Colleges

The NCAA D-I Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to “adopt a proposal that would require pre-college basketball players to withdraw from the NBA Draft if they want to retain college eligibility,” according to Ralph Russo of THE ATHLETIC. Changing the draft rules would “affect all opt-in drafts,” such as the N...

TPG's acquisition of college sports multimedia giant Learfield shows private equity's continued interest in college athletics. Also: Chris McIntosh's move from Wisconsin AD to Big Ten office and his role as a key Tony Petitti ally and a College Conversation with UConn AD David Benedict.

The college basketball season didn’t end with a national title, as UConn AD David Benedict might’ve hoped, but the school’s positioning hasn’t been better in some time.

The good times are rolling at Big Ten HQ.

It’s not every day one of the largest operators in college sports gets bought by a private equity firm. Tuesday was that day.

The CFP unveiled a “refreshed brand identity and logo system that directly integrates the ‘CFP’ moniker across most of its marks, and includes ‘subtle yet meaningful’ tweaks to its main logos.” The move is a “deliberate push toward brand clarity.” The logo features a “shimmering, metallic gradient” ...

The Univ. of Utah plans to “open a research center on campus to study the Olympic Games” as the state prepares to host the 2034 Winter Games, according to Courtney Tanner of the SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. The projects would “examine the environmental and economic impacts for countries that host the Olympics...

There is “no definitive timeline” yet on the search for a new Univ. of Wisconsin AD after Chris McIntosh stepped down from the spot for a role with the Big Ten on Monday, according to Todd Milewski of the WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL. UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, who is leaving in May to becom...

Private equity firm TPG is finalizing the purchase of Learfield to make it the majority owner of one of the most prominent multimedia rights and technology providers in college athletics, Sports Business Journal has learned.

Oklahoma State Univ. hockey is a “fledgling team with big dreams” and is a “major undertaking” for the OSU athletic department, outside of which the hockey club currently operates, according to Scott Wright of the OKLAHOMAN. Finance professional and OSU’s Hockey Board Chair Michael Mann said they “w...