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Big Ten discussing potential elimination of divisions as part of future football scheduling plans Scott Dochterman, The Athletic The future College Football Playoff format could have a major impact on whether the Big Ten eliminates divisions or changes the number of its annual conference games, Iowa athletics director Gary Barta said. Louisville and basketball coach Chris Mack officially part ways Brett Dawson, Louisville Courier Journal It was a sudden end to a short stay for a coach long thought a logical fit to guide Louisville when the Rick Pitino era ended. Providence College promotes Steve Napolillo to replace Bob Driscoll as Athletic Director Bill Koch, The Providence Journal The Friars announced Wednesday afternoon that they've promoted Steve Napolillo, the department's chief fundraiser and a senior staff member since his 2003 hiring. Napolillo's previous title was senior associate athletic director for external relations. Inside look at plans for 2022 NCAA Tournament as March Madness returns to pre-pandemic format Matt Norlander, CBS Sports The 2022 men's tournament will go back to its customary format: a 68-team field played out across three weeks at 14 sites, starting with the First Four in Dayton, which will host tournament games for the first time since 2019. The women's field will expand from 64 to 68 this year as well. JMU To Join Sun Belt As Full Member For 2022-23 CollegeAD After announcing in the fall that James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss would join the Sun Belt Conference no later than July 1, 2023, sources now say JMU will join the league this summer. Oliver Luck goes deep on NIL collectives popping up Michael Smith, Sports Business Journal Like a lot of college administrators, Oliver Luck wonders how much longer the NCAA will permit donor collectives to facilitate NIL deals unchecked for the athletes — and Luck is in the business of starting collectives. The former West Virginia AD is a co-founder in the Country Roads Trust. |
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