Colleges
Tennessee makes Adidas switch official, set to be ‘flagship program’
Univ. of Tennessee administrators said that Adidas “has exceeded” expectations in the past 11 months in anticipation of the school’s switch to the brand from Nike, according to Adam Sparks of the KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL. Adidas promised to make UT a “flagship program of its brand,” and that comes wi...
Northwestern’s Ryan Field on track for 2026 debut despite construction delays
Ryan Sports Development CEO Pat Ryan Jr. said that there is “still ‘a lot of work’ to be done” to Northwestern’s Ryan Field before football season begins, according to Claire Murphy of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Ryan confirmed that the stadium “will be ready for its Oct. 2 opening game” despite various de...
North Carolina budget plan adds sports betting revenue distribution to UNC, NC State
The state of North Carolina’s 2027 state budget plan includes distribution of sports gambling revenue to the Univ. of North Carolina and NC State, and the schools are “set to receive payouts beginning in 2027 after previously being left out of the distribution model,” according to Jadyn Watson-Fishe...
Eichorst set to fill vacant Wisconsin AD position
Texas Deputy AD Shawn Eichorst is set to become the new AD at Wisconsin, where he beat out Stars President & CEO Brad Alberts and Louisville AD Josh Heird, according to sources cited by Jim Polzin of the WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL. Eichorst has “plenty of experience at big-time schools,” including ...
New-look Pac-12 eyes place in changing college landscape
The Pac-12 is “back and ready to once again be a part of an ever-changing world of college athletics” three years after “many thought the conference was gone for good,” according to Tyler King of the Colorado Springs GAZETTE. The league is “not going to look remotely like its heyday” without brand n...
New iterations of Pac-12, Mountain West officially launch
The new iterations of the Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences officially launched at midnight, with nine full-time members in the Pac-12 and 10 full-time members in the Mountain West (SBJ).
Levy selected to oversee food and beverage at Northwestern’s Ryan Field
Levy has been selected to provide food and beverage at Northwestern Univ.’s new Ryan Field when the most expensive college football stadium ever built opens this fall in Evanston, Ill.
Clemson discussing jersey patch, on-field logo sponsorships
Clemson Ventures CEO Michael Drake last week said that there was “really good news on the horizon” regarding sponsorship opportunities around jersey patches and on-field logos, according to Chapel Fowler of the Columbia STATE. Presenting to the school’s board of trustees on June 24, Drake, who heads...
Campus corner: Oklahoma State signs intriguing jersey patch deal, SEC and Big 12 add sponsors
For it being the middle of the offseason, last week saw a flurry of business-centric announcements in the college sports world.
College Convo: Tennessee makes the switch from Nike to Adidas
It’s a busy time in the apparel world.
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In a lot of other conferences, there’s legacy thinking and traditional ways of doing things and we have this blank slate to be able to start over and build it in a new and different way, based on all of the current changes in our business.-- Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould, on the new-look conference being uniquely positioned in the current world of college athletics.
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