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SEC’s Sankey Wants to Reshape College Sports Without the Bad-Guy Blowback

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is working with the Big Ten to widen the gap between the haves and have-nots in college sports. He seems surprised that’s not being received well.

Sports Illustrated

College Football Playoff Discussions Center on Straight Seeding, Conference Makeup

Commissioners met last week on the 2025 version of the playoff with more decisions looming ahead of an agreement to give the SEC and Big Ten more control.

Sports Illustrated

Possibility of All-SEC Men’s Final Four Will Have to Go Through Tom Izzo First

The Michigan State coach in 8–2 in Elite Eight games across 20 years heading into matchup against top overall seed Auburn.

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Alabama and the SEC Are, Once Again, Getting Their Way

The Crimson Tide jumping Miami in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings lays bare the sport’s dubious power structure.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Each Conference’s Ad for the College Football Playoff

The first CFP rankings reveal will happen on election night, so The Dash created how the conferences might attempt to swing hearts and minds in their favor—or against the opposition.

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Forde-Yard Dash: College Football Playoff Hopefuls Starting to Separate

Teams like LSU, Missouri, Texas and Ohio State could be on the outside looking in as the season makes its turn to the finish line.

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Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti: ‘Positive Feelings’ Around NCAA Tournament Expansion

Adding regular-season interest in the sport with league tournaments and more games against SEC opponents was also discussed.

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Big Ten, SEC Take Next Step Toward Control Over College Football

The conferences can further shape the playoff as they see fit and plot ways to further gerrymander the selection process in their favor.

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College Football Playoff Expansion Will Further Enrich Big Conferences

The Big Ten and SEC continue their power play by pushing for a 14-team CFP before the new 12-team format debuts.

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Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti wants more conference games with CFP implications

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Michigan Is Going to the Playoff. Who Joins the Wolverines Is Anyone’s Guess

Michigan’s win in the Big Ten title game secures its CFP spot. But the committee’s task in filling out the rest of the field is the most daunting choice we’ve seen yet.

Sports Illustrated

Jim Harbaugh delivered a not-so-subtle dig at his suspension after Michigan won the Big Ten title

Well, Jim Harbaugh knew exactly what to say.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jim Harbaugh and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti avoided each other post-game, and fans had jokes

Some fans loved it, and some had jokes.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Previewing an Awkward Conference Championship Weekend

With conference realignment just around the corner, it’s almost time for what’s sure to be a tension-filled weekend before the winds of change arrive.

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How the Business of College Football Is Now Mirroring That of the NFL

From suspension battles and commissioner power to massive guaranteed contracts, the sport is quickly becoming a reflection of the professional level.

Sports Illustrated

Inside Michigan and Ohio State’s Rule Book War

As Jim Harbaugh turned Ohio State in for petty missteps, other teams did the same to Michigan. And here we are.

Chicago Sun-Times

No Harbaugh, no problem as No. 2 Michigan rolls

No. 10 Penn State has no answers for Wolverines’ running game

The Guardian - US

Michigan grinds past Penn State to stay unbeaten despite Jim Harbaugh ban

With Jim Harbaugh banned by the Big Ten, Michigan played unfazed by a scandal that has hounded the program for weeks to beat Penn State 24-15

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The Independent UK

Without Jim Harbaugh, No. 2 Michigan grinds past No. 9 Penn State with 32 straight runs in 24-15 win

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Michigan AD Warde Manuel Lashes Out at Big Ten Over Jim Harbaugh’s Suspension

The Wolverines athletic director issued a statement about the Big Ten’s decision to suspend program’s football coach.

The Independent UK

Michigan will be without coach Jim Harbaugh against No. 9 Penn State after no ruling to lift ban

No. 2 Michigan will be without coach Jim Harbaugh for its biggest game of the season so far at No. 9 Penn State after a judge did not issue a ruling on the school’s attempt to at least temporarily lift the Big Ten’s penalty against the Wolverines for a sign-stealing…

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Michigan Discussed Leaving Big Ten Over Handling of Sign-Stealing Probe, per Source

The school’s board of regents has explored options on how to react to conference’s treatment of the Wolverines, a source told Sports Illustrated.

Sports Illustrated

Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Punishments Botched By Clumsy Big Ten

Commissioner Tony Petitti made the decision to suspend Harbaugh from the sideline for the rest of the regular season, a move that the Wolverines won’t soon forget.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh banned from final 3 regular-season games

The Wolverines’ coach has denied any knowledge of an improper scouting scheme

Sports Illustrated

Jim Harbaugh Suspended for the Rest of the Regular Season

The Big Ten suspended the Michigan coach from game-day duties for violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy.

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