Colleges
Utah ends MMR deal with JMI Sports, Crimson Brand Partners to take over
The Univ. of Utah “ended its partnership with multimedia rights partner” JMI Sports. The sides inked a 10-year deal in April 2024, with JMI tasked with managing Utah’s multimedia rights -- “including licensing its games for radio broadcast and managing its corporate sponsorships.” Crimson Brand Part...
Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard retiring in 2027
Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard is “retiring after more than two decades at the helm.” Pollard, the longest-tenured AD in school history, “plans to leave the role on June 30, 2027, or sooner if Iowa State hires his replacement before then.” Pollard began his tenure at Iowa State in 2005 and became the n...
Univ. of Kentucky to pay former AD Barnhart in settlement agreement
The Univ. of Kentucky will pay former AD Mitch Barnhart $3.2M as part of a “settlement agreement after he walked away from a plan to transition to a university administration position amid public criticism,” according to Jon Hale of the Lexington HERALD LEADER. UK spokesperson Jay Blanton in a state...
Washington projects $16M athletics deficit in FY2027
The Univ. of Washington’s Board of Regents have projected the athletics operating budget for FY2027 will have a $16M “negative cash flow,” according to Andy Yamashita of the SEATTLE TIMES. UW’s athletics department has not generated net revenue since FY2023, but its FY2027 budgeted deficit is “an im...
CFP unveils quarterfinal, semifinal sites through ’31, with Rose Bowl staying out of semis
The Rose Bowl “will not host” a CFP semifinal game over the next six seasons, as it “wants to keep its preferred Jan. 1 timeslot.” The CFP on Thursday revealed the dates and bowl sites for the quarterfinal and semifinal games through the 2031 season. The first quarterfinal game of the upcoming 2026 ...
CBB players granted injunction against new NCAA eligibility rule
An Ohio judge on Thursday “granted a temporary injunction” to 15 D-I college basketball players whose eligibility ran out after this past season, “allowing them an opportunity to return for another season.” The players had argued that the NCAA “unfairly excluded them from its new age-based eligibili...
Wichita named co-host for expanded March Madness opening round in ’27, ’28
Wichita has been “selected as one of two host cities for the newly expanded opening round” of the 2027 and 2028 NCAA men’s basketball tournaments. Wichita and Dayton, the longtime home of the tournament’s introductory games, will each host three games on the Tuesday and Wednesday following Selection...
LSU donors invited to governor’s mansion to hear new athletic revenue plan
The top 40 LSU athletics donors have been invited “to hear a presentation about the financial future of the department” next month, where LSU President Dr. Wade Rousse will present “an alternative revenue-generating opportunity for LSU athletics that is first of its kind nationally.” Tiger Athletic ...
Tennis venues set to host outdoor college basketball exhibitions
The Ohio State, Cincinnati, Dayton and Xavier men’s basketball teams are “taking part in a first-of-its-kind exhibition” that will “take place outdoors at the Lindner Family Tennis Center,” which hosts the Cincinnati Open each year. The CareSource Invitational, which is scheduled for Oct. 7, will fe...
Notre Dame unveils Packers-inspired Shamrock Series uniforms
Notre Dame is “paying homage to the deep tradition of the stadium’s usual occupants,” the Packers -- specifically the 1920s-era “Acme Packers” -- when the Fighting Irish play the Univ. of Wisconsin in their Shamrock Series game at Lambeau Field, according to J.J. Post of ESPN.com. The uniforms conta...
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