Bryan Fischer

Sports Illustrated staff writer covering college athletics and the beautiful game. Lover of all things football and futbol. Podcast: Others Receiving Votes.

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Let the record show that I may or may not have been notable at one time on this website.

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Kansas State is opening up the taps.

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UTSA would like you to make it your EA Sports CFB27 dynasty team.

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England vs. France third place game is perhaps the most dead rubber of games in the history of the tournament. Starters exhausted, managers on the way out, everyone needing a vacation, Miami heat and humidity. It’s the two badges, fan animosity and not much else.

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Lautaro after scoring was straight Jimmy V after NC State at the buzzer as the team mobbed Messi first.

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¡¡¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOL DE ARGENTINAAAAAAA!!! ¡¡¡GOOOOOOL EN LOS ÚLTIMOS MINUTOS!!!

Lautaro Martínez remata de cabeza dentro del área tras una asistencia de Lionel Messi.

El campeón defenderá su corona… ¡Remontada de Argentina! ¡1-2 sobre Inglaterra!

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Football coming home:

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Finalissima on Sunday. European champions vs the champions of the Americas.

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Argentina:

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We’ve come a long ways since the days where cream cheese on bagels was considered rule breaking. Now, with the SEC and B1G threatening to start calling their own shots, the ACC is pushing back on the concept of self-governance. https://t.co/FTZ3iVQD23

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NC State Dave Doeren: "I'm sick of being second."

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Looks like there is a difference in the lineup/formation sheets for England. Rogers on the right in a 4-2-3-1 in place of Saka/Madueke, but listed as a midfielder in the starting lineup.

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No Rodrigo De Paul starting for Argentina today in the midfield and Simeone also moves into the initial lineup.

England goes with Djed Spence/Reece James/Stones/Guehi in the back, while Morgan Rogers starts with Bellingham/Rice/Anderson in the midfield. Kane/Gordon up top.

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Inside the summer recruiting frenzy that age-based eligibility lawsuits have sparked:
- What’s the market?
- What coaches/agents are saying
- Time is of the essence

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Jim Phillips on conferences taking over rule making: “To me, self-governance means no governance.”

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Official ACC tiebreaker policy.

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Phillips says Sports Source Analytics will play a role in the third category, similar to what CFP selection committee works.

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ACC commish Jim Phillips says league had 68% increase in TV viewership year over year in 2025.

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Phillips on ACC tiebreakers:

Head-to-head, no difference based on number of conference games and a vague “overall body of work”

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We are 2/2 in commissioners mentioning the World Cup during media days this month as the ACC’s Jim Phillips notes how many of the conference’s schools hosted base camps this summer.

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France is a collection of individuals capable of producing the most exquisite music in harmony, but Spain is a team united in performing as one.

A dispatch from Dallas, as control beat chaos in the first of the World Cup semifinals: https://t.co/JIJtB6jdwx

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