Division I hockey teams: how the rankings actually work
Hockey rankings are everywhere. On television, in your feed, in every group chat during a losing streak. But the useful question about…
August 12, 2026
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August 12, 2026
What Missouri’s $250 million tells us about where food money goes
Last week we wrote about the food brands feeding entire rosters. Chipotle handed out free entrée cards to nearly 2,000 athletes across…
August 12, 2026
Nine of the Top 10 Are on the Board. The Champs Are Ranked Eighth.
The AVCA released its Division I women’s volleyball preseason poll on Aug. 10, and the defending national champion came back eighth. Ten…
August 12, 2026
Three tenths of a point separate the top two linemen in college football
RALLYFUEL TEAM • AUGUST 5, 2026 • 7 MIN READ We pulled the NIL Index for eleven offensive linemen across Ohio State,…
August 11, 2026
UTSA College Sports and Tennis Programs
The landscape of collegiate athletics in Texas is fiercely competitive, but over the last decade, a vibrant powerhouse has emerged from the…
August 11, 2026
Akron found out what fans will actually pay for
The Zips sold participation instead of wins, and it outsold a decade of football. Here’s where that impulse should actually land. On…
August 11, 2026
Athlete Community Engagement: Building a Stronger Brand
A pro athlete’s influence goes way beyond the stadium these days. Fans don’t just cheer for the highlight reel anymore. They want…
August 10, 2026
The Stolen Spot: Baylor, Houston, and the Grudge the Big 12 Reopened
When the Southwest Conference collapsed, Baylor grabbed a lifeboat and Houston got left on the dock. Thirty years and one dead-even series…
August 10, 2026
Cotton Bowl: Latest Results, Recent History, and What to Know
The most recent Cotton Bowl was an upset. Miami beat Ohio State 24-14 on December 31, 2025, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington,…
August 10, 2026
The Rivalry You Don’t See: Indiana vs Purdue Across Eleven Sports
Everyone in the state can recite two numbers. Purdue leads the football series 77–44–6. Purdue leads men’s basketball 129–94. Those are the…
August 9, 2026
Two 9-4 teams, seven places apart on the NIL Index. Football explains one point of it.
USC and Washington both finished 9-4 in 2025. On the Football NIL Index, USC sits at 26.1, fourth nationally. Washington sits at…
August 9, 2026
“If you don’t want to win championships, go to Indiana.”
Drive south out of Indianapolis on State Road 37 and you end up in Bloomington, a limestone college town folded into the…
August 9, 2026