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Extra Points with Matt Brown

A newsletter on the off-the-field forces that shape college sports

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Extra Points is leaving Substack. Here's what that means for you:

Pardon our dust while we do a little bit of spring cleaning.

Which FBS programs COULD pull off going independent?

Plus: more conference realignment insights, Mark Emmert's potential golden escape plan, and more:

I asked a former college star what current athletes can actually do to prepare for NIL

We know that athletes have marketing value. But how can athletes actually prepare? I asked former Wake Forest standout Brandon Chubb.

Here are all the options the Big Ten considered for their championship game

Plus, how each school voted on the proposal to change the requirements to make the title game

Here's why everybody should care about what's happening at Hartford

It's clear Hartford's administration doesn't want to be in D-I anymore. Whether they actually reclassify, and how they justify that decision, isn't just about the Hartford Hawks.

Athletic administrators think revenue sharing would lead to sport cuts. I agree. Here's how to prevent that.

Athletic administrators have chicken little'd for years, but I suspect they're actually right about this particular concern.

What should the Pac-12 do for their next TV deal?

Keep the regionals? Move the Pac-12 Network? Fold it? ESPN? Amazon? We dig into the details in our latest podcast

Can you be a successful D-I head football coach without ANY coaching experience?

Plus: more context at Eastern Washington and more

The latest on D-1 conference realignment updates: The WAC, Southland, America East and more:

I've taken the last few days to hit the phones. Here's what I'm hearing.

Community Interview: What's it like being an AD at an NAIA school?

You submitted questions for John Ashaolu of Point Park, and he answered.