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Matt Brown

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

Did I get any 2025 storyline predictions right?

College Sports Reform

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Dec 22, 2025

Did I get any 2025 storyline predictions right?

How good am I at predicting the future?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Chicago State Football has an opening date. Can the team be ready in time?

Coaching News

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Dec 19, 2025

Chicago State Football has an opening date. Can the team be ready in time?

A closer look at Chicago State's, uh, aggressive timeline for FCS competition

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Athletic Director Simulator 4000, or how I found out ESPN reads Extra Points

Meta

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Dec 18, 2025

Athletic Director Simulator 4000, or how I found out ESPN reads Extra Points

Plus! Notes on new coach contracts, the FOIA-mobile, and more ...

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Another reason for college athletics employment reform: the coaching carousel

College Sports Reform

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Dec 16, 2025

Another reason for college athletics employment reform: the coaching carousel

Employment status for players without the mandated educational component would help fix a broken coaching marketplace.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The rise and fall and future of one of college basketball's historic rivalries

College Sports Reform

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Dec 15, 2025

The rise and fall and future of one of college basketball's historic rivalries

The Big 5 crowns a Philadelphia hoops champion each year. But can the competition continue in modern college sports — and if so, in what form?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Behold! I have updated stadium alcohol sales data from October!

FOIA Fun

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Dec 12, 2025

Behold! I have updated stadium alcohol sales data from October!

Is Nebraska still selling more booze than anybody else? What about Ole Miss? Or Oregon?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
My big questions about the Utah athletics PE deal

Utah

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Dec 11, 2025

My big questions about the Utah athletics PE deal

I can't tell you if it's "good" or "bad" yet. But I have lots of follow-up questions.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
We don't need to turn Notre Dame into a MORAL PANIC

NIL

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Dec 9, 2025

We don't need to turn Notre Dame into a MORAL PANIC

Some thoughts on Bowl Season and a complicated Playoff

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
GUEST POST: In modern college sports, is it possible to measure teams' academic progress?

College Sports Reform

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Dec 8, 2025

GUEST POST: In modern college sports, is it possible to measure teams' academic progress?

For years, the NCAA has used two metrics, APR and GSR, to track teams' academic standing. But with the advent of NIL and increased transfers, where do those metrics — and academics in general — fit?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Some thoughts on the Cookie Man and college football's funniest coaching search so far

Coaching News

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Dec 5, 2025

Some thoughts on the Cookie Man and college football's funniest coaching search so far

Plus notes on the SCORE Act and other notebook-emptying items

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
GUEST POST: You’ve got (tortilla) mail: Inside an athletics department's inboxes

Texas Tech

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Dec 4, 2025

GUEST POST: You’ve got (tortilla) mail: Inside an athletics department's inboxes

What we can learn from the way Texas Tech dealt with Tortilla Toss Trouble

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
There's only one Canadian school in the NCAA, and it's leaving. Here's why.

NCAA

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Dec 3, 2025

There's only one Canadian school in the NCAA, and it's leaving. Here's why.

Simon Fraser, a Division II school in British Columbia, is looking to rejoin its peers in Canada.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The state of Extra Points

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Dec 1, 2025

The state of Extra Points

On family, fears, and where we're going next

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
GUEST POST: The long, long reach of Diego Pavia’s eligibility case

College Sports Reform

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Nov 25, 2025

GUEST POST: The long, long reach of Diego Pavia’s eligibility case

Pavia’s victory (sort of) in his appeal and a move toward class-action litigation have developments have brought added confusion to the landscape. Here’s what’s changed and why it matters.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What we learned from Year 2 of the Extra Points Bowl

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Nov 24, 2025

What we learned from Year 2 of the Extra Points Bowl

It looks like we have the makings of a Division III bowl dynasty on our hands!

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's how some mid-majors are spending their House settlement money

FOIA Fun

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Nov 21, 2025

Here's how some mid-majors are spending their House settlement money

To the FOIA-mobile!

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What the !@(&!#! is the Big Ten doing?

College Sports Reform

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Nov 19, 2025

What the !@(&!#! is the Big Ten doing?

Even with putting the institutional investment plan on hold, the league and schools have big questions left to answer

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Looks like the OVC will survive ... for now

OVC

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Nov 18, 2025

Looks like the OVC will survive ... for now

Why Southeast Missouri State, UT-Martin and others are staying, why Denver left for the WCC and more ...

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Your 2025 Extra Points Bowl: Mount St. Joseph vs. Westminster

Sports Biz

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Nov 17, 2025

Your 2025 Extra Points Bowl: Mount St. Joseph vs. Westminster

Can the Titans defend their 2024 Extra Points Bowl title? LET'S FIND OUT.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Why would somebody want to be on the College Football Playoff committee?

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Nov 14, 2025

Why would somebody want to be on the College Football Playoff committee?

MORE work? Just to get yelled at?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
My follow-up questions about beer data-palooza

Meta

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Nov 13, 2025

My follow-up questions about beer data-palooza

The more I FOIA, the more questions I have!

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
From bourbon to lingerie: Inside the evolving landscape of licensing

Special Reports

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Nov 11, 2025

From bourbon to lingerie: Inside the evolving landscape of licensing

What goes into the stuff you buy with college logos

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Forget "competitive harm." Just release the NIL files.

College Sports Reform

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Nov 10, 2025

Forget "competitive harm." Just release the NIL files.

Keeping House data private doesn't help anybody ... except probably agents.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What it means to be okay with not being okay

Meta

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Nov 7, 2025

What it means to be okay with not being okay

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule makes a critical point about support and mental health, even in a transactional world.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's why JMU is making Marvel Superhero football helmets

College Sports Recruiting

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Nov 6, 2025

Here's why JMU is making Marvel Superhero football helmets

The why, and how, behind a very unique promotion in college football

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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