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
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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
Eckerd vs. Saint Leo: The SSC Rivalry That Just Flipped, and Why Both Fan Bases Should Be Fueling Up
There’s no trophy. There’s no branded name like the Iron Bowl. But if you’ve been anywhere near a Sunshine State Conference gym…
August 8, 2026
Stanford Just Made 50 Straight Years of History. Almost No One Is Paying the Gymnasts.
TL:DR Stanford men’s gymnastics beat Oklahoma 329.825 to 328.495 in April to win its 11th NCAA title, its sixth in seven years,…
August 8, 2026
Buzzer Beaters and Bad Blood: The FGCU vs FAU Rivalry Is South Florida’s Best Kept Secret
When people talk about college basketball rivalries, they reach for the blue bloods. Duke and Carolina. Michigan and Ohio State. But quietly,…
August 7, 2026
No Trophy, No Problem: BYU vs Arizona State Returns October 31
Some rivalries hand out a bronze rack of ribs. Some hand out an old brass bell. This one hands out nothing at…
August 7, 2026
The Battle for the Bones: Memphis vs UAB Returns October 10
Week 6 | October 10, 2026 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN By the RallyFuel Team Some rivalry trophies are crystal…
August 6, 2026
What Are Some Common Topics Discussed by Coastal Carolina Fans?
Step onto the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, or log into any platform dedicated to the Chanticleers, and…
August 6, 2026
2026 Pop-Tarts Bowl: The Big 12 Has Won Three Straight, and the ACC Is Overdue
Bowl season has a participation problem. Half the country spends December arguing about which stars will opt out, which starters have already…
August 6, 2026
The quarterback the scouts rank first is eighth here. The one they rank seventh is first.
The Athletic surveyed roughly three dozen coaches, general managers, personnel directors and scouts, then ranked all 138 projected FBS starting quarterbacks. They…
August 5, 2026
Crypto NIL Deals: XRP on the Jersey, Galaxy on the Stadium
On July 8, Kansas Athletics announced that an XRP logo would appear on the uniforms of all its teams, the first time…
August 5, 2026
Tuskegee vs. Morehouse: The Granddaddy of All Classics Just Got a New Chapter
Some rivalry games are events. The Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic is a holiday. The Golden Tigers of Tuskegee and the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse…
August 4, 2026