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#10: Former Penn State AD Sandy Barbour, former America East Commissioner Amy Huchthausen and former Duke field hockey student-athlete/ACC SAAC Chair Piper Hampsch argue in an SBJ op-ed that SAAC is an “idea whose time has passed.” Assuming the House settlement is approved, Barbour, et al. contend that “how it will be distributed — whether the lion’s share goes to student athletes in football and men’s basketball (they are the only true revenue producers at most colleges) or divided equitably among all athletes — simply cannot be decided with SAAC reps.That’s why student-athletes must move beyond SAAC and demand a viable role in the negotiations — a true seat at the table. 2024 should be the last year when student athletes perform without some form of collective-negotiated agreement with their institution. SAAC offers only the illusion of influence. True power remains with the NCAA, college and conference administrators and coaches. SAAC reps are not even chosen by student-athletes. They’re usually selected by college coaches or athletic directors, and conference executives. Student-athletes should choose who speaks for them in determining the distribution of revenue and other terms of their participation. … Another SAAC failing: Athletes from football and men’s basketball are vastly underrepresented. Of 31 members of the current D-I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, only six (less than 20%) play football or men’s basketball.” They conclude: “In short, SAAC is outdated; all but extinct. With it, student athletes may have a seat in the room, but not at the table. And if you’re not at the table, as is often said, you’ll likely be on the menu.” (link)
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#9: UNLV President/Mountain West Board of Directors Chair Keith Whitfield has resigned, effective immediately, citing family reasons. (link)
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#8: U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken has released details on the House settlement final approval hearing to be held on April 7. Due to time constraints, Wilken has limited the objectors that will be called as part of the hearing. Boise State professor Sam Ehrlich shares the list and points out Wilken has attached a note explaining that the “Court cannot order changes to the agreement. Objectors should address whether they wish the Court to reject the settlement and set the case for trial.” Ehrlich submits this is likely in response to those who have asked Wilken to push the NCAA to change roster limits. (link); Full document. (link); Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter notes the most notable objector is the United States, “meaning the DOJ, who raised antitrust issues with the settlement. Other notable objectors that will be allowed to speak are Livvy Dunne and objectors represented by former NBPA exec director Michele Roberts.” (link)
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#7: Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines is joined by several other women student-athletes in an ad taking the NCAA to task for not complying with President Donald Trump’s executive order “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” The ad specifically points out that birth certificates can be amended in all but six states and in many countries to change the gender and states the NCAA’s policy still allows males on women’s teams. (link); USA Today’s Dan Wolken reacts: “Having succeeded in getting the five or so trans athletes banned from NCAA sports, they’ve moved the goalposts as I predicted. What they really want isn’t fairness – it’s the right to challenge the womanhood of every athlete they suspect of being too masculine.” (link)
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#6: Has your campus CEO ever emerged from a trashcan holding a championship strap to commemorate your men’s basketball team’s conference title? Because Omaha’s has. Check out Chancellor Joanne Li celebrating the Mavericks’ regular season Summit League championship. (link)
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#5: Northwestern AD Mark Jackson shows a video update of the progress at the new Ryan Field. Lots of cranes and steel beams. (link)
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#4: Saint Francis AD James Downer is no longer with the university, according to the Altoona Mirror’s Jarrod Prugar. More: “While a successor has not been officially named by the university, long-time Saint Francis athletics administrator Jim Brazill is listed as the athletic director.” (link)
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#3: The Big 12 unveiled its first-ever “XII Court”, an XII-branded court on which the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will be played on. The league partnered with global sportswear brand and retailer UNDEFEATED on the XII Court design, which features the brand's 5-strike logo. (link)
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#2: More on Delaware AD Chrissi Rawak no longer leaving her position with the Blue Hens to take over as USA Swimming’s CEO. A statement from USA Swimming: “In the past few days, USA Swimming was made aware, for the first time, of the existence of a report that was filed with the U.S. Center for SafeSport after Chrissi Rawak’s appointment was announced. These matters, which we are only now coming to understand, were previously unknown and were not disclosed to USA Swimming during the rigorous vetting process of Ms. Rawak. This process was led by a reputable search firm and a dedicated stakeholder task force, followed well-established best practices, and was conducted with the highest possible degree of due diligence, including external reference and background checks. Immediately upon receiving limited information from the Center earlier this week, USA Swimming raised the matter with Ms. Rawak (with approval from the Center, which has exclusive jurisdiction over this claim), at which point Ms. Rawak informed us of her decision to resign. We are and remain bound by confidentiality obligations under the SafeSport Code, which we take very seriously in order to protect the integrity of the reporting process and of any athletes involved. This matter remains exclusively with the Center.” Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde was one of the first to report the news. (link. link)
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#1: Delaware President Dennis Assanis informed the university faculty that the Blue Hens will conduct a national search for an AD amid the USA Swimming ordeal for Chrissi Rawak. Assanis: “These developments came at blazing speeds, and I was made aware in similar ways as every other person who reads the news. I don’t have access to it and I have not seen it. It’s confidential. [...] Somebody did ask me if we had that information when we hired Chrissi nine years ago, and I just want to say for the sake of the audience here, no, I didn’t have that information.” Interestingly, when asked if Rawak could reapply for the job, Assanis answered, “What Chrissi Rawak may want to do, I don’t know. I can’t speculate. She may want to apply to be reconsidered for the position, I don’t know at this point.” (link)
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