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NCAA moves toward implementing NIL rules with proposals for agent registry, deal disclosure
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a step toward putting rules in place to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for their fame, the NCAA Division I Council introduced on Tuesday several proposals to bring transparency to the transactions and oversight of those who want to work with students....
NCAA Division I Council approves proposals to create stricter penalties for individual rule-breakers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Division I Council approved on Tuesday a package of proposed penalties for infractions cases that would include stricter punishments for individual rule breakers. The proposals include expanding suspensions for coaches to include the days between...
University of Nevada basketball could have a new home in 3 years under a major casino expansion plan
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an ambitious 10-year expansion plan that Reno’s largest hotel-casino announced Wednesday. The estimated $1 billion private capital investment will be the biggest in the...
Editorial Roundup: North Carolina
Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News and Observer. September 14, 2023. Editorial: The NCAA doesn’t care about athletes like Tez Walker. It should stop pretending The overlords of college athletics have used up a lot of oxygen lately trying to convince you that they care...
Longtime Wofford athletic director Richard Johnson stepping down after 40 years at the school
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Wofford athletic director Richard Johnson is retiring after more than two decades of leading the Southern Conference school. The school said in a statement Wednesday that Johnson would leave after it concluded a search for his replacement, which will start...
Revenue-sharing with major college football players seems 'inevitable.' How could it be done?
When one of college football's top coaches makes a point of letting the world know he believes his players should essentially be paid, it gets a lot of attention. “When student-athletes call it a game, corporate-types call it a business,” Michigan's Jim Harbaugh said not long...
Editorial Roundup: Nebraska
Lincoln Journal Star. August 31, 2023. Editorial: Difficult process produces solid result on prison The State of Nebraska got the location for a new prison that it most clearly desired Wednesday when Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Gov. Jim Pillen signed a...
Culture and shared history cast by the wayside as the Big 12 and other leagues realign
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Like a rite of autumn on the patchwork of fields of western Kansas, farmers will soon climb into their combines and bring in the harvest, taking advantage of whatever good weather might come their way. If it happens to be a Saturday, they are probably tuning...
Companies find digital loopholes in NIL rules to allow direct payments to college athletes
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Two years after the NCAA cleared the way for college athletes to earn money off their fame and celebrity, digital technology is allowing some of them to get paid by their fans without having to do very much in return. Most deals struck by athletes under name,...
No. 13 Notre Dame hopes Dublin game against Navy helps expand international fan base
Notre Dame is on a mission. Beat Navy, yes, but it has been 11 years since Notre Dame last played in Ireland. There is a whole new generation of potential fans to convert on the Emerald Isle and beyond. Already an iconic brand in the United States, Notre Dame gets an opportunity to...
