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Inside the American Conference’s effort to remake its office for college sports’ new business reality
There was something prophetic in the way Tim Pernetti spoke in Las Vegas two years ago.
Schmitt: Senate likely has 60 votes for college sports bill, seeks SEC, Big Ten support
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Congress has only a matter of weeks to reconcile the SEC and Big Ten’s objections and move college sports legislation through the Senate, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) said Friday.
Univ. of Michigan president backs AD Manuel amid investigations
Univ. of Michigan President Domenico Grasso said on Thursday that he believes AD Warde Manuel “remains ‘one of the best athletic directors in the country,’” offering a “public vote of confidence amid questions about Manuel’s future,” according to Sam Jane of MLIVE.com. During a monthly board of rege...
Cruz pushes for July vote on Protect College Sports Act amid opposition
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is “hopeful the Senate will be able to vote this month on his bipartisan college athletics legislation,” the Protect College Sports Act, as he “makes ‘minor modifications’ to win support,” according to Brugger & Wendler of POLITICO. Cruz indicated that he has been “m...
Texas Tech inks new naming-rights deal for football stadium
Texas Tech is dropping the longtime name of its football stadium -- Jones AT&T Stadium -- as part of a major sponsorship agreement with technology and data center infrastructure provider Galaxy that will include the naming rights to the venue. Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt told SBJ the deal is for ...
Illinois AD Josh Whitman gets extension, raise
Univ. of Illinois AD Josh Whitman on Thursday received a contract extension “that will keep him in charge of the Illini until 2036 ... at least.” Whitman, 47, is already in his 10th year as the Illinois athletic department, and “will receive a significant pay upgrade, too,” with his base salary for ...
Enterprise commercialization will reshape college athletics
College athletics is entering one of the most important business shifts in its history.
ACC’s momentum highlights widening divide with Big 12
The ACC’s turn in the mid-summer spotlight at ACC Kickoff, which began Wednesday in Charlotte, “differed markedly from the Big 12 version that unfolded last week,” and the disparities “reflect an emerging theme that should not be ignored: the growing inequality among unequals,” according to Jon Wiln...
Arizona State continues work across multiple athletic venues, with plans for more
Arizona State Univ. AD Graham Rossini said that “work is underway at a couple of venues, with some work still in the planning stages at others,” according to Michelle Gardner of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. The “most notable renovations are coming at Desert Financial Arena,” with a multiyear $100M project ...
Maryland sees donation, revenue increase in AD Jim Smith’s first year
The Univ. of Maryland athletic department collected $43.7M “in donations in the 2025-26 fiscal year from more than 10,000 individual donors,” both department records, and “ticket and sponsorship revenue have also jumped” in AD Jim Smith’s first year, according to Lyons & Howes of the BALTIMORE S...
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We’re never doing that again. ... We’ve done it. We made our mark. I don’t think there’s going up from there.-- TKO Group Holdings President & COO Mark Shapiro, on there being no plans to stage another UFC fight on the White House lawn following UFC Freedom 250.
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