UCLA Pitcher Angel Cervantes Has a Unique Secret Weapon—A Plastic Dinosaur Please acquaint yourself with Jerry ahead of the NCAA baseball tournament. Sports Illustrated · May 25
How a 24-Team CFP Would Have Looked Since the Playoff’s Inception The Big Ten sorely wants a 24-team playoff. Here’s more on the proposal, including what the bracket would have looked like in each season since the 2014–15 season. Sports Illustrated · May 25
Inside College Football’s 24-Team CFP Debate Over Expansion, Access and Money While weighing concerns about regular-season game value and changing the sport’s calendar, commissioners are coalescing around the Big Ten’s push for 24 with the SEC representing the lone—and most important—holdout. Sports Illustrated · May 25
The Power 4 Conferences Reveal Revenue Figures for 2025: Here’s Where Each Conference Stands One conference unsurprisingly reigns supreme. Sports Illustrated · May 22
Big Ten and Tony Petitti Turn Up Pressure on SEC in 24-Team CFP Debate The commissioner laid out the conference’s clearest argument yet for its preferred playoff format, setting up a looming showdown with the other power player, Greg Sankey. Sports Illustrated · May 20
Lincoln Riley Believes 'It's Time' for USC to Return to College Football's Upper-Echelon Riley has continued to hype up USC's 2026 campaign. Sports Illustrated · May 19
Big Ten’s New Swagger Is Reshaping the Future of College Sports The conference’s championship success has fueled a growing confidence as leaders push to dictate the future of college football and other NCAA matters. Sports Illustrated · May 19
Projecting Every Big Ten Starting Quarterback Ahead of the 2026 College Football Season There’s been plenty of turnover among the signal-caller ranks in the sport’s top conference, including at the defending national champions. Sports Illustrated · May 12
March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season The Independent UK · May 7
College Football Way-Too-Early Top 25 Rankings: Where Teams Fall After Spring Ball With spring ball complete, roster upgrades and quarterback battles sharpen the outlook for 2026. Sports Illustrated · May 6
Duke Men’s Basketball’s Amazon Deal Has Reportedly Made the Big Ten Mad Seems like it did not take long for the Blue Devils to make enemies. Sports Illustrated · May 3
USC Star Alijah Arenas to Return to School, Adding to Loaded Roster for Trojans Next Season The former five-star recruit will return to school and look to reach his potential at full health. Sports Illustrated · Apr 28
The Draft Proves It: The SEC Still Reigns Supreme Over Big Ten in NFL’s Eyes While the Big Ten dominated the early part of the 2026 draft, after seven rounds it is clear that NFL front offices still believe that the SEC is producing the most talent. Sports Illustrated · Apr 27
2026 NFL Draft by the Numbers: What Positions, Conferences and Schools Had Most Players Picked? 257 players heard their names called at the 2026 NFL draft. Here’s a breakdown of the tally by position, conference and college program. Sports Illustrated · Apr 26
Sports Illustrated · Apr 25 Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell Seems Aware the Clock Is Ticking Will pressure make diamonds for the coach in his fourth full season?
Sports Illustrated · Apr 24 Football School or Basketball School? The NIL Era Redefines One of the Greatest Questions in College Sports In the NIL and revenue-sharing era, we answer an important question of several schools.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 24 What the NFL Draft Says About College Football: The SEC Is No Longer King For the first time in years, no players from the SEC were selected in the top-five of the draft
Sports Illustrated · Apr 22 Ranking the Top 10 Transfer Portal Classes in Men’s College Basketball From Rick Barnes's about-face in Tennessee to Dan Hurley's expert reloading—and a surprise program's success—here are the top 10 transfer portal classes.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 21 Inside Louisville’s Relentless Push to Keep Pace Amid College Sports’ Spending Spree Facing mounting deficits and an uncertain future, the Cardinals are pouring millions into football and basketball while pushing for sweeping changes to a broken economic model.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 17 How Nebraska’s Heinrich Haarberg Actually Became the Next Taysom Hill NFL coaches have tried for years to find a replica of the Saints’ gadget quarterback, but a prospect in this year’s draft is the best one yet.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 14 Iowa’s 2022 Tampering Case Resolution Proves NCAA’s Infractions Process Is Broken It took four years and vacated four wins, which shows the major disconnect between NCAA Enforcement and the realities of the transfer portal era.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 9 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four Preview: How to Watch Big Ten, Traditional Powers Battle for College Hockey Crown In early April, the men’s and women’s Final Fours tend to get all the glory in college sports circles. However, for those in the know, there is another allitera
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 Breaking Down Michael Malone’s Reported North Carolina Salary—And Whether He’s Worth the Cost If the college sports world has learned one thing about North Carolina’s administration in recent years, it’s that it loves glitz.
The Independent UK · Apr 7 Michigan gets its moment, then the transfer portal opens and the scramble for 2027 begins The transfer portal has opened in college basketball, marking a crucial phase for teams aiming for the 2027 title
Sports Illustrated · Apr 7 It’s the Big Ten’s World. The Rest of College Sports Is Living in It. Michigan’s run through the men’s NCAA tournament cements the fact that the Big Ten is the dominant league in all of college sports.