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#10: Hawaii President David Lassner speaks publicly for the first time since parting ways with AD Craig Angelos and reiterates the dismissal was due to performance. Lassner acknowledges Angelos’ achievements during his tenure but points to private performance reviews as the basis for his decision. Lassner agrees the timing of Angelos’ dismissal is “awkward” but says he didn’t believe it would be prudent to take this action while the presidential search is underway. “It would have become a major distraction and might have overwhelmed that absolutely critical search. At the same time I did not believe that I could or should leave the next president to solve a problem that I believe existed, particularly when it was a result of my own decision.” Lassner goes on to refute what he calls “outright lies,” including “accusations of a coup by individuals in the department or my rewarding my friends.” More from Lassner. (link)
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#9: Portland State has promoted Deputy AD Matt Billings to AD, and President Ann Cudd remarks: "In Matt Billings, Portland State University has an Athletics Director who knows the university, understands our culture and has ambitious plans for our programs. I'm excited to welcome him into this role and look forward to his steady leadership and working with him to ensure that Athletics will remain an engaged and supportive partner for the entire campus community." Billings: “Portland State is a special place for myself and my wife, Christi. This is our home and we feel very fortunate to be a part of this amazing group of student-athletes, coaches and staff. We will do it the right way each and every day. I will work tirelessly to tell the amazing story about this department." JohnCanzano.com's namesake was the first to report the promotion. (link, link)
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#8: Here’s your full scope of competing teams & individuals for this year’s Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships, which will be hosted by Wisconsin this coming Saturday. More context: “Thirty-one teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the nine regions, for a total of 18 teams. Thirteen additional teams were selected at-large. Thirty-eight individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process. All individual qualifiers finished in the top 25 in their regions.” (link)
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#7: The NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament field is set with Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Denver and Georgetown as the top four seeds, respectively. Full bracket. (link)
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#6: It’s one of the best days of the year: Army West Point has revealed its football uniforms for next month’s Army-Navy game: “Inspired by the 101st Airborne Division, we will honor the relentless fighting force of the #ScreamingEagles.” The jerseys include a patch that reads “Bastogne” in honor of the role the Screaming Eagles played in turning the tide of the Battle of the Bulge. The nameplate on the back reads “ARMY!” in an homage to General Anthony McAullife’s response of “NUTS!” to the German commander’s demand of surrender of the town. Awesome. (link)
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#5: Villanova officially announces Oregon Deputy AD/COO Eric Roedl as its next AD. President Peter Donohue: "When we began our search, we were looking for an individual who understands our Augustinian mission, who is able to successfully navigate the changing landscape of college athletics and who possesses the necessary skills to build on our legacy of success—athletically, academically, and administratively—well into the future. Eric quickly stood out among a very talented group of candidates as a leader with a breadth of experience, vision and deep commitment to student-athletes.” Roedl: “As a Villanova alum and former student-athlete, it is an honor to return to my alma mater. My vision is to collaborate with University leadership, the Villanova community, our coaches, staff, and student-athletes to maintain a championship culture throughout the athletic department that places the highest value on student-athlete experience and success and strives to match and promote the excellence of Villanova in everything we do." ESPN's Pete Thamel was the first to report the news. (link, link)
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#4: U.S. District Court Judge Sean Jordan of Sherman, Texas, permanently blocked the Biden administration U.S. Department of Labor rule that took effect in July, saying it improperly bases eligibility for overtime pay on workers’ wages rather than their job duties. In June, Jordan said the rule was likely invalid and temporarily blocked it from being applied to Texas state employees. The state of Texas and business groups representing a range of industries had filed lawsuits challenging the rule, which had been consolidated. Jordan, in part: “The Department may impose some limitations on the scope of the EAP Exemption’s operative terms, but it cannot enact rules that replace or swallow the meaning those terms have.” Most importantly: “The rule would have required employers to pay overtime premiums to salaried workers who earn less than $1,128 per week, or about $58,600 per year, when they work more than 40 hours in a week, beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and it had temporarily raised the threshold to about $44,000 per year on July 1. The previous threshold of about $35,500, which was set in 2019, will now be back in effect.” (link)
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#3: Virginia President Jim Ryan talked about the future of athletics at a Faculty Senate meeting last week and noted UVA will look to strategies such as utilizing philanthropy and fundraising campaigns to help navigate financial challenges while preserving the University’s academic mission. He added: “Right now, it's so cloudy that it doesn't make sense to me to just throw in the towel and say we're going to no longer try to compete at the highest level in all the sports that we compete in. But there may come a time where we have no other choice than to make hard decisions about what we're going to do in college athletics.” (link)
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#2: Hawaii AD Craig Angelos has been dismissed by outgoing President David Lassner, effective December 1, according to Action Network’s Brett McMurphy, who notes that “no reasons were provided by Lassner.” The Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Billy Hull points out Angelos has been working without a contract under an “at-will” agreement and was informed of the news prior to leaving for last week’s football game at Utah State. Attorney Jeff Portnoy, a former member of the UH Board of Regents: "What's interesting is he's making this termination, Lassner, within weeks of his retirement. I find that fascinating that he's not leaving that decision to the new president. So is there something really serious that happened internally? Or is it a matter of dissatisfaction with his management style? I don't know that, but whatever the reason is, I don't think anybody can see this as a positive at all for the program. It puts it in limbo. The decisions athletic directors make, you have coaches coming up for extensions. Who's going to do that? These are imminent things." (link, link, link); Angelos will receive three months pay as part of his separation package, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Stephen Tsai, who reports Rainbow Warriors Assoc. AD for Internal Operations/SWA Lois Manin will serve as Interim AD. (link)
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#1: Fordham officially announces former Akron AD Charles Guthrie as its next AD. President Tania Tetlow: "In every program he's led, Charles has created an impressive record of caring for the student-athletes, coaches, and athletic staff, promoting a culture of athletic and academic achievement, while building excitement from donors. We look forward to seeing him nurture confidence and talent in our Rams, and raise the University's profile in our conferences and the NCAA. We're delighted to welcome Charles and his family to the Fordham family." Guthrie adds: "Returning to New York and joining an institution as prestigious as Fordham is a full-circle moment in my life. I am committed to working steadfastly on behalf of our students, coaches, and the Fordham community to build on the University's tradition of excellence both on and off the field." ESPN's Pete Thamel reported the news first. (link, link)
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