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The House Settlement got its final approval and Greg McElroy is here to tell you what it means for college football, who gets paid, roster limits and if it will bring "competitive balance” to the sport. McElroy also talks about the importance of the College Sports Commission and maybe the unintended consequences it might have. Plus, we look at the comments Ryan Day made about automatic qualifiers for the BIG 10 in the CFP and countdown the Top 10 non conference games of 2025
The House Settlement got its final approval and Greg McElroy is here to tell you what it means for college football, who gets paid, roster limits and if it will bring "competitive balance” to the sport. McElroy also talks about the importance of the College Sports Commission and maybe the unintended consequences it might have. Plus, we look at the comments Ryan Day made about automatic qualifiers for the BIG 10 in the CFP and countdown the Top 10 non conference games of 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
College football's top 25 plays since 2000
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2025 College Football Power Index: Best matchups, title odds
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2025 College Football Power Index: Who's undervalued, who's overrated, sleeper picks
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SEC increases fines to $500K for rushing field, court
The SEC is ratcheting up penalties on schools whose fans storm the field or rush the court, doing away with an escalating fine system and now charging $500,000 per incident.
LSU's Brian Kelly says SEC coaches want game vs. Big Ten
LSU's Brian Kelly said "the wish of the room" among SEC coaches is to add a game vs. a Big Ten opponent in a scheduling agreement, but they "need a partner" to do it.
Greg Sankey talks 5+11 CFP model with SEC coaches, rues timing
In a pivot from the push for automatic qualifiers in the next iteration of the College Football Playoff, the SEC on Tuesday took a heightened interest in a 16-team model that would include the five highest-ranked conference champions and 11 at-large bids.
Texas A&M AD Trev Alberts said the SEC’s decision to stay at eight league games or go to nine depends on the future of the CFP. “Are we going to four autobids? Are we not? We need some answers … Nine games makes sense for a lot of different reasons, but it doesn’t make sense for us if we’re not guaranteed to be protected.”