Herschel Walker, the football legend who unsuccessfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be ambassador to the Bahamas.
Colorado State and Utah State have filed a lawsuit saying the Mountain West is engaging in "extraordinary and unauthorized actions" to penalize the five schools leaving the conference for the Pac-12.
At the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Baker and NFLPA representative Johnson Bademosi spoke about the increasing harassment athletes face from bettors in the stands as well as on social media.
SMU coach Rhett Lashlee suggested the December portal window should be eliminated, decrying players having to decide whether to transfer or play in the College Football Playoff, a situation SMU's foe in the playoff, Penn State, is also dealing with.
Curt Cignetti was named AP Coach of the Year after leading Indiana to a school-record 11 wins and a playoff berth in his first season with the Hoosiers.