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B1G Championship Game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 @ 8 PM EST, CBS

CBS to air 2024 Big Ten football championship game, ending title game’s run on Fox​

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The 2024 season will be a new era for the entire college football world, including the Big Ten. With four new members joining the conference this year and the new media rights deal really beginning to take off, the buzz is already building for the upcoming football season in the expanded Big Ten. And CBS has locked in a few games it plans on airing this season.

In a press release shared by CBS, the first few games to be highlighted on the network’s full-dive into Big Ten football have been confirmed. No Penn State game has been grabbed by CBS just yet, although one will surely come at some point. But the big takeaway is that CBS will be the network to carry this year’s Big Ten championship game after years of appearing on FOX.

This will mark the first season the Big Ten championship game will not air on Fox. Fox has been the exclusive broadcast pattern for the Big Ten’s conference championship game since it was first introduced in 2011. This will be the first season with CBS airing the Big Ten’s game of the week, a spot the network previously reserved for the SEC before the SEC parted ways to team up with ESPN more this season.

The Big Ten championship is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN.

'25 MD C Eric Reibe (UConn Verbal)

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Eric Reibe

Class: 2025
Position: C
High School: The Bullis School, Potomac, MD
Height: 7' 0"
Weight: 235

Reibe was offered by Ohio State in December, but with a coaching change in mid-February, Diebler felt it necessary to make sure the forward/center knew he was wanted in Scarlet and Gray.

Reibe is a native of Germany who resides in Potomac, Maryland, where he attends The Bullis School. The big man can play inside or out and has a smooth left-handed stroke. He is a four-star prospect in the class of 2025.

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He actually has 1 "crystal ball" (i.e. Jeff Ermann's) for Ohio State.....:boogie:

2027 OH QB RJ Day

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RJ Day

Class: 2027
School: St. Francis DeSales HS, Columbus OH
Position: QB
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 195 lbs

RJ DAY SAYS FATHER HAS “TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW” ABOUT PLAYING QUARTERBACK, BUT RYAN DAY WANTS SON TO MAKE HIS OWN RECRUITING DECISION​

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Although he still has three more years of high school to go, RJ Day’s recruitment as a future college quarterback has begun.

The son of Ohio State coach Ryan Day picked up scholarship offers from Boston College and Marshall during his freshman year at Columbus’ St. Francis DeSales High School, in which he threw for 1,563 yards and 15 touchdowns and earned first-team All-Central Catholic League honors. He recently started visiting colleges, taking trips to Clemson and South Carolina in March with plans to make more visits this summer.

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This early in the recruiting process, the younger Day says his focus is on building relationships with coaches who have started recruiting him. Ultimately, he’s looking for a school that wants him because of who he is as a quarterback, not because of who his father is as a coach.

“I've been trying to find the school that gives the most towards me, not because of who my dad is or what my dad offers, but more like what I can offer, what they can offer for me as a person,” RJ Day told Eleven Warriors after participating in the Elite 11 Columbus Regional in April. “When their head coach or their position coach is talking to me and they're not talking to my dad, when they’re trying to show stuff like to my mom and towards me, that's when I start to realize that the school kind of wants to recruit me and not the image that I’m from.”

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Ryan Day is supporting his son as he begins his recruiting process, accompanying RJ on his visits to the Palmetto State. But Ryan told his son that he wants RJ to make his own decision.

“He doesn't tell me to make any decision, he just guides me,” RJ said. “He just sets me on the path. When I’ve fallen off, he kind of sets me straight. But he always tells me, it's my journey. So you got to figure it out. Because everybody else figures it out. You can't use me as a crutch. So you got to figure it out on your own.”

RJ has thought about the possibility of playing for his dad at Ohio State, and he’d certainly consider that opportunity if it was offered to him. But RJ plans to see through all of his options before making any decision.

“We’ll see,” RJ said when asked about potentially playing for Ohio State. “But it's always been a dream of mine to play in the Shoe and play for my dad. If the situation’s right, then yeah, we'll go ahead. But until then, I'll keep hunting down teams and make my decision later on.”

Playing for his father would be a natural transition for RJ, as he’s been receiving coaching from his dad ever since he started playing football. RJ says he and Ryan watch film together four times a week, and he credits his father with playing an integral role in his development as a quarterback.

“He's taught me everything that I know,” RJ said. “I try to emulate him every single time because he does a great job of handling things under pressure. So he always teaches me that there's gonna be good days, there’s gonna be bad days; you can't get too high and you can't get too low, because you can’t be extreme at the position. You have to stay even-keeled. Even when you have a great day, it’s okay. Even when you have a bad day, it's okay. Because it's gonna go back up eventually.”

RJ has also received plenty of coaching from new Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. RJ has known Kelly his entire life because of Kelly’s close relationship with his dad, which dates back to Ryan’s playing career at New Hampshire, where Kelly was the offensive coordinator while Day was UNH’s quarterback.

“We grew up around him. Our vacation house was two doors down for him. So he's like my uncle pretty much, Uncle Chip,” RJ said. “But yeah, he's taught me wonders.”

“IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE TO PLAY IN THE SHOE AND PLAY FOR MY DAD. IF THE SITUATION’S RIGHT, THEN YEAH, WE'LL GO AHEAD. BUT UNTIL THEN, I'LL KEEP HUNTING DOWN TEAMS AND MAKE MY DECISION LATER ON.”– RJ DAY ON POTENTIALLY PLAYING FOR OHIO STATE
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2024-2025 College Basketball General Discussion

NIL-driven Las Vegas college basketball event with millions paid to schools is nearly finalized

The 'Players Era Festival' will include eight teams in 2024. In 2025 it's expected to double to 16 teams -- with huge brands​

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A one-of-a-kind revolutionary regular-season men's basketball event to be staged later this year in Las Vegas is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks, CBS Sports has learned. Its selling point is based on the major factor that has drastically altered college sports over the past three years: name, image and likeness compensation for players.

Games will be played in November under the umbrella of an event dubbed the "Players Era Festival," which will also include live music and other attractions for fans amid the glitz of the Las Vegas Strip during Thanksgiving week. In a college sports first, the event will also include $1 million NIL payouts for eight participating schools. What's more, players involved will have future earnings opportunities through long-term NIL contracts, sources told CBS Sports.

Alabama, Houston, Notre Dame, Oregon, Rutgers, San Diego State and Texas A&M are all on board, sources said. The eighth and final school for the 2024 event will emerge from a small group that is still being deliberated. The Players Era Festival is not being pitched as a one-year happening, either. Plans are to double the size of the field, sources told CBS Sports, with 16 teams as the target for 2025 and beyond. Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan, Syracuse and Virginia have all engaged in discussions about potentially playing in 2025. If they opt in, they'd be joined by most (if not eventually all) of the schools playing in 2024, many of which have already signed up for a three-year agreement, according to sources.

Event organizers are in the final negotiating stages with MGM Resorts International to hold games at any or all of its three major venues: T-Mobile Arena, MGM Grand Garden Arena and Michelob ULTRA Arena. The tentative schedule is to play games on Nov. 26, 27 and 29, with Thanksgiving an off-day. The 2024 format(s) for the eight teams has not been decided. Organizers are still weighing whether to have a single eight-team tournament bracket or two separate four-team multi-team events (MTEs).

The tournament would be unique in that the NIL collective of each participating school would be paid $1 million. Additional significant NIL opportunities (believed to be in the neighborhood of another $1 million) would be awarded exclusively to the winner or winners of the event, depending on the final bracket format(s). The money would then be distributed to athletes by the collectives. The athletes, while in Las Vegas, would be required to participate in multiple off-the-court activities to earn that NIL money. That quid pro quo agreement for NIL money is a key distinction and at the core of the appeal of the festival. Pay-for-play remains against NCAA rules. However, athletes can be paid for NIL work surrounding the actual games, which is the pitch here.
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Just sayin': The House vs NCAA lawsuit is a "runaway NIL train" that won't be stopped. This is just the tip of the "NIL iceberg" floating our way and undoubtedly the future of college sports.
The NCAA typically pulls in about $1 billion each year in revenue from media rights, merchandise licensing, ticket sales, and corporate sponsorships associated with the three-week tournament.
For basketball, sometime in the not too distant future a designated portion of that will be allocated to the players, etc.

2025 NFL Draft April 24 - 26

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The 2025 NFL draft will be the 90th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is scheduled to be held around Lambeau Field and Titletown campus in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 24–26, 2025.

Here's a way too early 2025 NFL Mock Draft that has 6 Ohio State 1st round picks:

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2025 NFL Mock Draft: Colorado stars Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter headline CBS Sports' debut projections

These college football stars highlight a loaded 2025 draft class.​

College football's biggest stars made leaps in their careers last month when they heard their names called at the 2024 NFL Draft. Meanwhile, those players' departures opened avenues to stardom for the replacements at their respective schools, and many of those up-and-coming standouts and returning weapons thrived in spring practices. Phenoms like the Colorado duo of Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter are now a year out from headlining the NFL's next wave of rookies in 2025.

Preseason stars have a long road ahead of them in cementing their status as pro prospects, but the majority of college football's biggest names for the 2024 campaign will jockey for positioning on the draft board throughout the upcoming season. CBS Sports' Ryan Wilson offered a lookahead at which players could headline next year's class, with Ohio State, Georgia and other recruiting powerhouses leading the way in projected selections.

5. NEW YORK GIANTS: DE JT TUIMOLOAU, OHIO STATE​

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JT Tuimoloau projected as a three-year player for Ohio State when he signed with the program as the nation's No. 1 overall recruit in the 2021 class. He is back for a fourth season, though, on the heels of his best campaign to date in which he logged 38 tackles, seven tackles for loss and five sacks. In order to reach the lofty heights that would both fulfill his expectations and make him an early first-round target, Tuimoloau must be more consistent in 2024. He could be the top edge rusher in this draft class.

8. MINNESOTA VIKINGS: DB DENZEL BURKE, OHIO STATE​

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Ohio State has a longstanding tradition as one of college football's top cornerback factories, and Denzel Burke should be the next first-rounder to come through Columbus. He made a splash two years ago as a Freshman All-American and remained a formidable pass defender over his sophomore and junior campaigns, and as one of the many draft-eligible players returning for another season with the Buckeyes, Burke could close his college career with a bang and elevate his draft stock to new heights.

14. Indianapolis Colts: WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State

17. Cleveland Browns: DT Tyleik Williams, Ohio State

28. Buffalo Bills: DE Jack Sawyer, Ohio State

32. San Francisco 49ers: RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State


Re: 2004 Miami tied 2021 Alabama for the record for most first-round picks at six.

Just sayin': I'll say that Ohio State has an outside chance of 7 1st rounders with Treveyon Henderson, Seth McLaughlin, Will Howard, and/or (maybe) Sonny Styles.

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