#10: The Mountain West is highlighting its six March Madness men’s teams with billboards in Times Square. (link) |
#9: With an AD search in Harrisonburg still on the docket, James Madison President Jonathan Alger has accepted the same position at American. (link) |
#8: Here’s your full NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket. (link) |
#7: Here’s the full WBIT bracket with matchups & initial round game dates. (link) |
#6: Little Rock is expected to hire UIC Deputy AD for External Operations/Chief Revenue Officer Frank Cuervo as its next AD, per CollegeAD. JobPlex assisted with the search. (link)
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#5: UTRGV has informed the WAC it is leaving for the Southland Conference, where it plans to begin competing in the 2024-25 season, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, who adds: “UTRGV finished last in the WAC in both men’s and women’s basketball in 2023-24. They are expected to owe the WAC $2M.” (link)
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#4: Here’s the WNIT field. (link) |
#3: Nebraska taps Washington AD Troy Dannen for the same role, and ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports Dannen is expected to sign a six-year deal with the Huskers. Dannen: "Joining the Nebraska family is truly an honor. My family and I are humbled by the opportunity to be part of such a proud athletics program, institution, community and state. Growing up in Iowa, I watched a lot of Nebraska football on Saturdays with my family. I've spent a lot of time in the state and I've found that we share a similar approach to life, work and sports: Work hard, stay humble, compete and expect to win." Huskers Football HC Matt Rhule: "I'm so fired up about this hire. Interim President Chris Kabourek has found exactly the right person to lead the Huskers forward. Troy sees what we see – that Nebraska is a special place, with special people, a great vision and the courage to be unabashed about wanting to win across the board. The fact that someone of Troy's caliber wants to join Team Nebraska will light a fire across our entire department.” A source close to Dannen tells Thamel the decision was "deeply personal," as both Dannen’s and his wife's entire families are in Iowa. Parker Executive Search assisted with the search processes at both Washington & Nebraska. (link)
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#2: Here are your full NIT & CBI brackets. (link) |
#1: Fresno State and AD Terry Tumey have “mutually agreed that he will be leaving Fresno State to pursue other opportunities,” according to President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval and first reported by ESPN's Pete Thamel. Tumey is owed 80% of his base salary, around $312K. (link, link, link)
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