Worthy: Not so fast on that whole idea that Congress saved college sports
The College sports machine loves a branded rivalry that it can sell to market, promote, sell to fans and monetize. Well, someone start coming up with T-shirt concepts for the next big tussle: Conferences v. Congress.
The latest proposed legislation regarding the governance and structure of college athletics, the Protect College Sports Act, landed this week courtesy of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee.
Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz speaks with the media on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, during the Southeastern Conference spring meetings in Destin, Florida. (Courtesy SEC)
Niche part of Congress' new college sports bill would affect Mizzou football schedules
COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 Buried inside the latest bit of college sports-related legislation to emerge on Capitol Hill is an intriguing string of clauses that would seemingly affect Missouri football鈥檚 scheduling.
The Protect College Sports Act, unveiled this week by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell, contains a whole lot of provisions . There are proposed new rules on transfers, media rights and when coaches can be hired.
Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz speaks with the media on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, during the Southeastern Conference spring meetings in Destin, Florida. (Courtesy SEC)
What kind of College Football Playoff expansion best suits Mizzou? It's complicated
COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 There鈥檚 enough haggling over numbers and percentages to make even the most seasoned salesman a little sweaty under the collar. There are enough variables and potential consequences to fog up the mind of a scientist.
This has gone on long enough to, perhaps, start to lose the interest of a college football fanbase that would like the decision-makers paid seven-figure salaries to live up to the decision-making part of their jobs. But hey, at least there are constant headlines to be written about it, ever-present questions to be asked 鈥 this reporter鈥檚 happy in that world.
Mizzou unlikely to sell football stadium naming rights before 2026 season
COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 A little more than three months after starting its search for a corporate partner and a little over three months away from the start of the 2026 college football season, the University of Missouri has not yet found a corporate buyer for the naming rights to its football stadium.
And while the search for a sponsor is ongoing, it鈥檚 at this point unlikely that MU鈥檚 Memorial Stadium will be introduced as anything different when the Tigers kick off Sept. 3 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
