Keeler: Deion Sanders, CU Buffs should ditch Texas Tech, Sorsby for CSU Rams in 2026

The CU Buffs host Texas Tech on October 3. Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby has no business inside Folsom Field, unless he’s bought a ticket. Presumably with blood money from a three-team parlay that hit a few days earlier.

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University of Houston to pay student-athletes under NCAA’s new revenue sharing system

As part of a multibillion-dollar settlement in a series of lawsuits against the NCAA, schools across the country can pay up to $20.5 million this year to their student-athletes. At many schools, including UH, the bulk of that money will go to football and basketball players.

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How much control would a private equity firm have if it bought into the Big 12? Experts say the unprecedented move has implications that are hard to determine for schools, but, “Private equity likes to get their way. Don’t think that they’re not."

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Would private equity help or hurt the Big 12 and its schools? Experts say it’s hard to predict

The college athletic conference that includes the University of Houston is reportedly considering a partnership with a global private equity firm in what would be the first business arrangement of its kind.

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