#10: Oregon State is parting ways with Executive Deputy AD/COO Brent Blaylock, according to JohnCanzano.com’s namesake, who adds: “The agreement Blaylock helped orchestrate between Oregon State and Blueprint Sports is also being unwound, sources tell me. A formal announcement that the sides have ‘mutually’ agreed to part ways is expected as early as Tuesday. According to a source with knowledge of that deal, ‘What will eventually come out is that the $750K guarantee was not actually guaranteed. At least it’s not written in the contract that way.’ The contract also includes an $850K separation fee. Officials at OSU and Blueprint negotiated throughout the weekend, per sources. The Beavers are expected to pay a reduced sum in the range of $150K to $284K to exit the deal.” Canzano goes on to note that Dam Nation Founder Kyle Bjornstad in March informed OSU that he would dissolve the collective. “Bjornstad said the tandem of Barnes and Blaylock convinced him it was better to sell Dam Nation to a third party instead of closing it down. The school coveted the more than $240K in annual recurring monthly membership donations that were flowing into the NIL entity. … The sale of Dam Nation to Blueprint Sports, however, has turned into a raging mess.” Rather than sell to Blueprint, Bjornstad encouraged OSU to explore another potential partner he’d sourced, Lockerverse, who would’ve guaranteed OSU a minimum of $288K each year plus 75% of all funds raised beyond $288K. Bjornstad eventually took a GM job with OSU but resigned on October 2. Per Canzano, he “felt like he’d been misled during the Blueprint negotiation. He wondered if he was being fashioned as a scapegoat in the aftermath of the deal. No doubt, Bjornstad cared more about Dam Nation than anyone. He built it. Watching it be run by Blueprint broke his heart.” More. (link)

#9: A group of 64 former UCLA football student-athletes has asked Chancellor Julio Frenk to find a new AD, prompting Frenk to release the following statement: “At a top university like UCLA, a successful athletics program plays a powerful role in building community and strengthening connections. We deeply value the views of our Bruin alumni on how to maintain and elevate our legendary athletics program across all sports. Athletic Director Jarmond has UCLA's support, and we will continue to work with him to build a successful program that embodies the greatness of Bruins, on and off the field." (link)

#8: The NCAA has adopted emergency legislation specifying DI student-athletes can lose eligibility if NIL deals aren’t reported. Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter notes that “if a school discovers an athlete may not have reported a deal it has 2 days to review & report to the CSC. If a deal isn’t then reported, athlete is ineligible.” (link)

#7: Fresh renderings for your perusal: Northwestern shares a digital look at the New Ryan Field recruiting lounge and team tunnel. (link)

#6: The Trump Administration’s international student visa rules are presenting hurdles in women’s college basketball, according to SB Nation’s Mitchell Northam, who notes the issue is being monitored at the highest level of collegiate athletics. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips says there’s not much conferences or the NCAA can do on the issue, remarking: “We are aware and we try to do whatever we can, which is really not a lot. These are issues that end up going through Washington. We just try to be supportive of our coaches and student athletes. We have international student athletes in a variety of sports, and we’re just trying to be supportive and make sure that they’re able to navigate through whatever process is necessary to get them on campus.” North Carolina HC Courtney Banghart: “None of my internationals are going to go home for Christmas. I’d be happy to buy them a ticket, right? I’m just not sure they can get back in (to the United States). We hope that things settle a little bit, but they know what they signed on for — they’re here to play in our country.” More. (link)

#5: The LSU Board of Supervisors will make the Tigers’ next Football hire, not AD Scott Woodward. Governor Jeff Landry chimed in: “I can tell you right now Scott Woodward is not selecting the next coach. Hell, I’d let Donald Trump select him before I’d let him do it.” More from Landry on the financial impact of moving on from former HC Brian Kelly: “My role is about the fiscal effect of firing a coach under a terrible contract. I care about what the tax payers' are on the hook on and I was not happy about raising ticket prices while we were having a losing season and we were paying a coach $100M and not getting results. … Woodward’s agent, Kelly’s agent… the Texas A&M (coach’s) agent. They all have the same agent. This is ridiculous. Lawyers would be disbarred the way these agents act. It’s time for the NCAA to put guardrails. It’s fine. We don’t need the guardrails if big billionaires want to spend the money, no problem. But if I got to go find $53 million dollars (from the state), it’s not going to be pleasant.” (link, link)

#4: UC San Diego Deputy AD Sara Allard is no longer with the Tritons. (link)

#3: Tennessee AD Danny White stays in-house, promoting Baseball AHC Josh Elander to be the next HC for the Vols. (link) Check out how White told the team and the group’s reaction. (link)

#2: LSU and AD Scott Woodward “have agreed to part ways effective immediately.” Executive Deputy AD Verge Ausberry will take over as Interim AD. Woodward writes in a letter to fans: “It is with a heavy heart but also with my typical optimism, that today is my last day serving as your Director of Athletics. … Others can recap or opine on my tenure and on my decisions over the last six years as Director of Athletics, but I will not. Rather, I will focus on the absolute joy that LSU Athletics brings to our state’s residents and to the Baton Rouge community. I will cherish the incredible relationships I have built within the University community and beyond our campus borders. And I will fondly remember the national and SEC championships for the joy that they brought to our student-athletes, coaches, staff, campus community and our incredible fans.” ESPN's Pete Thamel and Yahoo's Ross Dellenger were among the first to report the news. (link, link, link, link)

#1: From Baton Rouge (by way of New Brunswick), Rutgers President William Tate tweeted out a cryptic photo from The Wire depicting characters Omar and Brother Mouzone. Tate, the former LSU president, doesn’t expand, but the dots, if you’ve seen the episode in question, are not hard to connect. (link)

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