Meet the people who run Tennessee’s new NIL operation to pay players

Tennessee's NIL staff negotiates contracts, manages player payroll and monitors the salary cap. Here an exclusive look at ...

Texas vs UCLA: Rori Harmon, Longhorns best No. 4 Bruins for a signature win

This top-five showdown between No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 Texas is part of the 2025 Players Era Championship. Texas will face ...

How Players Era Festival became a vital lifeline for Houston basketball. 'We had no choice.'

In the age of NIL, playing in the Players Era Festival has become a no-brainer in order for UH to stay competitive.
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Are live animals as college football mascots on their way out? A history of the practice

As evidenced by the sideline brawls and sign-stealing scandals of games past, emotions run high on college football gamedays. Sometimes so high that even the teams’ mascots feel compelled to get in on ...

College football mascots just as good at keeping their identities secret as firing up a crowd

Many college mascots are not permitted to reveal their identities until after their days of being a costumed performer have ...

See where 4 Alabama universities ranked on list of ‘Sexiest Mascots in College Football.’ For real.

We’re not sure if “sexy” is the right adjective for any costumed college football mascot, but this pollster went there so we might as well weigh in.