DKDB NFL Draft & College Football News Archive
By Lou Pickney, DKDB Curator
Summary: Insights from the heart of football season.
Summary: Early look at the college football and NFL seasons.
Summary: August 2026 was defined by the collapse of traditional NCAA eligibility rules via federal injunctions, Bill Belichick's year two begins at UNC, and critical NFL cut-day roster shuffling.
Top Stories Tracked This Month:
- The NCAA Legal Crisis: Federal judges grant sweeping restraining orders allowing previously drafted players to return to college football as "ghosts in the machine."
- Protect College Sports Act: Private equity interests lobby the U.S. Senate for sweeping cost-cap controls, met by fierce resistance and a stinging rebuke from Lou Pickney.
- NFL Training Camp Fallout: Kyler Murray wins the Vikings' starting job over J.J. McCarthy, while Deshaun Watson beats out Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland.
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