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Duke freshman Cooper Flagg inks NIL deal with Gatorade Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, who was the top-ranked recruit in the 2024 cycle, has inked his first major endorsement deal. Expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Flagg signed a partnership with Gatorade on Tuesday morning. Flagg becomes the latest college basketball star to sign with the sports drink company, joining USC's Juju Watkins, Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and UConn's Paige Bueckers. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eswE2Phh

Georgia-Texas delivers monster ratings, takes spot as most-watched college football game in 2024 With an F1 race in Austin and Texas facing its biggest test of the season, the TV ratings delivered. Georgia handed the Longhorns a 30-15 loss as 13.2 million tuned into ABC on Saturday night, surpassing Georgia-Alabama and Ohio State-Oregon in ratings. The SEC battle was the most-watched, regular-season primetime game on any network since 2014. The game peaked at 14.4 million viewers. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eswE2Phh

NCAA plans to close 12-man penalty loophole after Oregon used intentionally Days after Dan Lanning and Oregon took advantage of a college football rule loophole, the NCAA Football Playing Rules Committee is actively engaged in making an in-season action. The Ducks sent 12 defenders onto the field with 10 seconds remaining against Ohio State on a third-down play. The Buckeyes threw an incomplete pass as Oregon was penalized, with four seconds running off the clock. NCAA rules currently do not require the clock to be reset after a 12-men penalty is called. The NCAA is now evaluating in-season action after the controversial call impacted Oregon's win over Ohio State. Changes would likely direct officials to return the game clock to the original time. https://lnkd.in/eswE2Phh

National Signing Day did not die – it may be its most thrilling yet The NCAA Division I Committee eliminated the National Letter of Intent program last week, leaving questions about the future of National Signing Day and the college football recruiting calendar. In reality, not much about the tradition of National Signing Day or the recruiting process is changing. Instead of recruits signing a National Letter of Intent as a binding agreement, they will sign financial aid and revenue share documents. It's the next step in the evolution of college athletics, as the House v. NCAA settlement is expected to begin July 1, 2025, allowing schools to share up to $22 million in revenue with athletes annually. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eswE2Phh

As multiple super league proposals emerge, Big Ten, SEC remain on course NASHVILLE – In a conference room on the third floor of the Grand Hyatt on Thursday, the two most powerful men in college athletics led an unprecedented moment. Greg Sankey and Tony Petitti brought together 34 athletic directors from the Big Ten and SEC for a roughly seven-hour meeting to discuss the state of college sports. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eZXJFtzs

Quinn Ewers, Michael Hawkins star in Dr Pepper campaign ahead of rivalry game Quinn Ewers and Michael Hawkins are starring in a new social media campaign for Dr Pepper ahead of Saturday's Red River Rivalry. The quarterbacks will battle on the field at the Cotton Bowl this weekend as Texas and Oklahoma play in their 120th consecutive meeting. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eZXJFtzs

NCAA shortens football, basketball transfer portal from 45 to 30 days The NCAA Division I Committee voted Tuesday to shorten the college football and basketball transfer portal window. The decision takes effect this cycle and impacts the upcoming winter window. Over the last two years, the transfer portal has moved from 60 days to 45 and now to 30. In basketball, the portal will open after the second round of the NCAA Tournament and will conclude before the end of April. Athletes would still be given a 30-day window to transfer after a coach’s departure. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eZXJFtzs

AP Poll Top 25 College Football Rankings released after Week 6 following slew of upsets Read more: https://lnkd.in/efTnk7yv

On3 NIL Valuation: College football's biggest risers after Week 5 Week 5 provided the spotlight for multiple true freshmen to have breakout performances and boost their NIL value. Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams nearly doubled his Instagram following after his game-winning touchdown catch went viral. Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith made multiple one-handed catches as his On3 NIL Valuation continues to rise. Both are favorites for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation's top wide receiver. On3 breaks down the top NIL risers in college football each week using the On3 NIL Valuation, which is the industry's leading index that sets the standard market NIL value for high school and college athletes. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eZXJFtzs

Kirk Herbstreit says college football players have too much power in NIL Era During Saturday's College GameDay, former Alabama head coach Nick Saban and ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit weighed in on the current state of college football and the impact of NIL and the transfer portal. "The passion we have for college football, all over this country and everywhere we go, is too important not to have a system that works for the players and works for the competitive spirit of the game," Saban said. Saban, the seven-time national championship-winning coach, has been outspoken about how he believes the system is broken. Saban was on Capitol Hill in March for a roundtable with Sen. Ted Cruz where he called out donor-driven NIL collectives while supporting revenue sharing without athletes becoming employees. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eZXJFtzs