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The NCAA filed a 72-page brief with 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday, outlines strategy on how it believes Judge Wilken erred in her ruling in the O'Bannon case, points to 1984 Oklahoma v. Board of Regents case, application of antitrust laws on governance rules & questions the plaintiffs lack of antitrust injuries, also notes that cost of compensation would be $30k per student-athlete over four years, more - link
Drug Enforcement Administration agents showed up at NFL games yesterday unannounced to search bags of players & question team medical staffers in an effort to crack down on prescription drug abuse, multiple teams investigated though they weren't all identified, league officials says no irregularities were found, probe linked to class-action lawsuit filed by former pros - link
Developments connected to UAB FB program: State rep Rogers to introduce two bills during the next legislative session that would push to give UAB more autonomy within the state system, one bill calls for an equal number of graduates from UAB, Alabama & Alabama-Huntsville (DII) to sit on the state board, the other would allow UAB to have its own board, Rogers says UA System treats UAB like a "second class citizen," more - link
Albuquerque Journal columnist Groves indicates the New Mexico State AD search is down to four candidates: Southern Illinois AD Moccia, Indiana State AD Prettyman, Nevada Deputy AD Hickok & UNLV Deputy AD Koloski, nine finalists were reportedly interviewed last week in El Paso, ranks Moccia as the favorite, believes a strong fundraiser is key skill - link
Florida AD Foley on decision to hire a new FB HC, "Upon evaluation of our football program, we are not where the program needs to be & should be. I've always said that our goal at the University of Florida is to compete for championships on a regular basis." Outgoing HC Muschamp, "...this is a business & I wish we would have produced better results on the field." - link
Michigan FB student-athlete Clark arrested on allegations of domestic violence, jailed since Saturday night without bond until a hearing this morning at 9a, HC Hoke aware of situation, but has not talked to Clark, will made disciplinary decision based on facts of case, not Clark's first run-in with legal system, challenging past detailed - link
William Morris Endeavor co-CEO Whitesell reportedly continued the company's pursuit of China's richest man & Alibaba executive chairman Ma with a visit to Shanghai earlier in the month, wants to be Ma's "unofficial adviser on all things Hollywood," also attended the HSBC Champions golf tournament managed by IMG - link
Series of events that led then-North Dakota State AD Taylor to elevate MBB AC Richman to the HC spot after former HC Phillips agreed to same gig at Ohio, majority went down at Final Four in Arlington, Nebraska HC Miles, Creighton HC McDermott & Northern Iowa HC Jacobson all pushed Taylor on Richman, "When successful coaches talk about how good he's going to be...it was a pretty quick process." - link
Montana FB HC Delaney announces plans to retire at the end of this season, Grizzlies still have a shot at the FCS Playoffs & will face rival Montana State this weekend needing a win, says it just feels right to hang it up, hopes an internal candidate gets the job, has led the program for the last three years after serving as AHC from '08 to '11 & a long AC stint at Colorado State previously - link
Georgia stand-out running back Gurley suffered a season-ending knee injury late in Saturday night's game against Auburn, Bulldogs previously covered Gurley with both total disability & loss of value insurances at $5m & $2.5m respectively, but ESPN sports biz reporter Rovell says both policy amounts were doubled in the last two weeks, more details protected by federal privacy laws - link
New York Times reporter Eder looks at how the NFL players can receive preferential treatment by police in issues of domestic violence, details situation involving former Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Merling, security staffs of teams work to build relationships with local agencies to assist in tight spots, league spokesman McCarthy says home office isn't commonly notified directly by police - link
Dartmouth student-athletes sound-off on academic pressures in Hanover following the school launching an academic dishonesty probe from a 'Sports, Ethics & Religion' class, "Some students & professors believe that student-athletes don't belong at this school. It's foolish to not appreciate what student-athletes go through. Try balancing a 40-hour-a-week job with schoolwork. It's a challenge." - link
Leaders at fellow Ivy peer Brown discuss admission spots held for student-athletes, 59% of non-athletes disapprove of the policy in a recent survey, AD Hayes points to importance of recruiting to finding the right student-athletes who can balance academics & athletics, in the last couple of years the University reduced the number of admission spots & increased the minimum Academic Index for athletic incomers - link
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In-depth read on American's MBB success last year that saw the Eagles make the NCAA Tourney for just the third time in school history, recounts departure of HC Jones to Old Dominion, AD Walked hired HC Brennan from Georgetown within same time frame of making his own transition to Washington D.C., story of entire season told in quotes by members of the team - link
Rice FB HC Bailiff believes Marshall deserves to be ranked in the College FB Playoff poll after getting beat in Huntington 41-14 on Saturday, Owls receiver Taylor didn't see much difference between the Thundering Herd & Texas A&M or Notre Dame who his team faced earlier in the season, Marshall HC Holliday continues to say he could care less, focused on winning - link
San Diego State Assoc. AD Schnall confident that Aztecs MBB fans will still pack Viejas Arena even for a 1p local time tip against Utah tomorrow during ESPN's 24-hour hoops marathon, knows students will be in the house, uncharted territory for everyone, lobbied hard for 4p PST slot that went to Michigan State-Duke match-up, HC Fisher pushes for strong home crowd - link
Police motorcades for FB teams in the spotlight twice in the last couple of weeks as the Minneapolis Police Department will no longer do escorts following a crash involving two Washington Redskins buses, also LSU Police Sgt. Greshman was hit by a car & suffered a number of injuries during escort of Alabama to the airport after their game in Baton Rouge - link, link
Former Nebraska & Texas A&M senior administrator Schmahl reflects on implementing Huskervision in Lincoln 20 years ago, showed iconic walk of FB team through tunnel & onto the field that got fans into stands well before kick-off, catalyst for big video boards at Oklahoma, Texas & many other spots around the nation, students still are a large part of the operation - link
UT-Chattanooga AD Blackburn promotes Robinson to Assoc. AD for Business Affairs, has been with the Mocs since August of last year initially as Asst. AD for Compliance, came from Oklahoma where he served as a Compliance Coordinator, originally from Chattanooga & earned his JD from Tennessee - link
