#10: At the INFLCR NIL Summit, SANIL CEO Belzer released NIL deal data from 30+ collectives and more than 1K student-athletes the company manages to reveal how much NIL compensation football and basketball student-athletes are earning. The top 10 football players in the 2023-24 transfer portal are bringing in an average of $500K, while the top 25 are averaging $250K, the top 50 average $125K, the top 100 average $100K, the top 150 average $75K and the top 300 average $30K. In men’s hoops, the top three roster spots on Power 5 and Big East teams make an average of $75K, while their counterparts in the Group of 5, Atlantic 10 and WCC make $35K. The top three players for mid-majors are making an average of $15K. Of note, the top 10 players in the MBB transfer portal also make $500K on average, while the top 25 are bringing in $350K. Lots more data. (link)
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#9: Queens Charlotte unveils new branding, starting with an updated graphic featuring the Rex the Lion mascot on the newly refinished courts of Curry Arena, home of Queens basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. The new marks also make use of the QUC acronym as well as a “unique new font to be featured on Athletics uniforms and bold elements such as eye-catching colors, including an Athletics-specific Royal Blue.” Have a look. (link)
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#8: Miami (FL) AD Radakovich has restructured his leadership team: Senior Deputy AD Strawley will have oversight of human resources, academics, student-athlete development, sports medicine, performance, health and wellness, as well as continuing her sport administrator duties for football & women’s basketball. Senior Deputy AD Layton will manage ticketing, sales, branding, digital strategy, marketing, equipment, broadcasting, and the Hurricane Club, plus oversee the revenue and organizational components of the Canes NIL program. Senior Deputy AD Baptiste heads up facilities, game operations, compliance, and the business office, and will manage the department’s policies and procedures, as well as oversee the legal and compliance components of NIL. Executive Assoc. AD for Business Operations Smale will continue as CFO & men’s basketball sport administrator. Newly-hired AVP for Athletics Development Campbell will obviously oversee fundraising & Senior Assoc. AD for Strategic Communications/Chief of Staff Toole will now lead media relations & “content components” of the comms department. (link)
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#7: The Colorado Board of Regents met in executive session on Tuesday to discuss “legal advice” on an athletics matter as well as a “personnel matter at CU System.” (link) |
#6: Alabama unveils its newly upgraded weight room after what FootballScoop’s Samuels notes is its fourth multimillion-dollar renovation in the past 17 years. Crimson Tide Director of Sports Performance Ballou, who narrates the video tour: “We wanted to commit to them and give them the best possible resources that they have on the planet, and we feel like we've really been able to design a training facility that is the best on the planet.” Have a look at the new training and sports science facility. (link)
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#5: Temple has parted ways with Football AC Smith after six women allege he used hidden cameras to watch them shower and sleep in his bed after they were hired to watch his dog through the Rover app. Smith previously served on the Colorado State staff, and a Temple spokesperson tells The Coloradoan’s Blumhardt: “While Temple University does not comment on personnel matters or pending litigation, we can confirm that Mr. Smith is no longer employed by the university. Temple is currently reviewing the complaint and will respond in the appropriate forum." Blumhardt: “Other claims during Smith's employment at CSU include sexual harassment of female staff members, female students, members of the cheerleading team and girlfriends of players on the football team. He is also accused of offering a CSU football team student intern money in exchange for sex.” (link)
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#4: The California Assembly voted to approve the College Athlete Protection Act that would allow student-athletes to receive payments from schools based on the amount of revenue their teams earn. USA Today’s Berkowitz reports that one change in the legislation states that if the “bill's financial formula resulted in athletes on any team at a school being owed revenue-sharing payments for any given year, the total amount of money designated for athlete compensation would have to be shared evenly between athletes on men's teams and athletes on women's teams. So, for instance, if only the football team's revenue triggered revenue-sharing payments, athletes on women's teams would benefit by the same overall amount.” Another piece of the legislation allows schools to use institutional funds to ensure “non-revenue-generating sports such as our Olympic sports are maintained and could receive additional funding without that money being counted as revenue in the financial formula used to determine whether revenue-sharing payments must be made.” The measure still has to pass the state Senate & get a signature from Governor Newsom. (link)
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#3: Morehead State selects Pikeville (NAIA) AD/Eagles alum Wells as its next AD. MSU President Morgan: "As MSU moves forward, we are increasing our strength and competitiveness in athletics, we are confident that Kelly Wells is ready to lead that charge." (link)
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#2: Utah State unveils a new line of Big Blue logos personalized for each sport. Per the release “The logos feature Big Blue competing in each sport, such as swinging a golf club or throwing a football, and continue the strong connection between Big Blue and the ever-growing Aggie fanbase. The sport specific Big Blue marks give fans the ability to represent their favorite sports while also showcasing one of the most unique and engaging mascots in the NCAA. Utah State athletics worked alongside University Trademark Licensing to create the sport-specific logos.” (link)
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#1: Notre Dame AD Swarbrick will step down in Q1 2024 and transition to Special Asst. to the President after 15 years leading the Fighting Irish. He will be succeeded by NBC Sports Group Chair/Irish alum Bevacqua, per Sports Illustrated's Forde. Swarbrick: “I feel great about where we are. There’s a sense that it’s the appropriate time. It’s important for Father John to make the selection of the next AD, because I don’t know how much longer he’s going to go.” Bevacqua: “Such a large part of college athletics now, and the success of any athletic program, is baked into the media landscape. Obviously, having a very direct knowledge of where the media landscape is in the U.S., the power of linear television and where that’s heading, the paradigm shift of the direct-to-consumer streaming environment—you kind of add up those elements and I feel like I have the background and the professional experiences to come into this at a good pace. And then you couple that with the comfort of having this wonderful transition period with Jack, I’m going to be pretty well positioned to pick up the torch from Jack.” (link)
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