Blake Toppmeyer
@btoppmeyer
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Senior National College Football Columnist for the USA TODAY Network.
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Joined November 2010
Lane Kiffin called me back on a Saturday afternoon. He wanted to talk about rocking chairs. In two interviews spanning 90 minutes, Kiffin opened up about his pursuit of peace, embrace of 'emotional sobriety,' and a difficult 2024 that stung. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗:.
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RT @btoppmeyer: Who are college football's top 25 quarterbacks?. We ranked them. SEC and Big Ten flexed in our rankings, but neither conf….
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Who are college football's top 25 quarterbacks?. We ranked them. SEC and Big Ten flexed in our rankings, but neither conference produced the No. 1 QB.
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Tuscaloosa mayor wants to end Alabama's spring game. 'I think it's better for us not to have A-Day.'. 👀.
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Here are my 5 Heisman sleepers . plus my 3 Heisman frontrunners.
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RT @btoppmeyer: Dawn Staley has nothing left to prove in the women’s game. That doesn’t mean she must leave for the NBA, but it would be mi….
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RT @btoppmeyer: My SEC quarterback rankings dropped today. Some tough decisions. Lots of star power at the top, plus some parity in the m….
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Dawn Staley has nothing left to prove in the women’s game. That doesn’t mean she must leave for the NBA, but it would be mighty interesting if she did.
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My SEC quarterback rankings dropped today. Some tough decisions. Lots of star power at the top, plus some parity in the mid-tier. Who's No. 1? I debated that one at length.
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RT @btoppmeyer: Mommy and Daddy are fighting again. Good. As the Big Ten and SEC squabble, the College Football Playoff wins. https://t.co….
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Mommy and Daddy are fighting again. Good. As the Big Ten and SEC squabble, the College Football Playoff wins.
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Here are my five sleeper teams I think could contend for a national championship: .
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As Alabama AD Greg Byrne says in @_ColinGay's story, schools are 'all over the yard' in how they'll share revenue. I wrote last week about this game of 'Capology' that schools must play. Who gets the cash? How much? Which sports matter to you most? ⏬
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Alabama reveals it will share revenue with six sports, post-House settlement.
How Greg Byrne, Alabama athletics plans to handle revenue sharing after House vs. NCAA settlement via @tuscaloosanews.
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Batting leadoff today. Give us a listen, eh?.
Middle of the week show plans. Talking top SEC teams, CFP criteria, LSU FB in 2025 & a trip to Omaha.
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'What’s the fabric of your school?'. Conference to conference, school to school, rev-share % allocations will vary. Oklahoma rev-sharing includes softball, baseball, gymnastics. Buckeyes not sharing with those sports, but sharing w/ volleyball. Capology!.
OU athletics director Joe Castiglione says at the Board of Regents meeting that these six sports will be a part of revenue sharing:. -Football.-Men’s basketball.-Women’s basketball.-Baseball.-Softball.-Women’s gymnastics.
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RT @DanWolken: Any bill that is written by the NCAA’s lobbyists is likely to run into a wall with the Democrats. And any bill that establis….
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New rev-share info coming out of Ohio State. I touched on this more broadly today in my column: Volleyball could position itself for rev-share dollars, especially within the Big Ten where it's important. Read:
Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork said football, men's basketball, women's basketball and women's volleyball will receive direct payments through the new revenue-sharing model as part of the House settlement:
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How will schools dish out the dough once revenue sharing can begin? Great question. I tried to answer it. Welcome to '𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬,' where college ADs will serve as bankers and decide which teams get how much. 'They want that discretion.'. Column:.
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RT @ByMikeWilson: Grant Frerking, the Vol walk-on who gained fame as the teen CEO of what was described as a $1 million company, has tumble….
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