DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In a tense conference at the Globe Cup on Sunday, FIFA tried using to end a standoff with European teams about donning unauthorized captain armbands for an anti-discrimination campaign that attracts notice to Qatar.
It did not perform.
FIFA preferred 7 European soccer federations to back down from making it possible for their captains to have on “One Love” armbands — a heart-formed multi-colored emblem aimed at exposing the host country’s history on human rights.
FIFA failed to persuade the Europeans with a counter-proposal introduced Saturday, and backed by United Nations companies, of armbands with socially aware, although generic, slogans.
The urgency of the assembly at a luxurious hotel in Doha was mainly because England, the Netherlands and Wales all participate in Monday in their respective Earth Cup opening video games.
“I imagine we’ve created it distinct that we want to use it,” England captain Harry Kane mentioned Sunday night in Doha ahead of taking part in Iran.
Wales coach Robert Web page claimed it will be “no unique for us” at the late match on Monday against the United States.
It sets up the prospect of viewers throughout the world viewing in back-to-back-to-back video games a image of disapproval with the host nation and defiance of FIFA on the arms of Kane, Wales captain Gareth Bale and Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk.
“We will stay with the European situation,” German soccer federation president Bernd Neuendorf mentioned a working day after staff captain Manuel Neuer had promised to put on the “One Love” armband from Japan on Wednesday.
“FIFA arrived up with their personal armband plan just two days back. That was not appropriate for us,” Neuendorf advised German broadcaster ZDF.
Other officials declined to remark when leaving the meeting, but some mentioned the heated tone of exchanges.
FIFA also declined to comment, but on Saturday said it was “committed to using the energy of soccer to effect favourable modify all over the earth.”
The armband dispute flared two months back and is still not solved on the opening day of the tournament inspite of being a clear breach of FIFA rules.
“For FIFA final competitions, the captain of every team ought to use the captain’s armband supplied by FIFA,” the soccer body’s gear rules condition.
A equivalent rule is penned into tournament guidelines for this year’s Planet Cup.
FIFA would ordinarily open up disciplinary cases if groups breached the rule, but its scope for punishment is most likely constrained to imposing fines of about 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,500) on some of its wealthiest member federations.
The “One Love” campaign promotes variety and inclusion in soccer and was started off in the Netherlands. Final 12 months, Georginio Wijnaldum wore the armband at a European Championship sport in Hungary with the consent of UEFA, the governing overall body of European soccer.
In September, 10 European teams mentioned their captains would wear the armband in approaching UEFA-organized video games. Eight of individuals experienced experienced to participate in in Qatar and said they would also check with FIFA for authorization. France has since withdrawn aid citing a desire to clearly show regard for Qatar.
FIFA had not publicly responded to the requests ahead of president Gianni Infantino introduced an in-household choice in Doha.
The FIFA option of slogans for team game titles include “SaveThePlanet,” “ProtectChildren” and “ShareTheMeal.” The slogan “NoDiscrimination” — the only a single aligned with the European teams’ would like — will appear at the quarterfinal phase.
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Runners are skinny white people. This was what Alison Mariella Désir thought until she came across a social media post from a friend, a 200-pound Black man, who was training for his first marathon.
Looking for a way to break through a persistent bout of depression, she signed up for a marathon as well. Much to her surprise, after 16 weeks of training with a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society running club in Manhattan’s Central Park, Désir completed the race. And from then on she was hooked.
In her new memoir Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn’t Built for Us, Désir tells the story of her non-traditional path to long distance running. Along the way, she reframes the history of American running by including the contributions of little known, yet influential Black runners in the narrative. Runners like ultra-marathon pioneer Ted Corbitt, Olympian and activist Wyomia Tyus and the first Black woman to win a marathon Marilyn Bevans, among others.
In the decade since her start in the sport, she’s completed many runs, including the New York and Boston Marathons and the Run For All Women from Harlem to Washington, DC. She’s also served as a founding co-chair of the Running Industry Diversity Coalition, a nonprofit founded in July 2020 that is devoted to increasing racial equity and fostering greater inclusion across all aspects of the sport and associated industry.
As Running While Black makes a case for why anyone might consider giving running a try, it also delivers a searing indictment of the ways in which the running industry perpetuates white supremacy and the marginalization of non-white voices. Désir also advocates for concrete steps the sport can take toward becoming more inclusive.
Author Alison Désir says running helped her reconnect with her body and gain insight into herself. She founded the running group Harlem Run to help other people of color find their way into the sport.
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Author Alison Désir says running helped her reconnect with her body and gain insight into herself. She founded the running group Harlem Run to help other people of color find their way into the sport.
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Désir spoke to NPR about how running transformed her relationship to her body, starting a running club in Harlem focused on attracting more people of color to the sport, and what she tells people who are intimidated by marathons.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
When did you first get the idea to write this book?
After the murder of Ahmaud Arbery [in 2020]. I wrote this [op-ed] piece right before Mother’s Day, which is also Ahmaud’s birthday, about this new weight of living in this world as a Black woman with a son, who one day may find himself in spaces where he’s unable to move freely through, where he has to correct himself or make himself small in order to appease the white gaze. And I talked about how the running industry, the running community, has always been deeply racially divided.
The op-ed went viral. Black folks were like, ‘Thank you for finally putting this into words, what our experience is.’ And many white people were completely shocked, had never considered what it was to run as somebody who was not white. And I was like, ‘Okay, I need to write this book so that it hopefully draws awareness to these inequities and enacts some change.’
Give us an example of how running has changed your life and why embodiment is important.
When I was running my first marathon I was depressed, I was struggling with anxiety. My body was like a shell and all I wanted was to mute any kind of feeling that I had. I was drinking, I was overdosing on NyQuil [and] taking Xanax. And what running provided for me was my body was awakened again. It was simple things like recognizing that, Oh, when I run this distance, I have pain in my muscles and that means that I’ve been working hard. [Or], ‘when I’m running at this pace, my breath sounds like this.’
I just started to notice what was going on with my body and receive that feedback, which is a really powerful force. Many of us are so disconnected from our bodies, we start to lose sense of what it’s telling us. So running for me was reconnecting with who I was.
And I want that experience for everybody. It doesn’t necessarily just come through running, it can come through walking, kayaking, hiking, any activity that’s repetitive, that allows you to receive feedback and gain insight into yourself.
Wyomia Tyus breaks the tape to win the women’s 100-meter Olympic final, October 15, 1968, in Mexico City, beating out teammate Barbara Ferrell, center, who was second, and Irena Szewinski, left, of Poland who was third. Tyus’s time of 11.0 seconds, bettered the official world and Olympic records.
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When did you know that running was going to become an important part of your life, and something you wanted to share with your community?
I completed that first marathon and I knew that I wanted to continue running. But I also knew that throughout my experience, there were mostly white people around. I wanted to ultimately share this transformation with other people like me. I knew that there were other Black people in my community, who if only they started long distance running, they could feel the same things that I felt. They could see their world expanding. They could feel a deep sense of connection. They could really work out problems on the run.
So I started this organization, Harlem Run. It was through building it that I first became aware that there was an industry – that there are people who want to sell us things. There are people who are feeding this idea of who a runner is. At the time, I thought that a runner was a skinny white person. I remember looking at magazines and thinking, ‘Wow, there are only white people on the cover.’ I started to realize these messages didn’t just appear in my head, I’m consuming the industry the way that this sport is commodified.
At what point did you know that you were making a difference with Harlem Run?
I knew that I was making a difference when the same people [kept] coming back. It was people who were looking forward to this Monday evening activity, because there was the opportunity to share stories with folks. People were sharing really vulnerable pieces of themselves. People were challenging themselves physically. And also, as adults, we don’t really get an opportunity to feel a part of something like when you’re younger. So people finally felt like they had this other community. And I remember one of the guys asking “can we make sweatshirts with Harlem Run on them?” And I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, people want to scream from the rooftops that this is theirs. ‘
You started out writing about the history of running and then you discovered something new about the contributions of Black Americans to running. Tell us about that.
I was on this panel about the legacy of Ted Corbitt. [I learned] that without Ted Corbitt and the New York Pioneer Club, an organization from Harlem founded by three Black men [in 1936], there would be no long distance running movement. It blew my mind. I thought, well, we were there, like we’ve been here this entire time, we’re responsible for why the sport exists. And yet, we’re made to feel secondary or excluded? And that shook me. On one hand, it made me realize, well, it’s my responsibility. Ted Corbitt and others, they blazed the trail and now I have to carry the torch and tell this story. But it also made me realize just how fragile history is and how in the wrong hands, history is contorted in a way that Black and brown folks don’t even matter.
Left: Archival photo of Ted Corbitt. Right: Ted Corbitt at the 1975 New York City Marathon.
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So tell us more about Ted Corbitt and the impact of the New York Pioneer Running Club.
Corbitt was born in the South and he lived in New York. He was just an incredible athlete. He would run like 20 miles a day, 10 miles to work 10 miles back. He was regularly running 100-mile races. Many people call him the grandfather of long distance running, or the father of the ultra marathon.
He’s the one who ushered in this movement of precise mileage, of actually marking courses. He brought this concept of, if we want our sport to grow, we really have to have accurate measuring. That laid the foundation for long distance running being competitive and being taken seriously.
Perhaps most importantly, Ted Corbitt is the person who had the idea for the five borough New York City Marathon. If you were to Google that information right now, you will likely not find that story, because a white man is credited for that.
New York Road Runners, which manages the New York City Marathon, directly descended from the New York Pioneer Club. [The founders] were revolutionary in saying that this would be a club for people of all races. This was before baseball was integrated. This was revolutionary, having Jewish people, Black people and Irish folks running together. You’re talking about really the creation of what we say [now] about running being accessible. Those are ideas from Black folks. It’s a civil rights story.
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You can find a bust of Ted Corbitt in the New York Roadrunners’ RunCenter. But when you think about who has been championed, and whose name is said, it is not any of the folks from the New York Pioneer Club, or Ted Corbitt. That’s something that New York Road Runners is working to address, but it’s sort of like we’re going back to make a correction. Everybody should have known his name.
And I just think like, Wow, what an impact would that have been? If I had known that Ted Corbitt, and these three Black men in Harlem and this organization existed, I would have known that long distance running is for me, because my people helped create it.
I have to say that it is a mind-bending thing to realize that the father of ultra-marathons was a Black man running to work.
Exactly. On the one hand, we regularly hear things like Black people don’t do X or like, this is white people [stuff]. But then on the other hand, you think about the climate in which Ted Corbitt was running, where often he had to skip events because they were dangerous for him [as a Black man], or he would use the Green Book in order to figure out where he could stay in the country. There were instances where the New York Pioneer Club actually decided not to participate in a race, because they would have to stay in segregated dorms, and they decided to protest that. There’s just levels to the ways in which we are divorced from our stories and our histories, and then made to believe that something is not for us. I hope that my book forces people to question the stories that are being told.
What do you hope stakeholders in the running industry will take away from your book?
The last third [of my book] is challenging the industry to take action. And I put it in the context of “will the industry have the endurance to stick with it?” Because long distance running is an endurance sport. And what I hope is through reading this book that people feel called to continue to take action.
In the past two years, there was a lot of excitement and interest initially, because these issues of racial inequity felt really tangible. [Now] it has sort of trickled out and it’s no longer making the news, so it doesn’t feel as urgent. But I hope that a book like this reminds people that while the work is urgent, it’s a marathon. It’s about your daily choices as an individual. It’s about your civic engagement. It’s about the decisions that you make in the boardroom. It’s about who’s in your marketing materials.
And on the other side of it, I also hope that Black folks realize that whether or not the industry changes as fast as we’d like it to, we are resilient, powerful, innovative and we will continue to create our own spaces where we can thrive.
What would you say to people who might be intimidated by long distance running?
Running is really hard. If it weren’t hard, everyone would be doing it. But I will say that it’s not that it gets easier, but that you become more equipped at doing it. You get more comfortable with the discomfort, and you get stronger. And it becomes something that you love.
For many people, when they think of running, they’re thinking of a particular person or a particular experience that they’ve seen. So when they say I can’t run, it’s because they’re thinking of Allyson Felix running the 400 meters in the Olympics. But running is many things. You can move in a way that will be good for your body. And that can start as walking, that can be run-walking. So I would say give yourself some grace, but by all means, try it.
Beandrea July (@beandreadotcom) is a writer and audio producer from Dayton, Ohio.
One of the primary storylines throughout Week 5 was a curiosity over how many undefeated teams would make it through the weekend maintaining that moniker. College football’s oft-unbalanced schedules create circumstances in which teams can get through the first month of the season with a zero in the loss column even if that’s not indicative of their true standing within the sport. It’s right about now — one-third of the way through the season — when conference play begins and that number declines rapidly.
Week 5 was a “prove it” period for many teams in the eyes of the AP Top 25 poll voters.
Oklahoma State and Ole Miss are two examples of teams coming out on the positive end of this “prove it” weekend with both remaining undefeated despite facing ranked opponents . The Cowboys’ best win had previously been Arizona State until Mike Gundy’s squad got in and out of Waco, Texas, with a win against Baylor. Similarly, the Rebels had just one win against a Power Five opponent prior to holding off Kentucky with a pair of fourth-quarter defensive stands. Oklahoma State and Ole Miss are not only slated for a bump up in the rankings, they picked up wins that will solidify their positions as two of the better teams in the country.
Just as we saw some ranked teams solidify their position, others fell short in their “prove it” opportunities. Minnesota had surged into the national picture with its win against Michigan State but will drop in the polls after falling to Purdue. The same was expected for Washington and Florida State as they were also favored to win this weekend but instead dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten. How voters respond to these setbacks will differ, but what’s certain is that all of these teams will be ranked lower than they were going into the weekend.
The most interesting debate for the AP Top 25 will be how the voters reward previously unranked teams that made it through the weekend undefeated. Kansas was the first team on the outside looking in last week — don’t blame us, they were No. 23 in the CBS Sports 131 — so the Jayhawks appearing in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2009 is basically a guarantee.
However, the rest of the group was not as well represented in last week’s balloting. Will simply being undefeated be enough to jump other teams in the battle for those last 10-12 spots? UCLA and TCU seem like locks to not only be ranked but see massive jumps ahead of one-loss teams that were ranked last week as the Bruins knocked off Washington Friday night and TCU absolutely throttled Oklahoma Saturday afternoon. Still, Syracuse (ranked in the Coaches Poll last week), James Madison and others will be looking for more respect from the AP Top 25 voters.
Here’s how we think the new AP Top 25 college football rankings will look on Sunday.
1. Georgia (Last week — 1): The Bulldogs will drop some of their 55 first-place votes after avoiding an upset at Missouri, just not enough to lose the No. 1 spot. The concerns over the quality of performance these last two weeks are fair as the debate continues around the top three teams in the country, but 87{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} of voters thought the Bulldogs were No. 1 last week, and a narrow win won’t be the reason a majority of those voters change their mind Sunday.
2. Alabama (2): All the attention will be on Bryce Young’s status after the reigning Heisman Trophy winner suffered a shoulder injury in the 49-26 win at Arkansas. But the win, especially given the loss of Young, speaks to an Alabama team that just logged one of its best performances in a true road environment since the start of last season.
3. Ohio State (3): No Jaxon Smith-Njigba, no TreVeyon Henderson, no problem for the Buckeyes. There was a heated moment between Ryan Day and Greg Schiano, but ultimately, Ohio State cruised in a 49-10 win over Rutgers.
4. Clemson (5): Two of the toughest teams in the ACC have challenged Clemson in the last two weeks, and the Tigers have passed each test, winning both a high-scoring shootout with Wake Forest and then a low-scoring grinder with NC State. The defensive effort and quality of win should be enough to close the already narrow gap in voting points between Clemson and Michigan, providing a slight bump up in the new rankings.
5. Michigan (4): The Wolverines refused to fall victim to the familiar storyline of a top-five team falling at Iowa, using an early lead to avoid any upset anxiety in a 27-14 win. Michigan set the tone, created a difficult situation for Iowa’s offense with a double-digit deficit and rode yet another 100-yard rushing performance from Blake Corum to the its road win of the season.
6. USC (6): The Trojans are now 5-0 after beating Arizona State on Saturday night. The next two weeks will do a better job of helping voters judge USC against the best teams in the country with a visit from Washington State on Oct. 8 and a trip to Utah on Oct. 15.
7. Oklahoma State (9): The change in ranking won’t be as significant as the change in opinion regarding Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were less than 40 points behind the Tennessee last week (1119 to 1081), and that was before Oklahoma State had a single ranked win to its name this season. We’re projecting a jump ahead of the Volunteers now that the Pokes’ profile has been solidified with a road win at Baylor.
8. Tennessee (8):The Vols were off in Week 5 and will be back in action next week at LSU.
9. Ole Miss (14): Lane Kiffin has the Rebels off to a 5-0 start for the first time since 2014, and the defense that won the game against Kentucky has been a highlight all season. This was Kiffin’s first top-10 win since he was leading USC in 2011. Up next is Vanderbilt.
10. Penn State (11): Somewhere between the undefeated teams that notched “prove it” wins and the ones that took their first loss you’ll find Penn State, which turned the ball over enough to get knocked off. Luckily, it was facing a Northwestern team that could not turn those opportunities into enough points. The Nittany Lions will get moved around in the shuffle at the top of the rankings, but they’re not a team voters will identify for a big jump after the 17-7 win against the Wildcats.
11. NC State (10): When the top of the rankings are reshuffled, it’s going to be tough to move NC State too far down given the Wolfpack’s only loss just came on the road to a top-five Clemson team rounding into form. The challenge for Dave Doeren’s group will be regrouping after the defeat with a key stretch ahead that includes Florida State and Syracuse.
12. Kentucky (7): The floor for Kentucky’s drop is still high considering the Wildcats are 4-1 with a road win in conference play. Plus,the 22-19 loss at Ole Miss suggests little separation between the two teams. What’s disappointing is the opportunity lost as two turnovers in the final 3 minutes of the game prevented the Wildcats from improving to 5-0.
13. Utah (12): What was a close contest in the third quarter got blown open by a late 21-0 run and Utah’s 42-16 win against Oregon State will meet the eye test for voters. The Utes have won four straight since the season-opening loss to Florida, winning those games by margins of 67, 28, 21 and 26 points.
14. Oregon (13): The Ducks jumped out to a 31-3 halftime lead against Stanford and never looked back against their hapless Pac-12 North rival. Up next is a trip to feisty Arizona before an open week.
15. Kansas (NR): The chorus has been booming for Kansas to be ranked for weeks, and after grinding out a 14-11 win against Iowa State to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 2009, the Jayhawks will be ranked for the first time since 2009. The question is whether they are this high.
16. UCLA (NR): Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson told the media he and his teammates heard the critics who doubted the strength of UCLA’s undefeated start and took it as motivation with a top-15 team in town. The 40-32 win against Washington was not indicative of how the Bruins controlled the contest with a sizable lead for much of the evening, but the quality win and 5-0 record will spark a big move up in the rankings.
17. TCU (NR): When the best wins on TCU’s profile were Colorado and SMU, it was understandable to leave the Horned Frogs off top 25 ballots. But considering not just the opponent but the margin in a 55-24 win against Oklahoma. it is undeniable that Sonny Dykes’ team is deserving of a spot in the AP Top 25 on Sunday.
18. BYU (19): Things got a little dicey against Utah State in a 12-point win, so we’re projecting some of the undefeated AP Top 25 newcomers land ahead of the Cougars. Otherwise, no major changes in BYU’s poll position.
19. Wake Forest (22): A move up is justified for Wake Forest after it followed a double-overtime loss to Clemson with a 31-21 win at Florida State. The Demon Deacons are clearly one of the best teams in the ACC, and as long as they can remain a one-loss team, they will climb in the rankings.
20. Washington (15): The value of Washington’s win against Michigan State lessened following the Spartans’ 0-2 start to Big Ten play, but losing by just eight on the road to another undefeated team isn’t likely to be enough to bounce the Huskies all the way out of the top 25.
21. Kansas State (25): A late push by Texas Tech brought some uncertainty but Kansas State avoided a letdown loss and improved to 4-1 with a 37-28 win against the Red Raiders.
22. Syracuse (NR): The Orange were ranked No. 25 in the Coaches Poll last week while receiving far less support from the AP Top 25 voters. Beating Wagner won’t move the needle as much as maintaining that zero in the loss column, which should spark a boost into the top 25.
23. Mississippi State (NR): The Bulldogs may have the same record (4-1) as the LSU team that beat them earlier this season, but we’re projecting the lopsided nature of the 42-24 win against previously-ranked Texas A&M keys a move into the top 25 for Mississippi State.
24. James Madison (NR): The Dukes are still riding momentum from last week’s upset of Appalachian State in the eyes of voters (a couple of whom already had JMU on their ballots), and a 40-13 win against Texas State is going to push them further up in the pecking order.
25. Coastal Carolina (NR): This is admittedly a bold call considering Coastal Carolina did not receive any votes last week, but if Week 5 truly turns into a referendum on who is still unbeaten then the Chanticleers — with plenty of voter familiarity from their strong showings in 2020 and 2021 — could crash the top 25 as well.
Projected to drop out: Baylor (16), Texas A&M (17), Oklahoma (18), Arkansas (20) Minnesota (21), Florida State (23), Pittsburgh (24)
The Big Ten’s continued pursuit of four Pac-12 schools is leading to concern that another round of expansion could collapse the Pac-12, industry sources tell CBS Sports. This as Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren continues to seek an offer from Amazon, or potentially another partner, for additional Big Ten football media rights revenue.
An offer deemed substantial enough would likely convince Big Ten presidents that California, Oregon, Stanford and Washington would be valuable additions to the league from the Pac-12. That figure is believed to be less than $100 million annually.
If the Big Ten makes such a move, it would almost certainly increase the likelihood the Big 12 is able to get some combination of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah from the Pac-12, thus crushing the Pac-12 and hanging Oregon State and Washington State out to dry.
“If that [Big Ten move] happens, I think the other [four Pac-12] schools will want to jump to our league,” said a Big 12 source familiar with the situation.
Without a clear mandate, Big Ten presidents and athletic directors continue to evaluate whether expansion is “financially viable” and potential candidates are a “cultural fit,” conference sources tell CBS Sports. No vote has been taken on expansion at this time.
The Big Ten completed a historic media rights deal last month worth more than $8 billion over seven years beginning in 2023. Amazon reportedly bid more for the Big Ten’s 3:30 p.m. ET and primetime windows compared to other suitors. Those windows went to CBS and NBC, respectively.
If the Big Ten indeed turned down such an offer, the concerns were likely distribution and visibility. Those same concerns would be in play if the Big Ten accepted the four additional Pac-12 schools.
Industry chatter has Oregon State and Washington State moving to the Mountain West if the Pac-12 collapses. At that point, the MWC would replace the Pac-12 as the largest FBS conference completely located in the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones.
Adding to the intrigue, the Big Ten and Big 12 share the same media rights consultant, Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company.
CBS Sports reported last month Endeavor was advising the Big 12 about whether it should add Pac-12 programs. Earlier this summer, CBS Sports reported the Big 12 was interested in the aforementioned “Four Corners” programs.
Since then, officials from Oregon and Washington have met with the Big Ten, according to multiple media reports. Earlier this month, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said, for the first time publicly, he was interested in expanding to the Pac-12 footprint.
“Obviously going out west is where I would like to go — entering that fourth time zone,” he told The Athletic.
Whether the Big Ten expands again, the Big 12 is expected to remain interested in either two or four Pac-12 schools.
The potential for further realignment — following the migration of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten — has caused disruption in the industry.
Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff told CBS Sports in July: “Let’s be very clear: No Pac-12 school is joining the Big 12.”
Publicly, the remaining 10 Pac-12 schools have showed a united front. The league moved up negotiations for a new media rights deal in July. The difference is the Big Ten already has its new deal in place. Signed in August, the media rights agreement further solidified the Big Ten’s top spot in earnings. Beginning in 2023, Big Ten schools are expected to earn an average of $75 million annually.
Meanwhile, the current Big 12 deal with Fox and ESPN doesn’t expire until 2025; however, the Big 12 opened media rights discussions with its partners early and hopes to strike a deal earlier and richer than what the Pac-12 can acquire. The conference reported $46.2 million distributed to each of its schools in the last fiscal year. That includes Oklahoma and Texas, which are due to move to the SEC in 2025 at the latest.
Industry sources value a 10-team Pac-12 at $21 million to $30 million per school annually after the loss of USC and UCLA. The Pac-12’s deal with Fox and ESPN expires in 2024.
The possibility of a merger between the Big 12 and Pac-12 was ruled out in July. Any combination of Big 12 and Pac-12 programs would not result in a significant revenue increase compared to those teams remaining with their conferences, multiple industry sources stated repeatedly over the last few months.
Big 12 sources pushed back at that assertion saying the league’s next media rights contract — including newcomers BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF — will reflect an increase from the current deal.
It is believed the Big Ten’s current rightsholders, Fox and ESPN, remain opposed to the conference expanding further. It is in the best interests of both networks for there to be a Pac-12, if for no other reason than cost certainty. After losing out on the new Big Ten deal, ESPN aims to acquire games that can be played in the “fourth window” — after 10 p.m. Fox already has games in that window through its agreement with the Mountain West.
As the Big Ten’s primary partner, Fox would likely consider four additional Pac-12 schools “dilutive” to the Big Ten product. Opponents of Big Ten expansion continue to scratch their heads wondering how Cal, Oregon, Stanford and Washington can bring enough value to the conference.
The answer? They don’t. At least at first glance. However, Warren’s play may be to get in on the ground floor with Amazon during a time in which when streaming is further catching up with linear cable. That hasn’t happened yet despite Amazon’s NFL ratings success this season with “Thursday Night Football.”
Adding four more Pac-12 schools would result in expanded Big Ten content, giving the conference approximately 112 games annually. Amazon, or the newest media partner, would likely get the fifth, sixth or seventh pick of a Big Ten home game each week.
One industry observer compared the level of potentially available content equal to what is currently shown weekly on the Big Ten Network. Think about games like California vs. Rutgers, Northwestern vs. Stanford and Oregon vs. Indiana. (As CBS Sports reported last week, the newest media partner would not get any games involving Michigan, Ohio State or Penn State.)
A different industry critic stressed there is no strategic reason for the Big Ten to expand further. In fact, that person thought expansion might invite lawsuits from slighted programs and possible scrutiny from the federal government.
If the Big Ten and/or Big 12 make a move for Pac-12 programs, the potential collapse of the Pac-12 could come amid FBS commissioners expanding the College Football Playoff. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is among those who have advocated for CFP expansion to make the sport more of a national game.
The Pac-12 has participated in the CFP only twice in eight years.
The dynamics at quarterback are different than at other positions. A quarterback tends to get too much credit when a team wins and too much of the blame when his team loses.
Generally, the backup quarterback is a fan favorite. It doesn’t take much for there to be a clamoring for the second-stringer to play unless there is an Pro Bowl-caliber starter in front of him.
Head coaches usually don’t bench quarterbacks during the earliest stages of the season. It usually takes a little time for a change to be made. Here are three quarterbacks whose starting jobs could soon be in jeopardy without improved play.
Mitchell Trubisky, Steelers
Trubisky was signed to a two-year, $14.285 million contract worth up to $26.785 million through incentives to help transition from Ben Roethlisberger, who retired after 18 years with the Steelers. Selecting Kenny Pickett with the 20th overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft put Trubisky on notice that he wasn’t Pittsburgh’s long-term solution at quarterback.
Pittsburgh’s offense has been struggling with Trubisky under center. Trubisky has been criticized for a reluctance to throw the football down the field. He is averaging a league-worst 5.5 yards per pass attempt. Trubisky also ranks 26th in the NFL with a 60.2 completion percentage and has a 77.7 passer rating, which is 29th.
Offensive coordinator Matt Canada has come under fire as well for the problems with the offense. The Steelers are 31st in the league with 272.7 yards for per game and have only scored four offensive touchdowns in three games.
Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season in his 15 years as Steelers head coach. Extending the streak to 16 seasons may not be an easy task given the 1-2 start and the upcoming schedule. After the Jets on Sunday, the Steelers face the Bills, Buccaneers, Dolphins and Eagles in succession. Realistically, the Steelers could be 1-7 or 2-6 after that stretch heading into a bye week. It wouldn’t be surprising for Tomlin to make a switch to Pickett after the bye if the offense is still stagnant.
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Mayfield’s disappointing 2021, while playing most of the season with a torn labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder, prompted the Browns to explore options at quarterback despite already picking up his fully guaranteed $18.858 million, fifth-year option. The 2018 first overall pick became expendable after the Browns unexpectedly gave up 2022, 2023 and 2024 first-round picks, a 2022 fourth-round pick, a 2023 third-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick to the Texans for Deshaun Watson and a 2024 sixth-round pick in March.
The Browns kept Mayfield until the middle of July before dealing him to the Panthers for a conditional 2024 fifth-round pick, which becomes a fourth-round pick with him taking at least 70{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} of Carolina’s offensive snaps this season. It was necessary for Cleveland to eat $10.5 million in a pre-trade salary conversion and Mayfield had to give up some guaranteed money to facilitate the move. Mayfield reduced his remaining salary by $3.5 million from $8.358 million to $4.858 million with the ability to make the money back through not so easily achievable incentives. Between the two teams, Mayfield is assured of making $15.358 million this year.
Mayfield won a preseason quarterback competition with Sam Darnold, 2018’s third overall pick, for the starting job while learning Carolina’s offense on the fly. The early returns for Mayfield haven’t been good as the Panthers have gotten off to a 1-2 start. Mayfield’s 51.9 completion percentage is 31st in the NFL. He also ranks near the bottom in passer rating (25th) and passing yards (29th).
Mayfield has been plagued by inconsistency throughout his career. He was a leading candidate for 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Mayfield rebounded from a sophomore slump in 2019 to play the best football of his NFL career during the second half of the 2020 season, which helped the Browns earn a playoff berth for the first time since 2002. He regressed in 2021 while playing through injury.
Head coach Matt Rhule may have a low tolerance for subpar quarterback play because of a shaky future with the Panthers. He has an 11-25 record as Carolina’s head coach. Darnold was put on injured reserve to start the season because of a left ankle sprain. He is eligible to return after Week 4. Rhule turning to Darnold at some point once he comes off injured reserve might be inevitable if Mayfield doesn’t starting playing like he did in 2020 and the losses keep mounting.
Winston was Plan B for the Saints after a failed pursuit of Watson. He returned to the Saints on a two-year, $28 million contract with $21 million in guarantees. Incentives and salary escalators make the deal worth as much as $39 million.
Winston had significantly cut down on the turnovers that plagued him during his five years with the Buccaneers (2015-19) before suffering a season-ending left knee injury during a Week 8 victory over his former team in 2021. Only three interceptions were thrown in the seven games Winston played last season.
Winston is playing through four fractures in his back but he seems to have regressed in his decision-making. He has already thrown five interceptions in three games. Just as concerning is New Orleans’ almost nonexistent offense in the first half of its three games this season given that Winston has much better weapons at his disposal than in 2021. Michael Thomas, the 2019 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, has returned from an ankle injury that kept him out of action last season. The Saints traded up to take Chris Olave with the 11th overall pick in the 2022 Draft. Jarvis Landry took a modest one-year, $3 million deal (worth up to $6 million through incentives) after the Browns released him.
The Saints have scored 10 total points and averaged only 129 yards for 4.5 yards per play in the first half of games. In the second half, New Orleans is averaging 13.7 points, 244 yards and 7.3 yards per play and 38 of the Saints’ 51 points have come in the fourth quarter. The sluggish offense is a major reason why the Saints, who are expected to challenge the Buccaneers for the NFC South title, have a 1-2 record.
The Saints have a seasoned backup in Andy Dalton. The 12-year veteran has a 77-69-2 record as a starter. Dalton is on a one-year, $3 million deal worth up to $6 million through incentives. Winston is tied for the NFL lead in interceptions. Continuing to be among the league leaders isn’t a blueprint for job security.
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Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts joined Greg Sharpe for his clearly show on Athletics Nightly Tuesday evening. The former Husker linebacker designed his greatest announcement in starting of the present revealing that the Nebraska vs. Indiana soccer match on Saturday was marketed out for the 386th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium.
“The Indiana game’s heading to be marketed out, and I’m really, definitely very pleased of that,” Alberts reported. “I’m grateful and grateful to our followers. We have stated it’s likely to be a 7 days-by-7 days foundation, and we’re earning a whole lot of development on the rest of the house video games. But Husker Country again continues to just react.
“I’m just so grateful for our enthusiasts and would just talk to them to proceed to guidance these youthful adult men.”
The added announcement included offering Herbie Husker a new glance for 2023. Alberts talked about the decision to give the original Herbie a makeover of sorts, in an endeavor to rebrand and market new goods.
According to Alberts, a “modernized” model of Herbie Husker will be “complete with corn and overalls”. Alberts hopes that the new symbol and items will be completely ready by the commencing of 2023.
Alberts also disclosed the designs to renovate Memorial Stadium in advance of its 100th period web hosting Nebraska football. This Friday, the Board of Regents will vote on a proposed program by Alberts and his team. The improvements that Alberts is proposing typically comes from the enthusiast study that 22,000 men and women responded to past year.
“As we believe about technology and how the enthusiast foundation has developed, how do they eat a stay sporting event and how does technologies interface with that,” Alberts said. “What does the fan amentity glance like? What’s the suitable measurement and how do we produce and make certain that the encounter at Memorial Stadium is just one of the very best in all of university football. This presents us an possibility to do that do the job quietly and I want to say once again, to our supporters, those people 22,000 folks that responded to our survey.”
Some of individuals modifications include things like a reworking of the east balcony the place over 600 seats will be lost.
In other assignments all over campus, Alberts disclosed programs for new surfaces for both equally baseball and softball. The baseball staff got a new participating in floor soon after 11 decades. Softball is also receiving new turf in the outfield even though also incorporating a padded wall.
The new outdoor observe throughout from the Devaney Middle is built and prepared to go. On the other hand, “section two” of the new facility has however to start. Period two involves the building of grandstands and media workplaces. However, this year’s inflation triggered challenges with building, forcing Alberts to shift gears and alternatively look for additional donor assist.
It is a fast paced and interesting time to be following the Huskers as Nebraska undergoes a extended nationwide coaching search though also navigating eight far more regular-time games, and the volleyball system stays a favourite to get the countrywide championship.
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