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#10: Tennessee unveils the 3,600-sq-ft UT Golf Performance Center, which features a Proteus Motion machine, four Keiser machines, four Tidal Tank Aqua Bags, a turf area that can be used for activities such as yoga or pushing sleds, an outdoor sauna and two infrared saunas, among other amenities. Donor Larry Pratt oversaw the hiring of the architect and contractor and managed the construction of the performance center. UT notes this “unique process allows the facility to be completed faster and more efficiently than ever before.” (link)
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#9: Former student-athletes included as class members in the House settlement can now begin filing their claims for back damages using a website set up by the NCAA. On3’s Pete Nakos notes the “first back-damage payment is due May 15, 2025, or within 45 days of the settlement’s finalization. According to the long-form settlement agreement, the average damages award for a football or men’s basketball player at a Power Five conference school will be approximately $135K.” Nakos also notes the $1.976B earmarked for NIL damages is being allocated into three categories: broadcast NIL, video game NIL and lost NIL opportunities. San Francisco professor Daniel Rascher estimates the damages for each category will be $1.815B for broadcast NIL, $71.5M for video game NIL and $89.5M for lost NIL opportunities. Also, according to previously submitted documents, 95% of the additional compensation net settlement fund will be allocated to the Power Five football and men’s basketball portion with a distributed ratio of 75/15/5. (link)
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#8: Wisconsin AD Chris McIntosh in a letter to the fan base about the House settlement writes: “Student-athlete opportunity will remain at the center of all we do. Our plan is to maintain our broad-based approach to supporting 23 sports, though the level of support we're able to offer each program will need to change. Above all, our overarching goal will continue to be for student-athletes to thrive within our program and earn a degree from our world-class institution. The environment in which we have been competing will be quite different in the future. The changes ahead will force us and athletic departments across the country to make difficult decisions given the financial impact of the settlement. We will adjust to the changing dynamics with our values and goals of academic achievement and a competitive athletic experience as our guide. … We are supportive of sharing revenue with student-athletes because it provides a level of stability in what is currently an unstable environment. However, to do that successfully, it will be critical for us to make adjustments in the way we have operated and to generate additional revenues through new opportunities. We also ask for your continued generosity and support of our program.” Full letter. (link)
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#7: The Orange Bowl Committee has named Georgia Tech Executive Assoc. AD/CFO Brad Stricklin as its new CFO. (link)
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#6: The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman on Virginia MBB HC Tony Bennett’s retirement: “The big reason was the changing landscape. That he wasn't all-in right now, as the season got closer. The agents, the money, the NIL, all of that... he decided now was the time.” (link)
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#5: Check out the Los Angeles Clippers’ entrance using the new Halo Board at the Intuit Dome. (link)
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#4: Check out FIU’s Vice Night setup as part of the university’s partnership with Pitbull. (link); In case you were wondering, there is a yacht on the field. Obviously. (link)
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#3: A Los Angeles Times investigation finds that “USC quietly offered wealthy and well-connected families an alternative path to admission with much lower academic expectations and an acceptance rate of 85% to 90%. Internal records show USC fundraisers anticipated significant donations from families of those admitted and, in some cases, became enraged when money failed to materialize. When the Varsity Blues scandal threatened to expose the secret system, the university and some employees involved took steps to keep the details hidden, an effort that continued through at least 2022.” In one example, the Times’ Harriet Ryan and Matt Hamilton cite the daughter of real estate developer Jim Thomas who was accepted in 2016 as a tennis walk-on and never played for the Trojans. Former USC Assoc. AD Scott Jacobson in an email wrote to San Diego fundraising officer Karen Bowman: “Was there any talk of a donation if we got her in?” To which Bowman replied: “Yes, I spoke to them about a ‘gift [of] gratitude’ if we got her in. I told him 6 figures. He understood and seemed ok with this.” Thomas’ lawyer disputes the account, telling the Times: “As a USC alumnus, Jim Thomas regularly donated to his alma mater. He never made a donation approximating a six-figure sum and never suggested that he would.” Ryan and Hamilton also note Jersey Mike’s Founder Peter Cancro discussed how USC’s athletic department could help get his stepson admitted and wrote in an email to former Trojans Senior Assoc. AD Donna Heinel: “Planning to try walking on with tennis team as discussed.” Heinel later emailed Cancro to say: “In his essay [your stepson] states that he became tired of practicing tennis from 5-9 Pm every night so he quit playing tennis. It is hard to present a candidate as a walk-on tennis player when he states in his essay that he quit playing.” Lots more in an extremely in-depth article. (link)
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#2: Wisconsin Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Brady Collins promised the Badgers he would jump in Lake Michigan if they won at Northwestern. Following the win, the team rushed to the shoreline to watch Collins honor his promise. Check it out. (link)
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#1: Pittsburgh names Tennessee Senior Deputy AD/COO/former Auburn/Buffalo AD Allen Greene as its next AD, effective November 1. Chancellor Joan Gabel: "Pitt Athletics is the front porch of the University of Pittsburgh, serving as a crucial access point for so many across our campus, our region, our nation and the world. In Allen Greene, we have a proven national leader who exemplifies the Pitt way, and who has all of the experience and intangibles to elevate our athletics program in competition and in the classroom. In my conversations with Allen and with many others who know him well, it is clear that he will lead us successfully into the new world of intercollegiate athletics." Greene: “It was apparent from my very first conversation with Chancellor Gabel that Pitt has the highest of aspirations in every endeavor it undertakes. That's tremendously energizing to me and a challenge I fully embrace. I am inspired by the storied history of Pitt Athletics and am fully dedicated to helping our Panthers reach even greater heights in the future.” ESPN's Pete Thamel reported the news first. (link, link)
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