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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:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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I played EA Sports College Football 25. Here are my immediate thoughts:

I played EA Sports College Football 25. Here are my immediate thoughts:

Hint: Like I've been trying to tell you...it is not a Madden Reskin

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Matt Brown
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Introducing A New Era For Extra Points

Introducing A New Era For Extra Points

On new ownership, big goals and more:

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Matt Brown

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The NCAA won't ACTUALLY blow up the House settlement....right?

The NCAA won't ACTUALLY blow up the House settlement....right?

Are college presidents playing chicken, or are they actually prepared to make a risky gamble?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Sports LawSports Law
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Here are three unconventional ideas to help athletic departments earn more revenue

Here are three unconventional ideas to help athletic departments earn more revenue

Extra Points is in the solutions business

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Matt Brown
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The Big Ten's Massive New Instant Replay Center, Explained:

The Big Ten's Massive New Instant Replay Center, Explained:

Here's how instant replay decisions actually work these days:

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Matt Brown

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College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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The NCAA won't ACTUALLY blow up the House settlement....right?

The NCAA won't ACTUALLY blow up the House settlement....right?

Are college presidents playing chicken, or are they actually prepared to make a risky gamble?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Sports LawSports Law
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Here are three unconventional ideas to help athletic departments earn more revenue

Here are three unconventional ideas to help athletic departments earn more revenue

Extra Points is in the solutions business

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Coaching NewsCoaching News
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The Big Ten's Massive New Instant Replay Center, Explained:

The Big Ten's Massive New Instant Replay Center, Explained:

Here's how instant replay decisions actually work these days:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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What I learned from watching a game at Northwestern's Lakefront Stadium

What I learned from watching a game at Northwestern's Lakefront Stadium

The good, bad and the sunburned

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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Could the EA Sports College Football 25 NIL deal kiiiiinda help kill the House settlement?

Could the EA Sports College Football 25 NIL deal kiiiiinda help kill the House settlement?

A major athlete rights group is opposing the House settlement, and the video game might help their organizing efforts

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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Five storylines I'm watching ahead of this college football season

Five storylines I'm watching ahead of this college football season

From the expanded playoff to roster construction, realigned conferences and more

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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The EA Sports CFB 25 Group License is paying off in other ways

The EA Sports CFB 25 Group License is paying off in other ways

The video game deal paved the way for a new trading card deal, with more on the way

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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(Un)Equal Distance: Why Collegiate Cross Country Still Has a Long Way to Go to Achieve Gender Equity

(Un)Equal Distance: Why Collegiate Cross Country Still Has a Long Way to Go to Achieve Gender Equity

The races aren't even the same length? Really?

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College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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Ohio State's potential budget cuts could be a canary in the coal mine

Ohio State's potential budget cuts could be a canary in the coal mine

If one of the biggest and wealthiest departments is making cuts, well....

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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The Yankee Conference is BACK

The Yankee Conference is BACK

The old FCS football conference is returning this year...with a twist

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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Inside the first college sports uniform sponsorship deal...at Grace College

Inside the first college sports uniform sponsorship deal...at Grace College

I called up the NAIA school to learn how, and why, they landed a uniform sponsor

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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Actually, college sports needs more space oxen

Actually, college sports needs more space oxen

NAU's Astrojack isn't just a silly throwaway

Matt Brown
Matt Brown