Sat, Jan 28, 2012
By Winthrop Intelligence
Efficient recruiting spending relative to team performance continues to captivate our imagination, so we examined seven years of NCAA hockey data and NHL drafts spanning 700+ college players (including 350 top prospects) to explore the relationship between NCAA champions in hockey and top prospects.
Tue, Jan 17, 2012
By Joshua D. Winneker, Esq., CSBN Sports Law Columnist
After yet another contentious collective bargaining process, the NBA season is finally underway. In watching the games this year, Brandon Jennings (a stand-out guard on the Milwaukee Bucks) and his journey to the NBA comes to mind and makes me wonder if the NBA eligibility rules and the recent collective bargaining process will make overseas professional basketball a more attractive option than college for high school players going forward.
Mon, Jan 16, 2012
Over the last twenty years there has been a concerted effort by the haves in college sports to redirect as much revenue as possible to themselves. This effort was best characterized by Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany in his use of the word “equity” to rationalize why he believed that the schools and conferences that had invested the most in college sports should reap a greater share of the revenue that flowed from that investment. With the massive growth in media rights fees over the years, this philosophical approach has produced significant disparity between the resources available to the equity conferences and all other conferences.
Wed, Jan 04, 2012
This past year has been one of the most controversial years for the college sports industry. Unprecedented media deals spurred conference realignments. NCAA violations and criminal investigations led to sanctions against prominent programs and the resignations/terminations of legendary coaches.
NCAA President Mark Emmert took office at a momentous time and he has been trying to navigate the organization through a maze of opportunities and challenges. Some of his attempts have been right on the money and at other times he has sat on the sidelines as conference commissioners, college presidents and athletic directors acted with only their institutions’ vested self interest in mind.
Mon, Jan 02, 2012
By B. David Ridpath, Ed.D., CSBN College Sports Governance Columnist
FREE Todd O’Brien!! I have been beating this drum via the virtual universe for the past few days in what I see as a blatant example of what is wrong with college athletics and the control over athletes for the purposes of so called “competitive equity.” I make no secret that I feel athletes should be given more rights to maximize their educational utility as much as their athletic utility. After all it is supposed to be about education—right? The athletic scholarship by definition is supposed to be an academic, not athletic, award—right? In reality it is hard to argue that any of this is true with regard to big time commercialized athletics in today’s climate.
Who is Todd O’Brien you ask?
Sat, Dec 24, 2011
By Dr. Travis Feezell, CSBN College Sports Academic Columnist
In the last few weeks there have been a number of responses to the emerging scandals at Penn State and Syracuse. What has been interesting to me has been the shift in the tenor of the commentary of late. Immediately after these stories surfaced, much of what was said focused on the tragedy and the human element. Yet what has been highlighted in the last few weeks has been more about the state of college athletics. More to the point, rather than asking how this could have happened, the question has now become, “What’s happened to college sports?”
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
John Feinstein of the Washington Post suggests that the Midshipmen's move to the Big East could mirror Army's disastrous turn one decade ago in Conference USA.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
ESPN and CBSSports.com first reported the news Monday night. The Big East has been courting Navy, a football independent, for months and service academy officials had made it known they liked the idea of joining.
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
The Big South Conference has added Longwood University as a full member effective with the 2012-13 academic year, it was announced Monday by the Conference's Council of Chief Executive Officers.
Sun, Jan 22, 2012
The NCAA cited Neumann University for “major violations” within its men’s and women’s hockey programs. The penalties for this violation include a public reprimand and censure, two years of probation from Jan. 19, 2012, to Jan. 18, 2014, a fine of $10,000 and a possible postseason ban.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Notre Dame AD Jack Swarzbrick believes that conference realignment has played out in a way that suits Notre Dame given the stability being achieved by the Big East. He also foresees a digital network materializing for the Irish.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
LG Electronics USA, an official NCAA Corporate Partner, has extended its alliance with the NCAA under a new agreement that runs through August 2015. As an official NCAA Corporate Partner they will have exclusive category marketing and promotional rights related to all 89 NCAA championship events across 23 different sports, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship and NCAA Football Championships.
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
The University of Nebraska Omaha athletic department announced a leadership gift by local benefactors Brian and Carey Hamilton toward the construction of an on-campus Academic Excellence Center that will carry their name.
Sat, Jan 21, 2012
Penn State acting athletic director Dave Joyner disclosed Friday that the university will have to pay more than $4.4 million in severance to six assistant coaches who were not retained by new head football coach Bill O'Brien, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
"In the past two seasons alone, 27 teams have reached bowl games with just six wins. (But) raising the bowl requirement would be one more reason for teams to dumb down their regular-season schedules," Barry Tramel writes on NewsOK.com.
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Student attendance at men’s basketball games has fallen consistently over the last five years, even dropping after Duke won its fourth national championship in 2010. This season, approximately 650 undergraduates have attended each game, 150 fewer than during the 2008-09 season.
Sat, Jan 21, 2012
Steve Fisher has done an outstanding job in not only building a strong basketball program, but in helping build a strong student fan base. San Diego State doesn’t have the history of great crowds like UNLV or New Mexico, but it has quickly gained an imposing home-court edge. Sellout crowds are now the norm for the Aztecs. San Diego State has won 42 of its past 45 home games.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
"What we have here, ladies and gentlemen, is the definition of dumb—and the lengths some people will go to expose it. In other words, life in college football fandom," Matt Hayes writes in the Sporting News.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
Men’s lacrosse players were the biggest illicit drug users among athletes competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s 23 sanctioned sports, according to a survey by the governing body and reported by Bloomberg.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
David Whitley from the Sporting News calls for an end to college students storming the court after big wins. He is correct to point out the dangers posed by such conduct, but effective solutions are few and far between.
Tue, Dec 13, 2011
Thoughts From the Jerry Sandusky Preliminary Non-Hearing
By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., CSBN College Sports Gender Equity Columnist
Sat, Jan 28, 2012
Connecticut College has received $1.6 million in gifts from parents and alumni to upgrade its locker room and training room facilities and add lights to its turf field.
Sat, Jan 28, 2012
The Pacific-12 Conference is aiming to create what would likely be college sports’ largest and most futuristic mode of digital distribution yet — a wholly league-owned and operated platform for streaming content to tablets, smartphones, computers and smart TVs around the world. Not sure what that means, but it seems formidable!
Sat, Jan 28, 2012
Bobby Cremins' assistant says the veteran basketball coach hasn't looked well the past few weeks and Friday evening the College of Charleston announced Cremins will miss the rest of the season because of a medical problem, the Associated Press reported.
Sat, Jan 28, 2012
The university announced it has agreed to a three-year contract extension with Coach Jim Larranaga that will keep him with the Hurricanes through April 2019. The contract extensions for Golden and Larranaga are in part a consequence from the Nevin Shapiro scandal and an ensuing NCAA investigation.
Sat, Jan 28, 2012
Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez said that he and Senior Associate AD Sean Frazier were not specifically aware of the party thrown for student workers by Associate AD John Chadima. During that party, alcohol paid for with donor funds was served to some underage UW student workers, and Chadima allegedly made sexual advances toward a male subordinate.
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Big 12 interim commissioner Chuck Neinas is peeved that the University of Missouri is bolting his conference for the SEC, but finds it perfectly acceptable that West Virginia should leave the Big East to help fill the gap left by Mizzou and Texas A&M as they depart his conference.
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Purdue University has established a partnership with Collegiate Consulting for ticket sales and service responsibilities. In a multi-year agreement, Collegiate Consulting will assist Purdue in athletics ticket sales with a full-time, professional outbound sales staff headquartered in the Boilermakers’ athletics department offices.
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
The NCAA slapped Old Dominion Athletic Director Wood Selig and football coach Bobby Wilder with a $1,000 fine each for missing a pregame meeting on the eve of the Monarchs' second-round playoff game at Georgia Southern in early December.
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
The College Park Center puts UTA on a different tier and with new peers on the NCAA Division I landscape. The 7000 seat basketball facility cost approximately $78 million.
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Wagner hoops Coach Dan Hurley is already being mentioned for every job that might come open this year. That's what happens when you turn Wagner into a 15-4 team.
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti said the search for Rutgers' next head coach is underway and that it's "doable" that Greg Schiano's replacement will be in position by Wednesday's National Signing Day. Pernetti emphasized the importance of maintaining the recruiting class built by Schiano, considered the best incoming class in school history.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Navy's move to play football in the Big East will not lure Army away from its independent status, athletic director Boo Corrigan said. Navy AD Chet Gladchuck believes independent games are in jeopardy in the future, while Corrigan does not share that view.
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
Duke University currently includes 37 minorities among the 238 employees in the athletic department. Of those 37, 30 were hired during AD Kevin White’s tenure. Of the 20 members of what is listed as the “senior administration” of the athletic department (deputy/associate/assistant athletic directors), six are women and four are minorities. Of those eight minority/women senior administrators, seven were either hired by White or promoted by him to that status.
Sun, Jan 22, 2012
Joe Paterno's family announced his death in a statement released Sunday morning, the New York Times reported.
Sun, Jan 22, 2012
Jim Tressel has never been a head coach in the NFL nor has he even worked as an assistant coach in the pro ranks. He does have a 229-79-2 overall college coaching record.
Sat, Jan 21, 2012
The Penn State board voted to pay for former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's accuser's medical costs, footing the bill for counseling and other abuse-related expenses, the Morning Call reported.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
John Chadima, the senior UW athletic official who resigned abruptly earlier this month after an allegation of misconduct apologized for his "recent lapse of judgment" but did not say what that lapse involved. The school is conducting an investigation, but has not revealed the nature of the incident.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
Northern Michigan University is now searching for a new athletic director following an announcement that Ken Godfrey, NMU's Special Assistant to President/Athletic Director, is stepping down from the athletic director portion of his position.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
Yale defeated the Trinity College men’s squash team, ending the longest winning streak in the history of varsity intercollegiate sports in the United States. Trinity has dominated men’s college squash for over a decade, taking 13 consecutive national titles.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
It hasn't taken new Wolverine AD Dave Brandon long to adopt the company position on the value of the bowls versus a playoff. Poor attendance, ticket sales problems, poor television ratings, teams with losing records going to bowls after firing their coach for a bad season, and public demand for some type of playoff have not convinced him that 35 bowl games that run well into January could be a problem . I guess his years running Domino's Pizza convinced him that listening to the customer is a bad idea.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
More than a dozen members of the board of trustees discussed their decision in an interview published in Thursday's editions of the New York Times.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
New Mexico State AD McKinley Boston writes about the culture of compliance that the Aggies are trying to achieve and he enumerates some of the steps that have been taken.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Wisconsin officials are garnering praise for acting swiftly regarding an alleged incident involving a senior associate athletic director, who since has resigned, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Sat, Jan 21, 2012
The Associated Press reported Friday that Texas Tech has rejected an offer by former coach Mike Leach to settle his lawsuit against the school.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
A jury has acquitted former Southern University Athletic Director Greg LaFleur in Houston of soliciting prostitution. After six years as AD LaFleur was fired following his arrest. He is suing the university, alleging breach of contract.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Colorado four-star cornerback recruit Yuri Wright admitted in an interview with ESPN.com Wednesday to making a "huge mistake" with the language he chose to use on his Twitter account.
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
USA Today over the years has built its red-bordered sports section into one of the most recognizable national brands in sports media. Still, Gannett has struggled to build a relevant online sports audience for advertisers, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
CBS Corp., in a move aimed at boosting its share of the nearly billion-dollar fantasy-sports business, is opening up its CBS Sports website so outside developers can create apps geared toward fantasy enthusiasts, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Mark Lazerus of the Post-Tribune is marveled by the renovation of Gentile Arena. He also sees the gym as a microcosm for other Horizon League arenas. "Well, Loyola has created a mid-major paradise," Lazerus writes. "The Gentile high school gym has been converted into arguably the nicest facility in the league."
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
For his many contributions to the University of Maryland, the school named the court after former player and coach, Gary Williams.
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Franklin & Marshall College has long been a leader in fostering excellence in the learning and development of student-athletes, and college officials say a new gift to build a multipurpose stadium will allow the college to take its work in this area to the next level.
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
Rice AD Rick Greenspan led a discussion of upgrades to the football stadium among many other topics reviewed at a Rice athletics public forum.
Sun, Jan 22, 2012
As Kodak fades away, the sports world has lost a dedicated sports marketing company in the college, amateur and professional sports industries.
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Mack Brown has his contract extension. The new deal could keep him coaching at Texas until 2020.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
After 11 seasons at Rutgers, Greg Schiano is leaving to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Star-Ledger of Newark reported.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Head football coach Mike MacIntyre and San Jose State agreed to a contract extension through the 2017 season. Tom Bowen, San Jose State University's director of athletics, made the announcement Wednesday.
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Head football coach Butch Jones received a three-year contract extension from Cincinnati on Tuesday. The extension runs through the 2017 season.
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Former major leaguer, Darin Erstad, prepares for his first season as head coach of the Nebraska baseball program. It is also the first season the program has been part of the Big Ten.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Dr. Bren Stevens was promoted to athletic director at the University of Charleston, the longtime volleyball coach and associate AD is succeeding the late Tom Nozica as head of the Golden Eagles' 15-sport NCAA Division II program.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
After 36 years, Edward Hegmann is retiring from the University of Mary Washington where he is the athletic director. Hegmann plan's to leave at the end of the school year.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
"I enjoyed meeting with the Glazer family and General Manager Mark Dominik, but after numerous discussions, I concluded that I have some unfinished business to complete at the University of Oregon," Chip Kelly said in a statement released through the school. How will Phil Knight respond to this flirtation?
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Noah LeFevre has been hired as senior associate director of athletics at Manhattan College, it was announced today by Athletic Director Bob Byrnes. A New York City native, LeFevre comes to Riverdale from The College at Brockport, where he served as athletic director since 2010.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Auburn named Scot Loeffler, an Ohio native and Michigan alumnus, who served as the Owls' offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach since 2010.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Baldwin-Wallace College has selected Jason Tarnow as its first-ever men’s lacrosse coach. He was selected after a national search and will officially begin his duties on February 1, 2012.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Jacksonville University has named former University of South Florida standout Michelle Collier as the eighth head coach of the Dolphins volleyball program on Monday.
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
New Washington defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox will get $750,000 in first season with the Huskies. He will make $800,000 in 2013 and $850,000 in 2014.
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
Four finalists for Northern State University athletic director have been named. The national search began in October following the retirement of NSU Athletic Director Bob Olson at the end of this academic year. Justin Sanford, James E. Fallis, Brian DeAngelis and Joshua Moon have been identified as the finalists.
Sun, Jan 22, 2012
Tom Collins said he will continue as AD until his contract ends June 30, and then he and his wife will return to Arizona to be nearer to their family. Collins has been AD since 2005.
Sat, Jan 21, 2012
Ole Miss has announced its search committee for the athletic position, which is being vacated by long-time AD Pete Boone. Boone will be stepping down no later than June 30, but will do so earlier if a new AD is chosen and ready start before that date.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Tulsa President Steadman Upham announced Thursday that Ross Parmley would be Tulsa’s new AD after serving in the role for three months after Bubba Cunningham left for a similar job at North Carolina.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Michele Sharp, women's basketball coach at Kean University, whose program was charged with numerous NCAA violations in the past year, was forced to leave her position by the administration Thursday and re-assigned within the athletic department.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Rich Glas has been named the new athletic director at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., effective March 15. Glas will also retain his role as Concordia’s men’s basketball coach.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Arizona State has named Tim Cassidy its senior associate athletic director of football. Cassidy spent the past four seasons as the associate athletic director for football at Texas A&M University.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Lafayette College football coach Frank Tavani received a one-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through Dec. 31, 2015. Tavani, 58, who has a 66-69 record in 12 seasons, guided the Leopards to at least a share of the Patriot League title in 2004, 2005 and 2006. He was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2004.
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