First Round NCAA Tournament overnight rating is tied for highest in 28 years
First round overnight ratings "averaged a 6.1/14 metered market household rating/share."
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ESPN analyst, former Texas star Emmanuel Acho parodied the NCAA’s absurd student-athlete “day in the life” video
Emmanuel Acho's video seems a bit more accurate.
ESPN and SI really had the New Mexico Lobos on their mind when talking about the New Mexico State Aggies
It's the New Mexico State Aggies.
ESPN is continuing with remote college basketball broadcasts this year for more than 200 games
ESPN will have some resources and crew for these games based at broadcast centers in Bristol, Charlotte and Orlando.
NCAA PR claims SB Nation’s coverage of axed GoFundMes for Tennessee State’s Christion Abercrombie is inaccurate
This wasn't the best PR strategy from the NCAA.
Final Four viewers and listeners are not enjoying the obnoxious buzzer that sounds like a car horn
That's not a car horn. It's just a really stupid shot-clock buzzer.
AA Recap: Michael Smith says he and Jemele Hill felt ‘muted,’ ‘frustrated’ in final months of SC6
It’s been another busy week in sports media.
Yes, Tom Rinaldi was right to interview Jalen Hurts, and it was one of the best moments of the night
The interview covered the biggest story from the game and Hurts was all class.
ESPN will celebrate college football’s 150th anniversary throughout 2019
It'll be a year long celebration.
Frank Kaminsky and Dan Dakich have another Twitter war over NCAA player compensation
The NCAA’s YouTube ban for Donald De La Haye is the height of its ridiculousness and hypocrisy
Jay Bilas details his opposition to NCAA transfer restrictions, not compensating players
"When the criticism comes the NCAA’s way, what’s the argument for all of us being silent and just accepting what we hear? I can’t think of a good one."
Pac 12 revenue shows everyone but the players still getting richer from mega rights deals
Schools and administrators saw increases showing there's more money to go around than ever before.
Frank Kaminsky and Dan Dakich get into Twitter war over NCAA players’ compensation
Former Wisconsin star and current NBA player Frank Kaminsky got into it with ESPN's Dan Dakich about college athletes' compensation.
