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UCF AD Stansbury headed back to Corvallis to become the next AD for Oregon State, returns to the Pacific Northwest after three-plus years leading the Knights, set to start his tenure on August 1st, UCF Prez Hitt, "Oregon State hired a winner in every sense of the word," new boss Ray excited that Stansbury can hit the ground running & has a solid track record of fan engagement, American Commish Aresco believes his league is better because of Stansbury's presence - link
Villanova AD Nicastro will exit the Wildcats department after 15 years in the AD chair, will stay on campus as Assoc. Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law, Rev & Prez Donohue grateful for Nicastro's commitment in moving the department forward during his tenure, Parker Executive Search hired to assist with hiring process of a new AD, search committee includes cross-section of VU leadership - link
As really only Chip Brown can do, a long & detailed read on dicey developments around the tenure of Texas AD Patterson as the financial operation of the Longhorns department has apparently rubbed some key donors & supporters the wrong way, per one former letterwinner, "He has turned the Horns 'brand' into a commodity to be sold." Others believe there is now a disconnect between athletics & the university, while Women's AD Plonsky praises Patterson's push for new initiatives & technology upgrades, FB season ticket prices & many more topics covered - link
Rutgers Prez Barchi unveils planned facility upgrades for Scarlet Knights athletics that have been approved by the university's governing board, a multi-use facility will include new digs for MBB & WBB with FB taking over the Hale Center, renovations to the south end zone of High Point Solutions Stadium will house Men's & Women's Soccer, as well as Men's & Women's Tennis, no exact costs mentioned, but hints at $300m being raised by athletics for these & other initiatives, more - link
Rutgers AD Hermann notes the importance of alignment across the board on significant athletic facility projects, won't set a timeline for the projects, "I don't have a timeline or a deadline, I just have a sprint," will move forward with individual upgrades if funding is raised, increasing annual fund donations is key, as are capital gifts, as the Scarlet Knights are still a handful of years away from receiving a full Big Ten share - link
For the first time in more than a decade Michigan will end a fiscal year at a deficit as Interim AD Hackett points to settlements for former FB HC Hoke & former AD Brandon as leading to $7.9m deficit, next year's budgetary outlook is already improving thanks to the hire of new FB HC Harbaugh ($153.6m for 2015-16), during the Board of Regents meeting the upcoming decision on the Wolverines apparel partner was also discussed, though behind closed doors - link (article), link (budget details)
Learfield Sports & VCU ink a 10-year multimedia rights deal worth a guaranteed $20m, Senior Assoc. AD for External Communications Robinson will slide over to direct the new VCU Sports Properties entity as GM, AD McLaughlin points to Learfield's successful track record & its understanding of the Rams mission & core values, Executive Assoc. AD Hofmann notes the process took over a year & had a number of potential suitors - link
Duquesne's AD search committee will not include Prez Dougherty, but does count MBB HC Ferry as part of the group along with individuals from the Board of Directors & Athletic Fund Advisory Board, AVP for Finance & Business Frist, Director of Multicultural Affairs Mallory, WBB AC Wojdowski & Asst. AD & SWA Brantley, committee chair Plante expects a timely process - link
Syracuse.com continues its look at the AD opportunity for the Orange, outlines seven challenges for the next leader that start with a struggling FB program, also notes internal leadership dynamics with recent departures & some administrators being named in the NCAA infractions report, MBB's coach-in-waiting situation, an aging Carrier Dome, pending NCAA probation, drama surrounding Jim Brown's '44' & the overall budget also listed - link
Orlando Sentinel's Diaz writes on the type of leader UCF should look to next & simply says he or she should be a clone of outgoing AD Stansbury's skill set, does not think FB HC O'Leary should be selected, if he has an interest in the gig, "It's a solid, highly-attractive job, the minute you land at the world-class airport. There's solid opportunity for growth. That said, it's not a dream job." - link
Allegiant Air under the microscope after six flights in & out of St. Pete-Clearwater were canceled yesterday, just one day after one of its planes had to make an emergency landing at the same airport, comes at a time when the company's pilots are in a labor dispute that includes questions regarding maintenance of its aging fleet - link
Clemson AD Radakovich turns to College of Charleston HC Lee to get the Tigers Baseball program back to national prominence, Lee recorded a 276-145 mark in seven season at Patriots Point that included four trips to the NCAA Tournament & one Super Regional berth, presser set for next week, Radakovich in a release, "Monte is a gifted coach whose track record of success is a testament to his energy, coaching acumen and commitment to student-athletes" - link
P&P Communications head Lettman-Hicks details the process she handled to narrow Florida A&M's AD search to three, says more than 90 applications were received for the job & she submitted three names to meet with FAMU's 10-person search committee, plans to pass along more information to university Prez Mangum by the end of the week, contract with the school runs out at the end of the month, FAMU said yesterday they plan to hire before the fall semester - link
Fresno State is set to receive $4.9m from the Mountain West that is over $1m more than the Bulldogs projected going into this fiscal year & will help to balance the budget, Mountain West distributions increased by $18m in the first year of the College FB Playoff structure, Deputy AD Robertello, "Very positive stuff. Incredibly positive stuff. It was a great year for the league to be where we were." - link
Student-athlete behavior issues at Indiana & LSU as Hoosiers FB student-athlete Allen was dismissed from the team after being arrested for Level 2 felonies including dealing heroin, cocaine & meth, Allen was expected to be IU's leading defensive player (link); Tigers defensive tackle Lealaimatafao arrested for the second time in the last year, this time for simply battery & simple robbery, suspended indefinitely (link)
Breakdown of Louisiana Monroe's budget as the Warhawks were again ranked lowest on the totem pole in revenue for FBS schools according to USA Today's database, Prez Bruno points to the overall higher education funding situation in the state as athletics only receives 39% of its funding from the university, overall budget of $12.36m was last for FB-playing members of the Sun Belt, AD Wickstrom continues to push on private monies, more - link
UMass AD Bamford continues to be in the news, details his efforts to establish a stronghold in Eastern Massachusetts & Boston, looking to position the Minutemen's brand appropriately, points to the solid relationship his department has with the New England Patriots, "It's not the University of Western Mass. It's the University of Massachusetts." Wants athletics to become the true front door of the institution - link
The FCC is set to penalize AT&T $100m for misleading customers on its unlimited mobile data plans that did not in fact include unlimited data, FCC alleges AT&T effectively slowed the flow of data to customer accounts once they exceeded certain levels, sometimes down to 5% of the speed of a normal connection, $100m would be the largest fine in FCC history, more - link
Texas A&M Chancellor Sharp on Texas's decision to start serving beer at FB games, "Our athletic department has not reached the point where we require the numbing effects of alcohol." Barb is another in a long line of back & forth between the two schools as they haven't faced-off on the gridiron since 2011 with little indication the series will get back on track - link
Iowa FB HC Ferentz a proponent of keeping FB camps closed to only coaches from the host campus, "If a young guy comes here, it's actually an Iowa football camp, and he's being coached by Iowa coaches, and we're not paying exorbitant amounts for third-party people or high school coaches to bring prospects here." Talks more about third-party influence in the recruiting game - link
So maybe it's not a good idea to talk about the ticket sales strategies of your rivals as Anaheim Angels VP of Marketing & Ticket Sales Alvarado resigned yesterday in a move that sources believe stemmed from his comments about how the Los Angeles Dodgers position & sell its tickets, Alvarado's statements are said to have rankled Angels owner Moreno, Alvarado said the Dodgers were more focused on selling season tix to brokers & wholesalers - link
In addition to moving FB forward, Colorado's new indoor fieldhouse should also be a major boon for its Track & Field programs as the outdated Balch Fieldhouse has been used since the 1970s, HC Wetmore excited to have a space conducive to high-level training & recruiting top-flight student-athletes, says it'll be the best indoor facility in the nation if it weren't for being a mile above sea level, article includes renderings - link
Former UC Riverside AD & MBB HC Wooldridge is on the job as AD at Riverside City College, won't talk about his exit from the Highlanders department, technically up for a three to six month tenure, but sounds like he wants the job full-time, "I want to be able to be the type of athletic director for the department that helps our coaches be successful with their student-athletes in their individual sports. So I'll be a good listener to them" - link
Presidential matters: R. William Funk & Associates lands the Ole Miss Chancellor search with a $110k bid that was the lowest in the submission process (link); Duke Prez Brodhead says after reading the NCAA results on North Carolina's academic scandal he asked key athletic leaders, "You tell me why this couldn't happen here?" Impressed with checks & balances the Blue Devils have in place (link); Eastern Michigan turns to Parker Executive Search to help with process to replace outgoing Prez Martin at an estimated cost of $150k (link)
