Colleges

Plaintiff attorneys in the House case have filed a motion asking the magistrate judge to declare that school multi-media rights partners “be exempt” from the College Sports Commission’s “more rigorous NIL enforcement, as well as third-party brands, such as apparel companies,” according to Yahoo Spor...

Univ. of Memphis AD Ed Scott said the school must “monetize” Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium following the stadium’s $225M-plus renovation project, according to Jason Munz of the Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL. Scott said, “It’s the largest asset that we have as the Memphis Athletics Foundation -- the large...

The Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic was a “historic moment for the sport,” as the event at Arizona State over the weekend marked the first-ever D-I collegiate flag football tournament, according to Logan Stanley of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. The event was televised and streamed live by ESPN networks, w...

Florida State’s athletics department “plans to spend over” $250M in FY27, according to Ira Schoffel of ON3. That is a 25% “increase from what FSU spent on athletics just two years earlier,” when the Seminoles’ 2025 expenditures passed $200M for the first time. A “chunk of the latest increase stems f...

Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman’s 13-year run leading the conference, which will come to an end when she retires in August, is as “impressive as anything she’s ever done as a basketball executive,” according to Matt Norlander of CBSSPORTS.com. That is saying a “lot for someone who spent almost fo...

A federal judge has approved a “landmark settlement that will pay former female athletes at San Diego State a combined $300,000 in damages” after they sued the school and accused it of violating Title IX. U.S. District Judge Todd Robinson ordered that the $300,000 is “to be split among a class of 79...

Changing the College Football Playoff rankings show is “on the table, with ideas ranging from adjusting the rankings release schedule to cutting back on the committee chair interviews,” according to Russo & Vannini. The show is “meant to be a conversation starter,” but with the CFP expanding to ...

Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman announced that she is retiring after 13 years in the role, effective Aug. 31. Reactions quickly poured in on social media to news that Ackerman, a member of SBJ’s 2011 class of Champions, would be leaving the position.

Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman is retiring after 13 years in the role, “bringing the league back to its historic place in college athletics after nearly coming close to extinction,” according to Scooby Axson of USA TODAY. Ackerman, a member of SBJ’s 2011 class of Champions, will “leave the posit...

Univ. of Michigan AD Warde Manuel dove deep on a number of topics, including the investigations of former football coach Sherrone Moore and the culture of the athletic department, according to Q&A by Angelique Chengelis of the DETROIT NEWS. Questions and answers have been edited for clarity and ...