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New York Times with a thorough piece on geographic recruiting trends in college FB, Big Ten's slide on the national landscape attributed to high-level student-athletes going south to play, states of Texas & Florida currently produce double the DI signees individually as compared to Ohio annually, population shifts over the past fifty-plus years have only quickened changes, more - link

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Covey refuses to allow the NCAA to walk away from $60m in penalties they levied on Penn State stemming from the Sandusky saga, state Senator Corman has been at center of push to get monies to stay in-state, NCAA Chief Legal Officer Remy surprised with Covery's ruling, points to a delayed distribution of funds - link

SMU Prez Turner digs-in on athletics, believes his FB program can be highly successful in the AAC as evidenced by four bowl games in the past six years, wants Mustangs to remain as attractive as possible in the event conference realignment goes through another iteration, non-committal on how much autonomy changes will cost athletics annually - link

Rutgers AD Hermann discusses her first 500 days with the Scarlet Knights, proud of the progress made by senior staff to transition to the Big Ten, dynamic pricing structure for FB has brought in an additional $350k, new 'R Care' program designed to improve student-athlete welfare, fundraising train has made 145 stops to drive support - link

Colorado State Prez Frank tells school's Board of Governors that the cost of a new FB stadium doesn't match what the Rams can afford, but is going to look harder to see if new digs could be built in phases, UCF's Bright House Networks Stadium mentioned as an example, but a fine line is walked with donors as they want to see renderings of the final product - link

Air Force AD Mueh & other Falcons leaders review positive accomplishments of student-athletes in light of publicized issues off the fields of competition, Mueh says his Cadets don't want to be defined by the margins & are motivated to change their public perception, Ice Hockey HC Serratore aims to teach leaders who can thrive under pressure - link

Successful former Texas FB HC Brown comments on situation at Michigan, believes Wolverine student-athletes won't quit, "...usually when you have something bad, something good comes out of it," also talks about how a sideline can be an over-crowded space, especially for home games - link

Penn State seeing FB attendance tick back up after a couple of seasons of decreases, Asst. AD for Ticket Sales & Service Garner says increase helps home field advantage, but also the Nittany Lions bottom line, 6k new tickets were sold for this season, attendance so far is up 7,100 per game - link

Old Dominion AD Selig names Virga Senior Assoc. AD for Development, returns to department where she served as Director of Major Gifts from 2010 to earlier this year before leaving for a senior-level fundraising post with the Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughters, Virga replaces Mark Benson who is now AD at Albany - link

South Carolina MBB HC Martin & USF boss Antigua hope they can help push Hispanic coaches forward within the industry, Antigua points to overall population trends in the States, says game of basketball continues to pick-up steam with Latinos & Hispanics, Arizona State DOBO Ludwig recently started the Latino Association of Basketball Coaches - link

In response to declining sales, Adidas has announced plans to buy-back over $2m in stock from shareholders, move would not come at the expense of enhanced marketing campaigns, bond offering in Europe slips on its first day of trading, Union Investment fund manager Speich, "Top management seems to be under enormous pressure." - link, link

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New Temple ad campaign spins off the constitution of the United States, signed in Philadelphia, of course, with tagline of "We the T," Deputy AD Kraft believes it fits well, likes using main 'T' mark at center of push, "You know, we're trying to take over Philadelphia," curious to see if fans & students embrace new approach - link

Texas Board of Regents endorse FB HC Strong's Core Values platform for his squad, high school athletic leaders add that program has drawn the attention of many prospective student-athletes around the state, Leander ISD AD Ross says it's been easier to get the attention of youth athletes on how to act at all times - link

TCU dedicates their new indoor Baseball facility that HC Schlossnagle calls the finest facility project he's been involved with in his 25 years in the business, includes four 80' batting cages, as well as indoor pitching mounds & an advanced video analysis system, AD Del Conte believes facility is another piece to continue program's momentum - link

Watch: Bloomburg takes a look at how fewer colleges around the nation are relying heavily on SAT & ACT scores to determine admission, instead putting more merit on rigor of transcripts, essays & a prospective students full body of work, correspondent Lorin also mentions demographic trends that will see fewer teens apply for college in the coming years - link

Hawaii's new H-Zone merchandise store questioned for not having enough or the right inventory to drive more sales, very few Volleyball options for the national powerhouse program, women's selections limited overall, also no Soccer apparel even though the Women's team set a school record for attendance earlier in the season - link

Former Georgia AD Evans inks another school for his Evolution Sports Partners start-up & their propietary FanGuage program, Hartford is the latest to join the fold, AD Goff, "We look forward to a new level of engagement & experience for our fans & data insights for our department to operate more intuitively." - link

You may not know this name, but I guarantee you your student-athletes do, rapper A$AP Rocky has signed with William Morris Endeavor with likely plans for an upcoming worldwide tour, latest hit & video 'Multiply' has generated significant nationwide traction, will also remain tight with representation from AMGE & Davis Shapiro - link

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Massive financial deal brewing in professional sports as New Jersey Nets Owner Prokhorov is in negotiations with Guggenheim Partners to merge the assets of the Nets with the Los Angeles Dodgers, industry consultant Ganis uses term "creative financial engineering" in reference to Guggenheim's ability to apply leveraged buyout principles to the sports world, Guggenheim Prez Boehly likely playing the point - link

Boise State royalties have seen a dip in correlation to the Broncos slight step back on the national FB landscape, still rakes in eight times more than they did a decade ago, Director of Trademark Licensing & Enforcement Bickerton, "If there's a big loss early in the season, fans kind of don't keep buying stuff. It feels like everyone is used to having an undefeated season." - link

ESPNU commits to broadcasting Kentucky's MBB scouting combine on October 10th that will include individual & team drills to profile the Wildcats roster for NBA scouts, HC Calipari previously said move was needed as he was not going to allow scouts into proctices this season, has backed off that stance since - link

Federal Communications Commission fines Marriott Hotels $600k after they admitted to blocking the wi-fi signals of guests on multiple occasions including during major conferences at their Gaylord Opryland Resort property in Nashville, company tries to stand their ground by claiming the jamming was for the own cybersafety of the users - link

Temple creates committee to review school's policies & procedures for sexual assaults, Senior Assoc. AD for Compliance & Student-Athlete Affairs Freeman part of 60-person group, Owls were identified back in May by the Department of Education as a school under investigation - link

Wichita State Assoc. AD for Communications Brewer confirms the Shockers are being considered for an ESPN GameDay date in late February against fellow conference favorite Northern Iowa, but has his reservations, "Obviously, this is very tentative. I'm skeptical because Kansas is hosting Texas that same day." - link

UCLA AD Guerrero extends contract of MBB HC Alford through 2021, previous deal was worth $2.6m annually for seven seasons with a significant $10.4, buyout, no additional comment from Guerrero on why the timing was right now to add years to Alford's pact - link

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