David Covucci

Guest column | Who knew Bill Belichick would be a disaster at UNC? Anyone paying attention. Tar Heels boosters intent on making a splash hired the eight-time Super Bowl winner to lead their program. An actual college football coach would have made more sense.

The failure of playing by Jordon Rules: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

How many Uncrustables does it take to run a Big Ten football program? Time to empty the ol' FOIA notebook ...

NEW EXTRA POINTS:

I'm a Serious Professional Journalist, so I filed some FOIAs to learn exactly how much money Indiana Football spends on apple juice, Chick Fil A, string cheese, Uncrustables and more:

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Screenshot of invoice of college coach's overdue bill at country club showing he owes over $2,000.

Screenshot of invoice of college coach's overdue bill at country club showing he owes over $2,000.

What head coach was in arrears at his swanky country club after his school forgot to pay his monthly membership dues for a few months?

Find out in this Thursday's FOIAball.

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well shoot. i was trying to search for an archived version of it and could only find an fb post where she didn't tag anyone. thanks for catching!

Screenshot of invoice of college coach's overdue bill at country club showing he owes over $2,000.

Screenshot of invoice of college coach's overdue bill at country club showing he owes over $2,000.

What head coach was in arrears at his swanky country club after his school forgot to pay his monthly membership dues for a few months?

Find out in this Thursday's FOIAball.

Subscribe here: subscribe.foiaball.com

HOW MUCH DOES THAT TROPHY WEIGH? Heaviest Known CFB Trophies TROPHY GAME/AWARD WEIGHT Fremont Cannon Nevada/UNLV 545 lbs The Chief Northwestern St/Stephen F Austin 320 Great Divide Montana/Montana State 306.1 Victory Bell SICKOS UCLA/USC 295 Fiesta Bowl COMMITTEE/ Fiesta Bowl Winner ISN 285 Beer Barrel Kentucky/Tennessee* 200 Golden Boot Arkansas/LSU 200 Battle Line Arkansas/Mizzouri 180 Commander-in-Chief Air Force/Army/Navy 170 War on I-4 Trophy UCF/USF 160 The Rail ETSU/Chattanooga 108 Bones Memphis/UAB 100 Commonwealth Cup Virginia/Virginia Tech 100 Floyd of Rosedale Iowa/Minnesota 98 Armed Forces Bowl Armed Forces Bowl Winner 80 Land Grant Michigan State/Penn State SICKOS COMMITTEE 76.2 Dakota Marker North Dakota St/South Dakota St 75 Heartland Iowa/Wisconsin 74 National Championship CFP Winner 65 Heisman Heisman Winner 65

You’ve probably seen us ask how much trophies weigh from time to time.

Here are the Top 20 HEAVIEST KNOWN* TROPHIES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL

*If you have more info on trophy weights, let us know ⬇️

thank you!

The answer, in case you missed it, is luxury box guests at big games.

Read it about it here: foiaball.beehiiv.com/p/luxury-box...

Also shout out to my wife, who got me this incredible birthday gift

Take a peek inside university luxury boxes at big games FOIAball obtained attendee lists for suites school presidents use to wine and dine.

Did you know that most university presidents get a luxury box for football games?

Did you know that who they invite is a public record?

Take a peek inside presidential suites in this week's FOIAball.

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This week's FOIAball also has some distressing news to reveal about the Pop-Tarts Bowl. At the Pop-Tarts Bowl, the Pop-Tarts aren't free.

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Take a peek inside university luxury boxes at big games FOIAball obtained attendee lists for suites school presidents use to wine and dine.

Take for instance, one school, which hosted both CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins and best-selling author James Patterson for a game.

They even sat them next to each other.

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these mfers said Lenda

And guess what school couldn't spell Cersei Lannister's real name

Take a peek inside university luxury boxes at big games FOIAball obtained attendee lists for suites school presidents use to wine and dine.

Did you know that most university presidents get a luxury box for football games?

Did you know that who they invite is a public record?

Take a peek inside presidential suites in this week's FOIAball.

foiaball.beehiiv.com/p/luxury-box...

What do a Game of Thrones star, a famous news anchor, the guy who told George Bush about 9/11, the world's best-selling novelist, a top CIA official, and Bernie Madoff victims have in common?

Subscribe to FOIAball tonight to find out tomorrow!

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This forces me to respect Matt Patricia against my will

sec media days in the strip club capital of america is a match made in foiaball heaven

thats cheap for vegas

mark stoops bagel orger include cinnamon, blueberry, more cinnamon, and honey walnut cream cheese

And if you are from New York, please roast Mark Stoops' private jet bagel spread

Kirk spending $33 on a dinner and $16 on breakfast doesn’t surprise me a bit.

This sticker is better than mine. Go get a Sluethy the Seal sticker!

mark stoops bagel orger include cinnamon, blueberry, more cinnamon, and honey walnut cream cheese

And if you are from New York, please roast Mark Stoops' private jet bagel spread

When you go to Las Vegas are you a Michigan State's steakhouse spurge or Kirk Ferentz's economical hotel breakfast?

Read more in last week's FOIAball: foiaball.beehiiv.com/p/acc-ditche...

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I, too, could lose to Matt Rhule while spending eight hours a day eating

Scott Satterfield's calendar for 8/28/2025 shows only breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Scott Satterfield calendar for 8/27/2025 showing only breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Scott Satterfield's Nebraska's week calendar asks the question: What if a blogger was a head coach?