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Watch: Intro presser for new Pittsburgh AD Barnes, "Chancellor Gallagher's vision for excellence, whether it's football or physics, is critical for the success of the athletic department. It's also important that there's a trust & an alignment there, & we felt that the minute that we met...Without alignment, in short, athletics cannot reach its goals," Interim AD Juhl talks about the strong candidate pool, Gallagher wants athletics to represent the university - link
NCAA hands down sanctions to Oklahoma State stemming from not following their own drug testing program back in 2013, fined $8,500, will discontinue hostess program, operate with recruiting restrictions & be on probation for one year, Xavier AD Christopher served as the chief hearing officer on the situation & says it was one of the most cooperative investigations in recent history, AD Holder glad there's closure - link, link
South Dakota State Deputy AD Costello, the fourth & final candidate for SIU's AD job, spent time in Carbondale yesterday, believes just a few tweaks are needed to get the Salukis back to prominence, would immediately perform a SWAT analysis upon arrival to build a plan of action, likely the only finalist who mentioned leveraging Snapchat to build momentum, would combat budget challenges with creative revenue solutions - link
Chronicle of Higher Education's Wolverton covers a newly published study from Social Science & Medicine that points to coaches & teammates exerting pressure on those who have suffered a concussion to under-report the injury, conducted in 2014 with survey responses from 328 NCAA student-athletes, did not include any FB or Ice Hockey players, only a small portion of coaches were found to be "part of the problem" - link
NFL superstar & Tennessee alum Manning will give $3m to the Volunteers, gift will go to the FB program & create the Peyton Manning Scholarship endowment, Gate 16 at Neyland Stadium will be renamed as part of the commitment after longtime athletic administrator Gus Manning & a new athletic dining hall will bear the name of another Vol administrator, Carmen Tegano - link
More Tennessee as FB student-athlete Pearson has been named as a suspect in an alleged sexual assault that occurred early Friday morning & has been suspended from the program indefinitely, six witnesses were also listed in the complaint including two other FB players, UT Police initially reviewed the situation & handed it over to Knoxville PD, alcohol was reportedly involved - link
Satellite FB camps debate continues with Michigan HC Harbaugh inviting all college coaches to the Wolverines high school camp in June, "Our vision for the University of Michigan football camp is to bring together players & coaches in all different levels from around the country to provide maximum exposure for our great game of football." - link
The parents of nine Softball student-athletes at Stanford have asked the school to look into the dismissal of former HC Rittman last summer, say AD Muir mishandled the situation, have sent a letter to Prez Hennessy & Provost Etchemendy on their concerns, recounts meetings & allegations that led to Rittman's departure, handling of program versus approach if it were a Men's team notably debated, more - link
Outgoing Missouri AD Alden caps his tenure by extending FB HC Pinkel's deal & increasing his annual pay to over $4m, makes him the 10th SEC FB HC to cross the plateau, new Tigers AD Rhoades takes office on Monday, incentives for Pinkel max at $725k based on competitive & academic achievement markers, notes his history with Alden included "amazing success" - link
Despite a push from both HCs, Texas A&M Chancellor Sharp does not expect to see the Texas-TAMU FB rivalry reborn anytime soon, "My sense is with the 12th Man - we've got new friends," notes the school's regents would have to weigh-in on such a decision & the topic hasn't even come up in conversation, points back to former Texas AD Dodds hard-lining on the topic - link
Even more Tennessee as the MBB hire of former Texas HC Barnes, along with AC Lanier, is expected to result in the Vols having more recruiting success in Canada, Lanier was the conduit for a number of Longhorns stand-outs that hailed from north of the border, article also reviews some of the international influence in MBB right now - link
Arizona State AD Anderson keeps moving, hires notable Swim coach Bowman as the Sun Devils new HC, Bowman is most known for his work with premier Olympic talent Phelps who has won 18 gold medals, spent the last seven years at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club after three-plus year stint as HC at Michigan, Anderson points to leadership of Prez Crow to go out & get premier HCs - link
Article may be behind a pay wall, but Wichita State MBB HC Marshall is considering bringing back ousted Bowling Green HC Jans to the Shockers staff, has an opening with former AC Forbes headed to East Tennessee State as HC, Jans previously manned the bench with Marshall for a number of years, "His name has popped up. We've talked about it. I've met with him. Obviously, there's things that he's got to work through first." - link
Louisiana-Lafayette gets the go-ahead on a major renovation to its Baseball stadium that is the second phase of the three-part facilities master plan, AD Farmer points to a likely two-year timetable for the $10m worth of upgrades as the team will not find a new home for next season, some work will be executed this summer with the remaining completed after the 2016 slate, pushing forward on fundraising that could include a $5m naming rights deal - link
Big Sky Conference chooses Reno as home of the league's MBB & WBB post-season tourneys next year, six-day period will see all 12 teams from both Men's & Women's compete at the Reno Events Center that holds 5k, Eastern Washington AD Chaves believes the move will help fans plan their trips & lead to better attendance as previously the events were held on member campuses - link
Hazing lawsuit involving Clemson personnel continues forward with two new defendants added & the presiding judge making some documents off limits to public consumption, new defendants are former team members who were allegedly part of the group involved in the August 2011 incident, lawsuit sees punitive damages for former student-athlete Hunt, as well as attorney's fees, court costs & a jury trial - link
It's consistently brought up & consistently shot down as Wisconsin AD Alvarez says again that it's unlikely for the Badgers to add Baseball anytime soon even though they're the only Big Ten member that doesn't sponsor the sport, points to financial challenges with new full cost of attendance, lack of major support when the program was in place & fact that former AD Richter who made the call to discontinue is a baseball guy himself - link
Watch: Utah AD Hill talks updates on his department through a 'State of the Utes' video, touches on the level of financial commitment needed to excel in the Pac-12 with both coaching salaries & facility upgrades, specifically mentions coming improvements to Rice-Eccles Stadium that includes the restroom situation & a new $6m video board, "This State of the Utes is all about looking forward. In athletics that's all we can do." - link
East Carolina is digging into a study to determine the financial feasibility of potential upgrades to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, on the docket are parking lot upgrades, premium seating additions, field-level entertainment facilities & technological trimmings, no indication on total possible price tag, part of larger article on industry developments & their impact on the Pirates - link
Georgia Prez Morehead says a final outcome on an indoor FB practice facility is coming soon for the Bulldogs, athletic board set to meet in St. Simons the third week of May when such a move could progress, at the center of the process is a location for the new digs, AD McGarity has said repeatedly he wants to get all the details right & not rush into any decisions - link
High-achieving Florida Women's Gymnastics HC Faehn will leave Gainesville to become SVP for USA Gymnastics, just won her third consecutive National Championship with the Gators, AD Foley talks about his mixed emotions, happy for the opportunity for Faehn, but sad that she's leaving after 13 years of program-building that has seen the program live up to the image they together envisioned - link
This is pretty interesting: ESPN-owned data play FiveThirtyEight finds that the number of Google searches of the term 'NHL' in markets that have a team can reliably predict how much fans are spending on tickets, notes strong correlation in data, "The size of the fan base, based on Google searches, accounts for 81 percent of the difference in ticket sales." Uses study to continue to support their position that a team in Las Vegas won't be uber-successful - link
More HC moves: East Carolina Softball HC Keylon-Randolph will not return to the Pirates after taking a leave of absence in January, went 49-51 in two seasons, Interim HC Jaecks will complete the seasons & then a search for a new leader will be conducted; Ole Miss AD Bjork will make a change atop his Women's Golf program in an effort to "gain a competitive position in the SEC & national landscape," outgoing HC Drinkard has been with the Rebels for eight years - link, link
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