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Matt Brown

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

So what's the Big 12 gonna do with this new money?

Big 12

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May 1, 2026

So what's the Big 12 gonna do with this new money?

Here's what the Big 12 Private Capital deal means and doesn't mean. Also, is Vegas the best spot for the expanded First Four games? And a Glassdoor for sports...

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
How should we be thinking about sports gambling now?

College Sports Reform

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Apr 30, 2026

How should we be thinking about sports gambling now?

As another scandal threatens to blow up the 2026 FB season before it starts...should we contemplate a reset?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Inside West Florida's plan to reclassify to D1

FOIA Fun

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Apr 28, 2026

Inside West Florida's plan to reclassify to D1

What emails and interviews can tell us about UWF's strategy, which nearly looked very different.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The complicated math behind Arkansas' decision to drop tennis

FY25 FOIA FUN

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Apr 27, 2026

The complicated math behind Arkansas' decision to drop tennis

Is this a one-off? A sign of things to come? Proof of messy accounting? Yes. Let's look at the math:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Will "Five in Five" solve the NCAA's eligiblity problems?

College Sports Reform

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Apr 24, 2026

Will "Five in Five" solve the NCAA's eligiblity problems?

The proposal makes some intellectual sense. But will it slow down the deluge of lawsuits? And is this all happening too fast?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's what buy-game guarantees look like...across five different sports

FOIA Fun

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Apr 23, 2026

Here's what buy-game guarantees look like...across five different sports

From football to softball, your scheduling questions, answered:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Be Careful What You Wish For: Trump's Order Could Strip the NCAA of a 30-Year Legal Protection

College Sports Reform

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Apr 21, 2026

Be Careful What You Wish For: Trump's Order Could Strip the NCAA of a 30-Year Legal Protection

Guest authors argues that by pushing the White House for help, they might have actually made things much worse for themselves

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's what it actually costs to run a college gymnastics program

FY25 FOIA FUN

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Apr 20, 2026

Here's what it actually costs to run a college gymnastics program

All the women's, and men's, budgets we could get our hands on

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
My big question about the Learfield/TPG sale

NIL

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Apr 17, 2026

My big question about the Learfield/TPG sale

No, this doesn't mean PRIVATE EQUITY IS COMING FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL. It's already here. But what about the math?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
How Augustana Men's Hockey Got Very Good, Very Fast

College Sports Administration

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Apr 16, 2026

How Augustana Men's Hockey Got Very Good, Very Fast

Tim Casey gives us a deeper look at the rise of a college hockey expansion team

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Why UCSB joined the WCC, and what comes next

Conference Realignment

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Apr 14, 2026

Why UCSB joined the WCC, and what comes next

Is the WCC stopping at 12? What happens to the Big West? Here's what I learned

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Introducing: Extra Points Library 2.0

FY25 FOIA FUN

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Apr 13, 2026

Introducing: Extra Points Library 2.0

We've got massive updates to our college sports data tool, stuff to interest fans, students and working professionals.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's who has announced college jersey patch deals...so far

NIL

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Apr 10, 2026

Here's who has announced college jersey patch deals...so far

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Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's who spent the most and least on FY25 women's volleyball budgets

FY25 FOIA FUN

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Apr 9, 2026

Here's who spent the most and least on FY25 women's volleyball budgets

What it takes to make the NCAA Tournament, whose budgets changed the most, and more:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What's missing in the Trump College Sports EO Conversation

College Sports Reform

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Apr 7, 2026

What's missing in the Trump College Sports EO Conversation

Is the order meaningless? No. Effective? Also no. And I think we're missing part of the reason why

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What college sports could learn from my reporter nerd conference

College Sports Reform

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Apr 6, 2026

What college sports could learn from my reporter nerd conference

On values, service, AI and more:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Can you actually get rid of conference championship games?

College Sports Reform

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Apr 3, 2026

Can you actually get rid of conference championship games?

A leading AD thinks its time for the SEC to get rid of theirs. I'm not sure the math works..but maybe that doesn't matter

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's who spent the most and least on FY25 softball budgets

FY25 FOIA FUN

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Apr 2, 2026

Here's who spent the most and least on FY25 softball budgets

Plus, what you need to spend to compete for an at-large bid:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What can everybody else learn from college hockey?

Special Reports

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Mar 31, 2026

What can everybody else learn from college hockey?

A special guest argues the rest of college sports could learn a thing or two from men's hockey

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Mailbag! EACFB27 updates, conference realignment, budget notes and more

EA Sports

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Mar 30, 2026

Mailbag! EACFB27 updates, conference realignment, budget notes and more

A few questions while I'm on the road for a bit

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
A P4 university president calls for dramatic reform. Okay?

College Sports Reform

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Mar 27, 2026

A P4 university president calls for dramatic reform. Okay?

That's a big of a shocking admission, in my humble opinion

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's why they want to play college basketball games in Croatia and Serbia

NIL

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Mar 26, 2026

Here's why they want to play college basketball games in Croatia and Serbia

We caught up with the promoters behind the latest attempt to take college sports international.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Game Planning for a Rebuild...and Beating Cancer

Coaching News

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Mar 24, 2026

Game Planning for a Rebuild...and Beating Cancer

How UNCW’s head volleyball coach is treating cancer like any other opponent

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's why Cinderella doesn't show up anymore

Coaching News

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Mar 23, 2026

Here's why Cinderella doesn't show up anymore

I believe the answer is more complicated than just "NIL and the Portal"

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What the debate over expanding March Madness is missing

College Sports Reform

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Mar 20, 2026

What the debate over expanding March Madness is missing

Making the bracket bigger, without making any other changes, won't let more Mid-Majors join the party

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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