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Why College Sports Marketing Fails Without On-Field Success
Why College Sports Marketing Fails Without On-Field Success Tre’Jean Watkins In this current era of NIL, schools nationwide have been tasked with finding new ways to attract donors and spenders. In turn, that effort relies a lot more on marketing and selling the product you have on hand, in this case, major sports, which are
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How I Believe the Top 10 College Football Teams Will Finish the Season
How I Believe the Top 10 College Football Teams Will Finish the Season Shawn Gates Here’s my take on how the top 10 teams in college football will finish this season and how I see things playing out. 1. Ohio State The number one team in the country, Ohio State, boasts the most talented roster
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Eagles Collapse in Fourth Quarter as Broncos Rally for Comeback Win
Eagles Collapse in Fourth Quarter as Broncos Rally for Comeback Win Will Wier The Eagles lost their first game in 2025. In this game, the Eagles were up big in the second half before allowing the Denver Broncos to score 18 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. You can not talk about this game without
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Michigan State Partners with Student Athlete Score to Advance NIL Strategy
Michigan State Teams Up with Student Athlete Score to Boost NIL Growth and Strategy Muhammad Hashir Student Athlete Score has a strategic partnership with Michigan State Athletics to improve its strategy on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL). This partnership is meant to give Michigan State’s student-athletes and teams access to the latest tools, which will
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The NIL Domino Effect And How Smaller Schools Are Struggling To Keep Up
The NIL Domino Effect: Smaller Schools Struggle to Keep Up Marzell Davis Since the NCAA approved Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights in 2021, the conversation has centered primarily on big-time athletes signing endorsement deals and cashing in at powerhouse programs. But there’s another side to this story, one that doesn’t get as much attention.
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Eagles Survive Buccaneers’ Rally in the Tampa Heat
Will Weir The Eagles can beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The heat was a factor in this game, and the Eagles had to prepare by going down to Tampa Bay a day earlier. It felt like the temperature was over 100 degrees at times during the game. The Buccaneers have been the Eagles’ kryptonite over
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Is Women’s Volleyball The Fastest-Growing College Sport?
Is Women’s Volleyball The Fastest-Growing College Sport? Marzell Davis College athletics have long been dominated by football Saturdays and March Madness. But over the last few years, another sport has been quietly surging in popularity: women’s volleyball. What was once considered a niche interest is now pulling massive crowds, landing primetime TV slots, and becoming
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Former Westview Star Ty Simpson Shines as Alabama Upsets Georgia
Former Westview Star Ty Simpson Shines as Alabama Upsets Georgia When the lights shined brightest in Athens, Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson delivered the kind of performance that cements reputations. The junior signal-caller passed for 276 yards and two touchdowns while adding a rushing score to guide the Crimson Tide past Georgia 24–21 in a primetime
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How Year-Round Training Impacts College Athletes
The Hidden Strain: How Year-Round Training Impacts College Athletes Marzell Davis The phrase “student-athlete” often paints a picture of a balanced schedule in the morning, afternoon practice, and weekend games. Today’s college athletes live in a 24/7 cycle of training, competition, and recovery that leaves little time for anything else. The Never-Ending Calendar For football
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West Tennessee’s Bo Hardegree Takes Over Titans Play-Calling Duties
West Tennessee’s Bo Hardegree Takes Over Titans Play-Calling Duties There is a new play-caller in Nashville, and the move lands squarely at the intersection of urgency and familiarity. Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan has handed off offensive play-calling duties to quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree, a West Tennessee native with a dozen NFL seasons on