Football

1/23/2025 |  Big 12 is bringing its football media days back to Texas after a quick trip to Las Vegas (Associated Press (AP)) IRVING, Texas (AP) — What happened in Vegas didn’t stay there for the Big 12 Conference, which is returning its football media days to Texas.
The Big 12 announced Wednesday that the preseason gathering of coaches and players from its 16 schools will be held July 8-9 at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. That is part of The Star complex that is the headquarters of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.

1/23/2025 |  Ohio State’s second title in the CFP era averages 22.1 million viewers, a 12% decline from last year (Associated Press (AP)) Ohio State’s 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in Monday night’s College Football Playoff national championship game, was the most-watched game of the season. However, it was a double-digit drop in viewers from last year.
ESPN announced Wednesday that the Buckeyes’ second national championship in the CFP era averaged 22.1 million viewers. It was the most-watched, non-NFL sporting event over the past year, but a 12% drop from the 25 million who tuned in for Michigan’s 34-13 victory over Washington in 2024.

1/23/2025 |  New College Football Playoff format breaks records (AXIOS Sports) The Ohio State Buckeyes weren't the only winners of Monday night's college football championship.
The big picture: The first iteration of the 12-team College Football Playoff (CFP) set records in TV ratings, attendance and ticket sales.
By the numbers: 77,660 fans were in attendance to see Ohio State defeat Notre Dame at the CFP National Championship in Atlanta, the highest number since 2015.
Average ticket prices across the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and National Championship increased by 8% compared to last season, according to data from ticket vendor Vivid Seats.

• Vivid Seats and SeatGeek reported that average ticket prices for the title game were over 35% higher than the 2023 championship game.

1/23/2025 |  NFL coach, GM interview tracker, updates: Full list of candidates for every vacancy during 2025 hiring cycle (CBS Sports) The NFL playoffs continue on with just a small handful of teams still alive. Yet for a large number of franchises, it's time to move into offseason mode. Realistically, some of them have already done so -- especially those who have made changes at the head coach or general manager positions. And because it's what we do here, we're going to let you know exactly which jobs are open, and who might be up for them.

1/23/2025 |  Why Jets made the right head coach hire in Aaron Glenn; what's next, including Aaron Rodgers decision (CBS Sports) The New York Jets have been lately reported as dysfunctional, but they made a top-tier hire in making Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn their next head coach on Wednesday. 
Yes, Glenn is a former first-round pick of the Jets (12th overall in 1994) who played eight of his 12 seasons with New York and earned two of his three career Pro Bowl selections with the team. However, the 52-year-old did nothing but take the long route to becoming the Jets head coach by working in every possible role in football before ascending to the position of NFL head coach. His journey made him one of the 2025 NFL coaching cycle's most qualified candidates.