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NCAA President Baker joins NCAA correspondent Katz to discuss his priorities, the balance of handling different institutions, navigating the Power 5, working with committees, NIL, student-athlete mental health and more. Baker reiterates his call for more transparency around NIL, explaining there is more the federal government and the NCAA can do to establish standards. “For example, there probably ought to be uniform standard contracts, you probably ought to have to register your contracts, you probably ought to have to get certified to be an agent. … And, boy, I’ll tell you, the noise coming from the schools about the lack of any accountability or transparency around this is pretty intense.” Baker says of the NCAA’s role in mental health that the organization can use the momentum around the topic to drive more “distributable capabilities out to people, and I think that’s a big role we can play. And we can be a convener of a lot of the best thoughts and the best thinking on this and then push it out and make it available to people.” Full interview. (link)
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Alabama FB HC Saban talks with Sports Illustrated’s Dellenger about NIL and the current landscape of college sports, says U.S. senators Tuberville (R-AL) and Manchin (D-WV) are making progress on federal legislation and explains he’s spoken with them but is not “trying to spearhead a solution. I’m just trying to help provide information to [the senators] so they know what the issues really are. I’m trying to also direct them to people I think can input the solution, like Greg Sankey and those kinds of people. Everybody needs to look at the issue from 1,000 feet. I don’t want to take opportunities away from players. I just think the mechanisms around how they get those opportunities need to be more standard for everyone.” (link, link)
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Arizona AD Heeke talks about his experience on the MBB Selection Committee and the need to get the seed lines right, telling the Arizona Daily Star’s Pascoe that “it’s very important to the 1-, 2- and 3-seeds that the 10, 11 and 12 are in the right spots. Most people will say, `Oh, they're an AQ, so just put them in at the 15.' Well, if you're the 2 (seed) you might be saying, 'That's not a 15.’” Heeke also notes that the NET is sometimes misunderstood. “The NET is the primary driver for the committee to begin to categorize teams. We use all those other metrics, but you have to watch the basketball to understand the styles of play, how they are offensively and how they're going to play as you get down further down the road. Those are important pieces. You need to understand the game. You can't do that just on metrics. … [Some teams] don't have as many Q1 wins, but look at what they did, look at how they scheduled in preseason. Look if they challenged themselves and won the games they were supposed to win.” Other teams have more opportunities for Quad 1 wins, and Heeke comments: “You’ve got to compare those multiple-bid leagues with other multiple-bid conferences. It's a lot of stuff.” Lots more. (link)
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ESPN’s Thamel reports that no vote on any matter will emerge from the Colorado Board of Regents’ executive session tomorrow, during which the Pac-12 will be discussed. “Colorado law states that votes must come in a public session.” Thamel noted yesterday that the board’s executive session agenda included a discussion item concerning “legal advice on a specific matter – athletics update on the Pac-12.” (link)
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The USF Board of Trustees has approved the use of up to $22M to design the Bulls’ on-campus football stadium. The design-build agreement states that the project needs to be "significantly completed" by the start of the 2026 season. If it isn’t, firms Populous and Barton Malow will be responsible for paying $2M for each game where the stadium is not available to use. A final price tag on the stadium itself is yet to be determined, but Board Chair Weatherford last month said it would be a “multi-hundred-million-dollar stadium.” (link)
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Oklahoma AD Castiglione says the Sooners are working with a group of city and county leaders who have approached OU about “the reconsideration of an off-campus new arena that is part of an entertainment district. The site is land still owned by the [OU Foundation]. … This group has been working to really do its own deep dive study. … The responses are being analyzed, and that will be used in conjunction with the other work done in the feasibility study. Part of the feasibility study was to hire an architect to do a high-level schematic on how this entertainment district would operate and be set and positioned…how it interacts with other elements that are either already there, under construction or planned for construction and how the whole model creates an economic impact for the community of Norman.” Castiglione expects that process to culminate before the regents meet in June. (link)
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Baylor inks a 10-year agreement with Playfly Sports Properties through which “Playfly will take over complete management of Baylor Athletics' multimedia rights on June 1, 2023.” As part of the agreement, Playfly will fund a full-time data and analytics team member. Bears AD Rhoades: “The relationship with Playfly will help us continue to elevate our brand, while creating new sponsorship opportunities through innovative methods.” (link)
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It’s Personnel… + Florida State AD Alford has been appointed to the DI Baseball Committee. (link)
+ Colorado Mesa (DII) names former San Francisco AD McDermott as Interim AD. (link)
+ Sacred Heart selects Seton Hall Asst. AD for Development Hale as its new Senior Assoc. AD for Athletic Advancement. (link)
+ Here are the CBS/Turner broadcast teams for this year’s NCAA MBB Tourney. (link) |
Cincinnati provides an update on its $100M Day One Ready campaign, which has so far raised over $84M. As the Bearcats’ first day in the Big 12 draws closer, UC reports it will break ground this spring on a new indoor practice facility that will feature a 120-yard field, nutrition station, weight room and sports medicine offices, among other amenities. Additionally, an endowment and additional support have been established to provide funding for access to mental health and wellness services, and funding has been secured for the performance nutrition department, including the hiring of a Director of Performance Nutrition Dillon Frees and the addition of two more registered dieticians. Full progress report. (link)
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The Athletic’s Vannini boards the FOIA Express to examine the contracts of 20 new FB HCs and unpack the perks therein. One unique provision in Colorado FB HC Sanders’ contract allows him to keep his side deal with Under Armour “as long as it is deemed not conflict” with CU’s Nike deal. Coach Prime’s contract also has a section which states that Sanders retains rights to “trademarks, logos, copyrights, and catchphrases” with which he is already associated and adds: “If the University intends to use the catchphrases for commercial purposes, Parties will work together to develop a mutually agreeable revenue share.” Also from Vannini: “The top buyout goes to (new Louisville HC) Brohm, whose six-year contract is fully guaranteed for salary and retention bonuses with no offset, meaning the buyout starts at almost $40M if he’s fired without cause. The deal for Nebraska’s Rhule would pay him 90% of the remaining term based on his monthly salary at the time, but that is subject to offset from his next job. … On the flip side, Brohm would owe just $1M if he left Louisville.” Lots more, including bans on sports betting, country club memberships and other odds and ends. (link)
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Coaches Wire, continued… + Cincinnati WBB HC Clark-Heard will not return next season. (link)
+ William & Mary extends FB HC London through the 2027 season. (link)
+ Purdue Men’s Swimming & Diving HC Ross announces his retirement after 38 years at the helm. (link) |
Deals, Deals & More Deals…
+ Toledo has retained Oak View Group to help secure a naming rights partnership for the Glass Bowl. (link)
+ UCLA inks a multiyear apparel agreement with HanesBrands beginning in 2024. (link) |
Viewership of the Big Ten WBB Tournament was up +25% YoY, averaging 150K viewers per game, while the regular season was up +19% on the Big Ten Network. This year marks the second consecutive season of record viewership for the regular season and tournament on BTN. Iowa’s matchup with Maryland was the most-watched game in the tournament, drawing 380K viewers, while the 325K viewers who watched the Hawkeyes’ take on Indiana represented the high mark for the regular season. (link)
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The Big 12 has tapped musician/composer P.L. to create the first-ever Big 12 basketball anthem titled No Nights Off. Commissioner Yormark: “As the Big 12 Conference continues to thrive at the intersection of sport and culture, we recognize the significant role music can play. With this new anthem, we wanted to create something that excites our student-athletes and showcases the new heights the Big 12 Conference is reaching.” (link)
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The Loyola Chicago-focused Keepers of the Culture collective has launched to support the Ramblers MBB team. Ramblers AD Watson: “The focus of the collective — initially, as we get this started — is on men’s basketball. That’s not something that we’re hiding from. That’s our focus out of the gate. Where this thing goes with our other sports, we’ll see down the road. Initially, right now, the focus is with our men’s basketball program.” (link)
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Spending on NIL deals with college athletes is expected to hit $1.14B from July of last year through June 2023, up from $917M in the previous 12 months, according to Opendorse; however, the Wall Street Journal’s Coffee points out that brands’ strategies vary widely given the inconsistent nature of the enterprise. One hurdle for national advertisers, for example, remains access to players, and Altius Sports Partners CEO Schwab explains: “What [advertisers are] saying to us is … ‘How do we get to the athletes, because they don’t have agents? Do we call compliance at these schools? Do we call the parents? Do we DM them on Twitter?’” More. (link)
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(NEWEST!) Assistant Vice President for Athletics & Recreation (Alfred University / Alfred, NY): Alfred University, in conjunction with CarrSports Consulting, seeks a dynamic leader committed to the ideals of higher education and the student-athlete model within the NCAA Division III philosophy. (DIII) More details HERE.
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(NEW!) Senior Associate Athletics Director for Revenue Generation/Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) (California State University, Northridge (CSUN) / Northridge, CA): Manages all aspects of the Athletics fundraising and leads a comprehensive revenue generation program--oversees sponsorships, ticketing, Name Image Likeness (NIL), and alumni relations. More details HERE.
(NEW!) Director of Men's Basketball Creative Content (University of Connecticut / Storrs, CT): The position will be responsible for developing and executing all creative content needs, concepts, and projects for the men’s basketball program. More details HERE.
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