Stewart Mandel
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Stewart Mandel
@slmandel
Husband. Dad. I write about college football for The Athletic and talk about college football on The Audible. Tips? Compliments? Email [email protected].




Judge Sweeney has issued an order clarifying the scope of the injunction issued Friday night. In doing so, she clarified that her injunction ONLY grants athletes in the class a fifth year. It *does not* enjoin transfer rules, roster caps, rev share caps, etc.









Former Pitt RB Desmond Reid is exploring a return to college football following Friday night's ruling, his rep @iAMBT3 tells @On3. Rushed for 1,244 yards with 896 receiving yards in two seasons with the Panthers. Was released by the Bills in June. on3.com/news/tracking-…

SEC and Big Ten presidents have signed off on the latest version of Protect College Sports Act, which includes a new "retention" cap on top of the current House cap. Schools could spend ~ $48M in rev-share on their athletes, up from $20.5 last yr. Now the race is on to get it to the Senate floor before Friday.


@slmandel What does this mean for conference expansion? Most if not all fans are just ready for a final shift so we can see where everyone settles


Friday night news dump: Class of 2022 athletes are set to receive a fifth year of eligibility after a federal judge granted them a preliminary injunction. Story @TheAthletic (w/ @ralphDrussoATH) on what it means and how coaches are expected to handle it: nytimes.com/athletic/74841…




Touring Northwestern’s new Ryan Field for the first time. Will debut Oct. 2. The lower deck (including the student section) could not be much closer to the field. Also, there are no seats in the student section. They want them standing the whole time.


