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COVID’s Impact on College Sports Emerges From New Financial Data
COVID-19 initially appeared to present an existential threat to college athletic department bottom lines…
NCAA Cedes Power to Conferences, Divisions With Vote to Change Charter
Under threat from the nation’s highest court, subverted by dozens of state legislatures, and increasingly…
Pickpockets at the Gallows: SMU’s Death Penalty and Today’s Recruiting Meat Market
Today’s guest columnist is Gerald S. Gurney, professor emeritus at the University of Oklahoma. I retired this…
With ‘Cheer,’ Netflix Got a Blockbuster Hit. Navarro and TVCC Got $30K
With this month’s much-buzzed-about Season 2 premiere of Cheer, Netflix continues to prove there are…
Oregon Draws NCAA Scrutiny for Third-Party NIL Program
The NCAA has sought information from the University of Oregon about its relationship to a third-party NIL…
Bowl Cancellations Cost Sponsors $13.7 Million in TV Exposure This Year
The title sponsors of the five canceled college football bowl games lost out on $13.7 million of television…
Big Spending on Recruiting Pays Off for Georgia and Alabama: Data Viz
The College Football Playoff championship game once again features two of the sport’s biggest spenders…
Alabama? Georgia? The SEC Has Already Won the College Football Playoff
Regardless of how Monday night’s national championship game plays out, there’s already one clear winner: the…
Panic at the ACC: How Alston Case, Feds Fueled Financial-Aid Frenzy
In October, the Atlantic Coast Conference reached out to the Department of Education to solicit guidance…
Timing, Change and the Evolution of College Sports
Today’s guest columnist is John Brody, chief revenue officer at Learfield. Timing is everything in life. And…
College Athletic Debt Soars as Power 5 Programs Resist Scrutiny
Today’s guest columnist is Michael H. LeRoy, professor in the University of Illinois School of Labor and…
NFL’s Analytics Cynics Should Study This Economist
The use of analytics by NFL coaches has gotten a great deal of attention in recent weeks—much of it willfully…
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