College Hockey

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Tuesday that allows athletes to be paid directly without following the NCAA rules. Instead, athletes are being offered compensation for their name, image and likeness. At the start of the next academic year, athletes will be able to collect money via NIL …

With everyone in the nation talking about FSU not making the College Football Playoff this week, the NCAA has new proposal might have people buzzing for months to come. A new NCAA proposal could pave the way for schools to pay athletes directly through trust funds and NIL by creating …

From winning to breaking records, sports are all about firsts. On Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning proved exactly why that saying exists. https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1722089076445085960 Matt Tomkins Makes History After heading north, the Lightning took care of business at the Centre Bell arena by beating the Canadiens 5-3 to move to …

Gators Hockey heads to Jacksonville on Saturday for their regular season finale against Florida State University. The last time these teams squared off, the Gators got the better of the Noles, 6-1. Battle for Jax The weekend matchup is part of a 2-for-1 promotion with Jacksonville’s minor league hockey team: …

Hugh Freeze returns to Oxford to take on Liberty as they look to beat their first Power 5 opponent. Freeze’s Road to the Flames Hugh Freeze was the former head coach for Ole Miss from 2012-2016.  His five-year tenure with the Rebels filled with a wide-range NCAA investigation into rule …

On Thursday, NCAA president Mark Emmert said there will be no championships for Soccer, Cross Country and Volleyball. These sports fell below the 50 percent participation line that Emmert said was needed to have a truly viable championship. With conferences and schools beginning to bow out of fall sports, the …

The NCAA is formally meeting to discuss allowing athletes to benefit from their name and likeness. This comes after California and numerous other states have proposed bills that would allow athletes to receive endorsement money. The meeting will take place in Atlanta where the NCAA Board of Governors will hear …

The state of California has signed into law the Fair Pay to Play Act. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law Monday. The bill sets a precedent for how student-athletes can be financially compensated. What the bill does is prevent the NCAA from barring student-athletes from profiting off their …

The UF Hockey team will head to Savannah, Georgia the second week of January to participate in the Savannah Tire Hockey Classic. History of the Gators and the Thrasher Cup The Gators have competed in this tournament since it started in 1999 and have won the Thrasher Cup three times, …

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks are the 2016 NCAA Men’s Hockey National Champions after a 5-1 victory over Quinnipiac on Saturday night in Tampa. The score wasn’t indicative of the game, as it was a one goal contest at the end of the second period before the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player Drake …