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College soccer on TV: Nov. 11-15
The 2026 NCAA Division I regular season ends this week for men and women with conference tournament play.
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College club soccer evolves into a new era
Another college soccer season is reaching its biggest moment. Can Brigham Young and Michigan State repeat as men’s and women’s national champions, respectively? Wait! What about the Washington men? And Florida State women? Sure, they’ve got NCAA Division I rings. But the Utah and Michigan schools are national champs, too. They won the 2025 college […]
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NCAA members block proposal for new men’s soccer model
The proposal to spread the NCAA Division I men’s college season over two semesters was killed after it was rejected by a two-thirds majority of NCAA’s Division I schools.
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University presidents voting on men’s college soccer reform: Know the facts before you vote.
After years of planning and advocacy, NCAA Division I men’s soccer coaches thought they’d achieved an important goal: splitting their compressed fall season into two. The championship tournament would move to the spring. The number of matches would remain the same. Schools and conferences could adapt the schedule to their own needs. The August preseason […]
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College Soccer: NCAA vote boosts plan for Division I men’s soccer calendar switch
The move to split the NCAA Division I men’s season across the fall and the spring received a boost on Wednesday. The NCAA Division I Cabinet affirmed the Division I Men’s Soccer Oversight Committee’s plan to shift the playing season in men’s soccer to a year-round model in 2027-28. it should not be assumed the proposal is a done deal, though. In a 30-day rescission period, schools and conferences can step in. Only if two-thirds of DI members do not rescind the rule change will the long-sought switch take effect.
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Bob Barry (1940-2026): ‘The Cat’ who built Hawaii soccer’s bridge to the mainland
I knew at the time that we were lucky to have Bob Barry as a high school soccer coach. Just how incredibly fortunate we actually were — that appreciation grew over years and decades since we played for Iolani in Honolulu in 1979-1982. Barry was also the French teacher at Iolani. At lunchtime, we’d hang […]
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USL: Charleston Battery’s Colton Swan headed to Hibs in January
The Charleston Battery’s top goal scorer will join Hibernian at the end of the 2026 USL Championship season on a six-figure transfer deal. The U.S. U-20 leads the Battery with 11 goals across all competitions in 2026, his first pro season after spending his freshman season at Indiana University.
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COLLEGE: After setback, NCAA Division I men’s season kicks off
It was anticipated it would be D1 men’s soccer’s last season as a fall sport, but the Division 1 Cabinet threw cold water on that plan. The latest rebuff is not a surprise, given all the upheaval in college sports concerning the payment of college athletes. Of note is a lawsuit involving a MLS NEXT Pro player enrolling as a freshman in college.
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2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Hermann Trophy Watch List
More than half the players named to the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Hermann Trophy Watch List reside abroad. Seven were picked in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft but did not turn pro. Portland has three players on the Watch List, and Furman, North Carolina and Vermont each had two.