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Samford AD/Division I Men’s Basketball Committee Chair Martin Newton participated in the SoCon Conference interview to discuss his experience on the committee so far this season. On what might be new or looked at differently in this year’s selection process: “I don't know that it's new, but the Wins Above Bubble (WAB) is something, that's one of the metrics that we're gonna spend some time on this year. We started last year really looking at that and I think they fine-tuned some of that. I think that's something that each one of the committee members is really paying attention to, and as we kind of continue to be educated and do a deep dive into that metric, will now be added to the other metrics that we use. So, I think that's going to be something that … will get utilized a lot more and get studied a lot more.” More from Newton. (link)

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Highlighting Arizona State’s apparent “paradigm shift” in its seriousness about winning, the Mercury News’ Jon Wilner contacted ASU President Michael Crow to inquire if there’s been a shift in institutional thinking over football and basketball and if so, what promoted the change. Crow: “I am very strongly of the view that the system is in a moment of significant disequilibrium (unsteady and unpredictable). Given that, we are taking the path of best of class in all that we have for facilities and programs … and compete at the highest possible level while staying true to this being a university and not a professional sports team.” While highlighting 11 things Sun Devil Athletics has done to enhance competitiveness and remain student-athlete centric, including the addition of scholarships, Crow added: “When you look at us, just remember that through thick and thin, through success and failure, we have built a new kind of research university here which is great and impactful for as many students and learners as possible. And to match that, we are building athletic programs that connect with our larger Sun Devil nation.” More. (link)

Kansas AD Travis Goff joins the Big Business on Campus podcast with JohnWallStreet publisher Corey Leff and Playfly Chairman Michael Schreiber to discuss reducing stadium capacity and increasing per-seat yield at Booth Memorial Stadium. “We were [at] about 47K [seats] in the old stadium…and [we’re going to be] in the 43K range [next year]. For us, this [wasn’t] complicated. We want intimacy. We want no bad seats in the house. The reality in college football for a long time is you’ve had limited to no-value seating taking up a significant chunk of capacity… [Moving forward], every one of those seats [in our stadium] will drive value for Kansas athletics.” Goff also points out that “because football stadiums only operate six, seven, maybe eight [days] a year, we [built] a conference center connected to the north [side] of the stadium. That’s where —and why— the state of Kansas and some others stepped forward; they see [it] as a primary economic catalyst [for the city].” The conference center and an adjacent hotel, he adds, help to “activate this district 200-250 times or more a year. That is where we’ll see a lot of the sustainable middle-to-long-term upside.” (link)

Wasserman Football agent Doug Hendrickson cut ties earlier today with Washington Football student-athlete Demond Williams, Jr.,”effective immediately due to philosophical differences,” per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. As a result, Heitner Legal Founder Darren Heitner has now “been retained as legal counsel for Demond Williams Jr.,” adding that updates will be provided as appropriate and neither he nor Williams, Jr. have any public comment at this time. (link, link)

ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reports “Washington State has landed a commitment from TE Nathaniel Salmon, a former professional basketball player from New Zealand, who attended mini camp with the Los Angeles Chargers.” Salmon originally started on the NFL’s International Player Pathway at the start of 2025 and was invited to Chargers’ mini-camp, but wasn’t signed. Once realizing college was an option, he went through the NCAA Clearinghouse and was granted four years of eligibility. (link)

Facility Features…
➤ Washington State recently raised more than $10M to pay for the initial phase of planned improvements inside Gesa Field that are set for completion by the start of the 2026 season, including a video board 30-feet wider than the current display, a new audio system and dynamic on-field lighting. The improvements are part of a multi-phase improvement plan for Gesa Field, which is expected to cost up to $12M. (link)
➤ Through a lead gift from the family of Bill and Ruth Scott, Creighton’s future 50K-square foot athletics facility will be named “The Bill” in honor of longtime donor Bill Scott. Construction of the $65M building, formerly known as the Sports Performance Center, got underway in the summer of 2025 and is expected to be completed in 2027. When finished, the student-athlete-focused facility will feature approximately 10K-square feet of new strength and conditioning space, an outdoor training area, dining hall, areas for academic advising, sports medicine and psychology services as well as gathering spaces. (link) 

People & Places…
➤ North Carolina elevates Assoc. AD/Controller Josh Borfitz to Senior Assoc. AD/CFO. He will transition into his new role over the next month as current Senior Assoc. AD/CFO Martina Ballen retires at the end of January after 38 years with the UNC Athletics Business Office. (link) 

➤ Lipscomb announces a trio of athletic staff promotions as Grace Ann Miller has been elevated from Assoc. AD to Senior Assoc. AD for Student Success/SWA; John Ezell has been upgraded from Assoc. AD for Compliance and Budgets to Senior Assoc. AD for Compliance/Athletics Controller; and Chris Klotz has been promoted from Director of Spiritual Formation to Senior Assoc. AD for Spiritual Engagement. (link)   

➤ MAAC Senior Assoc. Commissioner for Sport Administration Whitney Swab has added the title of SWA to her role. (link)
➤ ESPN and Disney Entertainment promote Executive VP of Platform Distribution Strategy Jimmy Zasowski to President of Platform Distribution. In his role, he will lead the global distribution team that spans the company’s entertainment and sports media businesses which include monetization of Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming services (Disney+, Hulu and the ESPN app), linear portfolio including the eight ABC-owned TV stations, ABC’s broadcast affiliations and film and TV programming across home entertainment and content licensing. (link) 

Those interested in advertising during the College Football Playoff National Championship better get on the phone in a hurry as Disney Advertising SVP of Revenue and Yield Management Jim Minnich says the game’s on the brink of an ad sellout. Minnich: “We’re very well sold. We’ve got a couple avails left in Friday night’s game [the Peach Bowl], and for the championship game, we’re down to a unit or two. I don’t want to say I’m completely sold out just yet, but we’re in a much better position than we’ve been in years past.” Per Sportico’s Anthony Crupi, securing one of the remaining 30-second ad units will run in the neighborhood of $2M, and while Minnich did not make any disclosures on the pricing front, he allowed that ESPN’s scatter rates in this year’s championship are trending at a record high, powered by a season of significant ratings gains. Minnich: “In college football right now, there are no dynasties, and that’s really opened up this year’s market. Parity matters.” More. (link) 

Deals, Deals, Deals…
➤ Louisville Men’s Basketball program alumnus/current Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is the first active basketball athlete to feature his signature logo on his alma mater’s jerseys with the Cardinals adding his Adidas mark to their new uniforms, per Front Office Sports. The arrangement parallels the one previously announced between Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his alma mater, Texas Tech. (link)
➤ Boise State launches Built Different Travel to help Bronco fans earn cashback and give back to Bronco student-athletes. The creation is a part of BSU’s Built Different Network, working in partnership with TheLinkU. (link) 
➤ The Big South inks a Van Wagner-facilitated partnership with SportsTrip to support league member institutions with travel management services. (link)
➤ Launching in April, Bruno Mars’ “The Romantic Tour” will visit a trio of on-campus football stadiums during its six-month run, including: Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium (April 25); Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium (May 20); and Air Force’s Falcon Stadium (Sept. 26). (link)

Coaches Corner…
➤ Michigan Women’s Soccer HC Jennifer Klein resigns to pursue other opportunities after eight seasons at the helm. (link)
➤ Lipscomb Women’s Volleyball HC Brandon Rosenthal retires to explore other opportunities after leading the program since 2003. (link)
➤ Toledo Baseball HC Rob Reinstetle inks a contract extension that could keep him with the Rockets through the 2029 season. (link)
➤ Pepperdine and Men’s Volleyball HC Jonathan Winder agree to a contract extension that would keep him with the Waves through 2030. (link)

ESPN's Pete Thamel reports the college sports world is watching the Demond Williams Jr. situation with Washington intently, viewing it as a "litmus test" for the enforceability of contracts in the new era. “Williams' case speaks to a larger issue in which contracts around the sport -- binding schools to leagues, coaches to schools and players to programs -- are largely being ignored. The situation illuminates the system's flaws, including not having any single entity in charge of the inter-workings of contracts in a multibillion-dollar business. The Williams contract issue doesn't fall under the purview of the new College Sports Commission, which handles third-party name, image and likeness deals to meet legal settlement rules, revenue sharing from schools in relation to the cap and roster limits.” More key takeaways…

 

➤ An unnamed “high-ranking” official: “This is a very bright line. Are we going to respect each other's contracts? This is a very simple thing. If we can't protect this, nothing else matters.”

 

➤ One GM says: "It's extremely embarrassing the system allows this. There's no stability at all. How are people sitting around watching everything crumble? What are the leaders doing? What are the commissioners doing? How do we not get everyone in a room and not leave until there's a solution." 

 

➤ A “prominent AD” adds: “This situation is a product of 2026 football. Where the story ends, this is one of the big moments in college football -- or really, college sports -- and what we do next." 

 

➤ Another “high-ranking” official: “This is a very important moment in our space about how we're going to behave.”

 

➤ Here’s the full article. (link)

Sportico’s John Cairney and Rick Burton analyze the rise of AI and its sudden shift from operational support to a core competitive capability of recruiting operations. In the new world of college athletics where the transfer portal and NIL “have turned recruiting into a transactional, mobile and financially risky enterprise,” and coaches now resemble portfolio managers causing “athletic departments to increasingly rely on general managers and analytics staff … AI promises something every AD wants: fewer bad bets.” A recent Journal of Applied Sport Management piece describes “a recruiting ecosystem where AI tools increasingly shape how athletes are identified, evaluated and pursued,” while adding that “relying on human judgment alone is now inherently risky.” Cairney and Burton: “Athletic directors must decide not only how AI is used, but also who stands behind it when outcomes go wrong. Why? Because ethical aspiration without clear accountability is insufficient for those already under intense public scrutiny. … AI does not simplify leadership; it makes it harder. It raises the stakes, redistributes power and concentrates accountability. ADs must not only lead with better data, but also courageously own decisions made in partnership with machines.” More. (link)

The Field of 68 legal analyst Mitch Gilfillan notes that as the Patterson case unfolds in Nashville, the NCAA emailed all schools today: “To the question about whether the Div. I Board would consider issuing a broader waiver if the court grants an injunction for the five student-athletes (Patterson case), there is no plan to do so. The NCAA's eligibility rules are legally defensible and provide opportunities for prospective student-athletes to compete at the Division I level.” (link)

ESPN’s Pete Thamel updates reporting on Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss’ eligibility situation, noting that the school “filed another letter to the NCAA from attorney Tom Mars that references a conversation that Mars tells ESPN was taped by Ole Miss officials. This would loom large in any potential legal proceeding if Chambliss’ redshirt waiver is rejected. Mars says in the letter: ‘On December 8, 2025, the NCAA case manager told the Senior Associate AD for Ole Miss Compliance that the [NCAA] staff considered the physician’s statement to be sufficient proof of Trinidad’s incapacity to compete during the 2022-23 season but that the staff was concerned about the lack of ‘contemporaneous medical documentation.’ There exists ‘contemporaneous’ evidence of exactly what was said during this phone call. That seems odd to say the least.” (link)

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It’s Personnel…

➤ LSU and Billy Glasscock agreed to terms on a three-year, $3M deal that makes him one of the highest-paid GMs in college football, according to The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander, who notes Glasscock reportedly made $425K this past year at Ole Miss in a similar capacity. (link)

➤ The Wire on Collegiate Sports Connect is loaded with administrative staff changes to kick off the new year: Air Force, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Bucknell, Colorado, Colorado State, Duke, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, James Madison, Kansas State, Louisiana Monroe, Maine, Marshall, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, Missouri, New Mexico, North Texas, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Pac-12, Pittsburgh, Samford, San Francisco, SMU, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Towson, UAB, UCLA, UConn, USC Upstate, UTEP, Villanova, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia and Wichita State. (link)

Coaches Corner…

➤ Tulane taps Jacksonville State Volleyball HC Derek Schroeder for the same role. (link)

➤  McNeese State inks Softball HC James Landreneau to a four-year contract extension with an option for a fifth. (link)

We extend our deepest condolences to the communities at Maryland and Cal State Northridge following the passing of Dick Dull, who served as AD at both institutions. (link)

Western Carolina Senior Assoc. AD for Student Success/SWA Ashleigh Simmons, in her first year on the Women's Basketball Committee, discusses the selection process with Southern Conference Assoc. Commissioner for Brand Strategy and Broadcast Dave Friedman and emphasizes that the committee values "creative scheduling" and resume-building losses over empty wins. “It's doing your best to make sure you're putting yourself in a position to build that resume. Maybe it's scheduling, you know, getting out of that non D1 and trying to go find a Quad 3 game. ... Giving yourself an opportunity to, whether you win or lose, to have a committee member speak on your behalf and say, ‘You know what, they may have lost by two, but they played a hell of a game.’" Simmons also discusses the importance of eye test context beyond data: "It really is one of those things where anybody could show up and that could affect the outcome of a game. Somebody could get hurt in the first quarter and that could affect the outcome of a game. That's not something that you see on a stat sheet necessarily." Full Q&A. (link)

More bowl data from ESPN, as the company reports its networks delivered their highest average viewership for non-College Football Playoff bowls since the 2015-16 season, averaging 3.1M viewers across 33 games—a 13% YoY increase. The Michigan-Texas Citrus Bowl (9.1M viewers on ABC) and Georgia Tech-BYU Pop-Tarts Bowl (8.7M on ABC) led the slate, ranking as the two most-watched non-CFP/New Year's Six bowls since 2019-20. Next were the Penn State-Clemson Pinstripe Bowl (7.6M on ABC), Virginia-Missouri Gator Bowl (6M on ABC) and the Tennessee-Illinois Music City Bowl (5.4M on ESPN). Overall, ABC saw its largest non-CFP bowl audience in 12 years (6.2M average), with four games setting all-time viewership records: the Pinstripe Bowl, LA Bowl, First Responder Bowl, and Frisco Bowl. (link)

The Utah Mammoth will host the Colorado Avalanche at Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium in 2027. The Salt Lake Tribune’s Andy Larsen reports the NHL selected Rice-Eccles as the venue over BYU’s Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo and “several other markets around the NHL that wanted to host the event.” Mammoth co-owner Ryan Smith, a BYU alum, says he “wanted it here in Salt Lake. This is right. I mean, I do enough down there. This is my NIL donation here. It’s a good one.” Unlike Utes home football games, the stadium will sell alcohol for the event. (link)

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