar Trump from publicly discussing evidence or witnesses in the 2020 election case, Pakistan’s… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 6:52 Northwestern fires football coach amid hazing and racism allegations By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Northwestern University fired longtime head football coach Pat Fitzgerald after an investigation found hazing was widespread on the team, including instances of forced sexual acts. The student newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, also reported former players alleged there were racist comments… Continue watching
Mar 18 Analysis: Who is winning in the high-revenue world of college sports? By Andrew Zimbalist, Econofact The U.S. hyper-commercialized system of college sports, which does not exist anywhere else in the world, is in a period of overarching transition and deep financial crisis. Continue reading
Jan 10 Georgia Bulldogs win national championship game, ranked 1st college football poll By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press The Bulldogs won the College Football Playoff national championship game 65-7 to secure their third AP title overall. Continue reading
Dec 13 Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61 By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press Mississippi State says football coach Mike Leach has died following complications from a heart condition at the age of 61. The pioneering coach helped revolutionize the college football passing game with the Air Raid offense. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 2:16 News Wrap: Alleged Pan Am 103 bomber extradited to U.S. to face charges In our news wrap Sunday, a Libyan suspect in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 is in U.S. custody and will face federal charges, American forces killed two ISIS officials in Syria, University of South California quarterback… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 4:37 How the NCAA's endorsement rule change is paying off for college athletes The NCAA's rule change allowing college athletes to sign paid endorsement deals went into effect in July 2021. Dan Matheson, director of the Sport and Recreation Management Program at the University of Iowa, joins John Yang to discuss how it's… Continue watching
Jul 29 SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join league in 2025 By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press Southeastern Conference university presidents voted to invite Texas and Oklahoma to join the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank. Continue reading