Let all the Bulldog faithful rally behind the men who now wear the red and black with two words, two simple words which express the sentiments of the entire Bulldog Nation: Auburn Sucks.
Funny how Notre Dame waited around until Ohio State announced their deal with Chase Morgan to drop a little “one-up” on the Buckeyes.
Notre Dame has partnered with SoFi as its official jersey patch sponsor.
The six-year deal with SoFi is expected to be the most valuable jersey sponsorship deal in college athletics history at an average of $18-20 million annually, sources tell @YahooSports. pic.twitter.com/01R6I2XCBx
Now while this looks like a battle of the corporate sponsors and we await to see if any other program dares to meet Notre Dame’s $20 million prize purse, let us remind ourselves that the BigXII…yes, the entire conference, inked a deal with Monster Energy that covers the entire conference and all program teams…and it just matches Notre Dame’s deal.
Really, at this point, you can’t blame Notre Dame for choosing to stay independent. In a time where we pine for things to be like they used to be “back in the day”, it could be that Notre Dame is the only program remaining true to form.
Probst & Pruitt could be a law firm for football shenanigans, but it’s a reality of modern “forgive, forget, and forge ahead”.
Georgia’s most recent QB commit, Colton Nussmeier, is currently unenrolled for his senior season of high school football in Texas because of transfer rules, so something leads me to believe that he’ll be moving to a Georgia high school near you sometime very soon, or he’ll be playing little league football a la Arch Manning at some private academy…or maybe he’ll land at IMG.
It’s hard to ignore what the portal and NIL has done to the college game, but it’s trickling into high school athletics now, too. While transferring to better programs has been a thing for quite some time, we’re seeing the same with coaching changes that are similar to some of the college coaching drama, too.
Dylan Raiola is on his fifth team in six years, hopping from Texas to Arizona to Georgia to Nebraska, and now, Oregon. While that might make for a lovely family vacation, it’s obvious that the lack of commitment to a program isn’t something that is born in college, but begins earlier in an athlete’s career and collective minds prior to the NIL and Portal nonsense that defines the college game today.
From Friday Night Lights to AGTG posts announcing transfers, it permeates the game at all levels today.
So question for the Refugees…is the sport fundamentally ruined from top to bottom now? Or has a fundamental flaw been made louder given the money and media that accentuates it today?
As if the Suckeyes needed another drop of money in their program, they’ve signed a corporate sponsorship with a bank.
NEWS: Ohio Stare is entering a new corporate partnership with JPMorganChase that includes jersey patches for all 36 OSU teams. Per industry sources, this is expected to yield OSU nearly $17 million per year, an eye-popping number that’s expected to be an industry leader. pic.twitter.com/rZkkeYAuTM
Meanwhile, the BigXII is getting a million dollars per program for signing with a teenager’s energy drink. Coach Amazon Prime is exactly where he belongs, no?
With recent news that freshman wunderkind Jared Curtis won’t be starting for Vanderbilt, and interesting option has come to light.
The Baltimore Ravens cut Pavia, the former Vanderbilt University star quarterback, on Thursday. The Ravens open full-squad training camp practices next Wednesday, so Pavia didn’t even make it to the start of camp.
That’s good.
And bad.
Both.
It’s probably the best timing for Pavia because he was a long shot to make the Baltimore roster anyway.
After going unselected in the 2026 NFL Draft, he is now free to sign with another NFL team before training camp begins, giving coaches a longer look as he competes for a roster spot.
If that’s not an option, one supposes Pavia can set his sights on maybe catching on with a CFL team that might have a QB need as a result of an injury. The CFL season runs through October.
But being cut at this stage is also a blow to Pavia because it says the team that showed the most interest in adding him after the draft, bringing him in for a workout and keeping him around the entire offseason, has decided he’s not good enough.
Here I was hoping for no more offseason shenanigans, then this happens.
1.) I hope Dante Dowdle is ok. 2.) STAY OFF MOTORCYCLES, DIRT BIKES, 3-WHEELERS, AND 4-WHEELERS IF YOU WANT TO BE AN ATHLETE IN A SPORT THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE ONE OF THESE!! https://t.co/60GnzrKvsb
— The Bulldawg Report (@ReportBulldawg) July 17, 2026
Not sure what’s behind the paywall, but it sounds like a serious injury from some recreational free wheeling, and, like that, the two biggest transfers for Smart in 2026 will be MIA.
Good thing we have a solid running back room…for now.
Youth isn’t always a bad thing, unless you’re Curt Cignetti and your minimum age requirement for a transfer or recruit is the age of 25. I kid, kind of.
With the five for five deal in place, this will likely balance out over time, but it’s worth noting that there are several teams in here that are currently projected to be CFP participants at year’s end, and even portal heavy teams like Texass and TAMU, and especially Miami, are making this list, too.
For context, Georgia is ranked 8th in returning production with 68% (Notre Dame is first, with 72%), so 2026 will be a real litmus test for Kirby’s way in the NIL era, as well as his longstanding reputation as a player developer.
A judge has granted these 15 athletes in Ohio their injunction, permitting them an additional year of eligibility. The case was filed in the wake of the new age-based, 5-year policy.
I’m fully convinced that the NCAA isn’t a governing body anymore, it’s just a law firm that exists to generate billable hours for no greater purpose at all.
SOURCE: Brendan Sorsby is expected to transfer to Iowa Western Community College.
Because Iowa Western competes at the JUCO level outside of the NCAA, Sorsby will be eligible to play this season before entering the 2027 NFL Draft. pic.twitter.com/FS4Xp9jg2J
This actually makes the most sense and seems to be the most genuine acceptance of responsibility and steps towards redemption to date…and note that it doesn’t involve attorneys.
Still, I wonder if Sorsby will get the $5 million from Texas Tech…I’m sure that the litigation hasn’t cooled completely on this situation yet.
— The Bulldawg Report (@ReportBulldawg) July 1, 2026
No doubt the most solid unit on the team is the defensive side of the ball, and seeing some guys coming back who’ve developed well in their time in Athens leaves on wondering what can be with this group.
There’s an embarrassment of talent on both sides of the ball, and both of the offensive and defensive sides of the ball are solid, although questionable in depth. There’s hardly a place out there where I can say we have an area of concern, although out biggest opponent (outside of the ACCPD) will be the one that’s plagued us for years: injuries.
Stay healthy, and there’s a high ceiling. Start losing guys at key positions, and the impact of NIL on roster management and stacking five stars may become apparent…but based on the graphic above, Kirby may have been quietly working the Kirby formula throughout the tumultuous NIL/Portal shifts that we’ve seen throughout the years.
What’s your ceiling and floor for the Dawgs this year? Who do you see being our trap game opponent, and why?
Texas Tech decided to pick the hill hey wanted to die on in the Sorsby case: won’t someone think of the children? To recap, they discovered he had a gambling problem, immediately blamed his other parents (Cincy knew!), told the world they would stand behind him, get him mental health support, and serve a two game suspension. Then, back to his regularly scheduled programming…right?
Well, the rest of the college football world seemed to disagree, including the NCAA and Big12 and other non-conference ADs, like Josh Brooks, by trying to block them out of scheduling and, thus, the big money – TV revenues.
So, because it’s us against the world, he’s withdrawing from NCAA competition, will still get paid $5 million in NIL funds (let’s see if that truly comes to fruition), and he wanted to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft.
The NFL said, no thanks, we were your last option, so, bye.
Well, who else to take in Sorsby than the friendly, warm folks of the Canadian Football League, right?
Think again.
For those that are wondering if the @CFL is a potential landing spot for QB Brendan Sorsby. The answer is no: “Upholding the integrity of the league and ensuring fair competition are paramount to the CFL. The allegations involving Brendan Sorsby are serious and concerning. At… pic.twitter.com/wu8zFlpSfW
Yes, I fully understand we’ve had people playing in the pros and in college sports that had some more serious stuff happening against them. Alabama continued to roster a basketball player arrested with a Cheech and Chong amount of weed, Ray Lewis actually retired from the NFL AFTER the Atlanta stabbing issue, and there’s an untold amount of everything above going on that we’re never privvy, too. So integrity, in its truest form, is doing some heavy lifting here (well, maybe except for the CFL).
