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“The Path Forward” – A letter to NCAA members from President Charlie Baker

By curator August 14, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed

Tap below to read the letter from NCAA President Charlie Baker. https://www.ncaa.org/news/2023/8/14/media-center-the-path-forward-a-letter-to-ncaa-members-from-president-charlie-baker.aspx

3 former Northwestern baseball staff members sue university, former head coach

By curator August 14, 2023Coaching Change, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, News, Pressed, Reports

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Three former staff members of Northwestern's baseball program are filing a lawsuit against the university and recently-fired head coach Jim Foster. Former assistant baseball coaches Dustin Napoleon and…

NCAA Issues Rare Statement Regarding Ongoing Jim Harbaugh Case

By curator August 13, 2023NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

In a rare statement acknowledging an ongoing investigation, the NCAA addressed Jim Harbaugh’s open infractions case on Saturday following the news that the Michigan coach is no longer facing a…

Deion Sanders on Colorado’s Culture: ‘I Don’t Even Care If They Like Each Other’

By curator August 13, 2023NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Colorado’s culture under Deion Sanders has been under the microscope since his December hiring, shortly after which he boldly urged players to enter their names in the transfer portal. An…

Report: Remaining Pac-12 teams hire Oliver Luck to consult next steps

By curator August 11, 2023NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, Reports

The so-called “Pac-4” have brought in former West Virginia athletic director and XFL commissioner Oliver Luck as a consultant, John Canzano reported Friday. He was seen as a potential candidate…

ESPN ended negotiations with Pac-12 in 2022 after demand for $50 million per school

By curator August 11, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment

According to John Canzano, ESPN offered a TV rights deal of $30 million per school last fall, which is a better offer than what Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff brought to the…

Iowa State running back Jirehl Brock, three other starters charged in state’s gambling investigation

By curator August 10, 2023NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Iowa State running back Jirehl Brock has been charged with tampering with records as part of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s gambling probe, according to court records. Tap below…

Texas A&M shuts down controversial 12th Man+ NIL Fund after IRS threatens foundation’s nonprofit status

By curator August 10, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

Texas A&M has shut down the controversial 12 Man+ Fund after reviewing directives from the IRS. The fund, which attempted to bring name, image and likeness (NIL) collective efforts in-house,…

It’s not conference realignment. It’s consolidation and no one is safe in the dash for cash

By curator August 9, 2023Column, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment

Don’t call it conference realignment. Call it college football consolidation. Recent history suggests few are safe from being the next to get squeezed out. And even if your school makes…

Northwestern AD ‘extremely disappointed’ after coaches wear shirts supporting ex-coach Pat Fitzgerald

By curator August 9, 2023NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Northwestern athletic director Derrick Gragg said he was “extremely disappointed” that members of the football coaching staff wore shirts supporting fired coach Pat Fitzgerald on Wednesday. Tap below to read…