NIL Money Already a Recruiting Tool at UNC, Other Power 5 Schools
While the NCAA is still mulling potential rules around athletes’ use of their name, image and likeness (NIL), major college athletic departments are forging ahead with NIL programs that promise to...
View ArticleTexas Joins NIL Fray With College Athlete Pay Law Effective July 1
The legal landscape for name, image and likeness grew considerably—both in geography and impact—on Monday when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB 1385 into law. The bill passed overwhelmingly in the...
View ArticleFired Texas Hoops Coach Could Sue Over Assault Arrest Fallout
On Thursday, the University of Texas fired men’s basketball coach Chris Beard for cause a month after he was arrested for assault on a family/household member, which is a felony under Texas law....
View Article‘I’m Not Trying to Pay Anybody Else’: Longhorns AD Rebuffs PE
Private equity firms looking for ways into college sports have been warned to avoid Austin, Texas. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said on an upcoming episode of the Sporticast podcast that the...
View ArticleSporticast 328: Bevo, Big Bertha and Burnt Orange
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with Chris Del Conte, athletic director at the University of Texas at Austin, about all the changes underway in...
View ArticleMichael Phelps’ Coach Bowman Will Earn Over $400K at Texas
Michael Phelps’ former coach is swimming in the deep end in Austin, Texas—or at least, the deep pockets. Bob Bowman appears to have taken the financial lead in collegiate swim coaching, with a six-year...
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