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Ohio State officially announces Texas A&M AD Ross Bjork as the Buckeyes’ next AD, effective July 1. OSU President Ted Carter: “Few athletics directors have established such an impressive and strong record of success in athletics, in the classroom and throughout the community. The bar is incredibly high at Ohio State, and we have found in Ross a highly intelligent and effective leader – not to mention a fierce competitor.” Current Buckeyes AD Gene Smith: “Ross is uniquely equipped to step into our Buckeye community and make an immediate impact. As I have said, Ohio State has afforded me the professional opportunity of a lifetime, and I am forever grateful. My final, important project over the next several months will be to work with Ross to ensure a smooth and effective transition with our student-athletes, coaches, department staff and university leaders.” (link)
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Incoming Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua will officially take over on March 25, according to Irish Illustrated and The Irish Tribune, the latter of which also reports Bevacqua “has been in a very active role on campus for several months now, attending many athletic events and is in the offices into the evenings during the week. Current AD Jack Swarbrick will remain in the Notre Dame offices until June 30, and will be in a supporting role to aid Bevacqua.” (link)
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This week’s congressional hearing to discuss U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis’ (R-FL) NIL bill now has a title: NIL Playbook: Proposal to Protect Student Athletes' Dealmaking Rights. Neither the hearing nor the bill, however, are “about protecting NIL rights,” per Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter, who contends the goal is rather to “restrict college athletes and keep them amateurs.” He adds: “In addition to containing an antitrust exemption and a provision that says athletes can’t be employees, the related bill prohibits schools/conferences/the NCAA from directly compensating athletes. It also attempts to severely regulate collectives and deals viewed as inducements.” Winter also notes UCLA football student-athlete Chase Griffin will be a witness during the hearing and expects “forceful pushback” from the Bruins QB. (link)
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It’s Personnel…
+ Florida State Deputy AD for External Operations Janeen Lalik has been named EVP at Sabertooth Sports & Entertainment (SS&E), which is operated by the ownership group of the NHL’s Nashville Predators. As part of her new role, Lalik will assume the responsibility for the day-to-day operations of SS&E, including its relationship with Austin Peay athletics, F&M Bank Arena and existing Ford Ice Centers in Antioch, Bellevue and Clarksville. (link)
+ Buffalo names SUNY Buffalo State (DIII) VP for Finance and Management Laura Barnum as Senior Assoc. AD for Internal Operations. Barnum previously held several leadership positions for UB. (link)
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Georgia AD Josh Brooks comments on the football team’s GSR rate of 41, which was the lowest in the SEC by a wide margin, with LSU being the next closest at 69. “We have worked hard to be thoughtful and intentional about implementing strategies that will hopefully lead to better GSR outcomes. But it should be made clear that GSR is not the most reliable indicator of our student-athletes’ academic success — our efforts are not limited to a six-year window. Graduation along with providing targeted, differentiated and informed support for our student-athletes continues to be the goal. We have made significant progress in this area and acknowledge there is more work to be done to ensure that our vision is realized.” Among all Power 5 schools, UCLA was the next closest with a GSR rate of 64. (link)
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Coaches Corner…
+ Arizona taps San Jose State Football HC Brent Brennan for the same role in Tucson. (link)
+ Michigan Football HC Jim Harbaugh remains engaged with the school about a possible contract extension, according to Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel, who reports that Harbaugh is “seeking language that would grant him immunity from termination from any finding or sanction that could arise from multiple current NCAA investigations into the football program. Harbaugh is also seeking a delay in the start date of the new contract to maintain a lower buyout that NFL teams would have to pay Michigan to hire him away. The buyout in his current contract dropped from $2.25M to $1.5M on January 11. Michigan is seeking that to rise to about $4M in a new deal. Harbaugh has sought to have the new deal not start until February 15, thus maintaining the lower, and more favorable, buyout number until after the NFL hiring cycle has concluded. Harbaugh is seeking a matrix of fines be spelled out if there are any future NCAA violations as well as prohibiting the school’s athletic director from firing him ‘for cause’ and instead having that decision, should it ever arise, rest in a three-member arbitration panel, sources said. … Michigan has already offered to make Harbaugh the highest-paid coach in college football via a guaranteed six-year deal worth $11.5M annually. There would be additional performance-based bonuses.” (link)
+ New Washington Football HC Jedd Fisch’s seven-year contract will pay him $7.5M to start and include raises of $75K annually for a basic total of $54.075M and an average salary of $7.725M, per USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz. If let go without cause, Fisch would be owed 85% of the pay remaining on contract. The buyout he would owe if he terminates the contract starts at $12M, then drops annually to $10M, $6M, $5M, $3M and $1M, respectively. Fisch will also be eligible for up to $1.55M in bonuses annually, and Washington will cover the $5.5M buyout he owes Arizona. Fisch's pay for 2024 and the deal's AAV put him among the top half of Big Ten coaches. He was making $3.25M this past season at Arizona. (link)
+ Iowa Football DC Phil Parker’s contract is being altered to increase his base salary to $1.9M, per Fox Sports’ Bryan Fischer. (link)
+ Western Michigan Volleyball HC Colleen Munson inks a five-year extension, effective with the start of the 2024 campaign. (link)
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Overall in FY23, Penn State generated roughly $202.2M in revenues and incurred $202.07M in expenses. Revenues rose by nearly $21M, while expenses jumped by $31.5M. Jones notes the operating margin of $126K is a marked decrease from last year’s $10.6M surplus. The Nittany Lions’ football program saw a slight ticket revenue increase from $40.6M to $41.8M. Football as a whole brought in nearly $110M in revenue, up from $105.6M in FY22. The men’s basketball reported $1.76M in ticket sales, up from $624,335 the year prior. (link); Penn State football reported a revenue stream of $9.6M in program, novelty, parking and concession sales for FY23, a bump up from $7.82M the year prior, according to StateCollege.com’s Ben Jones, who adds: “While the athletic department does not attribute the increase in revenue to any specific change, the reporting year does coincide with the decision to sell beer at Beaver Stadium starting in October of the 2022 season. Specifically the total was $9,610,869 up from $7,824,199 in 2021-22.” (link); Jones also reports the Nittany Lions’ recruiting budget for football increased YoY from $1.143M to $2.8M. (link)
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Fairleigh Dickinson inks a five-year naming rights agreement with Bogota Savings Bank to rename the Rothman Center, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, who notes: “It's the first naming rights for an arena among current NEC members and a by-product of the school's historic NCAA upset.” (link)
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Toledo, in collaboration with Vu Technologies, unveils a virtual production studio equipped with “with Vu One LED display technology and powered by the Virtual Studio suite of generative creative tools.” Rockets AD Bryan Blair: “Virtual production is the wave of the future, as evidenced by Vu's long list of partners ranging from Apple and Disney to the NFL and WWE. Today marks a new era in our approach to creativity and innovation, and furthers our commitment to providing our student-athletes with an unparalleled experience. In our strategic plan, Rise Together, we spent considerable time focusing on ways to elevate our brand, while bolstering exposure for the entire university. This new studio increases our creative staff's efficiency, while providing a tool that takes ideas to execution instantly.” (link)
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Murray State announces a significant renovation to the men's basketball locker room and team spaces. Funded through the private support, the upgrades will also feature new branding and will be completed prior to the 2024-25 season. Racers AD Nico Yantko: "We are continuing to invest championship resources into our basketball program and enhancing our locker room and team spaces are a big component of that plan. These renovations are long overdue and are vital to the continued emphasis of the student-athlete experience around our men's basketball team. We cannot wait for these upgrades to be completed." (link)
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Vanderbilt unveils its new premium seating options at FirstBank Stadium, including the Field Club, Commodore Club, loge seating, living room boxes, suites and Commodore Suites. Packages are now available to current season ticket holders. Season tickets for all other fans will go on sale in February and include opportunities for premium seating, which is located in the north end zone. (link); Vanderbilt also inks a new partnership with Alluvium Strategies to help department leaders navigate the NIL landscape. (link)
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The Grand Forks Herald’s Brad Elliott Schlossman takes a look at what is holding college hockey back from holding NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament regionals at home sites and notes: “According to conversations with a dozen college hockey leaders, there are athletic directors and coaches who believe it's unlikely their teams will ever be in the top eight of the Pairwise Rankings and have the ability to host. So, they'd rather play in an empty arena in the middle of a college hockey desert than in a packed house on campus. They believe that gives their teams the best chance to advance. It's not good for the players. It's bad for the fans. It's terrible for television. It's a short-sighted approach and one that doesn't even add up.” ESPN’s John Buccigross also weighs in and says: "Obviously, the strength of college sports is the atmospheres. In some cases, it's what separates it from pro sports. Sometimes, the intensity is the same, but college fans tend to be younger, which is obviously more boisterous, engaged and energetic." Denver HC David Carle is also a proponent and tells Schlossman: "Us and Boston College have won more than anybody in the current model. It's not coming from a stance that this would be better for Denver. The current model works for us. … I'm a young coach. I plan on doing this for a long time. I want to see our game grow. I think we need to think outside the box and have some uncomfortable conversations and think of ideas of how to actually make the game better and not just stick with the status quo." (link)
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Sportico’s Michael McCann believes the most significant NIL development last week was U.S. District Court Judge Robert Gettleman’s ruling against Chicago State men’s basketball student-athletes Matt and Ryan Bewley, who were seeking to have their eligibility reinstated after receiving compensation from Overtime Elite. “Judge Robert Gettleman also clarified that although the NCAA lost NCAA v. Alston and is losing Ohio v. NCAA, neither antitrust case involves NIL. Instead each concerns specific and fairly narrow situations (education-related benefits and repeat transfers, respectively) that shouldn’t be interpreted as broad repudiations of amateurism. It was perhaps the best week for the NCAA’s leadership on NIL in two decades.” Still, McCann notes the NCAA risks antitrust challenges anytime it limits opportunities for student-athletes to pursue compensation or for schools and conferences to pay athletes. “But fear of antitrust litigation isn’t a good way to conduct business, especially since defendants usually win antitrust cases. … More flexible NCAA rules, such as allowing NIL but meaningfully regulating collectives, would probably withstand legal scrutiny. The NCAA could also credibly challenge state laws that restrict its ability to enforce NIL rules.” (link)
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