#47 What Shapes College Athletics with Matt Brown

Matt Brown is the creator of Extra Points, a newsletter that covers all the off-the-field stuff that shapes college sports, from the largest FBS schools to the smallest NAIA programs. Prior to going focusing on Extra Points full time in April 2020, Matt used to oversee SB Nation’s college team sites and regularly contributed to SBNation.com’s college football coverage. His coverage increasingly focused on off-the-field issues, from conference realignment to media rights to athletic department finances.

Brown is also the author of "What If? A Closer Look at College Football's Great Questions", a book covering pivotal moments through college football history like the Airplane Conference and the University of Chicago's descent from D-I greatness. Prior to getting into sports journalism, Brown taught elementary school, worked as a political organizer, and in executive search. He is passionate about open records, college football history, higher education, and building internet for humans, rather than algorithms.

Brown joined the Bloom Pod to talk about his experiences as an entrepreneur, what prompted him to start (and sell) Extra Points, and some of the off-the-field forces that help to shape college athletics.

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