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Matt Brown

Publisher of Extra Points, a D1.ticker publication. Formerly of SB Nation. Chicago.

Oh hey lets look at some FY25 Big Ten athletic budget numbers

FOIA Fun

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Feb 20, 2026

Oh hey lets look at some FY25 Big Ten athletic budget numbers

Who spent, and earned, the most? Let's check the spreadsheets.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College basketball players are coming to NBA2K THIS WEEK. Here's what I know:

EA Sports

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Feb 19, 2026

College basketball players are coming to NBA2K THIS WEEK. Here's what I know:

On the future of licensed college basketball titles, why 2K is chosing this particular strategy, and more:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
So how does the math work behind this Sacramento State/MAC business?

MAC

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Feb 17, 2026

So how does the math work behind this Sacramento State/MAC business?

This isn't like other conference realignment moves

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The Ski Jump Penis Cheating Scandal and what it could mean for college sports

College Sports Administration

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Feb 13, 2026

The Ski Jump Penis Cheating Scandal and what it could mean for college sports

Can other athletes earn an athletic benefit from temporarily enlarging their male genitals? I asked around.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What happens to college sports travel when the FAA shuts down your airport for a few hours?

College Sports Recruiting

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Feb 12, 2026

What happens to college sports travel when the FAA shuts down your airport for a few hours?

If you thought you had a rough morning, say a prayer for the poor operations staffers at UTEP.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Former AD: Maybe it's time to split up D-I athletics

College Sports Reform

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Feb 10, 2026

Former AD: Maybe it's time to split up D-I athletics

Drawing on his experience as an athletic director at two America East Schools, Brian Barrio pitches a vision for a very different NCAA.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
North Dakota State is finally going FBS. So what's next?

MWC

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Feb 9, 2026

North Dakota State is finally going FBS. So what's next?

Time to empty my notebook on the Bison, the Mountain West and the MAC.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Everybody should care about the death of the WaPo sports section

Meta

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Feb 6, 2026

Everybody should care about the death of the WaPo sports section

It's a difficult landscape out there for sports media, and this week it got even worse. Plus: Updates on flag football and lots of links!

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What I am hearing about the lawsuit between UVU and the WAC

WAC

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Feb 5, 2026

What I am hearing about the lawsuit between UVU and the WAC

This could be the most punitive punishment for leaving a league ... in modern history?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Wait, *why* is Rutgers so dang broke?

Rutgers

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Feb 3, 2026

Wait, *why* is Rutgers so dang broke?

On what we can learn, and what we can't, from the school's financial disclosures.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Charleston Southern and the future of D-I women's flag football

College Sports Recruiting

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Feb 2, 2026

Charleston Southern and the future of D-I women's flag football

Why flag football? Why now? And how is anybody supposed to piece together a conference schedule with participating teams spread all over the country?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Introducing NIL Agency Tycoon 95!

Meta

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Jan 30, 2026

Introducing NIL Agency Tycoon 95!

In the newest free game from Extra Points, YOU get to build an agency.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
‘You're going to be a question on Jeopardy’: Looking back on Sarah Fuller’s NIL legacy

College Sports Reform

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Jan 29, 2026

‘You're going to be a question on Jeopardy’: Looking back on Sarah Fuller’s NIL legacy

Five years after Fuller's historic kick at Vanderbilt, she sat down with Extra Points to reflect on that moment, the changes that have hit college sports since and her place in the NIL landscape.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
How will the college jersey patch sponsorship market work? I asked around.

College Sports Reform

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Jan 27, 2026

How will the college jersey patch sponsorship market work? I asked around.

How much will an FCS patch go for? What are the risks for brands and schools? Here's what I've learned so far.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Should you care about a Big Ten/SEC TV ratings war?

SEC

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Jan 26, 2026

Should you care about a Big Ten/SEC TV ratings war?

One conference is winning championships. The other is winning TV viewers. Does it matter? And for whom?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
UPDATES: Discount Library access, major games upgrades and more

Meta

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Jan 23, 2026

UPDATES: Discount Library access, major games upgrades and more

Now: a pathway to more affordable access to Extra Points Library content

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What I'm learning from the latest athletic department budget reports

FOIA Fun

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Jan 22, 2026

What I'm learning from the latest athletic department budget reports

The FY25 reports are trickling in. Here's what I'm seeing, and why you should care.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Oberlin: One of the worst teams in college football ... and also, maybe, the happiest?

College Sports Recruiting

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Jan 21, 2026

Oberlin: One of the worst teams in college football ... and also, maybe, the happiest?

On the joy, and growth, from the bottom of the bottom

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Holy crap I can't believe Indiana won a national championship in FOOTBALL

College Sports History

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Jan 20, 2026

Holy crap I can't believe Indiana won a national championship in FOOTBALL

Some numbers to put this into context

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Jersey patches, Congress and a feeling I can't shake...my takeaways from 2026 NCAA Convention

College Sports Reform

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Jan 16, 2026

Jersey patches, Congress and a feeling I can't shake...my takeaways from 2026 NCAA Convention

Plus a field trip to the Library of Congress

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
GUEST POST: What we can learn by comparing three athlete revenue-sharing contract templates

Sports Law

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Jan 15, 2026

GUEST POST: What we can learn by comparing three athlete revenue-sharing contract templates

Where Purdue, Washington and Minnesota are similar, and different, from guest contributor Kristi Dosh.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What everybody needs to know about private equity and college sports, according to experts

Sports Law

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Jan 13, 2026

What everybody needs to know about private equity and college sports, according to experts

I talked to some folks who are deep in the weeds to better understand the upside ... and the risks.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
MAILBAG: So what are schools spending money on now?

Mailbags

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Jan 12, 2026

MAILBAG: So what are schools spending money on now?

Plus: growing niche sports, transfer fees, sleeping giants, and more!

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Let's take a look at some more college GM contracts

FOIA Fun

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Jan 9, 2026

Let's take a look at some more college GM contracts

The gig has changed. More sports are hiring GMs. But have the contracts changed?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
GUEST POST: Reimagining the “Dream Factory” in 2026

College Sports Recruiting

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Jan 8, 2026

GUEST POST: Reimagining the “Dream Factory” in 2026

The GM of the Howard men's basketball team takes us behind the curtain on one of the more innovative programs in the sport.

Joan Niesen
Matt Brown
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