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College stadiums continue to offer different options for concert tours
Country singer Morgan Wallen will play Michigan Stadium on Friday and Saturday, the latest example of a “fast-growing trend” of concert promoters booking college stadiums, according to Brian McCollum of the DETROIT FREE PRESS. Ann Arbor is “one of several college towns” on Wallen’s current tour. Fel...
Report: Duke-Michigan men’s basketball game in Miami called off
The Duke-Michigan men’s basketball game previously in the works to be played in Miami on Dec. 21 at the Marlins’ ballpark has “been called off,” according to sources cited by Matt Norlander of CBSSPORTS.com. The plan was for the teams to play at Madison Square Garden and in coordination with an “inn...
NCAA memo outlines financial cuts and future changes
NCAA President Charlie Baker shared a memo with membership on Friday that outlined efforts his organization has made to cut costs, per documents obtained by Sports Business Journal.
NCAA D-I BOD doubles down on age-based eligibility rule
The NCAA Division I BOD on Thursday “doubled down” on its new age-based eligibility rule that has “prompted some athletes to go to court in hopes of extending their college careers.” The BOD said in a statement, “The Board has no plans to modify their application, notwithstanding a series of lawsuit...
Report: Vote on Protect College Sports Act not expected before August
The Protect College Sports Act “is not expected to be put to a full vote in the U.S. Senate before Congress takes its August recess,” according to a source cited by ESPN.com. Without a Senate vote in early August, the bill “faces a very small window of opportunity to get through Congress prior to No...
Penn State surpasses fundraising goal for Beaver Stadium work
Penn State has “officially surpassed” the $134.3M fundraising goal it publicly set for Beaver Stadium renovations in May 2024, according to Josh Moyer of the CENTRE DAILY TIMES. Before the university’s trustees approved spending up to $700M to renovate the stadium -- with funds coming from athletics...
The Texas Longhorns lean even further into Mashgin and self-checkout
When Chris Del Conte was hired as Texas’ AD in 2018, one of his first moves was to lower concessions prices at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium by an average of 30% on the 10 most popular items.
Ted Cruz urges Congress to help college athletics before it’s too late in new op-ed
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote an op-ed in USA TODAY stating if things do not change in college sports, “we are headed toward a future where college athletics, and specifically college football, will be reduced to a super league of just a handful of the wealthiest schools.” He adds some fans and...
Sankey: SEC self-governance talks ‘not a breakaway’ from NCAA
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday “reiterated that his conference leaders have had conversations about self-governance,” but that “the idea of the SEC creating its own rules is ‘not new’ and ‘it’s not a breakaway’ from the NCAA.” The “preference within the SEC and other leagues remains getti...
Scarlet Knight Enterprises hires N.Y./N.J. World Cup exec as CEO
Veteran sports exec Fred Mangione has been named CEO at Scarlet Knight Enterprises, Rutgers’ newly established commercial arm “focused on driving revenue growth and strategic business initiatives.” Mangione will bring more than three decades of experience in the sports and entertainment industry to ...
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Promoters are understanding that colleges are trying to find more revenue, so you’re finding more tours are tailoring to college venues for that reason.-- Univ. of Louisville Athletic Association CFO Heidi Huebner, on the 'domino effect' of hosting non-athletic events.
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