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Medical privacy for athletes is front & center today as ESPN NFL reporter Schefter tweeted out the hospital records for New York Giants defensive stand-out Pierre-Paul who according to the document had a finger amputated due to a fireworks accident, raises major ethical questions around the media, as well as important HIPAA issues, comes at a time when Pierre-Paul is negotiating a new deal with the organization, communication of injury situations are handled differently by teams across the nation - link, link
Vanderbilt AD Williams staunchly against further subdivisions in DI athletics, "We can make this really work or we can blow it...The fact that there will be 65 that have autonomy, and there are others, we have to be very careful about that...I think it's going to be a matter of us working really hard to stay under the same tent. We have to be very careful that we don't create more divisions within divisions." - link
Texas will spend $200k on an outside investigation into its Academics situation surrounding MBB as reports over the last couple of weeks have alleged improprieties, as has already been noted, Alabama-based firm Jackson Lewis PC will handle the process, in addition to the MBB situation specifically, the entire Longhorns Academics department will get reviewed, no further comments by UT officials - link
Minnesota Prez Kaler & AD Teague say the Gophers are clearly moving in the right direction at a Board of Regents meeting yesterday, highest-ranking public school APR in the country for the second year in a row a testament to that belief, fundraising for the $190m Athletics Village is still at $70m, but some key gifts are right on the brink of coming in, Teague notes the corporate community in the Twin Cities has been very receptive to his pitch, FY16 budget set at $107.2m - link
Dayton's AD search will be led by chair of the Board of Trustees Athletic Advisory Committee Woerner, interesting timing for the process as Prez Curran is set to retire & the university is slowly moving forward on a search for his replacement, search firm Isaacson, Miller is aiding UD on that one though there seems to have been little movement in the last couple of months, Woerner is a big player in the global human resources industry - link, link, link
Utah State Auditor Dougall completes study looking at state monies that are used for athletic subsidies for schools around the Beehive State, says he's not drawing any conclusions, simply wants to make it more transparent to citizens where the money is going, 17.5% of Utah's $56.5m in revenues is from the state, Utah State's $14.2m athletics subsidy is the most for any institution, Weber State, Southern Utah & Utah Valley in the $7m to $9.6m range, more - link (article), link (full report)
Nebraska AD Eichorst commits to four-year full cost of attendance scholarships across the board for Cornhusker student-athletes, every s-a will also receive a laptop, full COA coverage will run just under $1m annually at a clip of $3,600 per, post-eligibility benefit program that would include grad school assistance & study abroad programs will also be part of the mix, 2014-15 resulted in a financial net gain with no university subsidies or state tax dollars - link
The data snowball may be slowly gaining momentum as Nebraska hires the role of Director of Analytics as alum & PhD Zeleny will support all 24 Husker programs in identifying competitive advantages, as well as collecting & analyzing bits for the entire department, seems like a strong undertaking for one person, but definitely the right start, Senior Assoc. AD for Performance & Strategic Research Waterfield impressed with Zeleny's ability to produce practical solutions - link
Watch: Santa Clara AD Baumgartner was officially introduced as the Broncos new leader, stick with it or just fast-forward to the 14:21 mark when she finally gets a turn, "The student-athletes, coaches and administration, alumni and Jesuit mission...embody the ideals I've held throughout my life and my career," Prez Engh expects the SCU brand to grow & flourish under Baumgartner's watch, a number of others laud her addition - link (volume is suspect)
Maybe a touch late to the party on this one, but Brown has switched its apparel alignment to Nike, five-year deal will cover all 38 Bears programs, AD Hayes excited about the pact with the Swoosh & LIDS Team Sports, FB HC Estes calls Nike "the gold standard in footwear" & MBB HC Martin adds his satisfaction on the partnership with the "premier shoe and apparel in the sport of basketball" - link
The NFL continues its push into Europe with a 10-year deal with EPL side Tottenham Hotspur to host two games per year in the London club's new stadium due to open in 2018, facility will feature a retractable grass field & seat 60k, London Mayor Johnson points to getting more of his citizens engaged with the sport, excited about the pact - link
Kent State AD Nielsen tabs Cegles as Deputy AD to replace new Lynn (DII) AD Crosby, Cegles has been serving as Director of Major Gifts at Old Dominion, Nielsen points to the family seasoning of Cegles whose father is the AD at Long Beach State & his strong fundraising resume, prior to his stint with the Monarchs, Cegles spent three years at VCU in corporate sales & ticket operations, will have oversight of external units, as well as MBB & WBB - link
Maryland will sell beer at Byrd Stadium & the Xfinity Center as Prince George's County Board of License Commissioners approved the Terps application, Prez Loh calls it an "amazing and bold experiment," becomes the sixth 'Big 5' school to make the move with projections of $500k in added revenue, wine will not be part of the mix yet, security will be upgraded in both facilities around the effort - link
Louisiana Tech's $22m south end zone addition to Joe Aillet Stadium that includes all new digs for FB & a club level are nearing completion & AD McClelland sounds very excited, "This facility right here is No. 1," exterior is basically done with interior touches still to go, notes how close the club's premium seating is to the field, "We didn't cut any corners. We were very responsible with the funds that were given." Includes two videos & a photo gallery - link
Hard not to chuckle at this one as Ole Miss MBB HC Kennedy, as both his normal self & alter ego 'Randy' push season ticket sales for the Rebels, spin-off of the popular DirecTV ads with popular actor Lowe, 'Randy Kennedy' is the winningest coach in city youth league history (8 & under division) & has never lost a game (though there's no score kept), Kennedy's real program moves into the new $90m The Pavilion in January of next year - link
SB Nation continues its series of articles looking at the Texas State athletic department, profiles AD Teis in the latest entry, tenure starting in 2004 helped FB & other programs rebound from lean years, Teis has also secured some key financial commitments to upgrade facilities, attendance issues have included some public questioning of the Bobcats fan base, improvements around the game atmosphere should help on that front - link, link
Alabama State dealing with an NCAA investigation as key leaders were interviewed by the governing body earlier this week, FB HC Jenkins may also be involved as reports indicate his tenures with ASU & Bethune Cookman are under review, Baseball & Softball involved as well, then there's Board Chairman Baker who thanked the newspaper reporter for information on the process as he says it was the first he had heard of the development, more - link
Watch: Really interesting hardcore look at how the San Francisco Giants & AT&T make sure fans can stay online during games that produces more than a terabyte of data per contest, pointed to as the most connected venue in all of sports, leaders from the Giants IT department discuss a number of the ins & outs of connectivity, at some points with granular specifics, with the whirls & hums of servers & equipment working in the background - link
Naming rights developments at South Carolina as Colonial Life agrees to a $6.5m deal that will extend the partnership into 2025, Colonial Life Prez & CEO Arnold points to his company's commitment to the community, Gamecocks AD Tanner also mentions the possibility of a corporate sponsor on Baseball's Carolina Stadium, hopes to have more details to share in the coming weeks - link, link
Additional former Illinois FB student-athletes are now alleging FB HC Beckman was unnecessarily physical when angry at practices, new reports come from CNN & mention one current player who declined to comment, incidents reportedly include Beckman roughly grabbing face masks & pushing one s-a to the ground after a scrimmage play - link
D1Baseball.com's Rogers writes on the state of college Baseball, ABCA Executive Director & former High Point AD Keilitz a proponent of moving the season back a bit, but says such a move is still a ways off with a number of moving parts that have to be figured out, NCAA Managing Director for the sport Leech notes many programs are still operating short of the 11.7 scholarship limit as the topic of subdivisions is raised, coverage by ESPN continues to grow - link
USA Today on the rise of new Buffalo FB HC Leipold who will enter the upcoming season with a ridiculous 109-6 career mark after dominating at DIII Wisconsin-Whitewater, also reached 100 wins faster than any coach in the history of the sport, "It's kind of who I am. I don't like to lose." Backstory on his upbringing & start in the business also covered, Bulls AD White says Leipold "knows what he's doing" - link
This is pretty cool: Tennessee names Gate 16 at Neyland Stadium after Gus Manning who will attend his 442nd consecutive Vols home game just over two months from now, Manning has supported the department in a variety of ways since 1946 including as a public relations aide beginning in '51, naming made possible by another notable Manning who wore the famous orange as the pair have had a long relationship - link
Moody's Investors Service released reports earlier in the week that review financial stability of college & universities across the nation based on 2014 results, determine that the industry is stabilizing with increased liquidity & strengthening balance sheets though 20% of schools are still short of revenue marks, stock market returns are also helping public institution endowments, 19% of privates saw revenues backtrack - link
New 'First 4 Out' feature on Twitter, click the link to see four more developments from yesterday that didn't quite make today's email. Enjoy & feedback is welcome! - link
