Football

5/27/2026 |  NIRSA Rec Center: Anticipation Builds For The New NIRSA Club Flag League, in Partnership With NFL (Athletic Business) NIRSA member schools are already getting excited to compete in the inaugural NIRSA Flag Football League.
The new collegiate league, developed in partnership with the National Football League (NFL), will feature a diverse and competitive group of institutions from across the country, with a national championship tournament in April 2027 set to cap off the inaugural season.

5/27/2026 |  'End of cupcake weekend' for SEC: Conference eliminates traditional late-season games vs. inferior teams (CBS Sports)  MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — The SEC is done filling up on late-season cupcakes.
The conference's athletic directors voted Tuesday at its spring meetings to all play conference football games on the second-to-last week of the regular season beginning in 2027. It ends the traditional warm-up weekend when  most SEC programs played inferior FCS or lower-tier FBS opponents before their typical rivalry games on the final week of the season.  

5/27/2026 |  The SEC Dynasty Is Over and the Big Ten Proved It (DEADSPIN) For years, the people of the South have preached on the strength of the SEC. They believe the conference from top to bottom is the best in college football. Honestly, if this were five years ago, they’d probably be correct.
Unfortunately, we no longer live in the world of Nick Saban, and the SEC isn’t the best conference for football; that belongs to the Big Ten. It has been proven through the playoffs that the top of the Big Ten is the best in the sport, but the middle of the conference has looked great throughout bowl season as well.

5/27/2026 |  Joel Klatt: 10 Dream SEC-Big Ten College Football Matchups (Fox Sports) What is the premier conference in college football right now: the Big Ten or the SEC?
After producing the last three College Football Playoff national champions — from three different schools — there is no denying the Big Ten has sat atop the college football world recently. But there is also a growing sentiment that the SEC is stronger in the middle and at the bottom, making it the deeper league overall.

5/27/2026 |  Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby gets good NFL news after NCAA denies reinstatement (Yardbarker) It was learned on Tuesday that the NCAA has denied Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby's request for reinstatement for eligibility regarding the 2026 season. He checked into a residential treatment program to deal with a gambling addiction earlier this spring.