Sources: Big 12 ADs agree to ban professionals from returning - ESPN
Big 12 athletic directors have unanimously agreed to ban professionals from returning in all sports, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Wednesday.
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Sources: SEC to suspend head coaches who add pro players - ESPN
SEC schools that bring back NFL, NBA or WNBA players to their programs will face steep discipline under a new policy unanimously approved by the conference's 16 members, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.
Memo: NCAA defectors may not play for NFL team in 2026 - ESPN
The NFL, in a memo obtained by ESPN, informed its clubs Wednesday that any player who returns to the college ranks will be prohibited from signing with an NFL team this season.
SEC draws rule to stop NFL, NBA, WNBA players from returning - ESPN
The SEC joined the Big Ten on Tuesday in its unanimous opposition to athletes leaving the NFL and returning to college teams, swiftly passing a new conference rule that gives commissioner Greg Sankey full authority to enforce it «with penalties.»
Kiffin: Conferences using double standard with court orders - ESPN
Lane Kiffin isn't apologizing for LSU's decision to recruit tight end Dae'Quan Wright to its roster after Wright spent the past few months with the NFL's Cleveland Browns. In fact, he's pointing the finger back at the SEC and Big Ten for a moralistic double standard.
Sources: Vandy tabs Berlowitz QB1; 5-star Curtis to play in opener - ESPN
Vanderbilt senior Blaze Berlowitz will be the starting quarterback in the Commodores' Week 1 matchup with Austin Peay, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Tuesday.
SEC: Pro athletes should not 'return to college competition' - ESPN
The SEC on Monday issued a statement emphasizing its belief that athletes who choose to leave college athletics and sign professional contracts «should not then be permitted to return to college competition.»
Ole Miss had FBI sweep for bugs after Lane Kiffin's exit for LSU - ESPN
The executive director of Ole Miss' NIL collective said FBI agents searched the Rebels' football office for recording devices after former coach Lane Kiffin left for SEC rival LSU following the 2025 regular season.