Jon Solomon
CBSSports.com
Urbana, MD, United States
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These 58 sports figures donated money to Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump
With the 2016 presidential election upon us, take a look at which sports figures support the candidates → Read More
One of UCLA top assistants hit with recruiting violations, will remain on staff
UCLA offensive line coach Adrian Klemm, a key recruiter on the Bruins' staff, was penalized Friday by the NCAA with a two-year show-cause order for recruiting violations. → Read More
College football attendance drops for fifth straight year, but at slower rate
Home attendance at major college football games declined for the fifth straight year, though the rate at which crowds decreased has slowed, CBS Sports' Jon Solomon reports. → Read More
Being Keenan Reynolds
Between orchestrating triple options and joint cyber warfare operations, Navy's Keenan Reynolds may have made himself into an NFL quarterback. → Read More
College football attendance drops for fifth straight year, but at slower rate
Home attendance at major college football games declined for the fifth straight year, though the rate at which crowds decreased has slowed, CBS Sports' Jon Solomon reports. → Read More
New C-USA commish Judy MacLeod breaks female barrier; more must fall
Conference USA hired Judy MacLeod as its commissioner, making her the first female to hold the position on the FBS level. It is just one of many dominoes that must fall for women in college athletics. → Read More
Best, worst college football coaches in close games from each conference
In order to win big in college football, you must overcome tough tests that usually show up in the form of close games. These coaches are the best and worst at winning those nail-biters. → Read More
Inside College Sports: It's time to fix replay in college football
CBS Sports national college football writer Jon Solomon tackles college football replay, issues at Minnesota and Illinois, and concussion testing in his latest Inside College Sports column. → Read More
UAB football is back, reinstatement announcement set for Monday
UAB football is back ... just six months after being disbanded. → Read More
What Syracuse's NCAA case revealed about academic fraud
Four things we learned about NCAA academic fraud, including what Syracuse may mean for North Carolina as a battle emerges over how much authority the NCAA should have to investigate academics. → Read More
NCAA uniform numbers getting harder to read, causing problems
New jersey designs have created an unintended problem for referees, media members and fans -- difficult-to-read player numbers. → Read More
Freshman ineligibility? Conference commissioners at least considering it
Conference commissioners acknowledge that not all college athletes are being educated. Now some are considering a new rule that would make some freshmen ineligible. → Read More
A long road home
What happens when a 'can't miss' prospect misses? For Roscoe Crosby, it's been more than a decade-long journey he's only now ready to talk about → Read More
Attendance down 4 percent for returning bowls in 2014-15
Bowl attendance this season declined 4 percent, decreasing for the fifth straight year. However, not all bowls fared poorly. → Read More
Death of UAB football: Anger remains, but study banks on healing
UAB believes athletic revenues will eventually rise, but conference affiliation is uncertain and a no-confidence vote looms over president Ray Watts. → Read More
College football attendance: Home crowds drop to lowest in 14 years
College football attendance continues to wane, with average attendance dropping to its lowest total since peaking in 2008. → Read More
The day UAB football died a painful death
This is what the death of a college football program looks like: Anger, sadness, despair, confusion. The scene at UAB as its football program folded. → Read More
Remembering "Kick Six"
One year later, the effects of the one of the wildest finishes in college football history are still being felt → Read More
Murky 'Game Control' stat becomes a tool for playoff committee
College Football Playoff committee chairman Jeff Long admits Game Control is a 'somewhat subjective' tool that comes into play in selecting teams. → Read More
Rushing numbers unseen in years enough for a back to win Heisman?
Thought football was a passing game? Then you may notice running backs like Melvin Gordon and Tevin Coleman are putting up numbers not seen in years. → Read More