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NEWS: At long last, @UCBerkeley has finalized its employment agreement with @CalFootball GM Ron Rivera, 15 months—and one head coach firing/hiring—since Rivera took the job in March 2025. Here’s what his employment agreement entails 👇
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UPDATE: Barely 5 hours after we publish story about the @PGATOUR's tax-exempt status in light of its @livgolf_league partnership, there's already a House bill proposed by @RepGaramendi to strip the tour of its 501-C designation.
Read more:
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NEW: @PGATOUR Commish Jay Monahan has called his organization's controversial tax-exempt 501(c)(6) status a "central fabric to who we are."
The tour's for-profit deal w/ @livgolf_league means that "fabric" will now be further stretched–and scrutinized.
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.@GlennThrush and @maggieNYT report on most back-handed political compliment in the history of the modern presidency.
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NEW: An 11-slide "confidential" @TurnkeyZRG pitch deck from February offers new details for the proposed college football "Super League," including how the 70 permanent members would be divvied up among 7 conferences.
More from me and @novy_williams:
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SCOOP: Notre Dame nonprofit NIL collective @FUNDFoundation1, co-founded by @Brady_Quinn, raised whopping $20.5 million in 2023, according to tax return obtained by @Sportico.
FUND is closing at end of this year.
More 👇
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NEW: @PGATOUR Commish Jay Monahan has called his organization's controversial tax-exempt 501(c)(6) status a "central fabric to who we are."
The tour's for-profit deal w/ @livgolf_league means that "fabric" will now be further stretched–and scrutinized.
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BREAKING: In a major development for college athlete labor rights, @NLRB region finds that @USC, @pac12 *and* the @NCAA are all employers (or joint-employers) of USC football and basketball players.
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NEW: @Pac12 gave former commissioner Larry Scott a $1.86M interest-free home loan in 2009. The league's latest tax return shows he hadn't paid any of it back as of June 30, 2023. It's due in full next month.
Granted, the league has bigger concerns:
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Breaking: A new Title IX lawsuit filed Friday by female athletes against @UOregon implicates @TheDivisionSt and @Opendorse and could have far-reaching consequences on NIL collectives.
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It really is all about the purity of football, isn't it...
Ready for game day? @Goodyear and @Waze are giving you the chance to drive the @GoodyearBlimp to the big game. Download the Waze app & convert your car to CFB’s biggest icon. I’ll be your co-pilot giving you directions along the way. Link to activate: bit.ly/3oI5vqe #Ad
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NEW: No, @USC is not purchasing @LincolnRiley's Oklahoma houses as part of his contract. So confirms his realtor. And the rando author whose viral tweet claimed this is now "annoyed" his "hard work" in energy is playing second fiddle to football gossip.
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EXCLUSIVE: A quarter-century movement to create year-round college men's soccer has taken on a new direction over last year, with @USSoccer talking to reps from @BigTen and @theACC about launching pilot program. Story w/ Luke Cyphers for @Sportico 👇
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NEWS: @UOregon confirms NCAA has recently sought information about a third-party NIL program, as well as school's policies.
In September, Oregon alumni & boosters incl. @Nike founder Phil Knight launched entity Division St. to support UO athletes' NIL.
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SCOOP: The future Pac-9? A return to Pac-10? An expanded Pac-14? The @Pac12 filed seven trademark applications this month, which cover potential name changes if it is to grow beyond the eight members currently committed for 2026.
Story for @Sportico:
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NEW: @IndStBasketball donors are pricing out NIL money to keep star @Robbie_Avila30 and added funds to retain @CoachSchertzISU.
Avila got $30K this year from @Xroadchamps collective, which is hoping to offer him $75-90K for next year.
Much more👇
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SCOOP: The @NBA just quietly halved the cost of its League Pass streaming service. @JacobFeldman4 explains why that might be...
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This is an absolute gift to @SavingCollSprts. The earned media that’ll come from this will far exceed the cost of the ads…
The TV Networks (specifically Fox and ABC) are refusing to run this ad for @SavingCollSprts today during the games.
No good reason given as to why - just ignoring us or telling us to contact their attorneys. The General Council for one major network told me it was a “business decision”. This was AFTER we’d sent them a large wire to pay for the ads!
Why would the networks want to silence a legitimate debate around an issue that affects hundreds of thousands of kids and is existentially threatening to women’s sports and Olympic sports? What is the “business reason” that overrides the benefit and enjoyment that college sports provide to tens of millions of Americans?
What are they hiding??
If there was ever a question that money, control, and greed are being prioritized over student athletes, fans, and communities…Here you go!!
We all knew that the current situation in college sports seemed very slimy and was driven by people who couldn’t care less about the common good…. But we had no idea how bad it truly is!!
It’s become obvious…We have to drain the swamp that College Sports have become!!
This fight isn’t about me, and it certainly isn’t about TV ads - it’s much bigger. It’s about doing what is right and necessary to save a great American institution. I promise that I won’t stop fighting until we are successful in solving this problem, and I know I can count on many of you to join me!
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NEWS: The @BigTen earned $880 million in revenue in FY23–overtaking the @SEC as highest-earning college conference–according to tax returns obtained by @Sportico.
Ex-ex-commissioner Jim Delany was highest-paid employee earning $5.8M.
Lots more:
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SCOOP: Penn State and UCLA are the first two schools to sign on to @Elevate's new College Investment Initiative, thus leading college athletic departments' shift toward private equity investment.
Story for @Sportico w/ @soshnick & @novy_williams 👇
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NEW: Florida State @Seminoles reported finishing FY23 in debt after $22M increase in athletic department spending from the previous year. That's according to newly obtained financial disclosures obtained by @Sportico. Story w/ @novy_williams:
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Beginning with former Sen. Tom Coburn in 2009, several members of Congress have proposed bills or amendments that would strip pro sports leagues earning over $10M from being able to file as federal charities. @SenJoniErnst tried in 2018 and @RepGregSteube tried in 2022.
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NEWS 🧵: I've filed a federal lawsuit against @WestPoint_USMA over its (and the other service academies') policy of denying FOIA requests related to Army's athletic department.
I explain more in @Sportico today:
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#sportslaw #journalism #NCAA #Army
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NEWS: The travel agent responsible for the failed George Mason University basketball trip to the Bahamas last summer has pleaded guilty to defrauding @GeorgeMasonU, its foundation and other clients as part of a Ponzi-syle scheme. For @Sportico 👇
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NEW: Since trademarking its blue turf in early 2010's, @BoiseState has claimed common-law rights to any non-green field. Everyone has played along, asking the Broncos for permission before laying their alternative turf. But not so for SUNY Morrisville:
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SCOOP: According to a @Sportico analysis of Donald Trump’s recent FEC financial disclosure, golf-related income accounted for as much as $550M of his $1.2B in reported earnings from Jan. 1 2022 to April 14. @novy_williams, @LevAkabas and me:
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NEW: I FOIA'd hundreds of NCAA-mandated "athletically related outside income" disclosure forms for college coach & admin outside, which give a sense of what athletes could make, if allowed.
(Jim Harbaugh pocketed an extra $250K for that 2019 @Downy ad.)
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NEW: Trump lawyer John Lauro's failed attempt to unmask Jane Doe suing ex-NBA player Josh Jackson for sex assault.
🔗:sportico.com/personalities/p…
*Lauro argued JJ couldn't be alleged perpetrator since police report ID'd person as "KTD." (It's an acronym for "known to department.")
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BREAKING: THE BANK
@DukeMBB's retiring head coach Mike Krzyzewski earned $12.5 million in 2020-21, according to the school's tax filings released today. My latest for @Sportico on Coach K's many M's:
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Well, Gary Johnson is. You? Not so much.
Trump down to 32% in key states = can't even win a 3-way race. @GovGaryJohnson & I are rising. Time to demand 4 person debates! #OpenDebates
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SCOOP: @NCAA enforcement is now probing the whole-team NIL deals for @MiamiHurricanes and @BYUCougars, the precursor to formal investigations. Athletic compliance officials across country have eagerly anticipating NCAA's move. Story w/ @novy_williams:
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As I note in the story, the @PGATOUR has faced criticism about this for years. In 2013, @pinepaula reported in an @OTLonESPN episode that the tour had saved up to $200M in federal taxes over the previous 20 years.
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SCOOP: @ConferenceUSA has filed a public records lawsuit in Louisiana accusing its departing member, @LATech, of withholding documents showing when it decided to jump to @SunBelt. CUSA is seeking actual damages. Story for @Sportico👇
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For context: After the @NFL voluntarily relinquished its 501-C status in 2015, @PGATOUR became the last major US sporting league to continue to file as an IRS-recognized nonprofit. Experts say it makes tax/logistical sense for them to carry on as such.
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GOOD NEWS: My 6 1/2 year lawsuit against the University of New Mexico Foundation is done and won.
The New Mexico Supreme Court quashed cert in my consolidated cases against @UNMFund and @UNMLoboClub, affirming appellate ruling that they are subject to public records requests.
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SCOOP: @BigTen is soliciting preliminary bids from private equity firms this week after retaining investment bank Evercore. B1G commish Tony Petitti previously expressed skepticism about PE's upside. Story for @Sportico w/ @soshnick 👇
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the frantic and convoluted effort to get Colorado’s top football stars insurance *after* Travis Hunter’s near-career-ending injury. My latest with @novy_williams:
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NEW: John Lauro, the lawyer helming Donald Trump's sprawling criminal defense, is also representing former NBA Lotto pick Josh Jackson in civil sex abuse case.
Lauro once defended ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy on gambling charges.
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NEW: With the Mark Adams suspension, @TexasTech AD @KirbyHocutt now faces his fifth (!) alleged coaching-abuse scandal in Lubbock. At what point does this track record cost an athletic director their job? I explain more in @Sportico:
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HAPPY JIMBO FISHER DAY! Today we celebrate @TAMU giving ex-@AggieFootball coach Jimbo Fisher his annual liquidated damages remittance of $7,273,970.16 by March 11 of each year until 2031. To date, A&M has paid Fisher $33.95 million (44%) of the $76.59 million he's due. #GigEm
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Steve Bannon, Donald Trump and Roger Ailes will be running a new conservative news outfit in 2017, so long as they can agree on the name.
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EXCLUSIVE: @Win_AD's owners make millions commoditizing public financial disclosures of college athletic departments. Meanwhile, they've been accused of an elaborate asset-concealment scheme w/ an ex-felon.
A 9-month @Sportico investigation...#longreads
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NEW: NCAA Prez Charlie Baker told Congress that none of the 1,000 college athletes he's spoken to since March want employee status.
"I think, in the literal sense, what Baker said is impossible," says @ChaseQB11.
I unpack Baker's anecdotal evidence:
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NEW: NIL has been very good for K Street.
@TheACC spent over $1 million lobbying Congress in 2023, triple what it paid the previous year. The @SEC spent $790K, doubling its '22 spending.
My latest for @Sportico on NCAA-related influence peddling:
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Keeping in mind Hillary didn't rip on Bernie's wife, or accuse his father of conspiring to assassinate JFK.
Let us take a moment to reflect on the comparison between @BernieSanders and @tedcruz -- and how they handled their Number Two-ness...
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NEW -- Lawyers for @ClemsonTigers track athletes in dual #TitleIX claims against school raised allegations of football players receiving cars during settlement talks.
My inside look into the legal jousting that led to teams' "historic" reinstatement:
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NEWS: An Atlanta travel agent has been arrested and criminally charged in connection to the George Mason University basketball trip to the Bahamas (nowhere).
@Sportico broke the story of the FBI's involvement back in September. Here's the latest 👇
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SCOOP: An "outside-the-box" proposal to use thousands of college sports programs as military recruitment vehicles has circulated Pentagon leadership & Capitol Hill over last 7 months. And it hasn't been shot down yet. @novy_williams & I report:
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In light of Bruce Pearl's hiring, here's my @deadspin piece on the scandal that defined him. deadspin.com/5784437/bruce-p…
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NEW: @NCAA's latest tax return shows former COO Donald Remy banking $3.6M in 2022, ($2.4M severance payment). Emmert did well, per usual, as did outside law firms.
Meanwhile, workforce shrank to its lowest numbers in eight years. Me + @novy_williams:
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EXCLUSIVE: In light of the Xavier Lucas/@UWBadgers saga, @Sportico has reviewed a copy of another @BigTen school’s athlete rev-share MOU based on draft language being widely used by #B1G members. Story w/ @McCannSportsLaw & @novy_williams👇
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NEW: On its tax returns, @USSoccer reported $19M in attorney bills from April '19 to March '20, almost half what it paid for all 868 of its employees. That's just part of the $87M I tallied of #TeamUSA's disclosed legal fees over a 4-year period.
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NEW: Yesterday, the @NCAA made a $30,000-plus "student enhancement fund" bet that it could keep college athletes from becoming employees.
Today, @ChrisMurphyCT and @SenSanders saw the bet and raised it unionization. Here's their legislative proposal:
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NEWS: If you're wondering why you haven't heard for a while about Florida State's "Project Osceola" – the first-known private equity pitch to a college athletic department – it's because it has been dead for a while, as confirmed by @novy_williams:
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😀NEWS: New Mexico Court of Appeals affirms a district court's ruling for me in my public records (IPRA) lawsuits against @UNMFund & @UNMLoboClub, which argued that private non-profits that solely exist to support a public university (@UNM) are subject to public disclosure laws.
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By popular request, here are the first several pages of @PoweredbyBPS/@OregonState NIL consulting agreement.
NEW: NIL collective operator Blueprint Sports (@PoweredByBPS) is now contracting directly with athletic departments to provide NIL consulting and deal-sourcing services. @Sportico obtained one such agreement with @OregonState.
Here's what we found👇
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For now, NCAA’s fact-finding has stopped short of formal infractions investigations and there remains open question as to whether NCAA would want to risk more lawsuits and public backlash by punishing schools for NIL projects that improve athletes' lives.
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ESPN basketball reporter @Chris_Broussard shoots out email asking people to "pray for Steph." #WARRIORSvCAVS
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NEW: In 2018, @UWMadison's chancellor testified in Alston that school may abandon college sports if players ever got paid. Now, UW says athlete NIL/rev deals are so essential to school (and state!), even redacted copies must stay secret. For @Sportico 👇
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NEWS: Connor Stalions' Michigan home is for sale, listed for $525,000 ($40K more than he paid for it.)
And like seemingly all Stalions-related news, this real estate tidbit comes with a bit of curiosity.
Read on:
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New -- In an unprecedented show of collective dissent from those who have served within the NCAA's ranks, six former NCAA officials filed an amici curiae brief in support of the players suing the association for violating antitrust law.
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NEW: In light of Jim Larrañaga's misfired attempt at this last week, here's a guide for how millionaire college coaches can score a passing grade on their final collegiate test: the retirement press conference.
My column for @Sportico 👇
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NEW 🔍: @Rokit crashed the pro sports scene in 2018/19, landing big $ sponsorships w/ @HoustonRockets, @Raiders, @Chargers & @williamsf1. But it’s since bailed out of all of those deals–and, it turns out, so much more. Me + @novy_williams dive deep:
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SCOOP: The @NLRB has recently decided to table its investigation of a broader unfair labor practices charge on behalf of all NCAA athletes to focus on one that specifically deals with @USC football and basketball players. The latter was filed by @NCPANOW.
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NEW: The cautionary tale of for-profit NAIA school Antelope Valley, which teeters on financial ruin, has managed one bright spot:
The @UAV_Pioneers basketball teams have successfully crowdfunded the salvation of their postseasons. w/ @novy_williams
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Context: Multi-million-dollar coach buyouts don't make school administrators think twice.
Six-figure fines don’t seem to be deterring schools from allowing fans to storm their fields after games.
Now, the SEC and Big 12 are taking steps to figure out what will.
@achristovichh explains ⤵️
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Employing college athletes.
Given how quickly attitudes have changed about stuff like alcohol, gambling, edgy content creator partnerships, private equity, and increasingly, even weed....are there ANY "red lines" left in college sports? Anything that schools categorically WONT do for the right price?
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EXCLUSIVE: A @Sportico/@HarrisPoll survey shows Americans are over college sports amateurism.
▶️67% favor direct compensation from schools
▶️64% favor athlete employee status
▶️59% favor unionization
@LevAkabas and I explain and📉:
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SCOOP: Ex-@GoDucks football player Cameron Colvin has been charged with federal fraud & transactional money laundering. He was arrested by FBI today, per sources. @Sportico previously reported on Colvin's exploits as a self-proclaimed billionaire.👇
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NEW: Prior to his death, Mike Leach spent ~ $300K funding public records litigation against his former employer, @TexasTech. His proxy plaintiff & attorneys want to keep the fight going. But as with so much in–and after–life, it'll all come down to $$.
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NEW: Come on down, @MillerMoss: You're the next contestant on The Price (of the House v. NCAA injunctive relief) Is Right.
House class counsel has asked court to add the @LousvilleFB star quarterback as a representative. My story for @Sportico👇
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.@kennyjacoby @nrarmour and @jessicawluther deserve a Pulitzer Prize for what they've dug from the swamps of Baton Rouge. In the past, newspapers have won Pulitzers for busting schools on "impermissible benefits." This journalism is a metric ton more meaningful.
Seven women filed a class-action lawsuit against LSU, its board, @lsutaf and 13 employees, alleging a conspiracy to cover up their sexual misconduct reports and a school that prioritized its reputation and football over their safety.
New w/ @nrarmour
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GOOD NEWS: In February, I filed a #FOIA suit against @GoArmyWestPoint over its longstanding policy of denying athletics records requests. Now, it's agreed to honor my requests and those of any other member of the public. @novy_williams and I explain:
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NEWS: Sen. @TTuberville says he has no interest in going "overboard" by granting he NCAA an antitrust exemption next Congress.
Last week, he, @Sen_JoeManchin, @CoryBooker and @SenBlumenthal met to discuss their competing NIL bills.
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EXCLUSIVE: The unfolding legal drama fallout over Scott Foster/@VarsitySpirit. #Cheerleading
* Varsity defends itself on-the-record
* Lawsuits in "other jurisdictions"
* The antitrust litigation tie-in
* The unreported saga of Mark Warrick
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ICYMI, another millionaire college coach cries capitalism on his way off the gravy train. This time, it’s the “exhausted” Jim Larrañaga. Story for @Sportico 👇
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Personal news: 13 years ago I was excited to join a young, up-and-coming online political publication called @Politico.
Now, I’m excited to join a young, up-and-coming online sports publication called @Sportico. The more things change, the more they end with the same suffix.
NEWS — We’re taking the #FOIASaxa show to @Sportico!
@DanielLibit and @LurkCyphers are joining Sportico’s terrific staff. @TheIntercollege podcast will re-launch soon. We’re thrilled and grateful.
(First reported in today's @Axios Sports newsletter: axios.com/newsletters/axios-…)
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NEW: In first 3 months of House v. NCAA era, @CUBuffs spent $7.7M on athlete rev share and @UKAthletics spent $1.5M, per public records obtained by @Sportico.
But the bigger story might be why @Huskers and others won’t reveal their totals. My column👇
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NEWS: I've filed a public records lawsuit against @UofIllinois for its refusal to provide communications its chancellor exchanged with other @BigTen chancellors and presidents via conference's BoardVantage portal.
Full complaint: scribd.com/document/77052991…
Let me explain...
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NEW: @BigTen commissioner Tony Petitti's first five months on the job has seen a marked return to the Jim Delany way and a spurning of Kevin Warren's efforts to autonomize the league office.
✍️(free): sportico.com/leagues/college…
🧵: Here's some of the key takeaways...
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One Power 4 school's athletics compliance official tells @Sportico his department has specifically discussed the prospect of ICE agents pulling an athlete off the court during a televised game.
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Feels like a good time to re-up my @Sportico story on the lead federal prosecutor behind the DOJ's college basketball bribery prosecutions, which sent Pitino from Louisville to St. John's (via Iona) and now Miller from Arizona to Texas (via Xavier).
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BREAKING: Sean Miller has been hired as the #Texas #Longhorns' next men's basketball coach, a source close to the situation told @Horns247.
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NEW: How the Roster Resistance brought $2.8B House v. NCAA settlement to a standstill.
“We got to get some of these attorneys on the field sometime, so they learn you don’t have it in the bag until the clock says zero.” -@CamdenDempsey
For @Sportico👇
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Arizona AD posing with the “mitigation provision” of the new head FB coach’s employment contract is unconscious brilliance at its finest. #BearDown, indeed.
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SCOOP: Unlike @Packers, the @NYJets declined to take out disability insurance on Aaron Rodgers prior to the season.
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Sources tell @Sportico coverage could have recouped them $20+ million of his $37M they owe him this year.
Story w/ @novy_williams:
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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. @BillPascrell, who died last week, previously told @Sportico that if Dems retook House, one of his "priorities" as Ways/Means Oversight Subcom chair was to challenge college athletic depts. tax exemptions. Will any other member now try?
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NEW: Tens of millions of dollars of federal #COVID relief funds have already found their ways into D-I athletic departments, a @Sportico analysis has found. Programs rich & poor are consuming stimulus monies for tests, PPE and lost revenue. My story:
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NEW: @MSU_Athletics associate AD @KevinPauga tells me his conference schedule consultancies, @FAKTOR & Optimal Scheduling, are now approaching $1 million in annual revenue.
I profile for @Sportico how Pauga's accidental side hustle turned has boomed:
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NEWS: A new California college athlete compensation bill would allow/require schools to share revenue with athletes it determines have a market value above their scholarships, putting onus on schools to square such payments with #TitleIX. My story:
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SCOOP: George Mason has been in contact with the FBI about @MasonMBB team's botched Bahamas trip last month arranged by the @ViiGroup. That's according to public records obtained by @Sportico.
Here's what else we discovered 👇
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NEW: A report released this week by the @USGAO confirmed the open secret of #TitleIX's gender-equity requirements related to college athletics: They are systematically violated and essentially unenforced.
Story for @Sportico:
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NEW: Inside the legal debate over whether universities can pay their international college athletes on F-1 visas House v. NCAA money — and a North Carolina attorney leading the push to facilitate those transactions.
Story for @Sportico 👇
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NEW (via @nmfishbowlcom!): My 6-year-long public records lawsuit against the University of New Mexico Foundation (@unmfund) & @UNMLoboClub now goes before N.M. Supreme Court, after prevailing at district and appellate levels. We just filed our brief:
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NEW: U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken has become the unexpected catalyst for change in college sports over the past 16 years. Next week's fairness hearing in House v. NCAA could define her legacy.
Story for @Sportico w/ @McCannSportsLaw 👇
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NEW: Through FY24, the @NCAA has reported spending over a half of billion dollars on legal fees since Ed O'Bannon filed his antitrust suit in July 2009. More on NCAA's latest tax return– including @CharlieBakerMA's 2023 comp–for @Sportico 👇
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NCAA reinstated the outside-income disclosure rule, following 2017 college basketball corruption scandal, to help safeguard amateurism. Instead, it may have had the unintended effect of delivering a rhetorical arsenal to pay-the-player advocates. #irony
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NEW: I FOIA'd hundreds of NCAA-mandated "athletically related outside income" disclosure forms for college coach & admin outside, which give a sense of what athletes could make, if allowed.
(Jim Harbaugh pocketed an extra $250K for that 2019 @Downy ad.)
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NEW — Will I soon be able to FOIA college athlete endorsement contracts?🤷Should I be able to?
My latest for @Sportico delves into the riddle of #NIL disclosure rules, which alone threaten to knock this NCAA reform half-measure off its tiny fulcrum:
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NEW: Per @RepBaumgartner's new bill, the COACH Act, the annual pay of @LSUfootball's next boss would max out at $278,760.
Baumgartner tells @Sportico, "There is no greater societal benefit to have a coach make $10 million versus $200,000." More👇
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NEW: As @Deloitte has taken increasing scrutiny over its role as administrator of "NIL Go," the House settlement athlete deal clearinghouse, its young college athletic department practice has made barely a peep.
I dug/FOIA'd into for @Sportico👇
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NEWS: @EDcivilrights drops long-awaited Title IX/NIL guidance, putting onus on schools to ensure college athlete pay–even from outside sources–is gender-equity complaint. Big development 2 weeks before House settlement objections due.
For @Sportico:
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