#10: Take a look at South Dakota’s new locker rooms and pool, part of the recently completed $32M swimming & diving facility. (link)
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#9: Have a peek at North Alabama’s new baseball field. (link)
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#8: Check out the progress on Auburn’s new jumbotron at Jordan-Hare Stadium on display during A-Day. (link)
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#7: Santa Clara AVP and Deputy AD for Development Vince Otoupal has moved to Senior Director of Development for Athletics. (link)
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#6: SMU Women’s Basketball HC Adia Barnes met with the media after her introductory press conference and among the notable takeaways were these two comments from Barnes: “I talked before about supporting women and supporting women's athletics... If you look across the country, if you look at all the recent hires, they've all hired mid-major, under-qualified people because they don't really care. … I didn't feel like I could win at the level I wanted to (at Arizona)... (SMU) has everything. It has a recruiting base, it's a great city... And then on top of that, the leadership. It's important who you work for... Look nationally -- a lot of ADs don't care." (link, link)
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#5: The NCAA has found that sports betting violations occurred at Baylor when former Director of Resource Development Sam Hancock placed impermissible daily fantasy bets on professional and collegiate games from July 2019 through September 2024, including competitions involving Baylor teams. Per the NCAA, Hancock “placed 2,950 impermissible bets totaling $45,979 on three different sports betting platforms — including bets on 113 contests that involved Baylor teams and student-athletes. Hancock acknowledged that he engaged in sports betting activities before his employment at Baylor and continued to bet on sports after he was hired, despite receiving rules education from Baylor and knowing that his conduct violated NCAA rules.” As a result, the NCAA has levied a two-year show-cause order for Hancock. (link)
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#4: Maryland has identified Air Force AD Nathan Pine, Georgia Tech AD J Batt, George Washington AD Michael Lipitz and former Charlotte FC president Joe LaBue as candidates for its AD role, according to The Baltimore Sun’s Taylor Lyons, who notes it is “unclear if Pine, Batt, Lipitz, LaBue or additional candidates have formally interviewed for the opening yet.” (link)
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#3: Have a look at Clemson’s progress on the installation of a baseball diamond at Memorial Stadium in preparation for a visit from the Savannah Bananas. All 81K tickets have been sold for the appearance. (link)
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#2: Northwestern taps Miami (FL) Executive Assoc. AD for Brand and Marketing Strategy Savanna Wood to serve as the Wildcats’ inaugural Chief Communications and Branding Officer (CCBO), effective April 29. (link)
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#1: Here’s the full House settlement supplemental brief that answers, in part, some of U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken’s concerns. Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger: “As reported earlier, no change to roster limits. Other issues that the judge raised have been addressed.” (link)
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