#10: Here is the full letter sent by Michigan Football HC Jim Harbaugh’s attorney, Tom Mars, to the Big Ten. (link) |
#9: Oklahoma and Track & Field HC Tim Langford have parted ways. (link) |
#8: USC Football HC Lincoln Riley parted ways with DC Alex Grinch. (link) |
#7: Butler AD Barry Collier announces his retirement, effective April 30, 2024. “When I first stepped onto Butler's campus in the fall of 1974, I immediately felt at home. I loved my time in a Bulldog uniform and competing in Hinkle Fieldhouse. While my coaching career took me around the country for years, my heart was never too far from Indianapolis. In 1989, the opportunity to lead the Butler Bulldog men's basketball program was the fruition of a dream, and my eleven years on the bench were memorable. To be able to return to Butler in 2006 to lead the Department of Athletics has been the icing on the cake. It has been my honor to be a part of the Butler Family, to proudly wear the blue and white uniform, then to recruit and mentor tremendous young men as the men's basketball coach, and to have them remain a part of my life; and to lead an athletics department of incredibly talented professionals who work each and every day on behalf of our student-athletes.” Collier also promises to help in the search for his successor in any way he’s asked. (link)
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#6: Watch Texas State President Kelly Damphousse make good on his promise that the first time he would touch the waters of the San Marcos River would be when the Bobcats became bowl-eligible. (link) |
#5: Arizona President Robert Robbins tells faculty members there will be “draconian” budget cuts after Robbins and SVP/CFO Lisa Rulney last week informed the Arizona Board of Regents that the university was in a “financial crisis.” Initially, UA projected it had 156 days of cash on hand for the fiscal year; however, it turned out the model was off by $240M, meaning the school has just 97 days of cash on hand. Robbins: “I did know we were spending money, but I thought we had reserves to spend money on. But this is a big miscalculation.” UA is instituting an immediate 2% budget cut with more to come, including the possibility of cutting sports programs, and Robbins says the $55M loan the university gave the athletic department during the pandemic is not being paid back fast enough. “Everything is on the table in terms of dealing with athletics. This is an issue that is going to require a lot of tough decisions.” (link)
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#4: The field is set for the 42nd NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, which kicks off Friday. Florida State, Clemson, UCLA and BYU are the four No. 1 seeds. Four programs are making their first-ever appearance: Idaho, Maine, Ohio and Towson. The Women’s College Cup will be played December 1 & 4 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC with all three matches airing on ESPNU. (link)
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#3: The College Football Playoff is expected to hire Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark as its next Executive Director, per Yahoo's Ross Dellenger. Parker Executive Search assisted with the process. (link)
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#2: Kentucky releases a rendering of the Rupp Arena court redesign that will be installed later this year. It will feature the UK logo at midcourt and a contrasting wood stain outline of the State of Kentucky. Designations commemorating longtime equipment manager Bill Keightley (aka “Mr. Wildcat”) and legendary play-by-play broadcaster Cawood Ledford will remain. Have a look. (link)
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#1: U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken has granted class-action status for damages in the House v. NCAA case. USA Today's Steve Berkowitz explains: "Attorneys for the NCAA and the conferences had written in legal filings that the athletes are seeking more than $1.4 billion. The filings did not specify whether that figure takes into account the tripling of damages awards that occurs in successful antitrust cases. If it does not, then more than $4.2 billion could be at stake in the case. Specifically, the suit claims that football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball players at schools in the Power Five conferences are entitled to damages related to the use of their NIL’s during telecasts of games and that athletes in any sport at a Power Five school are entitled to damages related to social media earnings." Also notable from today's proceedings, per Boise State Asst. Professor Sam Ehrlich: "The NCAA's expert witness (testifying on the Title IX impact of revenue sharing) is excluded. ... Two plaintiff economics experts are kept in the case." (link, link)
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