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My biggest questions for the 2026 fall season

Aug 24, 2026

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My biggest questions for the 2026 fall season

And no, they don't include "who's gonna make the Playoff?"

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How the WCC went from "about 43" expansion candidates to their new identity

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

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Why UCSB joined the WCC, and what comes next

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FOIA FUN

Let's grade Jordon Hudson's UNC FOIA requests

We love to see more folks getting interested in open records requests. But could she be doing it ... even better?

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How much does a halftime show cost? Well, let's look at some contracts

TO THE FOIAMOBILE

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Finally, here are all the FY25 operating budgets for men's hockey

Our spreadsheet series draws to a close with a look at hockey.

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Here are (almost) all of the public school football operating budgets for FY25

Want to know what your favorite school reported spending on football? Here's the data:

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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.

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From football to softball, your scheduling questions, answered:

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You can't get everything you want. But you might be able to get SOME things you want.

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If you want to save college sports, start with being honest about what it actually is ... and isn't.

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How important is athletics revenue to a university budget, REALLY? Let's do some math.

Or at least, I'll attempt to do some math.

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Multiple schools have announced sponsorship deals with "all varsity sports." What that looks like for every sport isn't very clear.

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Welcome to Extra Points 3.0

We have several major product announcements and new features to share with you.

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One of America's biggest tourist traps gave me a college sports business idea

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My biggest questions for the 2026 fall season

A group of doctors asked the Big 12 to kill its Monster jersey patch deal

Behind the scenes of UNC/TCU...in Ireland

Central Missouri announced D-II's first jersey patch deal, and it's everything you'd expect from a D-I package:

FEATURED

Boots on the ground for the first UTRGV football game ... ever

Introducing Extra Points Classroom

Four things we learned from sponsoring our first bowl game

The College Sports Industry Data You Need!

REALIGNMENT

Gannon, Ursuline, the GMAC, and the realignment lawsuit that could reshape small college sports

Teresa Gould and the rebirth of the Pac-12

MAILBAG! What's up with jersey patch sales, realignment, the World Cup and more

Inside the West Coast Conference's Expansion and Rebrand

Inside West Florida's plan to reclassify to D1

Why UCSB joined the WCC, and what comes next

FOIA FUN

Let's grade Jordon Hudson's UNC FOIA requests

How much does a halftime show cost? Well, let's look at some contracts

Finally, here are all the FY25 operating budgets for men's hockey

Here are (almost) all of the public school football operating budgets for FY25

Inside West Florida's plan to reclassify to D1

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

LATEST

If the PCSA is dead, here's my proposal for something that could actually pass

I agree, Mountain West AD: College sports is NOT a free market

How important is athletics revenue to a university budget, REALLY? Let's do some math.

Where do sponsor patches go for swimmers?

Welcome to Extra Points 3.0

How schools can actually make more money selling tickets

What will happen next with the Oregon State women's basketball union push?

Special Report: A DEEP Dive into the Michigan Athletic Department's Finances

A tour of Northwestern’s NFL-meets-MLB-meets-MLS college football stadium

Wait, why do the Big Ten and SEC suddenly get veto power over legislation?

One of America's biggest tourist traps gave me a college sports business idea

The fans who went missing: Why scanned ticket numbers matter in CFB

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