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A Plus-One Playoff Is Unlikely

NEW YORK – While Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany admits they're losing the "PR war" with supporters for a college football playoff, Delany and the other automatic-qualifying BCS commissioners haven't softened their stance against a playoff. In fact, the automatic-qualifying BCS commissioners say they're less likely...

Jim Delany Warns Non-AQ Leagues: Don't Expect More Than You're Getting

NEW YORK – Inside The W Hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, they sat side-by-side on a platform. Five of the most powerful men in college athletics -- the conference commissioners from the Big Ten, SEC, Pac-10, Big 12 and Big East. Also part of the panel was Western Athletic Conference commissioner Karl...

Administrators Agree on Little but Unite on No Compensation for Student-Athletes

NEW YORK – It's interesting. You can put athletic administrators from across the country in the same building and they seem to disagree on just about every burning issue in intercollegiate athletics. Conference realignment. A football playoff versus the bowl system. The number of years of eligibility a...

Cal Addressed Fake Injury Issue, Suspended Defensive Line Coach

Cal suspended defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi for Saturday's season finale against Washington for instructing a player to fake an injury in the 15-13 loss to Oregon on Nov. 13. The announcement came after the Bears lost 16-13 to Washington, a defeat that knocks Cal out of bowl contention for the first time since Jeff...

Stanford Keeps Things From Changing Too Much in Pac-10

In some ways, change is coming to the Pac-10 a year before Colorado and Utah join the league and new logo gets a quick facelift. The big news to come out of media day was that the conference has changed the format for its postseason tournament. The women will play the final two rounds of the tournament at the Staples...

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06/01/12 Pac-12 stance on playoff: Whole hog, or plus-one? Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Friday in San Diego begins a round of Pac-12 Conference meetings, chief topic at which will be discussions on the widely assumed notion that a college-football playoff is going to be implemented starting after the 2014 regular season.
05/29/12 BCS Controversy: Why Won't the Big Ten Just Let the... Source: Bleacher Report Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman is the appointed representative of the Big Ten's presidents and chancellors.
05/25/12 College Football: Larry Scott Wrong to Assume New Bowl... Source: Bleacher Report The BCS meetings in Hollywood, Fla. last month produced the news that college football is headed towards a four-team playoff.
05/25/12 Don't get caught up in Larry Scott's plus-one hysteria Source: Alabama Football on AL.com Let a few innocent comments from Larry Scott throw the brakes on your anticipation of a four-team college football playoff.
05/24/12 'Plus one' model a possibility again, Scott says Source: The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City UT The possibility of a 'plus one' title game is stronger after the Big 12 and SEC announced their "Champions Bowl," according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Background on Larry Scott

Larry Scott (born ) is an American sports administrator and former professional tennis player who is currently the Commissioner of the collegiate Pacific-12 Conference.

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