SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says talk of leaving the NCAA is "real"
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"SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says talk of leaving the NCAA is "real"" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 6 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Fox News, FOX Sports, On3 and Yahoo Sports. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Sources (6)
- Georgia coach sounds off: If Congress won't act, SEC should just break away from NCAA and govern themselves Fox News · 48d ago
- SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Confirms NCAA Breakaway Discussions Are 'Real' FOX Sports · 48d ago
- Kirby Smart on SEC potentially breaking away from SEC: 'I've been there' On3 · 48d ago
- SEC breaking away from NCAA ‘very real’, but also very foolish Yahoo Sports · 48d ago
- How would the SEC breaking away from the NCAA affect Notre Dame? Yahoo Sports · 48d ago
- Goodman: No more playing nice, the SEC delivers its declaration of war AL.com · 48d ago broke it first
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