Colleges

Pitt AD Allen Greene said that the athletic department had “significantly increased its financial investments in football and men’s basketball,” and by strengthening the infrastructure around those programs, he believes that the Panthers “have a chance to compete with ACC powers in both sports,” acc...

Oregon State hiring Kevin Griffin as AD “came as a surprise to industry insiders” as Griffin never directly managed a sport or a coach in his time as Ohio State’s Deputy AD, according to sportswriter John Canzano. Griffin has a “pile of sports-marketing and branding experience.” At Ohio State, he ha...

In Honolulu, Kennedy Choo wrote the Univ. of Hawaii has reached a four-year, $30M deal with Hawaii News Now and its network-affiliate channels that makes it the “official broadcasting partners for UH athletics.” The deal includes a 110-game schedule that includes football, men’s and women’s basketba...

The Big Ten and SEC released a joint statement after meeting with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) about the Protect College Sports Act on Thursday, saying it was a “productive conversation,” though they reiterated they do “not support this bill in its current form.” The conferences said it is “clear that we...

Oregon State has hired Ohio State’s Kevin Griffin as the school’s new AD effective July 6, and he will be “introduced in Corvallis on Tuesday.” Outgoing AD Scott Barnes, who announced his retirement in March, will now “officially retire on July 5 and then serve as a senior advisor for athletics thro...

As my 2025-26 term as president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on an era of unprecedented transformation. Driven by the realities of the House settlement, revenue sharing, NIL legislation, and the transfer portal, t...

President Trump is “backing the Protect College Sports Act,” the bipartisan piece of legislation introduced in the Senate. Trump, on Truth Social, called the current college sports landscape a “total mess” and said that “everyone is saying that it must be fixed.” He wrote, “I urge the House and Sena...

Virginia Tech has secured $75M in support to advance the university’s athletics strategy and expand one of its academic programs, its largest commitment ever. A majority of the commitment, made anonymously by a four-generation Hokie family, was to athletics, while a sizeable portion was for the Hono...

The leaders of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee are “bullish that their bill to create a federal rulebook for college athletics can get across the finish line,” but there are a “number of hurdles standing in the way,” according to Kelsey Brugger of POLITICO. Wednesday’s hearing, which was led U.S....

The Rate Bowl is “changing names and switching identities,” as it is now the Cactus Bowl and will be “played at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe” instead of Chase Field in downtown Phoenix, according to Logan Stanley of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. The game, which was called the Cactus Bowl from 2014-17, ...