Big 12 officials discuss extra revenue shares for Texas, Oklahoma as enticement not to leave for SEC
Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports
Big 12 officials have discussed a structure in which Texas and Oklahoma would receive additional revenue shares as a way of enticing the two schools to remain in the conference rather than pursue a future in the SEC, conference sources have told CBS Sports. Such a structure would grant the Longhorns and Sooners an additional half-share annually (1.5 shares each), bumping their payouts to approximately $56 million per year.
Amid Big 12 instability, West Virginia could look (again) to the ACC for a landing spot
Nicole Auerbach and G. Allan Taylor, The Athletic
Multiple sources indicated to The Athletic that the ACC would be West Virginia's preferred destination, assuming it ultimately chooses to leave the Big 12 and interest is reciprocated from the ACC. A potential move to the ACC would return the Mountaineers to a league based on the East Coast, significantly decreasing athletic department travel costs and reinstating one of college sports' best natural rivalries between WVU and Pitt.
The case for the AAC to go on the conference realignment offensive with the Big 12 in flux
Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic
What has become apparent over the past 48 hours is that the AAC does not expect to sit back and wait for its best teams to field interest from elsewhere. The AAC plans to act as an aggressor, multiple high-ranking sources within the conference tell The Athletic. It will try to poach the Big 12's leftovers, perhaps as a group.
As NCAA probe expands, Arizona State places TEs coach Adam Breneman on administrative leave
Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports
Yahoo Sports has learned that Mark Strothkamp, a veteran of NCAA enforcement, is looking into alleged recruiting violations. The first personnel move tied to the Arizona State case has occurred, as sources told Yahoo Sports that ASU tight ends coach Adam Breneman was placed on paid administrative leave on July 16.
Oklahoma QB using NIL freedoms to get paid for autographs at convention
Liz Mullen, Sports Business Journal
Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler, the Heisman Trophy favorite and a potential No. 1 pick in the 2022 NFL draft, is cashing in on name, image and likeness opportunities with plans to sign autographs at the National Sports Collectors Convention later this month. The National, as it is known, is a 41-year-old annual event that regularly features hall of fame members from all the major sports signing autographs.
College NIL Market's Top End Is Likely $600K Despite Saban Claim
John Wall Street, Sportico
University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban recently divulged that his quarterback Bryce Young-who has yet to start a college game-had already signed "almost seven figures" worth of deals tied to his name, image and likeness. If true, it is a staggeringly high data point in an NIL marketplace that has largely underwhelmed thus far. |
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