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NCBWA introduces Tony Gwynn Community Service Trophy

By curator September 30, 2024Articles, Awards, FYI, NCAA Baseball, News, Pressed, Reports

WACO, Texas (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has established a new award honoring student-athletes who are active in service and volunteerism in their communities and will honor nine finalists as…

Gamecocks and Founders Federal Credit Union Extend Naming Rights Agreement for Baseball Stadium

By curator September 27, 2024Articles, NCAA Baseball, News, Pressed, Reports

COLUMBIA — Founders Federal Credit Union and the University of South Carolina today announce a multi-year naming rights extension agreement that will continue to name Gamecock baseball’s nationally ranked stadium…

UNLV rejected casino mogul’s offer to pay Matthew Sluka $100K

By curator September 27, 2024Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

A representative for a local casino mogul reached out to UNLV officials Wednesday with an offer to pay the reported asking price of former quarterback Matthew Sluka. Tap below to…

Judge orders lockdown of UCLA baseball’s Jackie Robinson Stadium

By curator September 26, 2024Articles, NCAA Baseball, News, Pressed, Reports

UCLA baseball will be locked out of Jackie Robinson Stadium by noon Thursday after a federal judge ordered to cancel UCLA's lease of VA land. Tap below to read the…

Tennessee AD Danny White raising ticket prices to pay players isn’t as wild as what revenue sharing may bring

By curator September 25, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

NORMAN, Okla. — Danny White has a vision. It might not sit well with some Tennessee fans after the Volunteers' AD announced an across-the-board ticket increase of 10% last week.…

Matthew Sluka deserts UNLV: Unfulfilled NIL promise drives starting QB of undefeated, CFP-hopeful to quit

By curator September 25, 2024Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed

It is not the first time a star player has left a college football team over money and in the Wild West era of barely-regulated transfer portal and NIL rules,…

NCAA Shrinks in Importance as College Sports Turns Pro

By curator September 23, 2024Articles, NCAA, Pressed, Reports

When the NCAA, power conferences and attorneys for former and current Division I athletes finalized a multibillion-dollar settlement agreement to resolve the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations, the NCAA…

With the future of college sports uncertain, one thing is clear: An official and permanent split of NCAA Division I is here

By curator September 18, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, Pressed, Reports

NAPLES, Fla. — Inside the beachside Ritz-Carlton resort along Florida’s southwestern coast, leaders of college athletics met in a second-floor conference room to discuss particulars about the industry’s future. Those…

Arkansas Athletic Director Says Running Program in NIL Era Has Been ‘Terrible’

By curator September 18, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed

The man running the show for the Arkansas Razorbacks says that overseeing an athletics program in the era of NIL has not been fun. Tap below to read the article…

College leaders, attorneys gearing up to ‘clarify’ but not amend booster language in House-NCAA settlement

By curator September 17, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

Attorneys remain confident that the NCAA’s settlement in the House antitrust case will be approved by a California judge after they provide her clarity on key items. Tap below to…