SMU’s boosters bankrolled its ACC move. Memphis offered $200 million in sponsorships for a Big 12 invite. Are those P4 pitches outliers or a new norm? “If you want in, you're gonna have to pay the freight, no different than a professional league.” 🔗sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/…

Wow story by @tomfriendwriter of SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL was so accurate in capturing all my emotions during my 4 battles with various cancers - also shared many family stories plus my LOVE for raising $$$ for kids vs cancer thru The V Foundation for Cancer Research sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/…

More re-shuffling at NCAA HQ

The ACC has had an existential crisis hanging over its head for almost every one of Jim Phillips’ five years as commissioner. But last week in Charlotte felt like a momentary parting of the clouds. That and more in this week’s college newsletter: sportsbusinessjournal.com/sb-blogs/newsl…

I'm not exaggerating when I say, growing up in D.C., I read the Washington Post sports section almost every single day from the time I was 6 years old. Sally Jenkins was a huge reason why. End of an era.

Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec named to the College Football Playoff board of managers, taking the position previously held by WVU President Gordon Gee as the Big 12's representative.

The Heisman Trophy Trust is hiring a new President or CEO, a source confirmed to Sports Business Journal. The new role will essentially be a revamped version of the role that's been held by Executive Director Rob Whalen for 30-plus years. sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/…

Stanford has officially announced former Nike CEO John Donahoe as its next AD. There’d been ample discussion in the background about the Cardinal brass going with a non-traditional candidate for the role and they certainly found that.

Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua tells Sports Business Journal he's supportive of the recent executive order issued by Pres. Donald Trump. Bevacqua has been one of the leading voices in D.C. around federal college sports legislation, played golf with Trump and Greg Sankey earlier this summer, etc.

Is it harder for G5 admins to land P4 AD gigs? Are pro sports execs next up for AD jobs? What does an AD even do now? “The gap between the haves and have-nots is getting bigger — and so are their problems.” On college sports' evolving admin economy: sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/…

➡️Elite piece by Ben Portnoy on the AD role in today’s landscape. There’s a lot of frustration right now in an industry that, for years, valued hands-on experience navigating the landmines + red tape of #HigherEd. You’re dealing with processes that pro sports organizations

NCAA Tournament expansion no longer on the table for 2026