Chris Vannini
@chrisvannini.com
• Senior reporter, The Athletic
• College football, dogs and pro wrestling... skeets?
• Co-host, Bunch Formation and Getting Over podcasts
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• College football, dogs and pro wrestling... skeets?
• Co-host, Bunch Formation and Getting Over podcasts
• DM, [email protected], Signal: ChrisVannini.01
• linktr.ee/chrisvannini
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Chris Vannini
@chrisvannini.com
· Mar 10
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CFB folks: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Overlooked in the Indiana story is just how much the Hoosiers increased their football spending even before Cignetti arrived.
“Indiana has blown people out of the water because they’ve committed to this thing,” one agent told me.
They spend like a Big Boy now.
✍️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
“Indiana has blown people out of the water because they’ve committed to this thing,” one agent told me.
They spend like a Big Boy now.
✍️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Overlooked in the Indiana story is just how much the Hoosiers increased their football spending even before Cignetti arrived.
“Indiana has blown people out of the water because they’ve committed to this thing,” one agent told me.
They spend like a Big Boy now.
✍️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
“Indiana has blown people out of the water because they’ve committed to this thing,” one agent told me.
They spend like a Big Boy now.
✍️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
This Indiana turnaround is one of the wildest things in American sports history. It's made college football more fun.
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
January 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This Indiana turnaround is one of the wildest things in American sports history. It's made college football more fun.
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
Every college football fan to their coach:
January 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Every college football fan to their coach:
If Indiana can do THIS, why can't everyone else?
Curt Cignetti has broken the brains of college football. I asked coaches, ADs and agents what it means for expectations everywhere else.
"He’s the exception, not the norm. Therein lies the issue.”
✍️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
Curt Cignetti has broken the brains of college football. I asked coaches, ADs and agents what it means for expectations everywhere else.
"He’s the exception, not the norm. Therein lies the issue.”
✍️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
How Indiana broke college football
In a sport that splashes tens of millions of dollars to replace coaches every year, the Hoosiers are not helping everyone's pressure levels.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
If Indiana can do THIS, why can't everyone else?
Curt Cignetti has broken the brains of college football. I asked coaches, ADs and agents what it means for expectations everywhere else.
"He’s the exception, not the norm. Therein lies the issue.”
✍️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
Curt Cignetti has broken the brains of college football. I asked coaches, ADs and agents what it means for expectations everywhere else.
"He’s the exception, not the norm. Therein lies the issue.”
✍️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
DFW airport moving to a serif font has me shook
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
DFW airport moving to a serif font has me shook
🏆 New @gettingovercast.bsky.social: The Meatys!
We award the best (and worst) in pro wrestling in 2026, from announcer to match to storyline to, of course, Big Meaty Moment and more.
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
We award the best (and worst) in pro wrestling in 2026, from announcer to match to storyline to, of course, Big Meaty Moment and more.
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
January 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM
🏆 New @gettingovercast.bsky.social: The Meatys!
We award the best (and worst) in pro wrestling in 2026, from announcer to match to storyline to, of course, Big Meaty Moment and more.
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
We award the best (and worst) in pro wrestling in 2026, from announcer to match to storyline to, of course, Big Meaty Moment and more.
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
Reposted by Chris Vannini
🎙 New Bunch Formation: The national championship preview
- What this game means for the sport as a whole
- How Indiana and Miami will win
- The matchups to watch + game picks
w/ special guest @Manny_Navarro
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
- What this game means for the sport as a whole
- How Indiana and Miami will win
- The matchups to watch + game picks
w/ special guest @Manny_Navarro
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
🎙 New Bunch Formation: The national championship preview
- What this game means for the sport as a whole
- How Indiana and Miami will win
- The matchups to watch + game picks
w/ special guest @Manny_Navarro
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
- What this game means for the sport as a whole
- How Indiana and Miami will win
- The matchups to watch + game picks
w/ special guest @Manny_Navarro
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
We did Oceans vs Lakes back in September!
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
We did Oceans vs Lakes back in September!
Why did Miami get rid of the Turnover Chain, and why does Mario Cristobal hate when people ask if The U is back?
Here’s why.
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
Here’s why.
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Why did Miami get rid of the Turnover Chain, and why does Mario Cristobal hate when people ask if The U is back?
Here’s why.
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
Here’s why.
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
🎙 New Bunch Formation: The national championship preview
- What this game means for the sport as a whole
- How Indiana and Miami will win
- The matchups to watch + game picks
w/ special guest @Manny_Navarro
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
- What this game means for the sport as a whole
- How Indiana and Miami will win
- The matchups to watch + game picks
w/ special guest @Manny_Navarro
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
🎙 New Bunch Formation: The national championship preview
- What this game means for the sport as a whole
- How Indiana and Miami will win
- The matchups to watch + game picks
w/ special guest @Manny_Navarro
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
- What this game means for the sport as a whole
- How Indiana and Miami will win
- The matchups to watch + game picks
w/ special guest @Manny_Navarro
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
🎙 New @GettingOverCast
- Drew McIntyre finally wins a deserved world title
- I rant about Gunther's booking again
- I'm concerned about the debuts of these NXT call-ups
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
- Drew McIntyre finally wins a deserved world title
- I rant about Gunther's booking again
- I'm concerned about the debuts of these NXT call-ups
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
January 14, 2026 at 11:38 PM
🎙 New @GettingOverCast
- Drew McIntyre finally wins a deserved world title
- I rant about Gunther's booking again
- I'm concerned about the debuts of these NXT call-ups
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
- Drew McIntyre finally wins a deserved world title
- I rant about Gunther's booking again
- I'm concerned about the debuts of these NXT call-ups
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
If you're wondering why football doesn't do this, it's because classes start in mid-January and players need to get enrolled. Unless you move the portal to spring, which FB coaches didn't want.
Basketball doesn't have such problems as a two-semester "winter" sport.
Basketball doesn't have such problems as a two-semester "winter" sport.
January 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
If you're wondering why football doesn't do this, it's because classes start in mid-January and players need to get enrolled. Unless you move the portal to spring, which FB coaches didn't want.
Basketball doesn't have such problems as a two-semester "winter" sport.
Basketball doesn't have such problems as a two-semester "winter" sport.
News: The NCAA Division I Cabinet has moved the start of the college basketball transfer portal to the day after the national championship games.
It previously was opening in March during the NCAA Tournament.
It previously was opening in March during the NCAA Tournament.
January 14, 2026 at 9:23 PM
News: The NCAA Division I Cabinet has moved the start of the college basketball transfer portal to the day after the national championship games.
It previously was opening in March during the NCAA Tournament.
It previously was opening in March during the NCAA Tournament.
The College Football Playoff has teamed with noted FIU booster Pitbull for merch at the national championship game.
January 14, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The College Football Playoff has teamed with noted FIU booster Pitbull for merch at the national championship game.
Indiana is playing for the national championship. Think it's too early to know what the future looks like. (And the portal is a different topic)
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Indiana is playing for the national championship. Think it's too early to know what the future looks like. (And the portal is a different topic)
Today another reminder that NIL/revshare is keeping good players in college football for longer. Makes the sport better.
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Today another reminder that NIL/revshare is keeping good players in college football for longer. Makes the sport better.
Trinidad Chambliss might be projected as QB2 or QB3 in the NFL Draft mocks right now, with Dante Moore staying at Oregon.
That's if Chambliss doesn't get extra eligibility through appeal or other means.
That's if Chambliss doesn't get extra eligibility through appeal or other means.
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Trinidad Chambliss might be projected as QB2 or QB3 in the NFL Draft mocks right now, with Dante Moore staying at Oregon.
That's if Chambliss doesn't get extra eligibility through appeal or other means.
That's if Chambliss doesn't get extra eligibility through appeal or other means.
Moore was projected as a top-five pick, but he's coming back. Oregon will again be a preseason top team next year.
The Ducks have also signed former Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola, who joined Oregon knowing this was a possibility. Could sit behind Moore like Moore did Dillon Gabriel.
The Ducks have also signed former Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola, who joined Oregon knowing this was a possibility. Could sit behind Moore like Moore did Dillon Gabriel.
January 14, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Moore was projected as a top-five pick, but he's coming back. Oregon will again be a preseason top team next year.
The Ducks have also signed former Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola, who joined Oregon knowing this was a possibility. Could sit behind Moore like Moore did Dillon Gabriel.
The Ducks have also signed former Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola, who joined Oregon knowing this was a possibility. Could sit behind Moore like Moore did Dillon Gabriel.
Breaking: Oregon QB Dante Moore is RETURNING to the Ducks next season.
January 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Breaking: Oregon QB Dante Moore is RETURNING to the Ducks next season.
NEWS: Your 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class, including Gary Patterson, Chris Petersen, Peter Warrick, Marvin Harrison and more.
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
NEWS: Your 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class, including Gary Patterson, Chris Petersen, Peter Warrick, Marvin Harrison and more.
Oregon QB Dante Moore will announce his decision on the NFL Draft — stay or go — at 2:30 pm ET on Sportscenter.
January 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Oregon QB Dante Moore will announce his decision on the NFL Draft — stay or go — at 2:30 pm ET on Sportscenter.
If there is a good player named Haynes, Georgia Tech will find you.
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
If there is a good player named Haynes, Georgia Tech will find you.
We listed our favorite CFB games of the season. I got into Virginia-Florida State and the craziest field storm I've ever seen.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
Our favorite college football games of 2025, from Miami-Notre Dame to Playoff classics
There's only one game left in a wild 2025 college football season. What was the best game? Here are our staff's favorites.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
We listed our favorite CFB games of the season. I got into Virginia-Florida State and the craziest field storm I've ever seen.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
If you're wondering about Curt Cignetti and the Steelers, worth remembering that Tomlin, Bill Cowher and Chuck Noll were all 37 or younger when they got the Steelers job.
And again, it would be very costly to hire him (if he would even want to)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
And again, it would be very costly to hire him (if he would even want to)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
Curt Cignetti’s post-CFP payday, NFL jobs and the latest in college football’s coach carousel
The college head coaching carousel has come to a stop … for now. But history says that’s likely going to change.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
If you're wondering about Curt Cignetti and the Steelers, worth remembering that Tomlin, Bill Cowher and Chuck Noll were all 37 or younger when they got the Steelers job.
And again, it would be very costly to hire him (if he would even want to)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
And again, it would be very costly to hire him (if he would even want to)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
Would've been fun (and maybe successful?) if the Ravens and Steelers just traded head coaches.
January 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Would've been fun (and maybe successful?) if the Ravens and Steelers just traded head coaches.