Colleges
Additional Big 12 schools join in declining conference’s private equity line of credit
Colorado, Kansas State, Arizona and Iowa State are the latest Big 12 schools who have “declined to accept” a $30M line of credit that is being offered as part of the league’s private capital deal, bringing the total number of schools to reject the credit line to “at least 12,″ according to Brent Sch...
NCAA tournament expansion reflects shifting priorities in college basketball
The NCAA’s move to expand the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments is a “sign of the times” in the world of college sports, which includes the reality that “mid-major schools with talented players will often see them plucked away by programs with bigger budgets and the ability to pay them throug...
Who won, who lost with NCAA tournament expansion?
After months of deliberation, the NCAA’s varying committees have agreed to expand the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams.
Georgetown launching undergraduate sports business program
Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is launching a new undergraduate program aimed at developing future sports business leaders. The program, called the Durban Sports Business Program, is established through a gift from alumni Egon Durban and Abby Durban. The program launched this spring with ...
Syracuse, Wake Forest to hold 2026 Week 0 CFB game in Toronto
Syracuse and Wake Forest will kick off the 2027 college football season at Toronto’s BMO Field with a Week 0 matchup “on either Aug. 28 or Aug. 29” that “will serve as the ACC opener for both teams.” The game will mark the “first time two American universities will open the year in Canada.” The ACC ...
Players Era tournament to add teams, move to ESPN for 2026
The Players Era college basketball tournament has “expanded its 2026 field to 24 college teams” that “will be split among two tournaments as the event goes to bracket play.” Last year’s field included 18 teams and organizers were “initially shooting for 32 teams in 2026” before settling on 24 with t...
Univ. of Houston holding talks with companies for jersey patches
Univ. of Houston AD Eddie Nuñez said that the school is “engaged in conversations with multiple companies who are ‘interested and intrigued’ about a jersey patch” sponsorship, according to Joseph Duarte of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Nuñez said, “We’ve had companies that have come to us already that have...
Several more Big 12 schools reject $30M credit option from RedBird Capital
TCU and Baylor are the latest schools who have “declined” the school-level $30M credit option from the Big 12’s new contract with private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners, according to Mac Engel of the FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM. Nearly all of the conference’s universities “are rejecting this line...
Oregon State launches new fundraising initiative aimed at revenue sharing
Oregon State Univ. is “launching a three-year fundraising initiative to increase revenue sharing for its athletes.” The Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation has “committed” $24M over the next three years to the OSU Foundation, and the gift “is designed as a challenge ... to other donors.” Each of the ...
Report: NCAA basketball tournament expansion could come as early as Thursday
The NCAA is “pushing through the final steps” for expanding the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams, and the process “could be completed as early as Thursday,” according to sources cited by ESPN.com. NCAA committee calls “scheduled for Thursday loom as expected final steps for ...
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