Football

9/1/2026 |  Curt Cignetti’s sustained success has changed the game for No. 6 Indiana on the recruiting trail (Associated Press (AP)) Branden Sharpe started his prep career with lots of potential and endless college options.
His athleticism was obvious even before he entered Brownsburg High School in suburban Indianapolis. It didn’t take long for the lean, 5-foot-9 receiver to go from Football Bowl Subdivision hopeful to Power Four recruit.

9/1/2026 |  Will the pursuit of playoff berths at the top of college football cost FCS teams? Not so far (Associated Press (AP)) Overmatched FCS teams going into FBS stadiums to take a beating and leave with a half-million dollars is an annual rite of September, and there is no sign of a slowdown in the scheduling of so-called money games as the prospect of an expanded College Football Playoff looms.

9/1/2026 |  Kickers taken in the NFL draft rarely have long-term success with their original teams (Associated Press (AP)) GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers rookie Trey Smack’s preseason performance indicates he has what it takes to stick around for several years with the team that just drafted him.But the sixth-round pick from Florida must buck history to do it. There’s perhaps no other position with less of a correlation between a player’s draft status and his long-term success.

9/1/2026 |  Michigan Agrees to $1.2M Settlement With Woman Who Claimed Ex-Football Staffer Assaulted Her (Athletic Business) The University of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations brought by a woman who accused a former Wolverine football staff member of rape.

9/1/2026 |  UCLA fires AD Martin Jarmond days before Bob Chesney era begins, cites 'significant financial deficit' (CBS Sports) Just days before football coach Bob Chesney makes his UCLA debut, the school has fired athletic director Martin Jarmond. With the athletic department dealing with financial issues, chancellor Julio Frenk announced the decision to move on from Jarmond on Tuesday.