The NCAA is so hell-bent on preventing student-athletes from earning revenue from their likeliness that they’ve warned California schools could be banned from winning championships if a controversial piece of legislature isn’t dropped. The related bill has advanced in California’s higher education committee, so we may be heading towards a show down.
Here’s a great argument that we’ve been thinking about conference realignment all wrong. TV markets aren’t as important as they used to be now that streaming has taken over.