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Watch: ESPN sports business reporter Rovell with a seven-minute segment for Outside the Lines on the increase of alcohol sales at college athletics venues across the nation, starts with profile of atmosphere at West Virginia's Milan Puskar Stadium, Mountaineers AD Luck describes reality of situation, Michigan AD Brandon with a different perspective, lots more - link
Under Armour Founder & CEO Plank bullish on potential of proactive medicine industry & data-rich innovations that allow users to have a bevy of data at their finger tips to make health & wellness decisions, Finnish company Omegawave fits the bill & won UA's recent Future Show competition, could integrate with key fitness acquisition MapMyFitness - link
Potential post-game altercation between TCU FB HC Patterson & a Baylor FB student-athlete after the Bears come from behind 61-58 victory on Saturday was thwarted by BU DC Bennett, Bennett says player was upset with Patterson referring to off-the-field behavior of former FB student-athlete Dixon who was later cleared of any wrongdoing in assault case - link
Chronicle of Higher Education's Mangan asks for additional insight on sexual assault situation surrounding Florida FB student-athlete Harris, Cullen & Dykman partner Ryan questions original suspension language by Gators Prez Machen that was strong & could have implied guilt, public policy leaders say involved parties should be ready for spotlight, more - link
Nike boss Parker points to 3D printing as a major step in his company's innovation efforts, new FlyKnit technology was perfected via 3D modeling before hitting major production runs, points to more efficient production capabilities, but warns that balance needs to always include what customers will actually buy - link
More on hazing incident at Sayreville War Memorial High School in New Jersey that is a common stop for college coaches on the recruiting circuit, school's FB season has been canceled completely, which according to analysts from Rivals.com & 247Sports could impact the potential from some prospective student-athletes to earn scholarships - link
Soccer giant Manchester United may be the first club to sell a corporate sponsor space on the back of their jerseys, Red Devils have a massive deal with Chevrolet for the front of their kits, but in a continued push to generate revenue are already talking with potential partners despite Premier League rules not yet allowing the practice - link
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Interim Chancellor Mone & AD Braun speak-up on developments to build a new sports & entertainment district on the current site of Panther Arena, thus far the school has not had a major voice in the process that could include a new home for the NBA's Bucks, Mone points to potential of campus programming being majorly disrupted, including athletic events - link
Indiana State will add Women's Swimming & Diving to their sport sponsorship portfolio with a full slate of competition beginning in 2016-17, AD Prettyman will conduct a nation search for new HC, new Vigo County School Corporation aquatics center will serve as home of the team & was key in making addition possible - link
Direct sales giant Amway gives Stanford $10m for new Wellness Living Laboratory that will launch next year & begin with an extensive study on the impact of diets & exercise on individual wellness with participants over a lengthy five-year period, company's affiliation with university stretches back to the 90s - link
NFL owners are pushing Commish Goodell to relinquish role in disciplinary decisions as they believe he has enough high-level issues to focus on that are essential to the league, decision-making structure on behavioral penalties is expected to land in the hands of a new personal conduct committee, which should be in place by the Super Bowl - link
Google & Amazon are at the forefront of securing new website extensions being approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers & Names (ICANN) that could eventually result in interesting branding efforts by those in the sports world, Amazon recently paid $4.6m for the rights to the .buy suffix, application fee alone is $185k - link
Michigan State AD Hollis & FB HC Dantonio discuss concussion protocols for the Spartans, Hollis says his role is to make sure the proper communication channels are followed & to never put the decision to return to action in the hands of the student-athlete, Dantonio points to medical clearance as key since student-athletes want to get back to action - link
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Tulsa AD Gragg says he has no plans to make a FB HC change during the season, will not comment on the situation further, the Golden Hurricane currently sit at 1-5, HC Blankenship believes his team still has plenty of fight left, continues to see improvement - link
Former UNC-Wilmington MBB HC Peterson says experience with the Seahawks soured him on the college game, "I don't know if I want to do that again. There's so much going on in college athletics now, and so many distractions from the outside that it really takes away from what you want to do, which is to coach & teach the game to young men." - link
Miami Board of Trustees Chair Miller names 13 to Presidential search committee, group will be led by CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Fain, includes a number of other trustees, some university leaders, faculty members & one student, next step is hire of consulting firm to assist with national scope of process - link
Catastrophic insurance coverage for athletes in the spotlight as Green Bay Packers player Finley files claim on $10m policy one year after a major injury that required spinal infusion surgery, still has aspirations of returning to the game, but doing due diligence on his options, "If I quit the game right now, I can take tax-free money, & that's the difficult thing that I'm going through with myself." - link
DePaul handles challenge of urban campus & use of playing fields for their athletic teams, but also allowing students to utilize space as much as possible, Director of Athletic Facilities Lenti points to a 12-hour window to use Wish Field & goes through the pecking order of priority, enhanced security to eliminate public play - link
Mississippi State AD Stricklin on impact of college FB in state right now, "You think about all those longtime Mississippians, whether they're in maroon & white or red & blue, have gone through some less than ideal football seasons are getting to feel good about their universities because of what their football teams are doing right now." - link
