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NCAA President declares who's in charge of NIL

Speaking in Indianapolis, hometown of its headquarters, NCAA President Charlie Baker divulged that college athletics’ top governing body … will not be governing NIL, if the House Settlement finally passes as expected. During the Knight Commission’s annual spring meeting, held this day inside Indianapolis’ downtown Marriott, Baker told the assembled crowd that college athletics’ Power […]

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NCAA President declares who's in charge of NIL

During the Knight Commission’s annual spring meeting, held this day inside Indianapolis’ downtown Marriott, Baker told the assembled crowd that college athletics’ Power Conferences — ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC — would have oversight of implementing the rules of the long-awaited House Settlement — if the measure is granted final approval in the coming days or weeks in the Oakland, California, courtroom of U.S. District Court of Northern California Judge Claudia Wilken.

Baker, as detailed by Front Office Sports, among other outlets, disclosed that the Power Conferences would have oversight of the revenue-sharing distribution component, as well as of the vetting of Name, Image and Likeness. (NIL) deals.

The settlement, in the range of $2.8 billion and already agreed to by both sides but awaiting Wilken’s stamped approval, not only outlines the revenue-distribution component moving forward, with the measure set to start at up to $20.5 million in distribution per participating school July 1 of this year, but also provides backpay compensation from the NCAA as part of the settlement terms.

Additionally, the future vetting of NIL deals would include a third-party arbiter — Deloitte, which would be in charge of determining fair-market value of NIL deals for student-athletes in excess of $600.

The news about the NCAA’s imminent step-back process arrives as all the Power Conferences hold their own various spring meetings. The ACC’s meetings concluded last week in Florida; the Big Ten’s are presently in session in Los Angeles and next week, the SEC meets in Sandestin, Florida, for its annual gathering of all conference leaders, including SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, as well as every member school’s president, athletics director and head football coach, among other dignitaries. Big 12 Conference meetings also are scheduled in the coming days.

Baker, as quoted in the Front Office Sports report, says, “The Power Conferences’ response is to create an entity, the College Sports Commission. The point behind that (College Sports Commission) was to create an entity that would see the cap management system and and the third-party NIL system, have rules associated with both; create enforcement parameters for violating those rules under the rubric that would be the theoretical injunction.”

In layman’s terms: it’s a step from college’s athletics latest, emerging power structure to lend some semblance of guardrails and oversight in the upcoming revenue-sharing era in order to slow down or thwart what essentially is the current “pay-for-play” system, as an NCAA official detailed earlier this month at the National Football Operations Organization’s annual meetings in Frisco, Texas, and as FootballScoop previously detailed.

ESPN has previously reported that the CEO of the fledgling, not-yet-fully-formed College Sports Commission, would be granted power moving forward to dole out discretionary punishments if it is determined that a school violated or circumvented the parameters of the House Settlement revenue-sharing agreement and corresponding terms.

Every conference, in same fashion, is not only confronting the expected knowns of the proposed House Settlement but also dealing with the still-gray areas; indeed, without federal regulations or oversight, state laws continue to take centerstage, such as Tennessee’s Danny White, the school’s fourth-year athletics director and former UCF boss, indicating the Vols would adhere to the state’s regulations and not the more stringent cap of the $20.5 million proposed by the House Settlement — a number that sources told FootballScoop was a step in the right direction favored by Sankey for a potentially more equal playing field in the league.

Additionally, the Power Conferences continue to game plan strategy surrounding the upcoming 12-team College Football Playoff, the last agreed-upon format, as well as the imminent expansion of the field to at least 14 if not 16 teams in 2026.

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Top 2026 prospect Savvy Swords commits to Kentucky

Top 2026 prospect Savvy Swords has committed to Kentucky, she announced on Saturday evening. Swords, a 6-1 wing from Brookville (NY) Long Island Lutheran chose the Wildcats over UCLA, South Carolina, Michigan and Notre Dame. Swords is the younger sister of current Michigan women’s basketball player Syla Swords. Savvy is ranked No. 9 in On3’s […]

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Top 2026 prospect Savvy Swords has committed to Kentucky, she announced on Saturday evening. Swords, a 6-1 wing from Brookville (NY) Long Island Lutheran chose the Wildcats over UCLA, South Carolina, Michigan and Notre Dame.

Swords is the younger sister of current Michigan women’s basketball player Syla Swords. Savvy is ranked No. 9 in On3’s recent update of the top 2026 recruits in the nation. She’s a versatile threat who has a strong ability to shoot from deep and rebound the ball at a high level.

Last year for the U17 FIBA World Cup Canadian National Team, she averaged 16.3 points and six rebounds per game while shooting 50% from deep and 88% from the free throw line.

Swords is Kentucky’s second commitment in the 2026 class, as they’ve also landed premier point guard Maddyn Greenway.

“In high school, I’m very much scoring at all three levels and playmaking,” Greenway told On3 in a previous interview. “I’m undersized, so I utilize my speed a lot and play at a fast pace. I thrive in transition. When I play at EYBL, I play more of a true point guard role and passing first.”

The Wildcats are still in on some of the top recruits in the nation, including Olivia Vukosa, Mimi Thiero and Emily McDonald.

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Predicting ratings of Clemson football’s top 5 players in College Football 26

Between Cade Klubnik and Peter Woods, the pick for the highest-rated Tiger wasn’t an easy one. I opted to go with Woods because many consider him the best defensive lineman in college football and the projected No. 1 overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft. Which is a fair assessment of the superstar on the […]

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Which is a fair assessment of the superstar on the defensive line.

Woods may not have the defensive numbers that TJ Parker did during the 2024 season but that’s because it’s much more difficult to put up gaudy numbers as a defensive tackle compared to an edge rusher. He still managed to finish with 28 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and three sacks to go along with a forced fumble. He’s considered one of the most dominant players in the country.

Entering his junior season, Woods is probably the best defensive lineman in the sport and he should be treated as such via the College Football 26 ratings.

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Could Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King be a Heisman trophy darkhorse?

The Heisman trophy is the biggest individual award in college football, given to the player that is voted as the best player in college football every season, and while there have been a lot of players win the Heisman trophy, there has not been a single Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets player that has won it. […]

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To be a Heisman winner, there are two main categories that you have to hit the head of the nail on, and that is stats and likability. King already has one of those boxes checked, as he became one of America’s college football sweethearts overnight with his heroic performance against the Yellow Jackets in-state rival Georgia Bulldogs in the regular season finale last season.

However, the other box that King will have to check is for stats. While he has produced with his legs, becoming one of the top dual threat quarterbacks in college football last season, King missed/was barely used in a four game stretch last season due to injury. If he wants any chance of winning the trophy this season, he will need to remain healthy for every game.

King still has some work left to do in the passing game, as he only threw for 2,114 yards and 14 touchdowns last season, but he did fix his turnover problem from the season before, only throwing two interceptions all season.

King and the Yellow Jackets are slated for a big season in 2025, and he could be the poster child for the team, and if they do well enough, IO think that King could generate significant buzz for the Heisman trophy, and could end up in New York for the Heisman ceremony in January.

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Dreketi Central College storms into U17 semi final after 11-nil thrashing of Tabia College

Dreketi Central College storms into U17 semi final after 11-nil thrashing of Tabia College Dreketi Central College thrashed Tabia College 11 nil as they secured a spot in the semi final of the Labasa Secondary School U17 semi final. They will take on Waiqele College in the second semi final while Vunimoli Islamia College will […]

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Dreketi Central College storms into U17 semi final after 11-nil thrashing of Tabia College

Dreketi Central College thrashed Tabia College 11 nil as they secured a spot in the semi final of the Labasa Secondary School U17 semi final.

They will take on Waiqele College in the second semi final while Vunimoli Islamia College will take on Seaqaqa Central College in the first semi final.

The semi finals are on Saturday at Labasa Muslim College ground.

In other results today, Dreketi Central college beat Ahmadia Muslim College 5-3, Waiqele Secondary School and Naikavaki Secondary School finished the match nil all, Labasa College beat Ahmadia Muslim Secondary School 3-nil while Vunimoli Islamia College thrashed Naikavaki 8-nil

Meanwhile, Cuvu college beat Lomawai Secondary School to win the Nadroga Secondary School U17 title.

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Predicting ratings of Clemson football’s top 5 players in College Football 26

A projected 93 overall rating at No. 3 on the Tigers’ list of top players heading into the EA Sports College Football 26 video game? That’s how good I think this roster is. TJ Parker would be the best defender on 99 percent of teams in college football, but because he shares the defensive line […]

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A projected 93 overall rating at No. 3 on the Tigers’ list of top players heading into the EA Sports College Football 26 video game? That’s how good I think this roster is.

TJ Parker would be the best defender on 99 percent of teams in college football, but because he shares the defensive line with potentially the No. 1 overall NFL Draft prospect for 2026, he comes in at No. 3 on the Tigers and No. 2 on Clemson’s defense, in terms of player ratings.

Parker had an incredible sophomore season with the Tigers, recording 57 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss, and 11 sacks which followed up an impressive freshman season in 2023.

Now, with two elite seasons under his belt, he’s projected to be a top-10 pick in next April’s NFL Draft and I think he’s one of the best defensive linemen the new EA Sports game has to offer.

If you choose to play with Clemson, utilizing two elite defensive linemen will be fun.

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NCAA issues statement explaining controversial ejections of Coastal Carolina coaches in CWS final

Controversy is an annual part of the Men’s College World Series, and this year’s edition was no exception. So much so, the NCAA was forced to issue a detailed statement explaining the latest incident. The NCAA issued a three paragraph statement addressing the controversial double-ejection of Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall and first-base coach […]

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Controversy is an annual part of the Men’s College World Series, and this year’s edition was no exception. So much so, the NCAA was forced to issue a detailed statement explaining the latest incident.

The NCAA issued a three paragraph statement addressing the controversial double-ejection of Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall and first-base coach Matt Schilling in the first inning of Sunday’s Game 2 in the best-of-three Men’s College World Series final vs. LSU.

“NCAA Playing Rule 3-6-f-Note 1 states that balls, strikes, half swings or decisions about hit-by-pitch situtations are not to be argued,” the NCAA statement read. “After a warning, any player or coach who continued to argue bals, strikes, half swings, or a hit-by-pitch situation shall be ejected from the game.”

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The NCAA further clarified that both Schnall and Schilling were assessed an additional two-game suspension on top of the required one-game suspension, which will be assessed to start the 2026 season after the Chanticleers were swept by LSU in the best-of-three game final series this weekend. So, outside of an appeal, both coaches will be suspended for three games to begin next season.

“In addition to today’s ejections, Coach Schnall is suspended for the next two games per NCAA Playing Rule 5-15-a-4, which states that an additional two-game suspension is added to any other penalties,” the NCAA statement read. “NCAA Playing Rule 2-26-f states that an assistant coach, if ejected, is automatically suspended for one game. Per NCAA Playing Rule 5-15-a-4, an additional two-game suspension is added to any other penalties. By rule, Coach Schilling is suspended for three games.”

At least the ejections ended there.

Coastal Carolina associate AD Patrick Osborne debunks rumor AD Chance Miller was ejected

Following the ejection of multiple Coastal Carolina coaches in a College World Series championship series against LSU, rumors swirled that another individual had also been ejected. That being Coastal Carolina athletics director Chance Miller.

But Miller has not been ejected, according to a report from Coastal Carolina associate athletics director Patrick Osborne. Osborne tweeted as much on Sunday afternoon.

“Please feel free to use this as official confirmation, the rumors on social media are 100 percent false,” Osborne wrote. “[Coastal Carolina] athletics director Chance Miller has not been ejected. He’s in the stands supporting [Coastal Baseball] as he has been this entire trip and season.”

The drama started early in Game 2 of the series on Sunday. The first inning was marred by the multiple ejections.

— On3’s Thomas Goldkamp contributed to this report.

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