Recruiting
College football is booming in Oregon     At universities and colleges in Oregon, football has become Money Ball, with football revenues increasing by 51% between 2003 and 2008. Oregon Business, Sept. 2010
 
'Cowboys' David and Dana Pump Take Stand Against NCAA   The NCAA declared the Pumps persona non grata, or, technically, as "individual(s) associated with a prospect," and attendance at their coaches’ clinic was down 65% versus last year. Brett McMurphy, FanHouse, 8-14-10
 
Tide Keeps Rollin’   With the completion of its third addition in 12 years, Bryant-Denny Stadium is now the fourth largest stadium in the country.   Birmingham News, 6-27-10
 
Isiah Thomas in the news . . . again   With dizzying frequency, the issue of amateurism and conflict of interest has been raised as a former high-profile pro coach/executive who became a D1 basketball coach who then became a consultant for an NBA team. Alice, this is getting crazier and crazier.   ESPN.com, 8-6-10
 
Athletes, agents and the NCAA: It's time for a fix   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author champions Congressional intervention to regulate sports agent excesses.   Jim Tanner, USA Today, 8-4-10
 
U-Oregon’s “Jock Box” cost $41.7 million (without the land)   Phil Knight has done it again, funding an opulent academic center for athletes. The Oregonian, 8-6-10
 
Big 12 players stiff-arm agents with education   After Agent-Gate, after invectives, rebuttals and countercharges, comes word from Indy that allowing more contact between agents and athletes is being considered.   Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8-1-10
 
Sports agent rebuts “pimp” slur   Clips Interview   Longtime agent Ralph Cindrich spoke with the Clips Editor about the vigorous finger pointing at agents as bad people.   Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 7-31-10
 
July 2010
Cooperation key to solving agent issue   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author calls on the NCAA, the NFL and the full might and fury of the federal government to get sports agents under control.   Pat Forde, ESPN.com, 7-30-10
 
Sports Media Wake-up     Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author rat-a-tats a grim picture of big-time college athletics.   Bob Gilbert, 7-26-10
 
Wildcat Scratch Fever   The legacy of the legendary Lute Olson took another hit as the NCAA punished Arizona for major recruiting infractions. Inside Higher Ed, 7-30-10
 
A wacky year for admissions stats     Admissions directors call it summer melt, when students place a deposit to secure a spot in a college’s freshman class but withdraw because of sticker shock or an offer of admission from another college's waiting list.   New York Times, 7-25-10
 
Spending money to get money    There can be considerable up-front cost involved in pursuing college athletics scholarships.   The Record, 7-3-10
 
A Budget for Success    Basketball coaches at smaller schools must deal with tighter budgets and less convenient ways to travel compared to major D1 schools.   Virginian Pilot, 7-4-10
 
Big-Spending Ohio State Could Change Nickname to Bucks-Eyes    If football prowess was based on spending, Ohio State would be the hands down champ.  FanHouse, 6-29-10
 
June 2010
NBA earns “A’s” for Diversity    The National Basketball Association continues to set the sports industry’s standard for racial and gender diversity.   TIDES, U-Central Florida, 6-9-10
 
May 2010
Broken Promises?   Many college athletes have had their scholarships revoked in favor of talented incoming recruits. Bellingham Herald, 5-24-10
 
State nixes funding, so stadium plans are cut back   U-Washington is preparing to go it alone with the renovation of its 1920s-vintage Husky Stadium.   Seattle Times, 5-13-10
 
$70 million development plan approved at UCF   Ambitious 10-year plan includes eight projects. ucfathletics.com, 5-4-10
 
The new college athletics growth industry?   A veritable cottage industry has emerged: law firms that specialize in allegations of NCAA recruiting violations. Hartford Courant, 5-11-10
 
Justice Department Examines NCAA Scholarships    The Feds are getting involved in the debate on whether financial aid for athletes should be renewable annually or represent a four-year commitment.   Chronicle of Higher Education, 5-6-10
 
iHoops to show the right path    New iHoops head Len Elmore is proposing an inclusive approach with “non-scholastic event organizers.”   Indy Star, 5-3-10
 
April 2010
In Recruiting, It’s Buyer Beware—for the Athletes, That Is   Proposed legislation aims for greater openness about the limits of scholarships.   Chronicle of Higher Education, 4-18-10
 
Proposing the Kentucky Rule: Bench the Age Floor, Make Freshmen Ineligible    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author expertly ticks off all the many reasons why he thinks the “one-and-done” rule should soon become “over and out.”   Clay Travis, AOL FanHouse, 4-13-10
 
Starting Five: Draft developments and more    SN’s guru of college athletics prognosticates and effluviates for the gathered reader masses. Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News, 4-8-10
 
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