Colleges

A newly formed task force created by the State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors held its first meeting on Monday to “confront the financial and legal uncertainty surrounding” NIL, according to Garrett Shanley of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. The task force, which includes trustees, ADs and o...

With another March Madness in full swing, people across the country are packing into stadiums, tuning in to buzzer beater matchups, and as a result, helping to fuel a multibillion-dollar sports enterprise.

The country is “getting to know” UConn men’s and women’s basketball players, who have been “featured in several national ad campaigns” throughout the NCAA tournaments, according to Dom Amore of the HARTFORD COURANT. Ads include G Solo Ball “offering tax preparation tips in his baritone voice” with T...

The Univ. of Florida’s faith in men’s basketball coach Todd Golden’s future success led to “a 27% spending increase after his second season ahead of the 2025 Gators’ national title run,” according to Edgar Thompson of the ORLANDO SENTINEL. His program’s budget increased to $14.08M, according to the ...

A “Big Red invasion” is coming to Houston as another shade of red is “expected to be in full force” at Toyota Center with the Univ. of Nebraska attending the South Regional, according to Joseph Duarte of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Nebraska had, “by far, the largest contingent of any fan base” during the...

No perfect NCAA Tournament brackets “remained among the millions of entries in the ESPN bracket challenge and in the contests tracked on the NCAA’s official website” after No. 6 Tennessee beat No. 3 Virginia in the 44th game of the tournament Sunday night. And that even came before No. 9 Iowa “pulle...

What began as more than 36 million NCAA men’s tournament brackets across “major online games” is down to four perfect brackets heading into today’s games. There were 224 perfect brackets that went 32-for-32 in the first round, entering Saturday’s action, with 14,000 having advanced beyond Thursday’s...

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday “intended to block other college football games from airing at the same time as the annual Army-Navy football game.” The move was “sought by the event’s supporters” and is one that Trump has “acknowledged could face legal challenges.” Trump signed ...

The Women’s Final Four will see Togethxr launching its largest single-venue activation ever, with several sponsors backing Togethxr House in Phoenix. The media company will host events in Warehouse 215, a 28,000-square foot venue, from April 3-5.

The NCAA Women’s Tournament, which begins in full on Friday, is “committed to having two sites for its four regionals for at least five more seasons,” though it could return to four sites “at some point after that,” according to Michael Voepel of ESPN.com. The organization in 2023 switched from four...