(BCSNN) -- Sure, the WCWS is underway and the CWS is about to begin, but many college football fans are already thinking about next bowl season. The 2026–27 schedule for what we've come to call, "Bowl Season." was released Wednesday, featuring 35 bowl games in addition to 11 College Football Playoff matchups, with everything kicking off on Dec. 12 and concluding with the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 20 in Las Vegas.

(BCSNN) -- NC State announced Wednesday that its 2026 matchup with Virginia will no longer be played in Brazil, with the game instead shifting to Charlottesville after event promoter Athlete’s Advantage informed the ACC and both schools that “the event could not be conducted.”

(BCSNN) -- Illinois head coach Bret Bielema continues to voice his support for a 24‑team College Football Playoff, joining coaches from - and even the league offices of - the SEC, Big 12 and Big Ten in backing an expanded format for the CFP.

(BCSNN) -- The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Subcommittee has announced the 16 regional host sites for the 79th annual NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, officially securing each host’s place in the 64‑team field.

(BCSNN) -- The 2026 college football Transfer Portal cycle delivered one of the most star‑studded hauls in the sport’s history, with several of the nation’s biggest names switching programs in what has become college football’s version of free agency. Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt (LSU), Auburn wide receiver Cam Coleman (Texas) and Duke quarterback Darian Mensah (Miami) headline a group that has reshaped rosters across the country.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Memorial Gymnasium will host two marquee nonconference games this November as Vanderbilt welcomes Wake Forest and UCF to Nashville.

The University of South Carolina and the University of North Carolina football programs announced that they have mutually agreed to cancel their home-and-home football series for the 2028 and 2029 seasons. In a related move, South Carolina has added Bowling Green State University to its 2028 schedule.

(BCSNN) -- What a difference a year makes. One season ago, Virginia Tech entered 2025 coming off a 6–7 campaign but still carried high expectations after returning most of its 2023 starters. Some even viewed the Hokies as a potential College Football Playoff dark horse.

(BCSNN) -- If you have leverage, use it. That's the message that the NAACP is making by calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states it says are taking steps to restrict Black voting rights, launching a campaign that could reshape the landscape of college sports if widely supported.

(BCSNN | UPI) -- In the ever‑shifting world of college football, job security for head coaches can disappear almost as quickly as it arrives. Paul Finebaum, one of the most respected analysts in college football (and frequent SEC homer), recently underscored just how unstable these high‑stakes positions have become.

(BCSNN) -- The College Football Playoff was created to bring clarity to a sport long shaped by subjective polls and confusing bowls that often left out legitimate contenders and even - in some cases - resulted in more than one school claiming a national championship in the same season. And while the system has succeeded in producing an undisputed national champion, the past several years have shown that little else in modern college football is certain.

California men's basketball welcomes an international addition to head coach Mark Madsen's program with the signing of Lithuanian 6-foot-10 post player Dominykas Daubaris. He will join the Golden Bears as a freshman for the upcoming 2026-27 season.

(BCSNN) — The University of Michigan and Duke University announced Thursday (April 30) that the two programs will meet for a second consecutive season in non‑conference play, squaring off on Monday, Dec. 21, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Duke senior Aidan Weaver matched a career high with 11 strikeouts, while throwing five innings of one-run ball, but the Blue Devils (22-22, 8-14 ACC) fell to No. 2 North Carolina, 3-1, at Jack Coombs Field.

(BCSNN) — Cal men’s basketball continued its offseason roster build with the addition of Georgia transfer Jake Wilkins, head coach Mark Madsen announced Thursday. The 6‑foot‑9 forward becomes another key piece for a Golden Bears program coming off its winningest season in nearly a decade.

(BCSNN) — Texas Tech Football is still the reigning Big 12 champion, but the Red Raiders have some other things to focus on as they look ahead. Tech is back on the hunt for 2027 non-conference opponents after two scheduled games were canceled, the school announced.

(BCSNN) — Duke University has extended head football coach Manny Diaz through the 2031 season, Vice President and Director of Athletics Nina King announced Thursday, solidifying the program’s leadership after one of the most successful stretches in school history.

(BCSNN) — College football could officially begin earlier starting in 2027, as the NCAA’s Football Oversight Committee on Thursday recommended moving the season’s start to the Thursday of what is currently known as Week Zero.

University of South Florida baseball added another one to the win column by taking down Miami on the road for its first-ever win in Coral Gables. The Bulls (26-10, 7-6 American) defeated the Hurricanes (27-10, 8-7 ACC) 4-2, despite a hard-fought effort with the tying run in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth for Miami.

Junior Carson Kerce (Marietta, Ga. / Popel HS) has been named the ACC Player of the Week the Atlantic Coast Conference office announced today.