Brandon Marcello
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Tennessee responds to the NCAA's suspension of linebacker Arion Carter, who signed with an agent and accepted a $427.48 airplane ticket during the pre-NFL Draft process.
NEWS: Notre Dame has announced a sponsorship deal with SoFi. The Irish will wear a SoFi patch on their jerseys as part of the partnership. The six-year, nine-figure deal is believed to be the most lucrative in college sports, industry sources say.
2026 Big Ten Preseason Honorees announced today by the conference
Lane Kiffin deleted all social media apps from his phone two months ago after his son, Knox, said he bet he couldn’t take a break from scrolling his phone. Lane says it’s been refreshing.
I asked Greg Sankey to explain the NCAA “breakaway” comments he made. As I expected, it’s not what is being portrayed in the media. #CFB
⏰ College Football Insiders is LIVE today at 1 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network ⏰ 🔥 Coaches on the hottest seats 🤷 What's going on at Michigan? 📜 Inside the Victory Vaka situation 🧠 ACC thoughts 🏈 SEC preview
The media's Mountain West preseason all-conference team #CFB
The ACC's new #CFB tiebreaker procedure is set. As expected, the conference will include the Team Success Ranking provided by SportSource Analytics in the procedure because of an uneven number of conference games.
NEWS: Cal has entered a jersey patch sponsorship agreement with Dialpad, an AI platform for customer experience. Dialpad's logo will appear on the jerseys of all 30 Golden Bears sports programs.
The average revenue-share/above-cap spending in college athletics is rising. The average in the Big Ten is $48.2 million, nearly $27 million above the rev-share cap, according to numbers verified by Opendorse.
NEWS: A judge has denied the plaintiffs' bid to exclude multimedia rights companies and brand sponsors from the College Sports Commission's review in the House settlement. MMRs will remain categorized as associated entities.
Arkansas has reached a naming rights deal with CommunityAmerica Credit Union. Razorback Stadium will be renamed CommunityAmerica Razorback Stadium starting with the 2027 season.
The Osage Nation has agreed to a jersey sponsorship deal with Oklahoma State, which will place its logo patch on jerseys starting this fall.
👋🏼 How many games will James Franklin win this season at Virginia Tech? #CFB
Thought I’d keep a camera on Curt Cignetti the morning after he won the #Hoosiers’ first national title 🏆 He didn’t disappoint 🤣
The College Football Insiders is BACK today LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. A lot of intel to share today.
Thanks for joining me on CBS Sports HQ for Championship Weekend. More than 100K of you tuned into our LIVE CFP Reaction Show. Here's the replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=998V...
The Big Ten’s presidents say in a statement they will continue discussing a capital investment proposal reported to be worth $2 billion. Michigan and USC’s boards have been pushing against it.
The American Conference announced its matchups for 2026. - No repeat matchups played at same site from 2025 to 2026 - Each team will play at least one road game in the Eastern and Central time zones - At least one road game in the state of Texas in a two-year span.
News: I've signed a new deal with CBS Sports. This was my dream job growing up (I had Dennis Dodd stories bookmarked on Netscape!) and I’m grateful to keep living it, telling the stories that make college football uniquely American and working with people who love it as much as I do.
Texas Tech will begin wearing a new version of its Double T logo on all uniforms starting with the 2026-27 academic year.
I shadowed Mario Cristobal at Miami’s spring game. Canes were enamored with freshman WR Malachi Toney. After a big play, Cristobal turned to me on the field and smiled. It wasn’t a pleasantry. It was a warning. Five months later,Toney has arrived. #CFB Column: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...
Take it from Michael Irvin: Miami receiver Malachi Toney is proving to be the nation's best freshman I should have seen this coming. We all should have. My column from Tallahassee, err, "Malihassee," as Toney's mom calls it: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...
The Big 12 has penalized Colorado $50K and issued a public reprimand "for the inappropriate chants that occurred during Saturday's football game against BYU." #CFB
Virginia was fined $50,000 by the ACC for fans rushing the field after the double OT win against No. 8 Florida State. The fine is directed to the Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship Fund, which benefits ACC players pursuing graduate education.