Colleges

Ohio State to keep revenue sharing for four sports

Ohio State AD Ross Bjork said that the school will “maintain revenue sharing with the same four sports” -- football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and women’s volleyball -- during the next academic year, according to Joey Kaufman of the COLUMBUS DISPATCH. The school will share $21.3M over the...

St. John’s cancels ‘One Piece’ card giveaway after collector frenzy

St. John’s has “canceled a collectible card giveaway” scheduled for Saturday’s men’s basketball game against Villanova, after the first two giveaways “created a frenzy among collectors who were offering $100 or more for the cards outside Madison Square Garden after the games,” according to Roger Rub...

Trump to convene roundtable to find college sports solutions

President Donald Trump is “convening next Friday a presidential roundtable of more than three-dozen dignitaries and sports celebrities” to “further explore solutions for the industry’s ills.” The invitee list is “a who’s who -- key political figures, prominent college sports stakeholders, television...

Doc on Mark Few era at Gonzaga set for March premiere on Tubi

A feature-length documentary capturing Gonzaga men’s basketball’s “historic run under longtime coach Mark Few will premiere on streaming platform Tubi starting March 6,” according to Theo Lawson of the Spokane SPOKESMAN-REVIEW. The 74-minute documentary, titled “Gonzaga: The Slipper Still Fits,” has...

UCF sees bump in revenue, expenses in FY2025

UCF reported “landmark revenue and expense figures” for FY2025, with $108.89M in revenue and $103.62M in expenses in its second as a member of the Big 12, according to Chris Boyle of the Daytona Beach NEWS-JOURNAL. The $5.27M in reported surplus is “due to presentation and classification differences...

S.C. college ADs questioned by lawmakers on athlete revenue sharing

South Carolina state lawmakers made ADs from the Univ. of South Carolina, Clemson and Coastal Carolina “sit in the proverbial ‘hot seat’ to explain how” up to $20.5M in athlete pay is being funded, according to Jon Blau of the Charleston POST & COURIER. S.C. Senate majority leader Shane Massey “...

Univ. of Cincinnati sues former QB after Texas Tech transfer

The Univ. of Cincinnati sued former QB Brendan Sorsby in federal court Wednesday, alleging he “breached his NIL contract with the Bearcats when he refused to pay” a $1M exit fee after he transferred to Texas Tech. The school is seeking $1M in “liquidated damages,” which the school said Sorsby was “c...

Big Ten, SEC warn federal media pooling would reduce revenue

The Big Ten and SEC are pushing back on one of the more popular narratives percolating in college sports these days. The leagues commissioned FTI Consulting to conduct research around consolidated media rights and attempts to reopen the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 -- efforts being pushed by Texa...

Betterment lands series of entitlements in Atlantic 10 deal

The Atlantic 10 named financial services company Betterment the conference’s financial wellness sponsor and title sponsor for this year’s men’s and women’s basketball championships and 50th anniversary celebrations. Betterment also will have entitlement of the 2026 A-10 women’s lacrosse and softball...

Cal sees deficit, spending jump in first year in ACC

The Univ. of California athletic department reported a deficit at more than $24M for FY24-25, its first in the ACC, including nearly $12M in payments for the renovations of Memorial Stadium and other capital projects, according to Kroichick & Williams of the S.F. CHRONICLE. The deficit “could be...
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