2026 predictions for college sports - from NIL and Title IX lawsuits to athlete employment and eligibility battles

A renewed focus on athlete mental health

The losers and winners of college sports in 2025

The cost of being Division I

The ripple effects of the “sports IPO”

How the Pruitt case could crack show-cause

What college campuses owe the young people they are meant to protect

Eli Drinkwitz’s candid warning about the misaligned economics of college sports

The growing role of private equity in college sports and its implications for Title IX transparency

Why the Patterson case may be a tipping point for NCAA eligibility rules and what comes next

The accelerating push toward collective bargaining and how schools like Utah are turning to private equity to fund the future — and the risks that come with it

Why the CFP debate is a mess of its own making

A must-follow JMU fan account

A potential NIL “buyout” case to watch closely

NCAA’s SCORE Act collapse shows why CARA is the real fix

The WNBA and NWSL face their own structural reckonings as revenue grows faster than governance

Why schools are forming LLCs to control commercial assets, NIL operations, and sponsorship revenue

Michigan State’s $1B athletics campaign and the real question of where that money actually goes

A breakdown of where college sports stand and the four diverging paths taking shape.

The Players Era Festival and what team-wide NIL payments really mean

A new documentary on the financial crisis facing Olympic athletes

Why Title IX lawsuits over revenue sharing may hit the courts next year

How the CSC’s proposed University Participant Agreement leaves institutions exposed and student-athletes unprotected

The ripple effects of the House settlement on HBCUs and women’s sports

Jordan Acker on conference realignment and what’s coming next

Lane Kiffin’s decision as a real-time barometer for the future of college sports