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#10: Northern Arizona AD Mike Marlow announces he will retire at the end of the month after seven years leading the Lumberjacks. President José Luis Cruz Rivera: “Under Mike Marlow's leadership, NAU Athletics has reached new heights, including numerous national and conference championships, exceptional new facilities, and tremendous success of our student athletes. Mike will be missed, but he has set a strong foundation for our future.” (link)
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#9: A heartwarming moment from last Saturday as legendary ESPN college hoops voice Dick Vitale was officially welcomed back to broadcasting, following his two-year absence to battle cancer, during a pre-game ceremony at Clemson prior to the Tigers’ 77-71 upset win over No. 2 Duke. Grab a tissue and check it out. (link)
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#8: Altius Sports Partners Founder Casey Schwab is working to sign all FBS Football student-athletes NIL licensing rights for the college football video game with his new company, Pathway Sports and Entertainment. So far, over 450 players have signed to receive $1,500, over double what they received for the last game, in what Schwab calls “the largest commercial program for college athletes in history.” ESPN’s Pete Thamel adds the potential total for all FBS members tops $17M. More from Schwab: “Most athletic directors and most college football coaches want to support their football players in making legitimate commercial dollars. The reception so far has been excellent.” (link)
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#7: The first piece of concrete has been installed in the New Ryan Field bowl at Northwestern. Photos and video of the updates. (link)
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#6: The NCAA sent a memo to Division I schools providing them with instructions on how to opt into the revenue-sharing component of the House settlement ahead of the March 1 deadline, according to Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger, who adds: “The NCAA also sent to DI members today a letter detailing the House transition team's work in developing a new LLC to manage & enforce the industry's new rev-share system.” The “named defendants – the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12 - are ‘assumed’ to be opting into the settlement.” In detailing how the annual revenue-share cap is calculated, Dellenger notes the NCAA clarifies that donations tied to season tickets are not part of the calculations. (link, link, link)
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#5: Check out the mockup of how Memorial Stadium will look for the sold-out Savannah Bananas game at Clemson in April. (link)
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#4: Rumors of his departure for the same role at SMU are “1000% false” according to Texas AD Chris Del Conte. (link)
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#3: The Athletic’s Brendan Marks & Matt Baker report on North Carolina’s contingency planning for conference realignment as a result of Clemson & Florida State’s legal challenge against the ACC. The Tar Heels spent more than $600K on legal & professional services for the project codenamed “The Carolina Blue Matter.” Former Board of Trustees member Chuck Duckett in an email to former Board Chairman John Preyer: “We have a landing spot if things blow up. [...] Let FSU and Clemson pay the attorneys and see what happens. We all learn via their expense.” Preyer in return: “I firmly believe that ‘protecting UNC financially’ requires us to explore every available avenue to depart a conference that is in financial decline and is primarily serving its bottom tier schools. While Carolina once led the ACC, that time is long gone. The current Commissioner is not serving our best interests and simply ‘asking’ for transparency will not get us anywhere but would be a welcome change.” More. (link)
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#2: BYU held a retirement press conference for AD Tom Holmoe where he expressed confidence that President Shane Reese is ready to find the Cougars’ next AD and noted: “One of the things that is super encouraging for me is the day that I came to President [Reese] and we talked this out, he did ask me if I wanted to stay, but he knew that I had made my decision. I think it’s important to note that, soon after, I knew…that he had already turned the page and he was ready to go, and that made me feel so good. He can’t wallow in what was. We’re looking ahead right now. This is a really good time to make a transition. Transitions are part of sport. Change is part of sport, and it’s oftentimes very good. It can be tough, but it’s good. … We’re going to turn the page. The baton will be handed to a new AD and we’ll hit the ground running. That’s what I wanted. That’s what the president wanted, and I think that’s what all of Cougar Nation wants.” Holmoe also explained that he made the decision to retire in July. “The last couple of years I’ve had to seriously contemplate, and my wife and I made the decision for a couple of years that, ‘Let’s go one more. Let’s go one more. Let’s go another.’ Sometime this summer, I’m not sure about the exact date, I just had a really strong impression that it was time. I talked to some people through long years, and they would say, you’ll know when the time is right. And it was in July.” (link, link, link)
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#1: SMU AD Rick Hart announces this will be his last academic year leading the Mustangs, though he will remain in his position until a new leader is identified and on campus. Hart: "It is with tremendous pride, heartfelt love, and yes, mixed emotions, that I share I have made the decision that this academic year will be my last at SMU. After the honor of leading the Department of Athletics for thirteen years, it is time for a new challenge for me and for a new voice to lead the Mustangs, allowing President-Elect Hartzell to move forward with his own vision and leader as SMU moves forward in this new landscape of collegiate athletics." ESPN's Pete Thamel was one of the first to report the news. (link, link)
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