NCAA Officials Prepare for Senate Hearing on Athlete Compensation

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, (R-Kan.) will hold a hearing next week on NIL compensation for college athletes. Moran is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade and Consumer Protection. He will convene the Senate hearing — “Name, Image, and Likeness: The State of Intercollegiate Athlete Compensation” — at 9 a.m. Central on Tuesday in […]

Is Snapchat the Future of Collegiate Marketing?

“Generation Z uses Snapchat to enhance their live sports experience. Brand marketers wanting to truly ‘own’ a live sports event can use Snapchat’s advertising products to amplify their brand with Gen Z before, during and after each game. This can engender incremental brand awareness and campaign reach, as seen in past ad campaigns.” – Snapchat Statement […]

Inside the ASUN Plan to Explore Expansion

“It’s an exciting way to do this, we can support and protect each other rather than just raid each other.” – Ted Gumbart ASUN Commissioner/CCSA President The ASUN is going in a new direction that its commissioner says will build its membership options and offer flexibility to current and hopefully new member institutions. Ted Gumbart, […]

AD to AD: Advice as St. Thomas Gets Set for DI Move

“It’s a pretty steep hill to climb, but we’re starting to gain a really good sense of what Division I would look like for us. We’ve already made progress.” – Phil Esten, St. Thomas AD This week, at the NCAA convention, St. Thomas will learn how or even whether the NCAA rules will be changed to […]

Heather Lyke Discusses Pitt’s Victory Heights Initiative

“Three years ago we got here and really tried to assess and evaluate the athletic department and try to determine it’s greatest needs; really trying to elevate all 19 of our teams and put them in a position and them and our coaches the resources to be successful. We realized right away that 16 of […]

Building Champions: Maryland’s Facility Push

The University of Maryland on Wednesday launched Building Champions, a comprehensive fundraising campaign aimed at aiding Maryland in improving and upgrading its athletic facilities. “We are investing $25 million so we can get some projects underway sooner rather than later,” Maryland AD Damon Evans tells CollegeAD. Evans says his department looked around to see what […]