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A few weeks ago we touched on the gap that NCAA athletes still have today, and might not have much longer, with regard to owning their Name, Image and Likeness. It came up as Stephen F. Austin senior Nathan Bain sank career defining shot to beat Duke, and then told the story of his family …
There has been so much debate over the use of athlete likeness for commercial purposes in the past few months, and the debate, along with the state declarations of support with laws that will support, are going to go on for some time. Much of the focus still remains with big time, big exposure schools …
Sometimes it’s the littlest twist that gets you the biggest bang, and if it involves free food and college students, the ROI goes up even more. Whether it is a team giving away Free Chili for a milestone like 120 points in an NBA game, or free Dunkin Donuts for a home run barrage, or …
When you are lucky to have been around the sports and entertainment business as long as some of us have, you end up in some of those “How did I get there” places, be it teaching at an Ivy League school like Columbia, helping put together a Broadway show like we did with “Lombardi” and …
On Saturday we did a little summary piece that touched on the methods vs. the message; how in a digital first era someone like Greta Thurnburg can withstand the mocking voices to deliver a powerful and resounding impact about climate change because she and other digital natives understand how to use every means possible to …
For a good part of America, college football owns Saturdays in the fall. So as we have done with other leadership groups, we decided to take a look at how engaged college football coaches at the Big Five conference programs are on social. Our colleague Tanner Simkins of the Complete SET Agency did the digging, …
“I’m mentally exhausted.” And with that, at age 29, Indianapolis Colts star quarterback walked away from the game Saturday night. Now to be sure the mental exhaustion is tied to the myriad of injuries Luck has battled, and overcome, in his career, but to be able to speak clearly and publicly about the challenges he …
We have said for some time that one of the best aspects of making sure when is always trying to advance is just simply showing up; if you don’t show up, and stick to the phone, the desk and the same circle of colleagues you miss out on a lot. Last month we made the …
There are no more storied traditions than those that go on at the service academies, The Naval Academy, the United States Military Academy and the Air Force Academy. Their annual rituals, the teachings, the implementation of duty rarely change, and like most things in academia, when change comes it can sometimes be slow. However when …
? @D1ticker Sub-story: 10 years from now we’ll still be remarking how @DigSportsDesk beat a laundry list of high-profile media outlets to break the UConn-Big East news. 12:37 PM – 22 Jun 2019 We always love stories of hustle, especially when it involves colleagues, and Terry Lyons falls into those categories. For several years Terry, …