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Matt Brown

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

I'm opting out of caring about the latest college sports rules fight

College Sports Reform

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Mar 13, 2026

I'm opting out of caring about the latest college sports rules fight

Oh, THIS time the same people are gonna figure out how to make schools follow the rules?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's what it costs to compete for a national title in college baseball

FY25 FOIA FUN

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Mar 12, 2026

Here's what it costs to compete for a national title in college baseball

The operating budgets for (nearly) everybody from FY25, and more:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Inside one plan to build the next great college sports revenue stream...in Twitch

Sponsored Content

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Mar 10, 2026

Inside one plan to build the next great college sports revenue stream...in Twitch

The LinkU is launching a new program to help athletes, and schools, turbocharge their Twitch audiences

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
How college basketball schedules ACTUALLY get made:

FOIA Fun

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Mar 9, 2026

How college basketball schedules ACTUALLY get made:

It isn't exactly like you think:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
How St. Thomas has grown from D-III to the doorstep of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

College Sports Recruiting

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Mar 6, 2026

How St. Thomas has grown from D-III to the doorstep of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

On what needed to be built, taught and grown before moving to the biggest of dances

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here is a list of everybody Miami (OH) TRIED to schedule in men's basketball this season

FOIA Fun

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Mar 5, 2026

Here is a list of everybody Miami (OH) TRIED to schedule in men's basketball this season

Don't blame the Redhawks for not having enough big names on their schedule. They tried to add plenty of them...and I've got the proof.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's what it costs to compete for a national title in women's soccer

FY25 FOIA FUN

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Mar 3, 2026

Here's what it costs to compete for a national title in women's soccer

Plus: How much does that spending matter? We did the math.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The B1G says combining media rights won't grow revenues. Are they right? Does it even matter?

SEC

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Mar 2, 2026

The B1G says combining media rights won't grow revenues. Are they right? Does it even matter?

I can't believe they don't want to share their riches with the MAC and Sun Belt. Weird!!!

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's what I've learned about college baseball programs and MLB The Show 26

EA Sports

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Feb 27, 2026

Here's what I've learned about college baseball programs and MLB The Show 26

I caught up with the development team to learn why the game will have more college baseball than ever..and how:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The Hidden Pressure on College Sports’ Quietest Officials

Coaching News

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Feb 26, 2026

The Hidden Pressure on College Sports’ Quietest Officials

In a world where stats are more important than ever...who is ACTUALLY logging those stats?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Mailbag! Future video game projects, DIII NIL rules, and more:

Mailbags

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Feb 24, 2026

Mailbag! Future video game projects, DIII NIL rules, and more:

It's time to answer some of your questions

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Lets talk about those F*** The Mormons chants

Meta

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Feb 23, 2026

Lets talk about those F*** The Mormons chants

Oklahoma State is the latest campus to get punished for students chanting anti-LDS remarks. Why does this keep happening?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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
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