Topic: John Swofford

Remember when Syracuse would never consider moving scheduled regular season home game out of the Carrier Dome. That apparently is about to change...
Realignment concerns, NCAA probe at North Carolina make for eventful summer around the ACCSo much for a lazy summer at Atlantic Coast Conference headquarters.Realignment rumors. An NCAA investigation into agent involvement with players at one of its marquee institutions.No wonder ...
BCS eliminates football coordinator position, creates executive director job for Bill HancockDefending the Bowl Championship Series and trying to convince critics that it is the best way to determine a college football champion has to qualify as one of the toughest jobs ...
BCS officials consider hiring full-time advocate for college football's postseason systemBowl Championship Series officials are considering hiring a permanent point person to be a full-time advocate for the often criticized postseason system.If a new position were created it likely would ...

BCS System Discussed in Congress!

WASHINGTON (AP) Tackling an issue sure to rouse sports fans, lawmakers pressed college football officials Friday to switch the Bowl Championship Series to a playoff, with one Texas Republican likening the current system to communism and joking it should be labeled "BS ...
Congress' game-changing call to college football: Joe Barton of Texas, who has introduced legislation that would prevent the NCAA from calling a game a national championship unless it's the outcome of a playoff, bluntly warned Swofford: "Any time Congress speaks, you ...
BCS coordinator tells Congress playoff system threat to bowl gamesTackling an issue sure to rouse sports fans, lawmakers pressed college football officials Friday on switching the Bowl Championship Series to a playoff, with one Texas Republican calling the current system as unworkable ...
BCS considering parts of Mountain West Conference proposal, though playoff seems unlikelyThe BCS could decide to adopt parts of the playoff plan proposed by the Mountain West Conference, even as the group seems unlikely to scrap its current system of determining college ...
ACC commissioner says Bowl Championship Series complies with federal antitrust lawsBowl Championship Series officials believe they're prepared to fend off any legal challenges.With the Utah attorney general investigating the bowl system for a possible antitrust violation, Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner ...