High school football has learned how to talk about concussions, at least on the surface. There are posters in locker rooms, baseline tests at the start of the season, earnest speeches at parent meetings about “when in doubt, sit them out.” On Friday...
College football spent the first few years of NIL living in a kind of intentional chaos. Everyone knew the rules were vague, everyone knew collectives were skirting them, and everyone knew no one really wanted to pull the first penalty trigger on a...
Nationally, sports have never felt bigger. Rights fees are through the roof, league valuations hit new records every year, and you can stream an out‑of‑market game from pretty much anywhere on earth. Scroll your phone and you are drowning in...
Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez did not just win another trophy. He walked into a lane that still measures the whole person, not only the player. A Trophy Built Around Leadership Rodriguez was named the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year...
September in Fayetteville does not ease you into football season. It announces itself. The last summer haze hangs over the Boston Mountains. The sky looks soft and sharp at the same time. Morning sun hits the hills and turns concrete into sculpture...







