#10: The NCAA has asked several schools to recommend “one student-athlete from your school that could provide good perspective of the NIL environment” for a meeting in Indianapolis next week, according to On3’s Andy Wittry. The schools include Alabama, Boston College, Brown, Colorado, Florida, Georgetown, Illinois State, Marquette, Maryland, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Saint Joseph’s, Texas Tech, USF and Washington State. (link)
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#9: The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach breaks down the Protecting Athletes, Schools and Sports Act sponsored by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). The main points, per Auerbach: “The bill would make any state laws that include revenue sharing illegal. It would also allow the NCAA to prohibit certain types of deals, such as those with gambling companies or alcohol brands. The NCAA would be in charge of enforcing and investigating such rules, but it would have the support of the Federal Trade Commission, which would handle the registration of agents and collectives as well as the national public NIL deal registry. Collectives and boosters would be required to be formally affiliated with specific schools. The act would guarantee health insurance for sports-related injuries for uninsured student athletes for eight years following graduation from a four-year institution. That responsibility would either fall upon the school at which the athlete played and/or a newly formed trust fund taken from 1% of annual proceeds from revenue-generating collegiate tournaments, including the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and the College Football Playoff. Athletes would only be able to transfer and play right away after completing their first three years of academic eligibility. Exceptions to this would include a death in the player’s family or a head coach or position coach leaving the school.” (link)
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#8: Twitter is rebranding as X following a series of tweets from CEO Elon Musk suggesting the change was coming. X.com now redirects to Twitter.com, and an “interim X logo” has replaced the Twitter bird logo. (link)
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#7: Cal AD Jim Knowlton will hire a new Women’s Volleyball HC as outgoing boss Sam Crosson has resigned. (link) |
#6: Pacific names Dayton Senior Assoc. AD for External & Executive Affairs Adam Tschuor as its new AD, starting August 21. Pacific President Christopher Callahan: “Adam brings the precise combination of experiences, skills, values and attitude we were seeking. He is a strategic innovator and big thinker who leads through equal parts relationship building and critical data analysis–the art and science of leadership. And he has an infectious enthusiasm, optimism and energy.” TurnkeyZRG assisted with the search. (link)
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#5: From ESPN’s Pete Thamel, per sources: “Colorado is in discussions about a move to the Big 12, and the school has just completed a board meeting and scheduled another for tomorrow to discuss the move. The Big 12 is also holding a presidents meeting tonight where there's expected to be an expansion update.” (link)
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#4: The Tigers rolled out a refresh of the seats in Mizzou Arena - hint: they are no longer yellow. Clever video unveil involving AD Desiree Reed-Francois, Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dennis Gates and Women’s Basketball Head Coach Robin Pingeton. (link)
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#3: Take a look at the new LED glass basketball court surface FIBA debuted this week. The interactive surface allows for live player stats and rotating sponsorship displays. (link) |
#2: MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher continues to not take himself too seriously, dons a Phantom of the Opera mask to announce the start of the MAC Football Kickoff at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Gotta love it. (link)
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#1: Colorado is set to exit the Pac-12 and rejoin the Big 12, per Action Network's Brett McMurphy, who adds the official announcement is expected tomorrow after CU Board of Regents' and Big 12 Board of Directors' approval. Per McMurphy, the Buffs will receive a full Big 12 revenue share, which is expected to total around $42M in 2024. McMurphy on CU's reasoning: "Big 12’s stability under commissioner Brett Yormark; a more lucrative financial outlook in the Big 12; the uncertainty of the Pac-12’s future without USC and UCLA; and the inability of Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff to secure a new Grant of Rights deal in the past 12 months." (link)
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