Purdue's hire of new AD Tommy McClelland is now official. Rice deputy AD Eric George will become the Owls' interim AD, per sources.
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Slices of Tuna: Tony Petitti on a 24-team CFP
The Big Ten commissioner goes 1-on-1 with The Inside Zone about his, and most of the nation's, preferred CFP format
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Mike Golic Sr. is Notre Dame’s new radio analyst, succeeding Ryan Harris.
Sources: Purdue and Rice AD Tommy McClelland have finalized a deal to make McClelland the Boilermakers’ next AD. As we wrote Friday, the finalists included Boilers deputy AD Ken Halpin, Auburn executive deputy AD Jared Benko and Murray State AD Nico Yantko. www.insidezonemf.com/p/slices-of-...
Notre Dame checks in at No. 5 on the preseason USA Today coaches' poll. The Irish were 1 of 6 teams to receive multiple first-place votes. TOP-10: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Georgia 4. Texas 5. Notre Dame 6. Indiana 7. Miami 8. Texas A&M 9. Oklahoma 10. Ole Miss
App State AD Doug Gillin has joined the CFP selection committee. He replaceds Bryan Maggard, who just lef this AD job at Louisiana to become deputy AD/COO at Missouri.
ESPN announces its commentating crews for the college football season
Penn State volleyball players Kennedy Martin and Caroline Jurevicius will sing the 7th inning stretch tonight at Wrigley Field during Dodgers-Cubs.
These first two dates, per Notre Dame: ✌️ Aug. 31, 2030 in L.A. ☘️ Aug. 30, 2031 in South Bend
Matt Fortuna@mattfortuna.bsky.social · 2d agoNotre Dame-USC future games: ✌️ 2030: Week 1 in Los Angeles ☘️ 2031: Week 1 in South Bend The 2032 and 2033 dates are TBD, but they will take place between Weeks 1-3 of each season
Lincoln Riley on the USC-Notre Dame series six days ago at Big Ten media day: "Hopefully I'm up here next year talking about that game here on the future schedule. We'll keep making progress and let you know if we have any more updates."
Fun exercise: Predict the state of Notre Dame, USC + Indiana in 2030. For context, 4 years ago: ☘️ Marcus Freeman lost to Marshall/Stanford in Year 1 at ND ✌️ Lincoln Riley had Heisman winner + 11 wins in Year 1 at USC 🔴 Tom Allen went 4-8 at IU The CFP had 4 teams. It'll likely have 24+ by '30.
SOURCES: The 2030-31 home-and-home between Notre Dame and Indiana has been canceled.
Notre Dame-USC future games: ✌️ 2030: Week 1 in Los Angeles ☘️ 2031: Week 1 in South Bend The 2032 and 2033 dates are TBD, but they will take place between Weeks 1-3 of each season
Matt Fortuna@mattfortuna.bsky.social · 2d agoNEWS: Notre Dame and USC will resume their rivalry in 2030 with a four-game series.
NEWS: Notre Dame and USC will resume their rivalry in 2030 with a four-game series.
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Slices of Tuna: The takes are flyin'
Curt Cignetti delivers another classic. Notre Dame's jerseys stir up drama. And what's going on at UNC?
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"We spend to win. Some people save to have an excuse to why they don't." — Dan Lanning last year on Oklahoma State. (Also my thoughts on the Dodgers discourse right now.)
Joint Statement from the Big Ten and SEC presidents and chancellors:
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Slices of Tuna: 'That's why we're the best.'
You didn't think Curt Cignetti would waste his opportunity at the podium Thursday, did you? Plus, the Bob Chesney hype train rolls on. And some insight into AD openings.
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Source: FAU is set to hire Mississippi State deputy AD Josh McCowan as its next AD. More on other AD openings here ⬇️ www.insidezonemf.com/p/slices-of-...
Slices of Tuna: 'That's why we're the best.'
You didn't think Curt Cignetti would waste his opportunity at the podium Thursday, did you? Plus, the Bob Chesney hype train rolls on. And some insight into AD openings.
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Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham isn’t going to give you any soundbytes about the Ohio State rivalry. To say he’s toned it down compared to his predecessors would be an understatement.
Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck opens by acknowledging the recent deaths of Gophers baseball coach John Anderson and his college football coach, Joe Novak, who passed away yesterday: “He IS Northern Illinois University.”
New BTN analysts for 2026: 🚂 Ryan Kerrigan 🦆 Kenjon Barner 🐻 Brett Hundley Former Michigan assistant Biff Poggi will also become a regular on BTN programming.
Temple has joined the jersey patch game, partnering with personal injury firm Grungo Law on a multi-year football deal. Grungo Law is the first law firm to appear on a D1 jersey, per the school.
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Slices of Tuna, Big Ten media days edition: Ring me
The Big Ten's bling was on display Tuesday in Chicago.
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Notre Dame and SoFi have signed a multi-year jersey patch sponsorship for all Fighting Irish sports
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti: “This idea that the middle of our conference isn’t hard just isn’t right.”
Ohio State has partnered with JPMorgan Chase as a jersey patch sponsor for all 36 Buckeyes teams
