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#10: The Mercury News’ Jon Wilner has released the second annual Hot 25 rankings of the most influential people behind the scenes in college football. House case plaintiffs’ attorneys Steve Berman and Jeffrey Kessler top the list, followed by EA Sports Chief Business Officer Paul Cairns and SVP Daryl Holt (2), CAA Co-Head of Football Jimmy Sexton (3), ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus (4), Fox Sports President Mark Silverman and EVP Jordan Bazant (5), Baylor President Linda Livingstone (6), Northern District of West Virginia Judge John Preston Bailey (7), CAA Evolution Head of Media Alan Gold, VP Dan Cappetta and Wasserman Media Group Managing Executive Dean Jordan (8), TurnkeyZRG Chair Len Perna and Managing Director of Athletics Chad Chatlos (9), and OSKR Partner/SportsEconomics Founder Dan Rascher (10). Full list. (link)
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#9: Collegiate Sports Connect has aggregated and evaluated salary data for Development/Fundraising roles across the ACC and broken down the average compensation level based on years of experience. Average compensation for all ACC development/fundraising staffers is $121,666. Have a look at the full breakdown. Connect will conduct similar analyses with other conferences in the near future. (link)
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#8: Cleveland State will discontinue Wrestling, Women’s Golf and Softball at the conclusion of their respective seasons this academic year as part of a strategic effort, which began in 2023, to address budgetary shortfalls across campus. The Board of Trustees approved the measure at yesterday’s meeting and also approved relocating the university’s Esports program from athletics to the Washkewicz College of Engineering. Vikings AD Kelsie Gory Harkey: “It is a tough day for Cleveland State Athletics. The student-athletes and coaches in the impacted programs have been an important part of the Cleveland State community, and the decision today is not a reflection of the commitment or passion they, our staff or our alumni have to our program.” (link)
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#7: Stephen F. Austin has parted ways with Men’s Basketball HC Kyle Keller. (link)
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#6: North Carolina has released Football HC Bill Belichick’s employment agreement in its entirety. (link)
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#5: The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in House v. NCAA, expressing concerns that the settlement "may not 'cure the ill effects of the illegal conduct'" as it "allows the NCAA…to continue fixing the amount" schools can pay for NIL, according to Boise State law professor Sam Ehrlich, who adds: “The DOJ is essentially asking Judge Wilken to either (1) sever the revenue sharing cap from the settlement; or (2) essentially allow the cap to be a subject of future litigation. Whoa.” (link); Full filing, which includes the following: “Although the Proposed Settlement raises the level at which those payments are capped, that cap remains determined by agreement among competing employers (Division I colleges and universities) and restrains competition among schools for payments above the cap. Not only does this enshrine, for ten years, an agreement among competitors to limit compensation, a facially anticompetitive restraint, but the NCAA may attempt to use the cap’s incorporation into a court-approved settlement as a shield against future antitrust actions seeking more complete injunctive relief. Accordingly, the United States respectfully requests that the Court (i) decline to approve the Proposed Settlement or, in the alternative, (ii) make clear that approval of the Proposed Settlement does not constitute a judgment of the competitive impact of the Salary Cap Rule or a determination that the Salary Cap Rule complies with the antitrust laws.” (link)
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#4: Indiana eliminated 25 positions this week, including 12 that were open and will not be filled, in preparation for revenue-sharing. According to the Indianapolis Star’s Michael Niziolek and Zach Osterman, Hoosiers Deputy AD/SWA Mattie White is among those being laid off. They add: “According to a source with knowledge of the layoffs, the athletic department isn’t planning on cutting any sports. Additionally, there were no cuts to any of the various teams’ coaching staffs or personnel and the department isn’t asking employees to take pay cuts. … The Herald-Times and IndyStar understand [Hoosiers AD Scott] Dolson has been working aggressively both internally and externally to streamline costs while opening new revenue streams. Indiana’s shift to third-party vendors Legends (apparel) and Levy (hospitality and concessions) were both designed to improve the department’s overall financial position.” (link)
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#3: Former Vermont Administrative Assistant to the AD, Sophia Boyages, says that the school is using her logo design without compensation, a logo that she designed independent of any involvement from the school or athletic department, according to her May 2024 complaint filed with the Vermont District Court. Boyages is arguing that the University was not entitled to her design, as her contract did not include an intellectual property clause, though she designed it in hopes of a promotion or compensation. She is seeking monetary relief for the alleged infringement. UVM registered a color version of the logo on Sept. 17, 2024, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Boyages registered her design, referred to as “SophCat” in the lawsuit, with the United States Copyright Office on Dec. 15, 2023. Vermont spent $145,650 on a new primary logo and brand positioning in 2024. The lawsuit is ongoing. (link)
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#2: The final fall Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings have been released with North Carolina, Stanford, Penn State, BYU, Virginia, Notre Dame, Oregon, Ohio State, Washington and Texas filling in the top-10. The ACC placed 10 teams in the top-25, while the Big Ten had 7, SEC had 4, Big 12 had 2, and the Big East and Ivy League each had one team. “New this year, an additional countable sport has been added on the Division I side, bringing the total number of countable sports to five (5). On the women's side, soccer joins basketball and volleyball, while the men's side will continue to be baseball and basketball. Overall, 19 total sports are counted for the final standings in June, including the five countable sports, and the next highest 14 (max.) sports scored for each institution, regardless of gender.” (link, link)
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#1: New Marquette AD Mike Broeker was officially introduced in Milwaukee: “It's never been about ascending to a role. For me it's about being in a position of making impact at a place you believe in. And there's no place that I believe in more strongly than the Marquette University athletic department. With everything that's going on, I remain hopeful. I believe these places are the places that thrive. Because we're grounded in more than just winning some games.” On how he plans to help navigate the ever-changing NIL world: “I think it's more about being strong in your convictions, being committed to the things that are important to you, and more than ever having a real understanding of who you are and what you're capable of doing. The path is going to change, because it's changing so fast. But your ability to be grounded in the right things, and have the right people leading the programs, like we do in (MU men's basketball coach) Shaka (Smart), like we do in (women's basketball coach) Cara (Consuegra), that stuff is critical. I think that those are the things that give us the great advantage in navigating it.” ESPN's Pete Thamel had the original report of Broeker's promotion. (link, link)
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