Colleges
Ohio State planning $125M in upgrades to football facility
Ohio State AD Ross Bjork said that the university hopes “to break ground” on a $125M renovation project for the school’s football practice facility. The project at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center is “aimed at modernizing coaches’ offices, team meeting spaces, conference rooms, the locker room, train...
Utah taps Adidas as new apparel partner, replacing Under Armour
The Univ. of Utah announced on Wednesday that it has “entered into a new partnership” with Adidas after ending the school’s longstanding relationship with Under Armour, according to Steve Bartle of KSL SPORTS. Utah and Adidas will “partner on a seven-year deal starting July 1, 2027,” and the partner...
Strait cash, homie: Clemson latest to see concerts as new revenue stream
Clemson is the latest school “seeing strong financial returns” from its biggest venues hosting concerts, according to Chapel Fowler of the Columbia STATE. George Strait on May 2 “set a Memorial Stadium attendance record as 90,037 fans” flocked to Death Valley’s first major concert in 27 years. Morga...
Can Kentucky get more housing and campus connectivity from a potential sports mixed-use project?
Kentucky recently hired J Batt from Michigan State to replace retiring Mitch Barnhart as its AD. Part of what Batt inherits is a burgeoning mixed-use development project (or two).
CBB players file first lawsuit against new NCAA eligibility rules
Fifteen college basketball players filed a lawsuit in Ohio on Wednesday “seeking to prevent the NCAA from enforcing new rules” around playing eligibility. Division I college athletes now will be allowed to compete in five seasons over five years. Previously, athletes could play four seasons within f...
SEC, Allstate ink wide-ranging sponsorship deal around women’s sports
The SEC and Allstate are slated to announce a new multiyear agreement centered on women’s sports, Sports Business Journal has learned. An official announcement is expected on Thursday, while financial details were not immediately available.
Report: Realignment talks ‘accelerated’ in response to college sports bill
Discussions around conference realignment “have accelerated” given the “anti-expansion provision” in the Protect College Sports Act, according to sources cited by Ross Dellenger of YAHOO SPORTS. Intermediaries and third parties -- “perhaps even school executives themselves -- remain embroiled in dia...
Indiana to expand student section amid surge in ticket demand
Indiana Univ. football has seen “across-the-board surges in ticket sales ahead of the coming season,” which has “encouraged the department to expand its burgeoning student section this fall,” according to Zach Osterman of the INDIANAPOLIS STAR. Last year marked the first time IU’s athletic departmen...
Arkansas gets new naming-rights deal for football stadium
Arkansas’ two-year journey toward a new naming-rights sponsor for its football stadium is nearing a resolution. The school announced a 13-year deal with CommunityAmerica Credit Union for the corporate naming rights to Razorback Stadium.
NCAA adopts new five-year eligibility model for D-I athletes
The NCAA on Tuesday approved a new eligibility model for D-I athletes that will “allow five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with their full-time enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first.” The D-I Cabinet approved the change from...
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Coaching salaries have been increasing because the league understands and owners understand the value of quality coaching. So for a new guy to come in who doesn't have that understanding and to go out and chop at the knees of coaches is a slap in the face to our value.Pistons coach and National Basketball Coaches Association President J.B. Bickerstaff, on the unconventional structure of new Trail Blazers coach Micah Nori's contract.
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