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The Murray State Racers left behind their 800-seat home stadium in Kentucky for the national spotlight in Omaha, Nebraska. As the biggest underdog in the College World Series, the Racers are set to begin play on Saturday, June 14, on college baseball’s biggest stage. Who are the Murray State Racers? The Racers were just the […]

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The Murray State Racers left behind their 800-seat home stadium in Kentucky for the national spotlight in Omaha, Nebraska. As the biggest underdog in the College World Series, the Racers are set to begin play on Saturday, June 14, on college baseball’s biggest stage.

Who are the Murray State Racers?

The Racers were just the fourth team from the regionals to make it all the way to Omaha as a No. 4 seed. The school, with an enrollment of just over 10,000 students in Murray, Kentucky, was known primarily for its basketball program, which boasts 18 NCAA tournament appearances to its credit.

This is the first trip to the College World Series for the baseball team. Impressive enough to earn a shout-out on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky Congressman James Comer.

“This is a historic achievement for a small school,” Comer said. “Murray State defied the odds in the era of NIL and big contracts and players getting paid. This is a group of baseball players that want to play ball. They play hard every game, they weren’t highly recruited, and they win.”

How did they make it to the College World Series?

They can also hit. The Racers ranked 11th in the nation in scoring and generated 70 runs in seven regional tournament games. They beat both Ole Miss and Duke twice during their run to Omaha.

A post by a local reporter on X that went viral may have summed it up best. It’s an image of the Racers’ 800 800-seat stadium, with a caption that says that Coach Dan Skirka mows the grass himself. It’s just one of the duties a head coach at a small school has to do.

“A lot goes into it. We’re trying to prepare to win baseball games,” Skirka said. “But at the same time, we’re trying to prepare future husbands, dads, and future bosses and trying to do it the right way. A byproduct of that is winning some baseball games and getting to do something cool like this.” 

What about being the biggest underdogs in the tournament?

The Racers also embraced the underdog role as they’ve done the entire postseason. It is a big deal back home, but Jonathan Hogart, who smashed a pair of home runs in the decisive game of the Durham Super Regional to send the Racers to Omaha, said he won’t be distracted.

“We don’t want to buy into any of the hype or the underdog story. We just want to focus on what we do best,” Hogart said. “The community support has been phenomenal back in Murray. We come home, there’s hundreds of people waiting for us. My hometown, personally, is going crazy right now. They’ve made drinks, shirts, huge watch party Saturday for us.”

Fresno State was the only regional four seed to make a Cinderella run all the way to a national championship. The Bulldogs won it all in 2008. The last team to give it a shot was Oral Roberts in 2023.

Which teams are the big favorites in Omaha?

SEC powers Arkansas and LSU are practically co-favorites, according to FanDuel and other sportsbooks. However, the favorite has won the tournament just once in the last 10 years. So, keep an eye out for a team like Coastal Carolina. This is their first trip back to the tournament since they won it all in 2016. Head coach Kevin Schnall made the case for the Chanticleers, who had quite the streak going. 

“It’s an honor to be back,” Schnall said. “This team deserves to be back. We’re 53 and 11. We’ve won 23 straight games in a row. They’re one of eight teams in the country still playing, and again, they deserve that opportunity. They play so relentlessly and consistently all year.”  

And there are three former Pac-12 teams to consider. UCLA and Arizona could make a run, but Oregon State, playing as an independent for the first time, is hoping to add to its three national titles. Outfielder Gavin Turley, who led the team with 19 home runs, believes it’s all about the team’s attitude.

“Going into the postseason, it’s kinda just like, ‘hey, we’re going to leave it all out there,’” Turley said. “Win or lose, there’s going to be no regrets. When you play like that, it’s easy to go out there and play free and perform at your best.”  

The eight-team double-elimination tournament runs for 10 days and begins Friday afternoon, June 13, when Arizona takes on Coastal Carolina. Cinderella Murray State plays its first game on Saturday, June 14, against UCLA.



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Deion Sanders Advocates for Salary Cap As College Football Revenue-Sharing Era Begins

FRISCO, Texas — Of all the chapters in Deion Sanders’s colorful career as a player, broadcaster and coach, one of the most overlooked nowadays was his brief stint as a rapper.  Years ago and right before he won his first Super Bowl, the Colorado Buffaloes coach dropped his first and only album that was appropriately […]

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FRISCO, Texas — Of all the chapters in Deion Sanders’s colorful career as a player, broadcaster and coach, one of the most overlooked nowadays was his brief stint as a rapper. 

Years ago and right before he won his first Super Bowl, the Colorado Buffaloes coach dropped his first and only album that was appropriately titled Prime Time. On it was a lone single, “Must Be The Money,” that is as forgettable in verse as it was unforgettable for the music video it spawned which still lurks in certain corners of the internet.

Three decades later, however, it might be time for Coach Prime to update the lyrics and cut a new track by the same name. 

Appearing at Big 12 media days on Wednesday despite battling a health issue that prevented him from being around his team much in Boulder, Colo., recently, the always loquacious football icon cut right to the heart of what was on everybody’s mind. 

“Joey’s got some money! Yeah, baby. Spending that money! I love it,” said Sanders, shouting out his counterpart Joey McGuire of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. “Once upon a time you guys were talking junk about me going into that portal. Now everybody’s going into the portal and it’s O.K., it’s cool when they do it.

“I love Joey. Joey, I know you out there, I love you man. I appreciate you. Can you send a few of those dollars to us so we can get some of those players, too?”

Many of Sanders’s peers have been asking much the same thing about a topic far less taboo than ever in the sport: money.

Part of this is simply it’s one week into the onset of new rules that permit direct revenue sharing between schools and athletes for the first time. 

In the Big 12, it has far more to do with the Red Raiders, who have used a swaggering money cannon to assemble their roster.

“There’s a lot of teams in the country where that [revenue sharing] number will mean nothing. They’ll exceed that number by double or triple,” Utah Utes coach Kyle Whittingham says. “There’s teams front loading, you know, all the extra money they had prior to the revenue sharing. We got teams spending supposedly $50 million dollars on players. And that’s five to six times what we have. It’s tough to compete.”

It’s also a fact of life nowadays in college football as schools like Tech look to use the dollars flowing into the sport to more earnestly compete on the field beyond diverting things into opulent new facilities. The Red Raiders moved into their new $250 million football building a few months ago, so they’ve done that, too

“We’ve got to go do it. We’ve got a great opportunity, so why not us? Why not us this year? Yeah, that’s the plan. I think this year is huge—not just for this year but for the future of Texas Tech. To continue to push us to a different level, we checked a lot of boxes,” McGuire says about a roster most believe to be among the most expensive in the country. “People say, Well, Tech has never played for a Big 12 championship. This is the team that we need to go do it. 

“I’d rather be in this position than a position in which you’re hoping and praying that everything can go right.”

Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire addresses the media during 2025 Big 12 Football Media Days

Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire has the sort of financial resources to recruit players afforded to none of his predecessors. / Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images

Indeed, leave no stone unturned has been replaced with leave no dollar unspent coming into this season.

Just a few days prior, Texas Tech received a commitment from five-star offensive lineman Felix Ojo. Recruiting services consider him as one of the highest-rated players ever to announce a pledge to the program. According to ESPN, Ojo received a three-year contract worth at least $2.3 million guaranteed with the possibility of topping $5 million down the road. 

While that contract is not public knowledge—and sources close to the school say Ojo’s revenue-sharing figure is set to be far less than reported—such stories are now the new normal in college football, to the point where Texas Tech’s billionaire booster Cody Campbell even showed up Wednesday to give interviews along radio row. 

“There is a salary cap now. We’re kind of like a pro team,” West Virginia Mountaineers coach Rich Rodriguez says. “I’ve got more confidence in what we’ve been doing [moving forward] because everyone realizes what we’ve been doing since has been a cluster. Until we get some federal help and get some more athletics directors in charge of making decisions on how we want to run things and do things, it’s still going to be a mess.”

“Everyone is trying to figure out exactly how this is going to look like with NIL Go. What does that mean, how are those contracts evaluated? How are those deals evaluated?” Arizona Wildcats coach Brent Brennan says. “How do we build the best football team that we can so that we can play the best football in the fall?”

That’s something that is particularly top of mind for Sanders, who has garnered plenty of attention for his roster-building methods since arriving at CU three years ago. Now, he must balance the new demands that come with allocating actual resources, not unlike NFL franchises once did with Coach Prime himself … albeit in a much more structured way.

“There has to be a salary cap on this stuff because the stuff is going crazy. Nobody knows where it’s gonna land, where it’s going to end,” Sanders says. “I see a player said he got an offer from another school and I’m trying to figure out why you guys haven’t investigated and how that is even possible when the guy hasn’t got in the portal? … I’m trying to figure out how can somebody say you’ve got a $5 million offer?”

Colorado notably announced it recently shuttered its NIL collective, 5430 Alliance, in order to shift resources into paying players directly through the school. That’s part of the plan as the administration has attempted to do what it can to help supplement Sanders’s natural star-attracting persona with some cold, hard cash to keep the Buffs near the top of the Big 12 standings.

Those efforts were apparent at media day with the players who accompanied the team’s head coach: one of the most sought-after quarterbacks in the transfer portal this offseason, ex-Liberty Flames signal-caller Kaidon Salter, and blue-chip freshman Julian Lewis—Colorado’s highest-rated recruit in the past 20 years. 

“We will be seen. We will be heard. And we will be known,” Sanders says. 

Judging by the diamond-encrusted watch on Lewis’s wrist that he wore around media day which retails for what some might consider a yearly salary, paid, too. 

That’s no judgment in this era of the sport. It’s just the new normal that leaves everybody comfortable with knowing there must be some money around as well.

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Deion Sanders Rips on NIL in College Football: ‘It Don’t Make Sense’

Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders took the stage at Big 12 media day in Frisco, Texas on Wednesday. Coach Prime was asked about his thoughts on the current state of NIL in college football and how that has played an affect on not only his team, but other teams in the conference. Sanders admitted that […]

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Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders took the stage at Big 12 media day in Frisco, Texas on Wednesday. Coach Prime was asked about his thoughts on the current state of NIL in college football and how that has played an affect on not only his team, but other teams in the conference.

Sanders admitted that he would like there to be a salary cap on players, just like how it is in the NFL. 

Deion Sanders Rips on NIL in College Football: 'It Don't Make Sense'

Jul 9, 2025; Frisco, TX, USA; Colorado head coach Deion Sanders speaks with the media during 2025 Big 12 Football Media Days at The Star. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images / Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images

“I wish it was a cap. The top of the line player makes *this* and if you’re not that type of guy you know you are not going to make that. That’s what the NFL does,” Sanders said. “The problem is you got a guy that is not that darn good, but he could go to another school and that gives him a half a million dollars and you can’t compete with that. It don’t make sense.”

Sanders brought up how there are schools out there that can pay much more money for players than others. It puts coaches that aren’t backed by that type of NIL funding at a major disadvantage.

In the end, most of the teams that get to the finish line during the season in the College Football Playoff are the teams that have the capability to pay the most money. 

“All you have to do is look at the playoffs and see what those teams spent, and you’ll understand darn well why they’re in the playoffs. It’s kind of hard to compete with somebody who’s giving $25-30 million to a darn freshman class,” Sanders said. “We want to say stuff, but we’re trying to be professional, but you are going to see the same teams darn near at the end, and somebody who sneaks up in there, but the team that pays more is going to be in.”

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Deion Sanders Rips on NIL in College Football: 'It Don't Make Sense'

Jul 9, 2025; Frisco, TX, USA; Houston head coach Willie Fritz shakes the hand of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders on stage while Arizona head coach Brent Brennan looks on during 2025 Big 12 Football Media Days at The Star. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images / Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images

Was Sanders throwing a shot at a team like the Ohio State Buckeyes? Ohio State won the National Championship last season and according to their athletic director Ross Bjork, spent “around $20 million” on their players last season. 

With NIL being so new in the world of collegiate athletics, it has been difficult to regulate and set rules. Additionally, there is no commissioner of college football. Instead, each conference has their own commissioner, which further complicates things when trying to put rules in place for the sport as a whole.

The reality is, a conference like the Big 12 doesn’t have the NIL opportunity like the schools in the SEC and Big Ten. This issue of not being able to pay the same amount of money for players in recruiting or the transfer portal as the SEC and Big Ten will continue for coaches in the Big 12 conference until something changes. 





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In the last few years of collegiate sports, we have seen name, image and likeness, NIL, completely flip the sports world on its head. Many fans across social media and in discussions have made claims that it has ruined the sports they love.   While it has changed the way teams function, mainly in football, […]

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In the last few years of collegiate sports, we have seen name, image and likeness, NIL, completely flip the sports world on its head. Many fans across social media and in discussions have made claims that it has ruined the sports they love.  

While it has changed the way teams function, mainly in football, NIL is an important fundamental right of college athletes. Up until 2019, when California passed the Fair Pay to Play Act, allowing college athletes to earn money from their NILs, the NCAA profited off their names.  

However, anytime players or coaches were involved in a situation where they profited from the same thing, they would be punished through suspensions and award reductions. So, it was great to see this glaring hole in the system addressed at the time.  

The brand that is the NCAA and the brands that many schools have are built off the production and hard work of college athletes. Not to be compensated for that and reap the same benefits that top brands like SEC schools and Big Ten schools do is a major shortfall for college athletes.  

It’s been interesting to see the number of 18- and 19-year-olds becoming millionaires before even touching the field or court. NIL has reshaped recruitment, and many arguments are made that it has destroyed program loyalty. It is a fair case to make; former Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Nico Iamaleava is a perfect example of it.  

Over the course of the offseason, Iamaleava looked to renegotiate his NIL deals with Tennessee by seeking more money to stay with the school. This created a heated mainstream media debate and ultimately led to him transferring to the UCLA Bruins after Tennessee wouldn’t come to the table with him.  

Program loyalty has been negatively impacted by the rise of NIL deals and the use of the transfer portal. The portal has created the collegiate version of free agency. While both concepts are important to the function of college sports, they must be regulated.  

With NIL deals driving recruitment at the high school level and in the portal, players should not be able to force programs into renegotiations with ultimatums of jumping into the transfer portal.  

The best place to start is the NCAA, finding ways to collaborate with state governments to standardize rules, preventing bigger athletic programs from abusing these resources. As of now, states make their own laws around NIL compensation, most of which allow booster collectives to influence recruits to commit to their schools with NIL money. The NCAA has clashed with these laws on several occasions, but it is often ignored and rendered powerless.  

It would be a complicated road to finding common ground on a universal rule, but all parties should work not to compromise an athlete’s right to profit from their name, image and likeness. What comes to my mind is how beneficial NIL deals are to young athletes who come from difficult economic backgrounds.  

Until NIL money was allowed, many athletes from challenging environments had to bank everything they could on making it to the professional level. The probability of making it to the professional level of any sport is low, and even if some make it, not all experience the necessary longevity to benefit financially. 

With NIL money, these athletes now have a leg up, and it’s not the end of the world if they don’t make the NFL or NBA. They still receive an opportunity to create financial opportunity without having to wager their whole lives on their sport of choice.

As the era of NIL continues, programs and organizations will only continue to challenge the boundaries of the NCAA’s rules around NIL compensation. The sooner regulation can be made to give athletes and schools a balanced playing field, the sooner tradition and pageantry can be preserved in this modern era of collegiate sports.  

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Duke expert just admitted Louisville’s 5-star phenom is a walking nightmare

Louisville basketball’s incoming freshman Mikel Brown Jr. has been the talk of the summer so far, and not just for Louisville fans but the entire nation. The 5-star phenom recently represented Team USA in Switzerland at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, earning his second gold medal in his young career. While delivering elite performances, […]

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Louisville basketball’s incoming freshman Mikel Brown Jr. has been the talk of the summer so far, and not just for Louisville fans but the entire nation. The 5-star phenom recently represented Team USA in Switzerland at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, earning his second gold medal in his young career. While delivering elite performances, he impressed the rest of the nation.

Brown had experts from all over the world praising him, including some Kentucky fans and announcers, but the glorious silver lining was that Brown is emerging as one of the best players in college basketball. The 6-foot-5 guard showed off his elite playmaking ability the entire tournament, and led Team USA in points, assists, efficiency, and made 3-pointers.

While he was blatantly snubbed of the MVP award, his dominant gold medal run has a Duke expert warning Blue Devils fans of what is to come next season, and they are shivering with fear.

Related: Louisville basketball’s Mikel Brown Jr. proves he’s the best PG in college basketball

Duke expert just admitted Louisville’s 5-star phenom is a walking nightmare

Brown went on to average 14.9 points, 6.1 assists, and 2.1 rebounds per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 47.6 percent from the 3-point line. When Brown was on the floor, he controlled the pace of the game while playing his style of play. He was nailing 3-pointers from well beyond the arc while penetrating the defense and either finishing through contact or finding a shooter in the corner.

Louisville fans cannot wait to see him in red and black this upcoming season, playing alongside Adrian Wooley, Isaac McKneely, and Ryan Conwell. Brown should be just as dominant, and considering what’s to come, not only has Cardinals Nation been excited, but it has also left a Duke Blue Devils expert terrified.

Jason Evans, the host of Duke Basketball Roundup, is an expert who put out a social media post over the weekend about the Cardinals’ incoming freshman and warned Duke fans of what is to come.

Evans went on to state Brown is “HIM” and was referring to the viral image of Brown soaring through the air and trying to tomahawk and dunk on the New Zealand defender. While some Kentucky experts and fans only view this as a missed dunk, the rest of the nation is realizing this 6-foot-5 185, 185-pound guard is going to be an absolute beast.

Brown is the second-highest commit in program history, and with Pat Kelsey’s addition from the Transfer Portal and the key veterans he brought back, the 5-star guard is poised to break out next season.

Louisville currently has the No. 10 best odds to win the 2026 National Title and the second-best odds to win their first-ever ACC Title. Brown is expected to lead the ship and guide the Cards to their first Title since 2013, and be the first Cardinal selected as a top-five pick in an NBA Draft since Pervis Ellison in 1989.

Related: Louisville basketball’s Mikel Brown Jr. has Kentucky fans admitting the hype is real

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College athletics the way it was meant to be still exists at Barton

When he was named head football coach at the University of North Carolina, seven-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick proudly proclaimed that the Tar Heels would become the “NFL’s 33rd team.” It’s been reported that former Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg earned upwards of $28 million in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation and endorsements […]

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When he was named head football coach at the University of North Carolina, seven-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick proudly proclaimed that the Tar Heels would become the “NFL’s 33rd team.”

It’s been reported that former Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg earned upwards of $28 million in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation and endorsements during his one year with the Blue Devils.

And new N.C. State basketball coach Will Wade was investigated and subsequently fired for allegedly paying players during his time at LSU. With no trace of irony, his ability to pay players and construct a winning roster, primarily through the transfer portal, was cited as the primary reason for his hire by the Wolfpack.

To quote the famous line from Bob Dylan: “The times they are a-changin’.”

The NCAA that most of us know is virtually unrecognizable now. Terms like NIL, transfer portal, conference realignment and House settlement have forever altered the landscape of college sports. There is no question that we are looking at the professionalization of college football and basketball at the Division I level. The term “student-athlete” is nothing but a quaint reminder from the past, and the reality is that most football and basketball players are now more employees than students, and the whole enterprise has become transactional.

NIL legislation started with good intentions a few years ago. Student-athletes should be compensated for their name, image and likeness, especially now that college athletics has become a multi-billion-dollar business. However, NIL is a misnomer, as there were few guardrails put in place by the NCAA, and it quickly evolved into a recruiting inducement and pay-for-play system. To be clear, I don’t begrudge the athletes who are capitalizing; I wish NIL had been around in the 80’s when I played basketball at William & Mary. Back then, I was thrilled with an occasional post-game sandwich and maybe a pitcher of beer!

This new era of college sports is still wildly popular. Stadiums remain full, TV ratings go up every year and donors are spending millions to help build championship-caliber rosters. There is a never-ending chase for more money, and increased spending. And like many of you, I remain a fan and am still captivated by the College Football Playoff and March Madness (both of which are looking to expand, by the way).

I believe strongly in the power of sports to lift people up, to teach valuable lessons and forge lasting relationships. I know it because I lived it as a college basketball player and coach, and now as an athletic director. I know that coaches are educators, leaders, role models and mentors. I know the incredible value that a college degree holds, and the way it can impact a family for generations.

At Barton College, we approach athletics from a transformational standpoint, not a transactional one. We offer life-changing opportunities to our 700 student-athletes, and our focus is guiding them down the path of resilience and growth. You’ll see them not only on the field or court, but also serving as orientation leaders, resident assistants and research associates. While we play to win — and we do it a lot — the biggest “game” on the schedule is always graduation day. Athletics supports the mission and business model of the college, providing a positive and nurturing student-athlete experience, and competing to win in the classroom, in competition and in the Wilson community.

You can root for the Heels, Devils, Pack, or Pirates, but we are Wilson’s hometown college team, and we have no doubt you’ll root for the Bulldogs.

We have great coaches and staff, beautiful facilities, and talented student-athletes who compete at a high level. You know what we are? We’re what college athletics used to be, and what it was meant to be. We may have some navigate the transfer portal and a few Bulldogs dipping their toes into the NIL waters, but most of our student-athletes, including football and basketball players, are here to get a first-class education and to learn and grow as people.

Our games are affordable and many are free, and you can bring your kids onto the field or court after the game for a photo, no problem.

I look forward to seeing how Belichick and Wade do, and I’ll be rooting for Cooper Flagg.

But mostly, I’m proud to be part of the team, Wilson’s hometown team, at Barton College, where we still do it the right way.

Ken Tyler is Vice President and Director of Athletics at Barton College. A former NCAA Division I basketball player and coach in Divisions I, II and III, Tyler has spent over 30 years in college athletics. Prior to Barton, he served as Director of Athletics at the University of Mary Washington and West Virginia Wesleyan College. Tyler resides in Wilson with his wife Dr. Leona Ba Tyler.



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Thomas Castellanos just picked his biggest fight yet, fighting against the Playoff

This offseason, Florida State transfer quarterback Thomas Castellanos has lived in the headlines, and it hasn’t been for his performances at Florida State’s Spring Practices. During an interview, Thomas Castellanos aimed at Alabama, saying that the Crimson Tide no longer have Nick Saban to save them when the teams face off to start the season. […]

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This offseason, Florida State transfer quarterback Thomas Castellanos has lived in the headlines, and it hasn’t been for his performances at Florida State’s Spring Practices. During an interview, Thomas Castellanos aimed at Alabama, saying that the Crimson Tide no longer have Nick Saban to save them when the teams face off to start the season. In the same interview, Castellanos threw his teammates under the bus, claiming he finally has talent around him.

While Thomas Castellanos has challenged Alabama and his former Boston College teammates, he was challenging an opponent giving his side of transferring which didn’t make it all that bad even if he made himself a target. Thomas Castellanos’ latest challenge may be his boldest yet, and most likely a battle he has no chance of winning.

Thomas Castellanos becomes the 6th athlete to appeal the NCAA House Settlement

On Monday Night, a 6th athlete filed a notice of appeal regarding the NCAA House Settlement with an objection to the College Football Playoff’s role in the settlement.

Among the thousands of athletes in College sports, only 6 have filed appeals, with Castellanos being the most high-profile of the group. The argument Thomas Castellanos has with the House Settlement is an intriguing argument but, when it’s actually resolved will be a bigger question.

The biggest objection Thomas Castellanos has with the NCAA House Settlement is the role the College Football Playoff plays in the settlement. The College Football Playoff plays a massive part in the revenue, and based on the little information given about the appeal indicates it has significant coverage from the settlement.

The biggest impact that Castellanos and everyone else in the appeal has is on the former college athletes. The NCAA was ordered to issue $2.8 billion in back payments to former athletes but, the payments can’t be made until there are no outstanding appeals which will delay when former players receive their payments.

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