{
  "id": 5537724,
  "title": "College Sports’ Problem With the Substitution Effect",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/college-sports-problem-with-the-substitution-effect",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2026/college-sports-problem-substitution-effect-1234943827/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Today’s guest column is from professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. As most baseball and softball fans know, the challenge for many managers is knowing when to replace the starter with someone from the bullpen. In basketball or soccer, it’s subbing in a replacement. With that in mind, we wondered if college sports, circa 2027, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}