#10: The ACC has announced its championship dates, sites and tournament formats for the 2024-25 academic year. Full slate of all 28 sports. (link)
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#9: Georgia hires Florida Football Chief of Staff Mark Robinson as Assoc. AD/Chief of Staff for Georgia Football. Robinson previously served as Assoc. AD for FB at Texas A&M and Dir. of FB Ops at Arkansas. (link)
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#8: Colgate names Syracuse Assoc. AD for Administration and Compliance Mark Wheeler as Deputy AD for External Operations. (link)
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#7: On3’s Jeremy Crabtree details more on roster caps “ Rowing – 68; Acrobatics & tumbling – 55; Equestrian – 50; Men's lacrosse – 48; Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field (M & W) – 45; Women's lacrosse – 38; Swim & Dive (M & W) – 30; Soccer (M & W) – 28; Field hockey – 27; Ice hockey (M & W) – 26; Gymnastics (M & W) – 20; Cross country (M & W) – 17; Tennis (M & W) – 10; and Golf (M & W) – 9. (link)
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#6: Seattle U. names Washington Deputy AD/Chief of Staff Andy Fee as Deputy AD. (link)
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#5: USC shares a look at its new football practice field, the first major install of a larger development project. See for yourself. (link)
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#4: Here’s how USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz frames the House settlement attorney awards: “According to documents filed Friday, they will ask the judge to approve up to $495.2 million in fees, just under 18% of the total, plus ‘out-of-pocket expenses.’” (link)
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#3: Michigan unveils its new football locker room, replete with reclining chairs, digital name plates for each player, pool tables, bowling lanes, a golf simulator, a barber shop and more. Check it out. (link)
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#2: Takeaways from the NCAA under the heading ‘Unresolved Issues’: “The [House] settlement does not resolve the patchwork of state laws, many of which may conflict with the settlement. These laws will need to be preempted by federal legislation in order for the settlement to be effective. The settlement does not address ongoing efforts to designate student-athletes as employees under state and federal labor and employment laws. These efforts by the NLRB and plaintiffs' attorneys pose a direct threat to both the sustainability of sports programs (especially for non-revenue generating ones) and to the baseline of support provided to all athletes.” From A5 Commissioners & NCAA President Charlie Baker: “This settlement is an important step forward for student-athletes and college sports, but it does not address every challenge. The need for Federal legislation to provide solutions remains. If Congress does not act, the progress reached through the settlement could be significantly mitigated by state laws and continued litigation.” (link)
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#1: Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger with key notes on the House settlement: “83% of the back pay — $2.3 billion — is expected to go to an estimated 19,000 football and men’s basketball players, many of them from power conferences. That is an average of about $120,000 per player over the 10-year period, or $12,000 a year. [...] A court-appointed ‘special master’ will settle disputes over compliance and interpretation matters about the revenue-sharing model, a role currently occupied by the NCAA office. A ‘neutral arbiter’ is charged with hearing and ruling on appeals from athletes or schools found to have violated rules connected to the new model, a role currently held by the NCAA infractions entity. [...] Language in the settlement seeks to eliminate or greatly reduce what many college leaders describe as ‘phony’ NIL payments from booster organizations to athletes. The settlement does this through an assortment of rules and an enforcement mechanism that is protected through the court. [...] The settlement makes clear that school funds used by an outside entity to distribute to athletes will count against the revenue-sharing cap. [...] There is, however, one way to circumvent the cap. As part of the revenue-sharing model, schools can serve as an athlete’s ‘marketing agent’ for third-party NIL deals by entering into exclusive or non-exclusive endorsement agreements to purchase a player’s NIL. This is the transaction that permits schools to share revenue with athletes, but it also does something else: Schools are permitted to procure outside, third-party NIL deals for their athletes that do not count against the revenue-share cap, as long as those deals are proven to be authentic.” Lots more as Dellenger continues to lead the way on the industry changes to come. (link)
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