Colleges
Georgia Tech football attendance sees consistent ‘uptick’ from previous seasons
When Georgia Tech football took down No. 12 Clemson on Saturday, “the attendance number of 48,059 left a little less than 4,000 empty seats” at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, proving the program’s attendance trajectory is “on an uptick,” according to Chad Bishop of the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITU...
Big 12 to debut inside look of replay center during games, joining ACC
The Big 12 is offering a “look inside its replay center” for conference football games beginning this week, becoming the second conference to deliver “live video during reviews on its broadcasts,” according to Carter Bahns of CBSSPORTS.com. The league conducted a soft run during last week’s game bet...
Report: ACC eyes new football scheduling format
The ACC is closing in on a change to its scheduling format that will “require all league teams to play at least 10 games against Power 4 competition,” though the number of intraconference games played -- eight or nine -- “remains a sticking point,” according to sources. The ADs are scheduled to meet...
UNC Board approves deferred compensation for incoming AD
The Univ. of North Carolina Board of Governors on Thursday “approved the deferred compensation and buyout terms for Steve Newmark,” who will succeed outgoing AD Bubba Cunningham next year, as “part of UNC’s 24-month leadership transition plan,” according to Swanson & Dean of the Raleigh NEWS &am...
Donor gives $1.81M for Miami Heisman winner statues
Univ. of Miami supporter Max Chira has made a $1.81M gift that will be used to construct life-sized statues of the school’s two Heisman Trophy-winning QBs -- former NFLers Vinny Testaverde and Gino Torretta -- on campus. Chira’s contribution includes a donation to the newly launched Victory Fund. Th...
Creighton plans new athletic corridor on campus
Creighton Univ. has announced Fly Together, a nearly $300M donor-funded initiative to reshape a 12-block recreational and athletic corridor on the east side of campus. Fly Together will encompass 11 new or upgraded facilities and outdoor spaces covering approximately 700,000 square feet of campus. F...
Wembley Stadium to host CFB game in 2026
London’s Wembley Stadium will host a football game between Arizona State and the Univ. of Kansas next year on Sept. 19 as part of a “multi-year deal for an event called the Union Jack Classic,” according to Scott Hamilton of the Charleston POST & COURIER. This marks college football’s “first maj...
St. John’s Univ. increases schedule to 13 games at MSG
St. John’s Univ. men’s basketball “will play 13 games at MSG” this season, which is the university’s “most in a season in the building’s current location” since 1968, according to Zach Braziller of the N.Y. POST. Nine of 10 conference games will be played at MSG. The two years before coach Rick Piti...
Wisconsin football attendance down 10% from 2024 amid season-ticket struggles
The Univ. of Wisconsin’s average attendance from the first two home football games was “down 10% from the same window of the 2024 season,” citing a “dropoff in season ticket sales” as the “primary reason,” according to Todd Milewski of the WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL. Wisconsin also had a “10% drop in t...
Tennessee adjusts Neyland Stadium entry, exit procedures after early-season congestion
The Univ. of Tennessee has “revamped its football gameday plan to accommodate fans entering and exiting Neyland Stadium” after “congestion problems plagued the first two home games of the 2025 season,” according to Adam Sparks of the Nashville TENNESSEAN. To ease congestion, gates will “now open for...
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