UC San Diego To Join West Coast Conference In 2027

UC San Diego was formally admitted to the West Coast Conference on Wednesday, expanding the conference to 10 teams beginning in the 2027 season. “We continually identify valuable opportunities to expand our membership, and the addition of UC San Diego greatly aligns with the goals of the West Coast Conference,” commissioner Stu Jackson said in […]

James Foglio  •  04 Sep 2025
Florida AD Scott Stricklin Gets $250K Raise, Semi-Retirement Role

Florida Gators athletic director Scott Stricklin will make more than $2 million per year after signing a three-year extension that keeps him under contract through October 2030. Scott Stricklin Could Earn $2.175 Million Per Year With Bonuses Stricklin’s previous deal paid him $1.8 million annually and ran through 2027. He got a $250,000 raise and […]

James Foglio  •  04 Sep 2025
Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin Signs 3-Year Extension

Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin has signed a three-year extension that will keep him under contract through 2030, a person familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Friday. Financial details were not disclosed. Scott Stricklin Joined Florida In November 2016 His new deal was reached after the Gators won a national championship in […]

James Foglio  •  30 Aug 2025
Pac-12 Extends Partnership With The CW Network Through 2031

The Pac-12 has extended its media rights partnership with The CW Network through the 2030-31 season, the conference announced Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The CW Network To Air Over 60 Pac-12 Events Annually The agreement gives the Pac-12 consistent coverage on The CW with 13 regular-season football games, 35 men’s […]

James Foglio  •  27 Aug 2025
Tennessee Tech Moving To Southern Conference In 2026

The Southern Conference announced Wednesday that Tennessee Tech will be joining on July 1, 2026, and leaving the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), where the Golden Eagles had been members since 1949. “This historic move changes the trajectory of our athletic aspirations and makes a statement to our campus and our community that Tech sports will […]

James Foglio  •  15 Aug 2025
ULM’s Bryant Vincent Named Interim AD After John Hartwell’s Resignation

University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) football coach Bryant Vincent will serve as the university’s interim athletic director, the school announced Tuesday. This news comes one day after John Hartwell resigned as AD. Bryant Vincent To Oversee Athletic Department At ULM Vincent, set to enter his second season as ULM’s coach, will also oversee the […]

James Foglio  •  06 Aug 2025
NCAA Tournament Fields To Remain At 68 Teams In 2026

The men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournament fields will not be expanding beyond 68 teams this season, but future growth is a possibility, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt announced Monday. “Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships,” Gavitt said in a statement. […]

James Foglio  •  05 Aug 2025
Youth and Experience Reign: Cooper Flagg, JuJu Watkins, Bruce Pearl, and Rick Pitino Take Home AP Honors

Duke’s Cooper Flagg and USC’s JuJu Watkins headline college basketball’s best, while Pearl and Pitino make coaching history with shared honor The AP released its college basketball honors this week, and two of the game’s brightest stars and two of its most legendary coaches are taking home the hardware for the 2025 college basketball season. […]

Colin Lynch  •  04 Apr 2025
The Madness That Works Overtime: How March Madness Costs — and Inspires — the American Workplace

As basketballs bounce and brackets break, the NCAA Tournament isn’t just disrupting defenses — it’s disrupting desks during March Madness.  A Slam Dunk for Fans, a Shot Clock Violation for Productivity Each March, while millions of Americans feverishly refresh their brackets and tune in to the magic of buzzer-beaters, a different kind of madness quietly […]

Colin Lynch  •  01 Apr 2025