Colleges
Univ. of Alabama athletics sees $33M surplus for 2024-25 fiscal year
The Univ. of Alabama athletic department reported “reported a $33M budget surplus for the 2024-25 fiscal year,” according to Mike Rodak of 247 SPORTS. The university made “one-time investments to its athletics department during the 2024-25 fiscal year in preparation for the House settlement.” In 202...
College athletics is facing a Deloris Jordan moment
Forty years ago, Michael Jordan’s mother insisted her son receive a share of every shoe sold with his name on it — not just a standard endorsement deal. Despite that such an arrangement would give the athlete an unprecedented stake, Nike saw the value in a true partnership with Jordan. It signed the...
Syracuse AD John Wildhack retiring in July
Syracuse AD John Wildhack will retire on July 1, concluding a 46-year career, including the past 10 in his role. Details about the search to replace Wildhack will be announced later (Syracuse). Wildhack was brought in “largely to help heal wounds after Syracuse was spurned by its previous athletic d...
Univ. of Utah pitches new Huntsman Center renovation plan
Univ. of Utah officials on Tuesday “pitched a new plan to renovate the Huntsman Center, shrink its capacity and add more premium suites,” according to Batacao & Tanner of the SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. The Utah Board of Trustees last year approved a plan to consider constructing a new multipurpose arena...
Univ. of Missouri eyeing naming-rights partner for Memorial Stadium
The Univ. of Missouri is attempting to “secure corporate naming rights” for Memorial Stadium, which is already undergoing a major renovation ahead in its 100th anniversary, according to Calum McAndrew of the COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE. The school hired Intersect Partners to “help procure a naming rights...
Oregon launches GoDucksW platform to centralize women’s sports coverage, NIL opportunities
Univ. of Oregon athletics launched GoDucksW on Feb. 4, a dedicated social media platform for its women’s sports programs, as part of a broader effort to expand visibility and long-term NIL opportunities for female student-athletes.
Report: Villanova, Notre Dame hoops to open next season with Rome doubleheader
Villanova and Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have been given “special clearance by the NCAA to open next season in Rome for a doubleheader” on Nov. 1, according to sources cited by Matt Norlander of CBSSPORTS.com. The game will be played one day prior to the official start of the se...
Big 12 to use ASB GlassFloor LED court for basketball tournaments
The Big 12 will become the first North American sports organization to use ASB GlassFloor’s LED-embedded, glass basketball court in live competition this March, when the conference hosts its women’s and men’s basketball tournaments at T-Mobile Center in K.C.
SBJ College: Bringing cap management on campus
The Feb. 10, 2026, edition of the SBJ College newsletter reports on former Bears exec Cliff Stein's Front Office 360 for managing college sports programs and why Virginia is adding former NFL marketing ace Clay Walker to its NIL operations.
College Convo: Why Virginia is adding an NFL marketing ace to its NIL operations
Clay Walker spent nearly 25 years with NFL Players Inc., the licensing and marketing arm of the NFLPA. So why jump into college sports now? Opportunity.
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Our inability to acquire the true valuation of our media rights was exposed by the NBA contract. ... If we have $20B to deal with versus $4B, all the ills of what a lot of owners struggle with today will be resolved and it will not be a labor issue.-- MLB agent Scott Boras, on how the issues in MLB that people think would be resolved by a salary cap would actually be solved if the league could bring in more revenue from things like media rights.
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