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ACC notebook: Bill O'Brien embracing change as new coach at Boston CollegeAlthough he hasn't been a head coach in college football for the past 10 years, Bill O'Brien isn't shying away from the changes that have impacted the sport during his layoff., ,O'Brien, who took over as Boston College's coach in February, has fully embraced the evolution of the transfer portal, the...

ACC notebook: Cal, Stanford ready for cross-country tripsAs the Pac-12 Conference fell apart in summer 2023, a lifeline came for San Francisco Bay Area institutions Cal and Stanford from an unlikely destination: the Atlantic Coast Conference.,On Tuesday, the Golden Bears and Cardinal football programs received formal introductions to their cross-country c...

Big Ten commissioner comfortable with 18 teams for nowReserving the option to change his mind, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti is not seeking to add to his 18-team conference.,Petitti said at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis on Tuesday that he remains "focused on the 18 for now," echoing the sentiment shared by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey about hi...

Arkansas' Sam Pittman explains Bobby Petrino hire: 'I want to win'

Bobby Petrino wasn't in the room in Dallas, but the offensive coordinator's return to the Arkansas Razorbacks was a popular topic of conversation at SEC Media Days on Thursday.,Head coach Sam Pittman told ESPN his decision to hire the controversial Petrino was all about the Razorbacks' desire to win...

Billy Napier: Florida ‘on schedule’ despite on-field results

On the hot seat entering his third season in Gainesville, Billy Napier insisted Wednesday that Florida's rebuild is "on schedule to some degree.",The Gators went 6-7 with a Las Vegas Bowl loss in Napier's first season and 5-7 in 2023. The coach Napier replaced at Florida, Dan Mullen, went 34-15 in h...

Report: WNBA agrees to $2.2B for media rights in 11-year deal

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert actually set her sights too low in April when she said she wanted the league to double its current national media rights fees.,The current national media contracts, though the 2025 season, average about $50 million annually. The WNBA's new deal with ESPN, Amazon and...

As Steve Sarkisian guides Texas into SEC, ‘the key word is respect’

Steve Sarkisian has experienced Southeastern Conference football before, but the magnitude of his current school's move to the conference hit him before he arrived at media days Wednesday in Dallas.,"So we flew in this morning, we landed, and we get off the plane, we get in the Sprinter van and we g...

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