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Former Illinois FB student-athlete Cvijanovic says Illini HC Beckman created a "culture of abuse and mistreatment" of players as he encouraged injured players to compete, used an unlicensed athletic trainer, withheld medical information & even had a physical altercation with one student-athlete, considering legal action, Beckman releases a statement saying his program supported Cvijanovic continually, current & former team members take to Twitter to defend both sides, lots more - link, link
NC State AD Yow reflects on her start in Raleigh back in 2010, notes "what you do is so much more important than what you say, but it does have to start with what you say," might have been a bit aggressive by saying she wanted the Wolfpack to be a Top 25 department across the board, but that was the start to envisioning change, one big challenge was matching expectations with the proper funding, new ESPN deal for the ACC helped that cause, more - link
ACC leadership meetings begin today in Amelia Island, topics of discussion could include FB championship game deregulation, overall FB scheduling strategy, full cost of attendance issues, as new Pittsburgh AD Barnes says it's a positive step that the scholarship model is changing, MBB conversations to cover shot clock changes & other rule tweaks, an ACC Network another important agenda item - link, link
Coppin State MBB HC Grant talks about his program's approach to the tense situation in Baltimore, two of his four committed student-athletes for next year asked out of their pledges given the developments, believes his guys have more than enough character to turn & walk in the opposite direction of trouble, Morgan State AD Kerr notes the unfortunate set of circumstances, but says it's an opportunity for the school to show its support for the city - link
NACDA's latest installment of 'Ask the AD' interviewed UTSA boss Hickey, says fundraising continues to be one of the biggest challenges within the industry, still loves a variety of 'wins' she experiences both on & off the fields of play, specifically mentions watching the maturation of student-athletes throughout their time at the school, best advice she ever received was watching her parents & their expectation for their kids to be the best they could be, more - link
Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton may be ready to push a debt-free college plan though details on such an aggressive approach are lacking at the moment, other candidates have already latched onto the idea with Vermont Independent Sanders proposing an $18b federal program to make the first two years of college free, Senior Policy Analyst Huelsman notes 'debt free' doesn't mean 'tuition free,' also thinks there are a number of untapped angles worth looking at - link
Scarves are a central piece to soccer fandom although hard core European supporters have come to detest the 'half-and-halfs' that feature both teams of a match-up on one scarf & are mainly considered tourist traps, interesting context as the MLS staged its first New York Derby yesterday as New York City FC lost to the New York Red Bulls, 2-1 - link, link
Conference USA AD meetings in Destin will include new UAB AD Ingram, full cost of attendance discussion, FB bowl tie-ins, financial results from the MBB & WBB Tourneys in Birmingham this past March & preliminary talks about a new TV deal as the league enters its final year with Fox & American Sports Network, MTSU AD Massaro doesn't expect much high-profile news to come out of the three days - link, link
One of DePaul's marketing messages behind its hire of MBB HC Leitao reads, "Back with a Bold Purpose," also leveraging other quotes from Leitao's introductory presser into a broader campaign, outdoor, newspaper & grassroots speaking opportunities have all been activation points, Director of Communications Greenwell says once supporters meet Leitao they'll be convinced the Blue Demons are on the right track - link
Late last week Inside Higher Education reviewed the amount of time student-athletes spend on their sports outside of their competition seasons, previous studies have found that a majority of DI Baseball players said they spent as much or more time honing their skills during down time, questions arise on what is considered mandatory work by coaches & how to balance athletics & academics - link
Charleston Daily Mail's McGill writes on Conference USA's upcoming decision on UAB, believes the league would be doing right by student-athletes by allowing the Blazers to stay in the league one more year, that decision would also give the school more time to figure out a landing spot, as well buying more time for the conference to find the right replacement, final decision on topic not expected until next month, also adds thoughts on Marshall's dismissal of FB student-athlete Butler - link
Wyoming AD Burman on full cost of attendance coverage for student-athletes as UW will supplement full scholarships to the tune of $3,240, "If you don't do it in certain sports, you're putting a fork in yourself. You have no chance of winning a recruiting battle is someone else is offering full cost of attendance. We had to do it, and everyone else is figuring it out." - link
Coastal Carolina AD Hogue chimes in with his views on new full cost of attendance, "There's no question this has opened up a whole new world," estimates the Chanticleers number will fall between $4,500 & $5,300, says his department is learning the details of the situation on the fly, careful not to say the awards will only be for hoops programs, Big South Commish Kallander notes the unique situation at Liberty, more - link
The Texas Supreme Court denied the appeal of former Texas Tech FB HC Leach over his dismissal from the Red Raiders, Leach's attorney says his camp knew the odds were against them, but it was worth it to take a shot, "We're incredibly disappointed for Coach Leach. It's certainly an injustice." - link
Colorado State MBB HC Eustachy still miffed at how his squad was left out of the NCAA Tournament, "You say move on, be a man about it. That's easy to say, but it's still there to be honest with you." Strongly believes TV is influencing some of the selection process with desirable potential match-ups & the fact that the Mountain West just isn't going to get four teams in, will continue scheduling strategy of trying to play the best teams from a number of leagues - link
Sand Volleyball continues to grow & while Boise, Idaho may seem like an unlikely place for the sport, the Broncos are pushing forward, HC Garus believes the success of his indoor program can be partially contributed to the sand addition, new Arizona HC Walker says he's gotten calls from a number of programs, even some in cold weather states, adding the sport at College of Charleston only cost $40k - link
SB Nation's Philadelphia Eagles site covers the interesting topic of HC Kelly's rehab strategy & 'reconditioning' as the team signed a number of injured players this off-season, notes the continuing progress in sports science that makes coming back from physical setbacks at a high level more probable, former Sports Science Coordinator Huls now carries title of Director of Sports Science & Reconditioning - link
Cal State Fullerton's student newspaper digs in on Baseball HC contracts from around the Big West, finds only three have academic bonus provisions, UC Riverside HC Percival calls it a "cool incentive" even through he doesn't have such a clause in his deal, Fullerton HC Vanderhook can earn $1k if his team's APR is above 925 & GPA is higher than the student body average, Cal State Northridge & UC Davis also include the bonus - link
Sports Illustrated's Deitsch puts together an excellent weekly media column, ESPN NFL reporter Schefter says despite criticisms his network still does the best job properly sourcing & crediting other outlets, popular Mike & Mike show is moving to New York City & will add staff, reviews credential situation at the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight last weekend with comments from Rachel Nichols - link
