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Flag football set to take center stage with Fiesta Bowl event live on ESPNU
The debut Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic presented by Oakley -- set to be held Saturday and Sunday at Arizona State Univ. -- “will be telecast live exclusively on ESPNU and the ESPN app.” The championship game and semifinal games “will be featured,” with Phoebe Schecter and Kyle Bailey on the cal...
Nebraska regents set to consider retooled $600M renovation of Memorial Stadium
The Univ. of Nebraska Board of Regents next week will consider a $600M renovation of Memorial Stadium “after a two-year pause that began in near lockstep” with AD Troy Dannen’s hiring. The new project is $150M more than former AD Trev Alberts got approved in 2023 by the regents and includes $200M in...
SMU studies possible Ford Stadium upgrades as it looks for new revenue opportunities
SMU is “studying potential upgrades and expansions” to Gerald Ford Stadium as its athletic department “seeks a revenue boost” in its ACC era, according to Mike Albanese of the DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL. SMU AD Damon Evans said that the department is “in the ‘very preliminary stages’ of assessing addit...
Wisconsin athletic department budget tops $200M for first time
A budget request from the Univ. of Wisconsin athletic department, approved Wednesday by the Athletic Board, exceeded $200M “for the first time,” according to Todd Milewski of the WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL. Expenses for the 2026-27 school year were “projected at” $203.263M, a “2.2% increase” from the c...
Clemson football attendance for ’25 season worst in 14 years
Clemson football’s total and average attendance numbers in 2025 were its “worst for a single season in 14 years,” and ticket scan data obtained via public records request reveals “how fan support waned throughout the year,” according to Chapel Fowler of the Columbia STATE. Clemson announced a total ...
UGA donors feeling stretched thin as football looks to carry department
The recruiting stakes are “higher than ever” in the NIL era, and the most loyal of Univ. of Georgia donors are “feeling the squeeze as UGA football fights to stay in the national championship hunt and produce enough revenue to support the athletic department,” according to Mike Griffith of the ATLAN...
Fox Sports airing Notre Dame-Villanova event in Rome with previously unannounced partners
Fox Sports is set to officially announce the “Eternal City Tip-Off” featuring Notre Dame and Villanova men’s and women’s basketball facing off in Rome on Nov. 1.
NCAA committee recommends standardized start for FBS regular season
The FBS Oversight Committee on Thursday recommended standardizing the football regular season to 14 weeks, during which teams could schedule 12 games. The season would begin on the Thursday of what is now designated Week 0 and end on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The proposal, which would begin w...
Should College Sports Commission LLC be reorganized into a member-based nonprofit?
College athletics has entered the semi-professional era. Revenue sharing, NIL markets, and private capital have reshaped the landscape. The House settlement accelerated that transition and required a centralized enforcement agency capable of administering new obligations across conferences and campu...
Maryland lagging behind other Big Ten schools in revenue gap
Univ. of Maryland AD Jim Smith estimates the school sits roughly $50M to $60M “behind the middle of the Big Ten” in “a gap that can’t be closed overnight,” according to Michael Howes of the BALTIMORE SUN. Eleven public conference schools reported more than $170M in operating revenue last year -- a b...
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