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Brandon Marcello

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Inside the Big 12's bet on private equity to close revenue gap, compete in the NIL era

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark turned to private capital in a deal that could reshape how conferences make money

CSC wins arbitration denying NIL deals to Nebraska players, but bigger fight looms in court

An arbitrator upheld the rejection of Nebraska football NIL contracts, but a looming California court date threatens to unravel the enforcement system

Salary caps, a Group of Six playoff, antitrust shield: The White House's early ideas for college sports reform

A draft document obtained by CBS Sports details the most concrete federal reform plan yet for college athletics, including salary caps for coaches and the creation of a new entity empowered to act without litigation risk

Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby hires attorney Jeffrey Kessler to fight NCAA gambling investigation

Kessler was the lead attorney in the House v. NCAA case last summer that led to revenue-sharing with players

College football post-spring top 25: Texas on top, Texas Tech tumbles amid Brendan Sorsby absence

A shocking gambling scandal forces a manual override of our analytics model, dropping Texas Tech out of the top 10 as the Longhorns claim the No. 1 spot

2026 NFL Draft: Ranking the top 32 prospects based on their college football careers

Not all legends of Saturday will be first-round picks, so we created a list of the most impactful college football players aiming to make an NFL Draft splash

NCAA committee proposal would start college football season one week earlier, beginning in 2027

A new NCAA proposal would eliminate the need for "Week 0" waivers and exemptions, moving the start of the season up one week for every team

College Football Playoff rebrands logos as CFP aims to create a clearer identity

Twelve years after crowning its first national champion, the CFP is overhauling its look

SEC bold predictions for 2026: LSU gets off to sluggish start, Arch Manning leads Texas to promised land

Bold predictions for all 16 SEC teams as spring practices come to a close and the 2026 season looms on the horizon

President Trump signs executive order aimed at college sports, targeting transfers and eligibility

The Commander-in-Chief is advocating for limiting transfers, capping eligibility and NIL reform

NCAA imposes steep penalties for 'ghost' transfers, but many already doubt they will stick

The NCAA approved sweeping penalties Wednesday for programs that sign players outside the transfer portal window. Coaches and attorneys across the sport aren't convinced the rules will hold

President Trump forms committees as push for college sports reform takes another step forward

These formations come on the heels of a college sports roundtable that took place at the White House earlier this month

NCAA proposal would allow FCS programs transitioning to FBS to reach CFP in first year

The NCAA's FBS Oversight Committee introduced legislation Thursday that would allow North Dakota State, Sacramento State and any future FCS-to-FBS programs to compete in bowl games -- and potentially the College Football Playoff -- in their first season.

NCAA softens targeting punishment: Committee nixes automatic suspensions for players

After more than a decade of complaints from coaches, the NCAA is eliminating the automatic carryover suspension for first-time offenders

College Sports Commission's NIL clearinghouse strained by surge in school-linked deals

Deals tied to collectives and institutional partners are overwhelming the CSC and triggering growing legal and conference scrutiny

Brandon is an award-winning national college football writer. He previously covered Auburn for AL.com, Mississippi State for The Clarion-Ledger, and Arkansas for the Northwest Arkansas Times and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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