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SBJ College: Wendy’s dunks its dated March Madness playbook
Wendy's is taking a different tack with its Dunk It March Madness campaign. It's also adding NIL deals with players as they have star moments. Also: The College Pulse Rankings heading into the Final Four and a College Convo with the Big 12's football boss looking at women's flag football.
Iconic buzzer-beater puts new team atop March Madness social media rankings
Duke’s misery is UConn’s gain — and set social media ablaze over the last week.
College Convo: Big 12 football boss details flag football plans
In case you missed it this morning, the Big 12 is the first FBS conference in the country to consider adding women’s flag football.
LSU athletics to update reporting structure under AD Ausberry
LSU athletics will have a “new reporting structure” under AD Verge Ausberry, who will oversee the department while tabbing a handful of administrators to “lead the charge with raising money for certain programs,” according to Koki Riley of the New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE. Exec Deputy AD & COO Jul...
Women’s Final Four a carbon copy of last year with UConn, UCLA, Texas, South Carolina
No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina “are in the Final Four for the second straight season,” just the second time the same teams have reached the sport’s final weekend in consecutive years. The only other time the same four teams reached consecutive Final Fours was when UConn, Tennessee...
Big 12, NFL team up in hopes of adding women’s flag football
The Big 12 is taking steps toward becoming the first FBS conference to sponsor women’s flag football, beginning in 2028 with a minimum of six teams, Sports Business Journal has learned.
Malzahn, Tedford, Maggard to join CFP selection committee
The College Football Playoff announced today that recently retired football coach Gus Malzahn “will join former Cal head coach Jeff Tedford on the College Football Playoff selection committee this spring.” Univ. of Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek “will return as the committee chair for the second season...
Wrigley Field to host collegiate volleyball doubleheader
The Univ. of Nebraska volleyball team will be playing an outdoor match at Wrigley Field against the Univ. of Missouri on Sept. 6, the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, as part of a larger “Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week” reveal. Nebraska’s match will be part of a primetime doubleheader, with Penn ...
Go beyond the patch: How to drive real engagement with college fans
Six seconds on the clock. Down 64-63. The 2023 MEAC Championship is on the line. I’m standing at the free-throw line in Norfolk, Virginia, and the only thing between Howard University and its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 31 years is two shots. The crowd is deafening. I step to the line, find...
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Just from my position, especially being a Black man, there’s still work to be done. Now that I’m in this position and have this platform, I’m going to be intentional about what we do from a grassroots effort to a director level.-- Falcons GM Ian Cunningham, on his plans to continue to push for more diversity in the NFL’s leadership positions.
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