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EXTRA POINTS IS SPONSORING A BOWL GAME

EXTRA POINTS IS SPONSORING A BOWL GAME

Introducing The Extra Points Bowl, coming this November:

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Introducing Extra Points Library:

Introducing Extra Points Library:

Our FOIA Directory returns, better than ever. Here are the details:

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Matt Brown
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I flew to Provo to hang out with the beer-drinking BYU fans

I flew to Provo to hang out with the beer-drinking BYU fans

Cougar Nation's borders extend beyond your local Elder's Quorum:

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GUEST POST: How early roster cuts may complicate the final approval of House

GUEST POST: How early roster cuts may complicate the final approval of House

Thought this settlement was all done and settled? WRONG

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Matt Brown
Book Review: Tackling the Everyday:Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football

Book Review: Tackling the Everyday:Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football

Guest writer Katie Lever takes a look at the latest in college sports scholarship

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Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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What happens next for small Catholic college sports?

What happens next for small Catholic college sports?

Everything is college sports. Yes, even religion.

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Matt Brown

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GUEST POST: How early roster cuts may complicate the final approval of House

GUEST POST: How early roster cuts may complicate the final approval of House

Thought this settlement was all done and settled? WRONG

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Book Review: Tackling the Everyday:Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football

Book Review: Tackling the Everyday:Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football

Guest writer Katie Lever takes a look at the latest in college sports scholarship

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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What happens next for small Catholic college sports?

What happens next for small Catholic college sports?

Everything is college sports. Yes, even religion.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
How to provide high standards of medical care for ALL college athletes

How to provide high standards of medical care for ALL college athletes

What works for Texas might not be the same strategy for UT-Dallas.

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Matt Brown
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So where do all the basketball players that hit the transfer portal actually go?

So where do all the basketball players that hit the transfer portal actually go?

One consulting group crunched some of the numbers

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Matt Brown
Sports LawSports Law
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Want to win a statewide election? Maaaaaybe throw some millions into NIL?

Want to win a statewide election? Maaaaaybe throw some millions into NIL?

This idea started as a joke. But maybe it shouldn't be.

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Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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What skills do you REALLY need to be an effective college football GM?

What skills do you REALLY need to be an effective college football GM?

There's more to this gig than knowing contracts and ball

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Matt Brown
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GUEST POST: The Sexist and Racist Greedy Takeover of College Sports

GUEST POST: The Sexist and Racist Greedy Takeover of College Sports

Not everybody is a fan of the House settlement

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Matt Brown
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Four thoughts on the Nico Iamaleava-Tennessee- divorce

Four thoughts on the Nico Iamaleava-Tennessee- divorce

There's a few things I think we're all missing here.

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Matt Brown
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Study: What happens to all the Track walk-ons?

Study: What happens to all the Track walk-ons?

An examination of how the House Settlement could impact NCAA DI Track & Field

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Matt Brown
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MAILBAG! Men's Soccer Sponsorship, House Effects and more:

MAILBAG! Men's Soccer Sponsorship, House Effects and more:

Time to answer your questions!

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Matt Brown
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What I'm hearing about Utah Valley, Sacramento State, and other mid-major realignment business

What I'm hearing about Utah Valley, Sacramento State, and other mid-major realignment business

or why you haven't heard hard news updates in a minute

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Matt Brown