- FBS independents such as UConn, UMass and even Notre Dame face a taxing question: Is football independence feasible in the modern college landscape?
- In this week's SBJ Media newsletter, Mollie Cahillane takes a look at the media-rights implications of the Pac-12's rebuilding effort.
- As part of the debut of SBJ's Facilities newsletter, Bret McCormick reports on Auburn picking the "low-hanging fruit" for generating more revenue at Jordan-Hare Stadium: creating new premium options and modernizing the food and beverage service this past offseason. He also looks at Virginia Tech installing mesh seats to boost season-ticket revenue.
- SBJ's Terry Lefton checks in with Playfly Sports as it marks its fourth anniversary, when it bought college-focused shop Outfront Media Sports during the pandemic.
- Rutgers baseball will be the first tenant for a new 6,500-capacity ballpark that will be located on the campus of Middlesex College, notes McCormick.
- The SEC will use Hawk-Eye Innovations’ video replay system for soccer and volleyball this fall, writes SBJ's Joe Lemire.
- The tech-enhanced football helmet designed by AT&T and Gallaudet University to assist coach-to-player communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes received NCAA approval for in-game use for the school's entire 2024 season, notes SBJ's Rob Schaefer.
