Football

7/16/2025 |  Pac-12, Mountain West headed back to court after mediation fails over millions in ‘poaching’ fees (Associated Press (AP))  Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences are headed back to court after failing to reach a settlement agreement in mediation over $55 million in “poaching” fees.
The conferences failed to reach an agreement by Tuesday’s deadline in mediation that began in May. The Pac-12 has requested a hearing on the pending motion to dismiss on Sept. 9.

7/16/2025 |  One bold prediction for every SEC team: Changes bring success for Oklahoma, best-case CFP scenario for Alabama (CBS Sports) Will the SEC snap a two-year skid and assume its place atop college football's national championship throne? Can various coaches on warming seats silence naysayers and extend their tenures? While the answers to those questions won't be found SEC Media Days this week, we have unearthed a bold prediction for every team generated from intel gathered from around the league.

7/16/2025 |  Bill Belichick fires back at Robert Kraft, says it was he who took the 'big risk' by taking Patriots job (CBS Sports) When asked at Fanatics Fest in New York to describe the best move he has made in his 30 years of owning the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft quickly identified the time in 1999 when he traded a first-round pick for the right to hire Bill Belichick from the New York Jets. He also acknowledged that making such a bold move for Belichick was a "big risk," given that Belichick previously had a losing record as the coach of the Cleveland Browns. 

7/16/2025 |  2025 CFN Preseason All-ACC Teams: How Much Do Clemson and Miami Dominate? (College Football News) Last year around this time, the ACC buzz was around Florida State, with some Miami thrown in, and little did we all know that SMU was about to rise up and rock, and the Seminoles were about to - let's just say, struggle.

7/16/2025 |  Travis Hunter Can Be an NFL Superstar if the Jaguars Don’t Screw It Up (DEADSPIN) ere is no guarantee Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter will be great in the NFL, and it’s no fault of his own, really.
The flailing franchise he was drafted into — the Jacksonville Jaguars — has a lot to prove in its latest iteration. Primarily: Can it allow great prospects to become great NFL players and maximize their full potential?