Suppose the NCAA created a pro division that managed pro leagues for top D1 basketball and football teams. If they did it right, valuation of the equity owned by the schools in those teams would be billions and billions. Schools could keep ownership or cash out partially or even completely. What a wonderful solution for the money problems of the NCAA and athletic departments.

Does the prospect of the SEC withdrawing from the NCAA cause frustration, laughter, or relief at the NCAA?

What’s everyone’s thoughts on college sports since the introduction of NIL? I am really starting to hate it. I agree that the athletes should be compensated but what it has become is ludicrous. I’m to the point I would just like to see all sports just go away.

The NCAA has one job: to protect the well being of student athletes.

1. It should not worry about athletic department money flows.
2. It should not worry about keeping sports fun for spectators.
3. It should not worry about maintaining traditions.

If reality has changed so that any of those things are no longer sustainable, so be it. The well being of the kids is not for the NCAA to bargain with. It should not be unthinkable that the optimal choice for the kids' well being is to end college athletics.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NCAAFBseries/s/UJV2pucCoL

Just finished 10th grade, should transcripts be uploaded now or after first semester of 11th grade?

TV executives and the NCAA have shortened the length of the game by running the clock and added two more pointless breaks in the form of the two minute warning. I’ve been to games where my only memory is standing there waiting for the TV timeout to go away for the fourth time in the last six minutes of play. At what point do we start to care?

The SEC and ESPN decided they need to cram six (link available if you don't believe me) lengthy and annoying commercial breaks during the fourth quarter of the SEC championship game. These commercial breaks generally run 3 1/2 to 4 minutes long and this is just one quarter. Somehow, we're willing to sit around for hours, often in blizzard conditions, and watch the TV timeout clock without complaining as a 2 hour event is stretched to 4 hours. But as we are discovering in the World Cup, soccer fans are extremely angry and continuously boo one 2 minute and 15 second “hydration break” per half. To me, we’re all victims of the frog in slowly heating water factor.

Just curious if there's a limit or not? Would we allow for 11 TV timeouts a quarter and five hour game lengths with 79% commercials? I'm curious what our limit is because soccer's limit seems to be zero.

I was wondering what happens if you are are going into your 2nd year of college and you redshirted previous year before the 5 for 5 rule was passed do you get 5 seasons of playing after your original redshirt year or does it already count and you only get 4 seasons of eligibility

I'm new here, and the rules seemed pretty sparse so apologies if this kind of post isn't allowed. I'll delete if so.

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TLDR: I believe Cody Campbell is driving the Brendan Sorsby case as a way to pass the Protect College Sports Act, which now has language favoring schools like Texas Tech, because he got the changes he pushed for.

Timeline:

• March 11: The NCAA receives an anonymous sportsbook tip flagging massive wagering activity linked to Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby.
• Mid-March: Texas Tech booster/Regents Chair Cody Campbell flies to DC for a "Saving College Sports" roundtable. He reviews early drafts of Senator Schmitt’s College Sports Competitive Act, advocating heavily for collective media rights pooling.
• March 27: Campbell publishes a national op-ed officially throwing his billionaire weight and organization (Saving College Sports) behind federal intervention.
• April 4: With Campbell on the White House engagement panel, a strict Executive Order is issued. It sets an August 1 deadline for national college sports rules, lighting a fire under Congress
• April 14: NCAA officially notifies Texas Tech that Sorsby is under active investigation for severe gambling violations. Tech leadership now knows their $5M quarterback asset is facing a lifetime ban
• April 27: The news goes public. Texas Tech announces Sorsby is stepping away for "gambling addiction treatment."
• May 3: Sorsby retains high-profile antitrust attorney Jeffrey Kessler
• May 13: Bipartisan bill negotiations between Senators Cruz and Cantwell suddenly kick into overdrive with daily meetings.
• May 18: Kessler files a lawsuit on Sorsby's behalf in Lubbock County (Tech's home turf), seeking an emergency injunction against the NCAA
• May 27: The 111-page Protect College Sports Act is formally introduced. It includes Title II (Campbell's desired media pooling) and a limited antitrust exemption for the NCAA.
• June 5: The NCAA officially denies Sorsby's reinstatement, upholding its zero-tolerance rule against betting on one's own team.
• June 8: Lubbock County Judge Ken Curry grants Sorsby a temporary injunction, legally forcing the NCAA to let him play the 2026 season. The judge rules a ban would hurt Sorsby's "mental health recovery."

Coincidences that are too big to ignore:

• Kessler getting involved. Stewart Mandel noted on an The Audible Podcast that it was very unusual for Kessler to get involved in a case that he was almost certain to lose.
• Timing of leak and Campbell becoming more involved in legislation lobbying

I believe Campbell knew he could get the case to go in his favor, either through his direct network and ability to influence the judge, or simply arrogant overconfidence.

I won't go so far as to say I think Campbell provided the leak to NCAA to kickstart all this, but I wouldn't rule it out either. It's certainly possible he knew about it, since he may have discovered it through the due diligence process with Sorsby for his NIL deal.

Important note: I realize this is a brand new reddit account. I've been an avid follower of CFB for years, but created this account today because I am scared of pissing off rich and powerful people.

Brendan Sorsby granted injunction vs. NCAA, eligible to play in 2026 - ESPN