What is Extra Points?

There aren’t many places on the internet that talk about the COLLEGE part of college sports. Extra Points is one of those places.

This newsletter covers all the off-the-field stuff that shapes college sports, from the largest FBS schools to the smallest NAIA programs. Four days a week, you’ll get commentary, analysis, and original reporting on major issues like NIL legislation, how college athletic budgets function, how athletic departments fit (and don’t fit) with the rest of the university, and how the entire enterprise really operates.

If you care about the college and the sports in college sports, you'll love Extra Points.

What do I get with a free subscription?

There aren’t many places on the internet that talk about the COLLEGE part of college sports. Extra Points is one of those places.

This newsletter covers all the off-the-field stuff that shapes college sports, from the largest FBS schools to the smallest NAIA programs. Four days a week, you’ll get commentary, analysis, and original reporting on major issues like NIL legislation, how college athletic budgets function, how athletic departments fit (and don’t fit) with the rest of the university, and how the entire enterprise really operates.

If you care about the college and the sports in college sports, you'll love Extra Points.

What do I get with a paid subscription?

There aren’t many places on the internet that talk about the COLLEGE part of college sports. Extra Points is one of those places.

This newsletter covers all the off-the-field stuff that shapes college sports, from the largest FBS schools to the smallest NAIA programs. Four days a week, you’ll get commentary, analysis, and original reporting on major issues like NIL legislation, how college athletic budgets function, how athletic departments fit (and don’t fit) with the rest of the university, and how the entire enterprise really operates.

If you care about the college and the sports in college sports, you'll love Extra Points.

Who are you?

I'm Matt Brown. I’ve run Extra Points as my full-time gig since April 2020. I used to oversee SB Nation’s college team sites and regularly contributed to SBNation.com’s college football coverage. My coverage increasingly focused on off-the-field issues, from conference realignment to media rights to athletic department finances.

I wrote a book on great college football What If questions, covering pivotal moments through college football history like the Airplane Conference and the University of Chicago's descent from Big Time Sports.

Before getting into sports journalism, I taught elementary school, worked as a political organizer, and in executive search. I'm passionate about open records, college football history, higher education, and building internet for humans, rather than algorithms.

I have a degree from The Ohio State University, by way of brief pit stops at American University and Ohio State's Newark campus. I grew up in football-obsessed Ohio, then lived all over the country, and now currently live in Chicago.

How can I reach Matt?

Drop me an email at [email protected] or shoot me a tweet at @MattBrownEP.