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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...
DePaul to add Big East’s first corporate jersey patch
DePaul has reached a five-year deal with ecommerce company Desert Cactus that includes the Big East’s first corporate jersey patch, which will be featured on DePaul’s men’s basketball jerseys beginning this season. The deal will also see Desert Cactus pilot and feature officially licensed products a...
Jim Phillips touts ACC’s growth, progress ahead of football season
ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips joins us at ACC Kickoff in Charlotte to discuss the conference’s 68% surge in football viewership, the impact of adding SMU, Cal, and Stanford, and how strategic scheduling is driving continued growth. He also shares insights on the ACC’s long-term ESPN partnership, rec...
College Notes: SMU names recovery center after QB Kevin Jennings
ON3.com‘s Nick Kosko noted SMU on Wednesday unveiled the Kevin Jennings Recovery Center on campus in honor of school’s current starting QB. Jennings has the “rare honor being a current player and having his name on a new building.” The center was funded by SMU alums Ann and Malcolm Holland (ON3.com,...
Bryan Blair’s first impressions as Syracuse’s new AD
At the 2026 ACC Kickoff, new Syracuse AD Bryan Blair joins SBJ’s Austin Karp to talk about taking the reins in Syracuse and the roadmap he’s charting for the Orange.
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