- The Big 12 reorganized a slew of senior level staffers, with CFO Nick Bowes taking on an expanded role as the conference’s COO. The Big 12 also elevated Kauri Black to VP/broadcast and emerging platforms; Andy Louthain to VP/compliance and governance; Katie Ristow to VP/brand and marketing; and Keena Lynch to assistant VP/content and digital media.
- Fox Sports will put on the “Eternal City Tip-Off” featuring Notre Dame and Villanova men’s and women’s basketball teams facing off in Rome on Nov. 1. Players Era and On Location are assisting Fox Sports with the event.
- An op-ed in this week’s magazine argues that it’s time college football, an undervalued asset despite being the second highest-rated TV programming in the U.S., should move to a model under a professional single seller, akin to the CFP.
- My colleague Bret McCormick provides updates on a few college projects, such as the $220 million renovation of the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium at Memphis, in his latest SBJ Facilities newsletter.

