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The college football landscape is shifting fast. The Big Twelve has unanimously voted to ban professional athletes from returning to play at Big Twelve schools, joining the Big Ten and SEC in drawing that line. The move comes as the NFL simultaneously reinforced its own policy — any player who leaves to return to college becomes ineligible for the two thousand twenty six season and won't re-enter the league until two thousand twenty seven as a free agent. Two major governing bodies, one unified message: you can't have it both ways.
Staying in college football, Ron Rivera is keeping things brutally honest at Cal Berkeley. The former NFL head coach, now serving as the Bears' football general manager, was asked what a successful two thousand twenty six season looks like. His answer? One word — winning. No metrics, no moral victories, no rebuilding language. Rivera is drawing a hard line in the Bay Area, and that kind of clarity tends to set a tone fast.
And in the WNBA, DeWanna Bonner is headed to Atlanta. The seventeen-year veteran forward agreed to a contract buyout with the Phoenix Mercury and has reportedly signed with the Dream. Phoenix general manager Nick U'Ren framed the split as an act of respect for everything Bonner has given the franchise. Atlanta just got significantly more dangerous.
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