Colleges
Baylor to begin aggressive search for new AD after Rhoades steps down
Baylor Univ. President Linda Livingstone said in the letter announcing AD Mack Rhoades was stepping away from his position that the school would “aggressively look for a new athletic director in the weeks ahead,” according to Cherry & Smith of the WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD. Deputy AD Jovan Overshown a...
SDSU propose increasing student fees to help athletic department budget
San Diego State Univ. “has proposed” a 45% increase to the mandatory Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) fee that “primarily flows to the athletic department,” according to Mark Zeigler of the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE. A proposed athletic budget for the 2024-25 academic year projected student fe...
Why contention around Big Ten’s private capital play centers on the league’s grant of rights
Jim Delany is a man with the liberty of hindsight.
Big 12, Monster agree to sponsorship deal
The Big 12 is set to announce a new multiyear sponsorship deal with Monster Energy. Exact details of the deal were not immediately available, while an official announcement is expected on Friday.
Texas Tech, Learfield agree to extension with new twist
Texas Tech and Learfield are taking a new approach to their relationship. The parties are set to announce a 10-year extension that runs through 2037. That extension includes the creation of Texas Tech Athletics Partners LLC, which along with the school’s business development and Learfield Impact NIL...
Baylor AD Mack Rhoades permanently steps down from role
Baylor AD Mack Rhoades has permanently stepped down from his position a week after he took a leave of absence for personal reasons. Baylor President Linda Livingstone in a letter to fans said Rhoades informed her of his decision to “step away from his position at Baylor, effective immediately.” Duar...
Northwestern Univ. hits key milestone in new Ryan Field project
Northwestern Univ. and the Turner-Walsh Joint Venture last week celebrated the topping out of the new Ryan Field in Evanston, “marking the completion of the stadium’s structural phase and a major milestone in the project’s progress,” according to CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION NEWS. The ceremony, “attended by...
Sources: Learfield weighing options around potential sale
Learfield, one of the most prominent multimedia rights and technology providers in the college space, is engaged in high-level conversations that could include a sale, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told Sports Business Journal.
Bush’s Beans signs title sponsorship of ESPN’s Boca Raton Bowl
Bush’s Beans will make college football history this morning by becoming the first title sponsor of a major Division I postseason bowl game that will end in a word other than bowl, when the Knoxville, Tenn.-based brand and ESPN reveal the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans.
Rice selects Nations Group to run football stadium expansion
Rice Univ. has picked Nations Group, a Legends Global company, to help oversee its $120M renovation of Rice Stadium.
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What’s really cool is that those leagues are 10, 20 years ahead of us and we’re still keeping pace with some of the norms in the workplace and professionalism in women’s sports. To be able to kind of see the parallels and see the differences and also see where, O.K., that’s where they got in 10, 20 years. Where can we get in 10 or 20 years?-- Minnesota Frost F Kelly Pannek, on comparing the PWHL, which is opening its third season, to more established women's leagues like the WNBA and NWSL.
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