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More on Florida State FB stand-out Winston, Stetson Professor of Law Lake believes process & outcome of sexual assault case "will be a game changer" for schools around the nation because of the level of scrutiny, James Spence Authentication now has more than 2k items signed by Winston on their site, but as of noon yesterday no Seminoles officials had contacted the company - link, link
Michigan Prez Schlissel says he was "deeply disappointed" with recent issues surrounding the athletic department, wants to conduct a full review of the department's performance, focused on four goals: achieving balance, building a strong connection with the campus community, evaluating the program's integrity & addressing player safety - link
Full letter released of all Michigan HCs expressing their support for embattled AD Brandon, in part, "...Michigan prides itself on developing future leaders, and this Michigan Athletic Department with the leadership of Dave Brandon is developing men & women to be, 'Leaders & the Best.'" - link (scroll down)
Prominent ADs discuss the landscape of scheduling FB games, Baylor AD McCaw points to two models, one where TV players get the schools together, another where the schools handle the whole process, admits there are so many unknowns when working a number of seasons in advance, calls process more art than science - link
Mississippi State AD Stricklin already addressing challenge of keeping FB HC Mullen in Starkville, says speculation comes with the territory of having a solid program, points to Alabama HC Saban & rumors last year of his possible move to Texas, adds that there's very little middle ground with a fan base - link
Big Ten Commish Delany comments on various items at the league's Basketball media day, believes conference is delivering a better college experience for student-athletes that will soon include full cost of attendance measures, expects legislation to be passed early next year, also looking for insurance & time demand improvements - link
NCAA adds page on its website dedicated to Ebola, asks members to monitor information from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, wants medical staffs to follow proper procedures, precautions & protective equipment, complied by the NCAA's Sports Science Institute - link
Kentucky Deputy AD Peevy provides details on why Basketball's Big Blue Madness event will not be shown live in it's entity tonight on a TV outlet, major music royalty issues at hand with a high number of popular tracks being used, thanks ESPN for understanding the importance of the night for fans & bending on some concessions - link
Northern Illinois AD Frazier announces partnership with IMG Learfield Ticket Solutions, calls move another important piece of the puzzle for the Huskies, inventory will include FB, MBB & WBB, as well as Volleyball, property will be overseen by Johnathan Jick who has put up solid results at Northern Iowa - link
New Jersey Assembly passes sports betting legislation easily with 73-4 vote, Governor Christie now has 45 days to sign the motion, though he's made no commitment to do so despite previously supporting the initiative, State Senator Lesniak believes pro leagues & the NCAA would sue casinos & racetracks for taking bets, but would settle for a percentage of the action - link
ESPN MBB analyst Goodman publishes full list of closed door scrimmages as MBB squads around the nation prepare for the regular season & not all match-ups are with opponents close to home, Davidson will travel to Texas, VCU to Florida, Marquette to Virginia, Washington State to Nevada & Colorado to SMU as examples - link
Big East Senior Assoc. Commish Jackson on his league's commitment to matching autonomy measures pushed by the 'Big 5', "We are primarily a Basketball conference, & we have to be the best at that. Whatever comes down from the Power Five conferences, we're all in. But we also have to decide what else we can do to distinguish ourselves" - link
Review of student FB attendance at Minnesota, various students comment on why they choose not to attend, some cite slow pace of play, former HC Mason surprised students aren't clamoring to get into TCF Stadium after so many years of the Gophers playing off-campus, adds, "Fun trumps winning." - link
Pittsburgh AD Peterson continues to be bullish on Heinz Field as the right home for Panthers FB, attendance announced as 43,125 for last night's game against Virginia Tech, "We're playing big-time (football), so we're in a big-time place. It's the perfect place for us." Also says Heinz is the best facility in the ACC - link
Arizona State officials are asking students not to wear face paint to any future athletic events after some painted their faces black for a September "blackout" game, which led African-American leaders to ask the University to step-up their game on cultural awareness, no indication on if students would be turned away from games if they arrive with face paint - link
Georgia releases statement on suspended FB student-athlete Gurley, AD McGarity & Prez Morehead did meet with NCAA officials in Indianapolis on the subject while also covering ground on the status of Swimming & Diving HC Bauerle, says there's no additional news to pass along & "no further comment is necessary" - link
Michigan will drop prices for student FB tix next season in an effort to repair relations between the athletic department & student body, exact decrease figures not released, this season's number was $295 for seven home games, student body Prez Dishell not sure if AD Brandon can win back students - link
Solid infographic from ESPN celebrating their record-setting month of September that saw 94m unique users across their digital properties from computers, tablets & phones, breaks its own top mark by 11.6m, accounted for nearly 30% of all sports traffic, an average minute in the month saw 228,652 visitors - link
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Watch: West Virginia AD Luck talks about his approach to watching games as member of the College FB Playoff selection committee, says volume of review is about what he expected, but unlike in the past now he's taking a bunch of notes, doesn't watch the ball as much & instead is keyed-in on the front seven, big believer in relative scoring measure, more - link
Big Ten MBB HCs welcome Maryland & Rutgers to their ranks, Terps HC Turgeon says league reminds him of the Missouri Valley, but better, Scarlet Knights HC Jordan loves the exposure provided by TV deals, also adds that academic personnel will travel with team on flights as longer road trips will be a challenge - link
Instead of autographs, Syracuse will set up 12 'selfie' stations for fans to take pictures with MBB & WBB student-athletes at tonight's Orange Madness event, Assoc. AD for Marketing Donabella, "We just felt like it would be more of a keepsake for our fans to take pictures & pass them around social media." - link
Dispute involving MBB & WBB student-athletes at Old Dominion has led to a handful of suspensions, various reports include punches being thrown, a police review of the situation has comments from video footage in the hallway of the apartment, no charges were pressed, but Office of Student Conduct now involved - link
USC alum Chang pens piece for the Daily Trojan picking apart the game atmosphere at the Coliseum, believes there's a general consensus with fans that the Trojans have over manufactured the atmosphere & eliminated key pieces of history, such as highlighting the Spirit of Troy, also believes the facility has not met its promise on better wi-fi coverage - link
UMass AD McCutcheon signs MBB HC Kellogg to a five-year contract extension, incentives could add on two additional years to pact, financials not fully released yet, Kellogg was making $800k with bonuses, has won an average of 23.3 games over the past three seasons & amassed 109 with the Minutemen in six campaigns - link
