D1.ticker Top Ten - the most clicked stories of the past week |
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CSA Search & Consulting presents The Journey, a podcast where leaders in higher education share wisdom from their careers. In this episode, CSA President Drew Turner talks with The University of Toledo Vice President & Director of Athletics Bryan Blair about his personal journey, leadership, and vision for the future of the industry. Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
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#10: Penn State highlights Beaver Stadium’s new LED upgrades. Take a look. (link) |
#9: Former William & Mary AD Samantha Huge has announced that she will step down as Executive Director of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association, effective August 31. Former Eastern Washington AD and current NCEA Deputy Director Lynn Hickey has been unanimously voted to take over the role after Huge’s departure. Huge is joining the Advancement Team of Wingrove Academy and will be the Executive Director of Principal Giving. (link)
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#8: More from Texas AD Chris Del Conte about UT’s logo partnership with Humann, as Del Conte notes: “I want to be clear. Everyone’s talking about that they’re using this to generate money. My ecosystem, I am fine. We did not need this deal, to be clear. I did not need this deal to make the new era of college athletics work. … What starts here changes the world. That’s our obligation. When we play a game in DKR, there’ll be millions of people watching the game. Someone’s going to say, ‘What is Humann?’ And I hope that one person clicks and goes, ‘Wait a minute: I need that. My uncle needs that. My aunt needs that.’ That there lies the difference. It’s not putting a logo of some company out there. It’s really about something that can really transform lives.” (link)
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#7: SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is the most powerful person in college football, according to USA Today. Next on the list is ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus, followed by Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. Fox Sports President/COO Mark Silverman, attorneys Jeffrey Kessler and Steve Berman, U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken, Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua, Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark, NBC Sports President Rick Cordella and mega-agent Jimmy Sexton round out the top 10, followed by President Donald Trump at 11. On Trump: “Trump has involved the federal government in the interest of policing college sports, the focus on big-money college football. It seems a daunting bureaucratic lift. Will his actions – creating a presidential commission on college sports and signing an executive order to reform it – prove more symbolic than policy-changing?” Full list. (link)
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#6: How much does a Power 4 football starter cost at each position? To find out, ESPN’s Max Olson “surveyed more than 20 GMs and agents to define the price ranges for each spot based on the deals completed for 2025 and what each side considers fair positional and market value.” Olson notes that these price ranges “do not reflect what everybody is making at the Power 4 level. There are million-dollar outliers with the elite players at most positions, and there are still good, young players earning less than $100,000. Talent retention is still more affordable than acquisition, so it's the transfers who tend to reset the floor and ceiling. Agents say SEC and Big Ten programs continue to consistently outspend the ACC and Big 12, regardless of the revenue share cap.” Unsurprisingly, QBs are the most expensive players, with starters receiving around $1-2M per year (again, of course there are outliers). Price ranges for other players include $300-700K for running backs; $400-800K for receivers; $200-400K for tight ends; $300-700K for offensive guards and centers; $500K to $1M for offensive tackles; $500K to $1M for EDGE rushers; $300-800K for defensive tackles; $200-500K for linebackers; $300-800K for cornerbacks; and $300-700K for safeties. More on each position. (link)
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#5: Must watch ESPN College GameDay tribute video for the venerable Lee Corso as his final show approaches: “From colleagues, to guest pickers, fans and beyond, those around the college football community share what Lee Corso means to them. We love you, Coach!” (link)
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#4: Florida State fires up the drone to highlight Doak Campbell Stadium renovations and the new Dunlap Football Center and IPF. Check it out. (link)
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#3: UNC Wilmington Senior Assoc. AD for Internal Operations Mark Wagner has left the department. (link) |
#2: UNC Wilmington announces the addition of a pair of word marks and a change to its teal color in rolling out a brand refresh for the 2025-26 academic campaign. Check it out. (link)
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#1: Ohio State did not issue a ban on Barstool Founder Dave Portnoy, Buckeyes AD Ross Bjork tells Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger, who adds: “Bjork confirms that Fox decided Portnoy would not be on the main desk of Big Noon Kickoff and those not on the desk do not normally appear on the field. These are Fox decisions, he emphasized. … A Big Ten spokesperson tells Yahoo Sports that it is the league’s understanding from Fox that Dave Portnoy will not appear on Big Noon Kickoff’s main stage inside the stadium of any conference school this year.” (link); Portnoy sees things differently, noting that OSU also banned Barstool’s college football show and adding that Fox “definitely got put in a weird spot because they didn’t see this. How could anybody see that Cryin’ Ryan Day and Ohio State could be this soft? … So, obviously Ross Bjork reverses and says we didn’t ban them, this was all a Fox decision. And what’s Fox going to say? This is a big partner of Ohio State, and I’m not trying to [f word] up the relationship.” More from Portnoy. (link); Awful Announcing had the original report that Ohio State would ban Portnoy from Ohio Stadium for this weekend's match-up against Texas. (link)
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