Football

1/18/2026 |  College Football Playoff Meetings End Without Expansion Decision (Front Office Sports) Meetings of College Football Playoff executives Sunday ended without a decision on whether to expand the postseason for the 2026-27 season.
The CFP Management Committee, composed of a group of 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, has the authority to choose to expand. However, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey have the ultimate signoff and must agree in order for a new format to go forward.

1/16/2026 |  Bottle Service Minimums at Miami Clubs Are Cheaper Than CFP Tickets (Front Office Sports) Table minimums at the hottest Miami clubs are surprisingly tame around the national championship game on Monday night.
Front Office Sports surveyed three of the hottest clubs—in arguably the hottest club city in the country—about the minimum spend required to reserve a table Monday night when Miami takes on Indiana for the college football title. 

1/16/2026 |  College hoops gets another NFL lift amidst strong start (Sports Media Watch) College basketball got another NFL-fueled boost last weekend, part of an overall strong start to the season.
Airing immediately after a Rams-Panthers NFL Wild Card Game, last Saturday’s Maryland-UCLA men’s college basketball game averaged a 1.6 rating and 2.86 million viewers on FOX — the third-largest audience of the season on any network.

1/15/2026 |  VaTech drops meeting with JMU, top nonconference foe in Franklin’s 1st season, to fit in 9 ACC games (Associated Press (AP)) BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech canceled its football game against James Madison scheduled for September because of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s move from eight to nine conference games beginning in 2026.

1/15/2026 |  John Harbaugh and the Giants are working on a deal to make him their coach, AP sources say (Associated Press (AP)) John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are working on an agreement to make him the team’s head coach, three people with knowledge of the decision said Thursday.
The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been finalized. Harbaugh is not meeting with the Tennessee Titans and with the goal “reach the finish line with the Giants,” according to one of the people.