The targeting rule was supposed to make college football safer. Instead, it's become one of the most inconsistently applied penalties in American sports — ejecting defenders for bang-bang plays while genuinely dangerous hits slip through the cracks. Something has to give.
Jul 21, 2026
Everyone in college football has an opinion about the transfer portal, and most of those opinions involve words like 'disaster' and 'uncontrollable.' But here's the contrarian read: the chaos is doing exactly what it's supposed to do — punishing programs that got comfortable and rewarding the ones willing to evolve. Bad coaches don't deserve the protection the old system gave them.
Jul 20, 2026
NIL deals were supposed to give college athletes their fair share — and that goal was worth fighting for. But in college basketball, the money is flowing in ways that are quietly dismantling competitive balance, inflating unproven recruits, and turning programs into bidding wars. The sport has a problem, and it's time to say it out loud.
Jul 20, 2026
The NIL era promised players a fair shake and fans a more dynamic sport. What it actually delivered was a system where six programs with unlimited boosters run a permanent auction house — and everyone else just watches. The chaos is real, and it's not going away.
Jul 20, 2026