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College conference commissioners are bullish in their ability to enforce NIL rules in a new system days after a multibillion-dollar legal settlement changed college athletics by allowing schools to directly pay their athlete.

ESPN and the Charlotte Sports Foundation have announced an annual men's college basketball event to honor Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale. The inaugural game, featuring the Texas Longhorns and Duke Blue Devils, will take place on Nov. 4.

These teams got the best players from the transfer portal -- with some familiar faces in the mix for top spot.

After the NCAA settlement, ADs are on the front lines of implementation and will have to make this work.

Schools will begin directly paying their athletes in less than a month, thanks to a legal settlement that was officially approved in federal court Friday. However, the situation is far from settled.

ESPN's Jeremy Woo shares high- and low-end comparisons for projected lottery picks, including Cooper Flagg.

Major League Baseball executive Bryan Seeley will become the CEO of the new College Sports Commission, a vital enforcement arm that will have final say in doling out punishments and deciding when rules have been broken in the post-House settlement .. ...

Schools are now free to begin paying their athletes directly, marking the dawn of a new era in college sports brought about by a multibillion-dollar legal settlement that was formally approved Friday.

BYU coach Kevin Young has signed a new long-term contract extension with the program, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday.