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Matt Brown

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

What it means to be okay with not being okay

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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.

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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

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Matt Brown
CORRECTION: Who is selling the most booze at football games this year? We FOIA'd to find out.

FOIA Fun

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Nov 4, 2025

CORRECTION: Who is selling the most booze at football games this year? We FOIA'd to find out.

SURPRISE! It actually ISN'T Wisconsin

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Matt Brown
Coaching buyouts are more proof that  money isn't real

Coaching News

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Nov 3, 2025

Coaching buyouts are more proof that money isn't real

Coaching buyout numbers shouldn't be accelerating like this. But they are.

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Matt Brown
Here's what you missed during Office Hours:

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Nov 1, 2025

Here's what you missed during Office Hours:

We talked about private equity, mascot NIL, how to find agents and more

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Matt Brown
Wait, what the hell is happening in Louisiana?

Sports Law

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Oct 31, 2025

Wait, what the hell is happening in Louisiana?

Huey Long appears to be back from the dead. And boy does he hate Scott Woodward?

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Matt Brown
Why Kansas State AD Gene Taylor thinks college athletes *shouldn't* be allowed to bet on pro sports

College Sports Recruiting

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Oct 30, 2025

Why Kansas State AD Gene Taylor thinks college athletes *shouldn't* be allowed to bet on pro sports

Plus: what other industry experts think

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Matt Brown
Here's what everybody spent on their golf teams in FY24

FOIA Fun

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Oct 28, 2025

Here's what everybody spent on their golf teams in FY24

We've got the operating budgets for just about every public school in men's golf.

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Matt Brown
Here are some thoughts on the potential private equity investments in FCS football

College Sports Reform

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Oct 27, 2025

Here are some thoughts on the potential private equity investments in FCS football

Could it work? Maybe! But it depends what the FCS leagues can actually *sell*

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Matt Brown
Would you like to play WHO'S THAT COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM?!?

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Oct 24, 2025

Would you like to play WHO'S THAT COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM?!?

I made you guys another game. Plus, more notes from the FOIA-Mobile.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The NIL paradox: College football games are closer than ever, but at what cost?

College Sports Recruiting

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Oct 23, 2025

The NIL paradox: College football games are closer than ever, but at what cost?

A guest post from a marketing professor

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Matt Brown
MAILBAG! Tiger vs. bear food, small college paywalls, realignment and more

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Oct 22, 2025

MAILBAG! Tiger vs. bear food, small college paywalls, realignment and more

Travel time means mailbag time

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Matt Brown
Are there investments that are still too toxic for college sports?

Sports Law

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Oct 20, 2025

Are there investments that are still too toxic for college sports?

In a world where bowl games in Saudi Arabia are on the table ... is anything ACTUALLY off the table?

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Matt Brown
This is what an FBS reclassification application looks like

FOIA Fun

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Oct 16, 2025

This is what an FBS reclassification application looks like

We FOIAed Sacramento State's formal application so we could understand what the process actually requires.

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Matt Brown
Introducing Extra Points Classroom

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Oct 15, 2025

Introducing Extra Points Classroom

Here's the best way to bring Extra Points to your class

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Matt Brown
Everything I'm hearing about the UAC/ASUN/OVC and other mid-major realignment

Conference Realignment

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Oct 14, 2025

Everything I'm hearing about the UAC/ASUN/OVC and other mid-major realignment

Little Rock is on the move. Here's why, and what's next.

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Matt Brown
Are we SURE Big Ten Enterprises is going to be able to pay for all this?

College Sports Reform

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Oct 13, 2025

Are we SURE Big Ten Enterprises is going to be able to pay for all this?

On Private Capital, $50+ buyouts, and where the banana stand money comes from

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Matt Brown
Reminder: Even five-star quarterbacks (usually) aren't amazing

College Sports Recruiting

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Oct 10, 2025

Reminder: Even five-star quarterbacks (usually) aren't amazing

Recruiting rankings are great, but QB rankings can be a crapshoot.

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Matt Brown
What EA going private may mean for you, the Extra Points Reader

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Oct 9, 2025

What EA going private may mean for you, the Extra Points Reader

Breaking down the impact of a huge video game sale on colleges, consumers, and more

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Matt Brown
How many Uncrustables does it take to run a Big Ten football program?

FOIA Fun

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Oct 7, 2025

How many Uncrustables does it take to run a Big Ten football program?

Time to empty the ol' FOIA notebook ...

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Matt Brown
On peacemakers and football

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Oct 6, 2025

On peacemakers and football

On heavy hearts and looking for peace

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here are the interesting things about the SAFE Act that we may all be missing

College Sports Reform

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Oct 3, 2025

Here are the interesting things about the SAFE Act that we may all be missing

This is about more than just a bill that (probably) won't become a law

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What is the point of the money, exactly?

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Oct 2, 2025

What is the point of the money, exactly?

The richest conference in college sports is contemplating a move to make it even richer — at least in the short term. But why?

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Matt Brown
Why one AD went from a school closure to adding new sports

College Sports Recruiting

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Sep 30, 2025

Why one AD went from a school closure to adding new sports

A guest post on Matt Martin's wild ride from Concordia to USC Upstate

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The Horizon League's secret weapon to sell more tournament tickets? MBA students

Academic Research

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Sep 29, 2025

The Horizon League's secret weapon to sell more tournament tickets? MBA students

The Horizon League asked students at Indiana's business school for ideas. Here's what they got back:

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Matt Brown
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