5:22 PM ET NCAA president Mark Emmert made $2.9 million during the 2019-2020 fiscal year, a time period when pandemic-related closures caused the organization’s revenue to drop by more than 50 percent. The organization brought in $521 million between Sept. 1, 2019 and Aug. 31, 2020, down from more than $1 billion in revenue the
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4:05 PM ET HOOVER, Ala. — LSU coach Ed Orgeron hasn’t made a decision between starting Myles Brennan or Max Johnson, but he said he believes in both players and sees them as “championship quarterbacks.” Brennan, a senior, started LSU’s first three games last season, throwing for 1,112 yards and 11 touchdowns, before an abdominal
2:41 PM ET HOOVER, Ala. — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced Monday that the presidents and chancellors of the conference approved a new diversity initiative to establish an expectation for athletics department hiring processes around key leadership roles. Sankey pointed out that while LSU hired the league’s first Black president, William Tate, in May there
2:22 PM ET HOOVER, Ala. — SEC media days kicked off on Monday with commissioner Greg Sankey announcing that six of the league’s 14 football teams have reached 80% vaccinations. “That number needs to grow and grow rapidly,” Sankey said. “We have learned how to manage through a COVID environment, but we do not yet
9:00 AM ET David Purdum Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Doug Kezirian Close ESPN ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host After the home team won and covered each of the first four NBA Finals games, the Milwaukee Bucks won
7:32 AM ET On the 10th anniversary of Nebraska‘s entrance into the Big Ten, interim athletic director Garrett Klassy officially began his term overseeing the Huskers’ program. The irony isn’t lost on those who have lived through a jagged first decade in the conference. Athletic director Bill Moos’ abrupt retirement last month isn’t the most
6:37 PM ET Oklahoma added its second Top 300 prospect in as many days from the Class of 2023, when ESPN Junior 300 quarterback Malachi Nelson announced his commitment to the Sooners. Nelson is a 6-foot-3, 180-pound signal caller from Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California, and he chose Oklahoma over Alabama, LSU,
8:49 PM ET In what is believed to be the first deal of its kind, Michigan athletics official retail store, The M Den, announced on Saturday it is partnering with Michigan football players to create custom jerseys to sell with the player’s name and number on the back. In the past, retailers were prohibited from
5:44 PM ET Two ESPN 300 prospects committed to Clemson on Saturday when cornerback Daylen Everette and safety Keon Sabb both announced they would play for the Tigers. Everette, a 6-foot-0, 175-pound cornerback from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, chose the Tigers over Florida State, Georgia, North Carolina and Oregon. He is the No. 48-ranked
3:53 PM ET In the brave new world of name, image and likeness sponsorships, a Texas A&M fan site has struck a deal to pay two Aggies football players $10,000 each for “exclusive feature interviews” ahead of SEC Media Days. Running back Isaiah Spiller and safety Demani Richardson each will be featured on TexAgs.com as