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What the NCAA’s flag football vote means for the next generation of women athletes
Today’s vote by the NCAA to add women’s flag football to its Emerging Sports for Women program marks a milestone that has been decades in the making, and one that will change the trajectory of opportunity for girls and women across the country. For so long, young women with a passion for football ha...
CFP National Championship tickets increase after dip
Tickets for Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Indiana and Miami ascended after a slight dip during the week. The cheapest prices on SeatGeek, StubHub, Ticketmaster and Vivid Seats were at their highest points of the week, with the lowest price as of Friday afternoo...
Calipari proposes model to fix college athletics
Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post in which he proposed a model that addresses the current state of collegiate athletics. Calipari writes that there is “no sustainable path in college athletics” that doesn’t address the protection of scholarships for ...
Miami’s CFP run capping off successful year for ACC
A year where the ACC almost missed the CFP entirely has “turned into a remarkable turnaround” for the conference and Commissioner Jim Phillips, according to Bill Bender of SPORTING NEWS. Phillips said, “I’m proud of Miami and I’m thrilled for the ACC and what it means for our league. It follows with...
Univ. of Georgia reports deficit in FY2025 due to change in accounting
Univ. of Georgia “reported an operating deficit” of $6,608,317 for FY2025 after “reporting an operating surplus” of $47.5M the previous fiscal year, according to Marc Weiszer of the Athens BANNER-HERALD. The “primary reason for that big swing in the financial report is because the UGA Athletic Assoc...
UNLV faces renewed tension over efforts to restore retired mascot
UNLV students and alumni nostalgic for the school’s former mascot Hey Reb! are “hoping to revive him,” though others “say he should remain a relic of the past,” according to Spencer Levering of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. The “sudden surge” in interest over reviving the mascot, which was phased ou...
South Carolina lawmakers to make all NIL contracts private
South Carolina legislators are “set to pass an amendment specifying revenue-sharing contracts between universities and their athletes are not a public record,” according to Jon Blau of the Charleston POST & COURIER. The state’s current NIL law specifically says that “schools do not need to discl...
Univ. of Kentucky moves forward with $25M in Kroger Field renovations
The Univ. of Kentucky is “moving ahead with several renovation projects at Kroger Field” estimated to cost around $25M in total, according to Jon Hale of the LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER. Projects include “adding seat backs to the north and south upper deck; adding seats to the existing club areas; creat...
College basketball point-shaving scandal highlights sport’s vulnerability, betting dangers
Federal prosecutors on Thursday detailed a college basketball point-shaving scheme involving NCAA Division I players, offering what they called the “clearest picture yet” of “one of the most sprawling gambling cases in the history of American sports” that allegedly rigged dozens of games, according ...
ACC’s Charlotte HQ includes high-tech Game Day Operations Center for officiating and replay
The Atlantic Coast Conference relocated its headquarters to uptown Charlotte in August 2023, after more than 70 years in Greensboro. The office serves as a centralized hub for league governance, media operations, and officiating and replay operations.
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