🚀 Sacramento State is thinking outside the box to implement a major transition in Hornet athletics 🏈 🐝

President Luke Wood tells me: "Moving from FCS to FBS is not just about sports; it’s about community, economic growth, and providing opportunities for students!" 🌍

YouTube: youtu.be/BWGz1G5_gSU

Big Ten's $2.4B Deal: When Trustees Get Left in the Dark

HINT: it's never a good idea not to include trustees.

Thanks to ACTA's Armand Alacbey for being so clear about trustee oversight of college athletics.

FULL Conversation: youtu.be/Fxr75oqx7Gc

Could a Separate Governance Structure for Power 4 Football Alleviate the College Sports Doom Loop? Jim Harris of the University of San Diego Thinks So.

Full conversation: youtu.be/-wlEjWOmGOU

Dr. Eric Monday, the EVP/CFO at UKentucky, clearly reminds higher education leaders of the changing landscape when it comes to funding big-time college sports- it's the private sector from now on.

Eric is joined by JMI Sports' CEO Erik Judson, UK's major partner on the pod.

youtu.be/bNDz6Rj_QHE

SIU System President Dan Mahoney has some wise words for the NCAA. It's time to reinvent the sports sponsorship model to support more quality experiences across all teams, not less.
Full podcast: youtu.be/l9k901vDBAw

It's good to get away... #PABikeTrails

The joy on President Polly Peterson's face tells the whole story-the University of Jamestown (N.D.) is leaving the NAIA and moving to NCAA Division II.

It's been quite a journey!

"After 4,000 miles, This University Found a New Athletics Identity".

youtu.be/7-vzIPiCTd8

✅ What revenues might college athletics departments be missing out on game day? Elevate's Jonathan Marks explains in my latest podcast episode!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRnY...
"$500 million investment comes to college athletics-A conversation with Elevate's Jonathan Marks"

👉Have you wondered just how these athlete NIL contracts get negotiated with DI universities? Me too.

I invited two CCH+A attorneys who are deeply immersed in this to join the podcast.

🎯 HINT: Universities will need large legal reserve funds to survive litigation.

YouTube: youtu.be/IS6Re1202Vw

Latest podcast guest is @bloomberg.com political science contributor Jeanne Shaheen Zaino. We explore the broader conservative agenda targeting universities, threats to academic freedom and funding, and the implications of executive orders on college athletics.

I learned alot. youtu.be/frK6Ha11haU

The House settlement is signed; new issues are now here that leaders should study.

Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellinger joins the podcast to break them down.
✳️ NIL Go-what's a legit deal?
✳️ College Sports Commission
✳️ SCORE Act
✳️ Trump's draft Executive Order
✳️ Collective Bargaining
youtu.be/sC9a99w9AQo

✅ In this new era of "opting in" and revenue sharing in Division I, how will LaSalle University's leadership navigate this new focus while embracing its historic past?

✅ My podcast guest is President Dan Allen. It's a great conversation.

YouTube: youtu.be/ejAVKJcp1Uk