Colleges
Oregon State hires Ohio State’s Kevin Griffin as new AD
Oregon State has hired Ohio State Associate VP/Brand Engagement, Services & Partnerships and Associate AD/Business Strategy Kevin Griffin as the school’s new AD, “effective on July 6,” according to James Crepea of the Portland OREGONIAN. Griffin will be “introduced in Corvallis on Tuesday.” Outg...
Reflections of a year of structural shift: Modernizing college athletics without losing the academic mission
As my 2025-26 term as president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on an era of unprecedented transformation. Driven by the realities of the House settlement, revenue sharing, NIL legislation, and the transfer portal, t...
President Trump endorses Protect College Sports Act
President Trump is “backing the Protect College Sports Act,” the bipartisan piece of legislation introduced in the Senate. Trump, on Truth Social, called the current college sports landscape a “total mess” and said that “everyone is saying that it must be fixed.” He wrote, “I urge the House and Sena...
Virginia Tech lands record donation to support athletics and academics
Virginia Tech has secured $75M in support to advance the university’s athletics strategy and expand one of its academic programs, its largest commitment ever. A majority of the commitment, made anonymously by a four-generation Hokie family, was to athletics, while a sizeable portion was for the Hono...
Proposed college sports bill still has long way of getting full approval
The leaders of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee are “bullish that their bill to create a federal rulebook for college athletics can get across the finish line,” but there are a “number of hurdles standing in the way,” according to Kelsey Brugger of POLITICO. Wednesday’s hearing, which was led U.S....
Rate Bowl readopts Cactus Bowl name, returns to Tempe
The Rate Bowl is “changing names and switching identities,” as it is now the Cactus Bowl and will be “played at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe” instead of Chase Field in downtown Phoenix, according to Logan Stanley of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. The game, which was called the Cactus Bowl from 2014-17, ...
Ohio State approves Ohio Stadium videoboard, audio upgrades
Ohio State’s board of trustees on Wednesday approved the second phase of a $31M Ohio Stadium project that “upgrades the videoboard atop the south stands and replaces the audio system,” according to Joey Kaufman of the COLUMBUS DISPATCH. The work is expected to be finished by the 2027 football season...
Ohio State board approves $100M Strauss abuse settlement
The Ohio State Univ. Board of Trustees unanimously voted to approve $100M to settle with hundreds of survivors of former univ. doctor Richard Strauss’ sexual abuse, with the resolution “purported to be the final settlement” in the fallout from the cases, according to Behrens & Wozniak of the COL...
Report: Purdue AD Mike Bobinski set to retire
Purdue AD Mike Bobinski is “set to retire,” with plans for his retirement “to come on Dec. 31,” according to sources cited by ESPN.com’s Pete Thamel. Bobinski during his 10-year tenure as AD has overseen Purdue’s “dominant run of men’s basketball,” including its 2024 Final Four trip. He also hired f...
N.C. State-Virginia football game set for Brazil moved back to States
The N.C. State-Virginia football game originally set to be played in Rio de Janeiro will be relocated to Charlottesville, Va. The change follows communication from event promoter Athlete Advantage, which informed the ACC and the schools that the event could not be conducted. Originally scheduled to ...
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We’re close to the point now where I think we need to wrap this up because you also need finality. Their team has to understand what situation they’re going to be operating under, and so do the other 29 teams.NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, on the need to wrap up the Clippers-Aspiration investigation soon.
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