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Texas Longhorns against Texas A&M Aggies during the first half of an NCAA college football game in the Lone Star Showdown in Austin, Texas, Nov. 28, 2025.

What Public Records Reveal About College Football’s Spending

Launched last fall, the newsletter FOIAball digs into the inner workings of college athletics departments, shedding light on spending and other off-the-field issues.

Stacks of $100 bills sit next to a football helmet atop a field.
Opinion

Governing the Business of Athletics

Boards need to stay up to speed in a rapidly changing college sports landscape.

A dollar sign patch on a letterman jacket.
Opinion

Power 4 Leaders Must Act Before College Athletics Becomes Unsustainable

Presidents and chancellors have real power to rein in spending and create a fairer, more accountable college athletics landscape.

Two swimmers racing side by side in lanes separated by red and white barriers

Marshall Backtracks on Plan to Cut Women’s Swimming and Diving

After a group of athletes sued, Marshall University is no longer planning to end its women’s swimming and diving program...
Azzi Fudd of the Connecticut Huskies is defended by Jasmine Bascoe of the Villanova Wildcats in the first half of the championship game of the Big East Women’s Basketball Tournament at Mohegan Sun on March 9, 2026, in Uncasville, Conn.

Who Would Be the Women’s March Madness Champion—Based on Brains?

Inside Higher Ed has created men’s and women’s March Madness brackets using the teams’ academic scores since 2006. This year’s winner is …

Cedric Taylor #12 of the Howard Bison shoots over Caden Diggs #11 of the UMBC Retrievers during the First Four round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament held at UD Arena on March 17, 2026 in Dayton, Ohio.

Who Would Be the Men’s March Madness Champion—Based on Brains?

Continuing a long-standing Inside Higher Ed tradition, we used NCAA data to determine which team would win if academic success, not athletic skill, was being judged.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, wearing a coat, speaks into a microphone.

After San José State Sues, McMahon Threatens to Take Action

The Education Department is giving San José State University 10 days to resolve an ongoing Title IX investigation or else...
Opinion

College Student Athletes Using NIL, Transfer Portal to Speak Up for Social Injustice

The ability to transfer to less repressive playing environments gives student athletes the ability to disrupt injustices in our broader society.