#10: Looks like Vanderbilt has hired Auburn Senior Assoc. AD for External Relations Beck as Assoc. AD & Senior Director of the Commodore Club. (link) |
#9: Texas A&M AD Bjork leads a video tour of $205M in facilities upgrades currently in progress, including a new indoor track & field competition facility, which features a Mondo track currently being installed workers from Italy; the Coolidge Football Performance Center, which is the largest indoor practice facility in the country; the Adam C. Sinn ‘00 Academic & Wellness Center; renovations to the renamed Bright-Slocum Center(including a new locker room, offensive and defensive walkthrough rooms, a recruiting room, among other changes); and the addition of luxury suites to the south end of Kyle Field. Have a look. (link)
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#8: Adidas has what appears to be a “caste system” for designing college uniforms, according to UniWatch’s Lukas, who cites a message sent to Indiana fan Cotter by a senior designer at Adidas. Cotter observed IU’s new football uniforms appeared to be of lesser quality than Washington’s while the Hoosiers’ jerseys appeared to look like those the company sells to high schools through its catalog. The designer subsequently reached out and explained: “Adidas’ top 13 schools have a top six within them that get a little more custom design added in. That might be why the jerseys are different for football too. IU and Rutgers are part of the top 13 but not the top six (if that makes sense).” Lukas: “In other words: Texas A&M, Washington, and four other schools are part of Adidas’s tippy-top caste and get the best treatment, which is why we’ve seen the Aggies and Huskies in the newest template. Meanwhile, Indiana, Rutgers, and five other schools are part of the next caste.” (link)
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#7: Mountain West leadership will meet on July 17 to discuss San Diego State’s status in the conference. (link) |
#6: Elon announces Miami (FL) Senior Deputy AD/SWA Strawley as its next AD, effective August 1. President Book: “Jenn stood out in the search process as a strategic and visionary leader who is dedicated to the enhancement of the student-athlete experience and the holistic development of student-athletes." Strawley will be officially introduced to the Phoenix community on July 21. Collegiate Sports Associates assisted. (link)
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#5: Grand Canyon launched a campus-wide rebrand of its logo system yesterday. The new “Speed GCU” logo was unveiled in February and the entire logo system was built out and refined around it, “developed with an aim to give the university a modern and cohesive brand that is unique to GCU.” Per the release: GCU's "Running Lope" logo … continues to be a foundational element of GCU's brand. The Running Lope now has a cohesive GCU logo with familiar speed lines and agile movement that matches the university's innovative, modern and fast-moving identity. A custom "Thunder" font was also developed that ties the brand together with "Lopes" and "Grand Canyon" wordmarks, which will start appearing in branded items such as GCU's athletic uniforms. The "Arched GCU" logo that was unveiled prior to the 2015-16 academic year will be retired. (link)
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#4: Longtime ESPN reporter Wojciechowski - who was a mainstay on College GameDay - reveals June 30 was his last day at ESPN. “I'm indebted to every editor, producer, director, crew member, researcher, and colleague during that 25 1/2-year run. Grateful to all those who let us parachute into their lives and trust us with their stories. No Plan B yet. For now, just thanks.” (link)
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#3: Awful Announcing’s Koo reacts to the impact departures at ESPN will have on College GameDay: “Hate to speak out on a specific move given it’s a mix of conjecture and personal preference but got to throw a flag here. GameDay is a beloved signature property and you let Rinaldi and Gene walk along with Pollack and Fallica right as FOX, CBS, and NBC ramp up CFB coverage?” (link)
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#2: Campbell unveils new branding. Per the release: “The new visual identity includes new logos and word marks, a simplified color palette, and official typography fonts, an evolution of Campbell University Athletics, reflecting the strength and resiliency of the Fighting Camel, while honoring both the past and present. … The Camel's classic collegiate racing bib is adorned with a new customized ‘C’, featuring the unmistakable hump of the dromedary Camel, and unifying the primary athletics mark with other visual identity assets. The ‘C’ and the Camel are integrated with a new custom ‘Campbell’ primary word mark, sharing the same hump characteristics.” Campbell last updated its primary athletics look in 2008. (link)
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#1: The Arkansas board of Trustees has approved athletic department salaries for 2023-24, including Razorbacks’ AD Yurachek’s $1.75M. Football HC Pittman is set to earn $6.6M, Men’s Basketball HC Musselman will earn $5M, Women’s Basketball HC Neighbors will pocket $1.115M, Deputy AD of Integrity and Student-Athlete Success Trump will bring home $262,950, AVC/Deputy AD for Student-Athlete Wellness/SWA Ratcliffe Dawkins will earn $265,490, and Baseball HC Van Horn will bring in $1.789M. Full list. (link)
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