#10: Clemson has opened the Allen N. Reeves Clemson Athletics Branding (CAB) Institute to provide student-athletes with facilities and resources for branding, marketing, sponsorship, content creation and more. The 12K-sq-ft, two-story facility now features two photo and video studios, an audio studio, editing space, conference room and the office of NIL Coordinator Davies. The facility (photos included) will provide student-athletes with indispensable real-world experience, according to Davies, who adds: “They’re getting an education that a lot of business schools don’t get to give young people as far as actually being in the midst of doing these deals and negotiating for themselves, and we’re giving them all the tools we can to make sure our players are in control of these transactions.” (link)
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#9: Here are the CBS/Turner broadcast teams for this year’s NCAA MBB Tourney. (link) |
#8: Bowling Green has parted ways with MBB HC Huger. (link) |
#7: Austin Peay parts ways with MBB HC James after two seasons. (link) |
#6: Georgia Tech has named former LEARFIELD Miami (FL) GM/current GameDay Vodka VP of Marketing & Team Sponsorships Nieves as Executive Assoc. AD/CRO. (link) |
#5: Have a look at the progress Michigan is making on the construction of new videoboards at the Big House. U-M EVP/CFO Chatas notes the project was initially approved at $41M, but after all of the bid packs came in, we anticipate the cost to be closer to $37M.” (link)
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#4: Iowa State Senator Sweeney (R-27): “This afternoon I took to the Senate Floor to discuss the current situation at the University of Iowa. I have called on the Senate to hold the Board of Regents Budget until [Hawkeyes AD Barta] either resigns or is fired. Iowa taxpayers expect & demand accountability.” Iowa State Auditor Sand says he spoke with Hawkeyes AD Barta to inform him of his position and assumed the other two members of the three-person panel would vote in line with him. Ultimately, they did not, citing the uneasiness of singling out Barta. However, Sand remained unmoved. “The point at the end of the day is, you’ve had four tries to understand that discrimination is bad, Gary, and the fact that you can’t understand that means we need to find a new AD. This is terrible stuff that is happening to people and we should take a stand to stop it, not just because it would save us money but I think we should care about people.” (link)
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#3: Former ESPN President/Meadowlark Media Co-Founder & CEO Skipper believes the Pac-12 and ACC should merge into a 24-team conference with a western division, “and their ACC Network footprint would expand to the West Coast. You could probably force a renegotiation with ESPN for a new deal, and you could solve both problems. The ACC would get more money and expand its footprint and compete with the SEC and the Big Ten.” Skipper goes on to point out the ACC Network has contracts with distributors that pay an “in-conference fee and pay an out-of-conference fee based on states, and that is not negotiable. That is enforceable and suddenly all of those subscribers – it’s a declining universe – there’s still 15M subscribers in that footprint give or take and they would suddenly be paying a couple of bucks a year for the ACC Network.” Full interview, including Skipper’s thoughts on Florida State’s positioning. (link)
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#2: Jackson State has placed President Hudson on paid administrative leave, effective immediately. Department of Journalism and Media Studies Chair Hayes-Anthony has been appointed as acting president. (link) |
#1: Stadium's Goodman reports Big East Executive Associate Commissioner for Men's Basketball Jackson has been named the new West Coast Conference commissioner. (link)
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