Penn State Nittany Lions athletic director Pat Kraft made the decision to fire head football coach James Franklin, and he told reporters on Monday that it wasn’t just the three-game losing streak that led to the decision. Franklin’s departure is a shock to college football, as the leader in the …
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Terry Saban, the wife of former Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban, threw some cold water on the possibility of her husband returning to the sidelines. ESPN “College GameDay” host Pat McAfee said that the legendary college football coach’s name has been in the rumor mill when it …
Read More »The big money takeover is wrecking college sports. It doesn't have to be that way
College sports are being re-engineered in real time — not by coaches, campus leaders or even Congress, but by hedge funds. The Big Ten is advancing a multibillion-dollar private-capital deal that would spin up a new commercial arm, extend control of media rights through 2046, give investors a say in …
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