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Ohio State wants do jersey patch sponsor ‘the right way’ in pursuit for partner

Ohio State AD Ross Bjork confirmed that the Buckeyes “are pursuing a partner” for the commercial jersey patch sponsorship opportunity, but the school is “exploring this avenue with intentions of ‘doing it the right way,’” according to Stefan Krajisnik of the Cleveland PLAIN DEALER. Jersey patches ar...

Oklahoma athletics posts $43.7M deficit in FY24-25 following SEC move

The Univ. of Oklahoma athletic department reported a deficit of $43.7M in FY24-25, which can be attributed “largely to a one-time dip in conference revenue distribution" following the school’s move from the Big 12 to the SEC in 2024, according to Mason Young of TULSA WORLD. OU agreed to take a reduc...

Oregon State’s revenue, expenses lower for fiscal year, with media rights income down sharply

Oregon State reported total revenues of $104.8M and expenses of $100.3M for FY2025, the school’s “first year in the depleted Pac-12 and WCC,” according to James Crepea of the Portland OREGONIAN. OSU’s revenues are down from $120.3M and expenses from $112.9M in FY2024. The school’s $4.46M surplus in ...

Martina Ballen looks back at her 38-year run in UNC athletics

After nearly four decades inside University of North Carolina Athletics, Senior Associate Athletic Director/CFO Martina Ballen is retiring, stepping away from a department she helped steady through eras of growth, change and uncertainty.

Penn State hockey draws 74,575 for outdoor game

Penn State hockey drew 74,575 to Beaver Stadium for the team’s outdoor game against Michigan State on Saturday, the “second all-time” largest crowd to watch a college hockey game. PSU lost 5-4 in overtime, but the game was the “experience of a lifetime” for the “players and their coach who has stewa...

NBA free agent Amari Bailey pursuing college basketball return

Free agent G Amari Bailey is “attempting to become the first basketball player to return to college after playing in NBA games.” Bailey, 21, has “hired an agent and a lawyer to prepare to fight for NCAA eligibility with hopes to join a college team and play one more season.” Bailey played one season...

Report: College Sports Commission opens investigation into LSU

The College Sports Commission has “opened its first publicly known investigation into a big-name program: LSU.” The CSC has started an inquiry over a “potential violation of rules related to unreported Tigers player compensation.” Details of the investigation were not included in a Jan. 15 email fro...

Ohio State athletic department sees record revenue in FY25

Ohio State’s athletic department brought in $336.1M in revenue during FY2025, “setting a department record” coming off a football national championship. The figure “helped offset” $320.4M in expenses, giving OSU a profit of approximately $15.7M. The previous record for revenue came during FY2023 in ...

Indiana’s CFP title merch keeps pace with Michigan’s record

Hot-market sales of licensed products commemorating Indiana University’s recent CFP championship continue to comp with the record set by Michigan in 2024.

Cruz: Bipartisan breakthrough needed soon on NCAA bill

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in an interview Wednesday said that Congress “might run out of time to act” on advancing NCAA legislation if it “can’t find a bipartisan solution in the coming months,” according to Dan Murphy of ESPN.com. During a yearslong effort to restore order to the college sports ...
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The economic disparity that exists in the league, you can’t run from it. There are teams operating at different levels than other teams. ... We’re in a market that has afforded us more resources than some other markets and not as much as maybe some of these bigger markets in New York and L.A., and that’s part of it.
-- Texas Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young, on the economic disparity between teams in MLB.
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