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The NCAA is set to distribute an additional $18.9m to DI members that can be used for cost of attendance or upgraded nutrition efforts, shakes-out to $55k for each of the 350 schools, senior leader McNeely says the money is in addition to the $500m already being passed out & comes from funds that were previously being routed to the association's endowment that stood at $385m at the end of the 2014 fiscal year, usage of the funds will be restricted to particular areas - link
ACC Commish Swofford from FB media days at Pinehurst, does not want the league to have a more prominent role in student-athlete discipline & will continue to leave those decisions to member institutions, medical observers will be in all press boxes during the upcoming season, but won't have the ability to stop games, thinks cost of attendance implementation needs a couple of years to see how it shakes-out, would like to see changes on information supplied to potential early pro draftees - link
Takeaways from the first day of Big 12 media days in Dallas include Commish Bowlsby saying he does not believe there's a critical mass within league Presidents pushing for expansion, moving forward with a sportsmanship initiative, but will not prohibit court or field storming by fans, FB programs will only be allowed two days of contact per week in practice sessions as HCs agreed with the move, league will also not regulate non-conference FB scheduling, Kansas State's Snyder a proponent of 12 members, more - link
Sun Belt Commish Benson wants his league to get back atop the 'Group of 5' FB winning percentage charts in games against G5 peers as they were two years ago, believes leadership throughout his league fully understands the importance of strategic non-conference FB scheduling with large financial stakes in-play, still plenty of discussion & split opinions on the topic of a 12th FB-playing member & the potential addition of a FB championship game - link, link
Not only did Ohio State FB win a National Championship last season, it also led the nation in attendance, stealing the title from their friends in Ann Arbor, Buckeyes AD Smith says there are no plans to further expand Ohio Stadium & notes that trends around the nation are actually for fewer number of seats, SeatGeek analyst Leyden points to Michigan as the hottest seller on the secondary site right now, trends pointing up for the Wolverines - link
LSU will push $10.05m back to campus that's $2.85m more than normal thanks to a budget surplus from the most recently completed fiscal year, Prez Alexander points to a challenging financial state for campus & says very few athletic departments around the nation would be able to make such a move, AD Alleva says a solid academic profile for the school only helps his department - link
NCAA MBB Tournament Selection Committee makes some changes to its process as moving forward the top #2 seed can be moved out of its natural region if the group feels it's necessary for competitive or league similarity reasons, Oklahoma AD & Chair of the '16 Committee Castiglione calls it "a small, yet significant, alteration," also the last handful of at-large selections can now be compared to those placed in the 'First Four' in Dayton - link 
Those close to the fundraising situation at UAB are not concerned that only $28k has been given to the FB program after $17.2m was pledged as support to bring the Blazers program back, former FB student-athlete Craft, who is leading the effort, says most commitments aren't due until the end of the year, also thinks a new contract for HC Clark would help momentum, heavy hitter Smith also notes the timing of when gifts are paid, not worried - link
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There's undoubtedly money to be made if corporate logos ever adorn college jerseys as one look at such deals in the English Premier League cement that fact, mega-club Chelsea inked a £200m five-year deal with Yokohama that still isn't tops in the league, that spot goes to Manchester United's £47m agreement with Chevy, 11 of the league's 20 organizations get Â£5 or more every year - link
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CBSSports.com's Dodd with what seems to be an annual piece from someone in the media on how Miami FB can get its 'swagger' back, high-profile supporter Campbell isn't a fan of the "propaganda machine" that says the program is still under a probation cloud, HC Golden not too interested in looking backwards, "We're a new team, different program." Stand-out student-athlete Kanyaa headed into his sophomore season with more of a leadership role, "Miami has always been 'The U.'" - link
Penn AD Calhoun adds three Senior Assoc. ADs to her team as Reina will bring a strong start-up background & serve as Senior Assoc. AD for External Affairs with the responsibility of growing & creating new revenue streams, Freeman named Senior Assoc. AD for Student Development after a four year stay at Temple & Dolce tabbed Senior Assoc. AD for Finance & Internal Operations & slides over from the university's finance team - link
Texas State FB HC Franchione reveals that the Bobcats will offer full cost of attendance to all student-athletes beginning in August of 2016, budget impact will be in the $400k to $450k range as the COA figure in San Marcos is projected to be around $3,040, at least four other Sun Belt members, Louisiana Lafayette, South Alabama, Arkansas at Little Rock & Arkansas State have committed to the upgrade - link
The Washington Post takes a look at Under Armour's athlete endorsement strategy that has paid off handsomely in the past year with Tom Brady, Steph Curry & Jordan Speith to name a few, stock price has risen more than 50% in that time period, challenge now is keeping the momentum growing & on that front, the company recently hired Dallas Mavericks CEO Ussery II as Prez of Global Sports Categories, prior to his 18-year stay with the Mavs was a big wig at Nike - link, link
Pacific AD Leland hires Neu to lead his Baseball program after a four year stint at Cal where he directed the pitchers during a stretch that saw the Golden Bears make a couple of NCAA Tourney runs, also has HC experience from Diablo Valley College (JUCO) from 2009-11 when he went 87-41, coaching carousel is nearly complete as only Cal State Bakersfield & Cornell have HC spots still open - link (Neu hire), link (carousel)
High Point releases its 2014-15 Annual Report, sets a number of new exposure records as over 826k visited the Panthers website & over 178k viewed the department's YouTube account, seventh straight year of a Top 3 finish for the Big South's Sasser Cup, total giving topped $3.5m & Panther Club membership surged to 631 from 399 last year, Women's Soccer led team fundraising efforts at more than $33k, more - link (release), link (full report)
Technology Today presented by Paciolan, Now Spectra, Ticketing & Fan Engagement
The Washington Redskins are pushing a unique value add for only season ticket holders as they'll be the first to know about team transactions & player injury information via a smartphone app, release says such info will be passed along to season ticket holders even before being released to mainstream media, such as a TV crew covering a game, seems interesting in theory, but will be key to track execution & fan satisfaction - link
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Van Wagner enters the multimedia rights holder space with a new 7-year deal with FIU, cash guarantees of $4m & a deal valued at $9.2m, AD Garcia says the agreement get the Panthers "to a different level financially and will get us much more exposure," Van Wagner's book of business includes relationships with a number of pro organizations & governing sport bodies - link 
Long-rumored neutral site FB tilt between Tennessee & Georgia Tech is a done deal as the pair will meet in the new Atlanta Falcons stadium to start their 2017 campaigns, game set for Monday, September 4th & will be played two days after the Alabama & Florida State showdown in the same facility, first time the pair will have played in 30 years, Yellow Jackets AD Bobinski & Vols boss Hart note the high visibility for the game & neat opportunity to play in the new stadium - link
All indications point to Old Dominion & Norfolk State restarting a MBB rivalry after a 15-year hiatus as sources say the pair has agreed to play this December, match-up will take place at ODU & the Spartans will receive a guarantee as there's no return game as part of the agreement, deal was largely put together by the coaching staffs for each program as NSU AD Miller previously said he's been rebuffed by the Monarchs before - link
UMass AD Bamford continues to build-out his staff with the hire of O'Mara as Assoc. AD for Communications & Public Relations, heads back to her alma mater after five years at Arizona as Assoc. Communications Services Director, also did stints at Texas Tech & Arkansas, will serve as the main contact for FB & have oversight of social media, graphic design, video production, internet strategies & department messaging - link
New Hampshire is getting a new four-sided center-hung scoreboard in the Whittmore Center thanks to a deal with Daktronics, high-def with full LED capabilities for the enhancement, University System Trustee Small made the donation for the project & points to the role Wildcats Hockey has played in his life, ribbon boards another piece of the addition as marketing staffers talk about benefits of the upgrade - link
Inside Higher Education & Gallop completed their fifth annual survey of CFOs & university business officers, 37% say they don't have the data they need on which academic units are performing well, 43% are now a part of shared servicing with another 23% considering the integration, vast majority say their institution has an appropriate amount of debt, far fewer say their faculty understand the business model of the school, lots more - link, link (requires some info to download full report)
Correction from yesterday: A clip on Utah's multimedia rights-holder situation & the Pac-12's push to consolidate such assets mentioned IMG College as the Utes current partner, which is incorrect as that label better fits Outfront Media Sports & has since 2007 - linklink
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