CHICAGO – The Big Ten is the best league in football. At least, that’s what Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said at the 2026 Big Ten Media Day. Read more...
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Football, NIL, Sports
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February 14, 11:51 am
‘Our brand is nationally’: Foster, Jarmond discuss boosting NIL in coming years
There’s a definitive attitude Martin Jarmond associates with new head coach DeShaun Foster. Hungry. It’s also a word the athletic director used to describe what’s required of any successful program in today’s college football landscape. Read more...
NIL, Sports
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February 6, 5:21 pm
Regional labor official rules Dartmouth basketball players are school employees
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 11:17 p.m. The NCAA’s amateurism model has met another challenge. The National Labor Relations Board ruled in a landmark decision Monday that men’s basketball players at Dartmouth College are considered employees of the university under the National Labor Relations Act and can therefore unionize. Read more...
NIL, Sports
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January 15, 4:37 pm
NCAA dishes out unprecedented penalty to Florida State and its NIL collective
This post was updated Jan. 16 at 12:54 a.m. The Men of Westwood NIL collective provided rally towels and T-shirts for fans and students attending the men’s basketball home game against Stanford earlier this year. Read more...
Athletics News, NIL, Sports
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December 6, 5:07 pm
NCAA President Charlie Baker calls for new NIL rules in ever-evolving field
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 9:37 p.m. In the 1950s, the NCAA failed to provide workers’ compensation to the widow of a football player who died following an in-game injury. Read more...
NIL, Sports, Sports Columns, Women's Basketball
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November 5, 11:37 pm
The LOW Down: Men of Westwood NIL collective falls short of serving student-athletes
A black T-shirt with the Men of Westwood logo displayed across the chest. A blue baseball cap embroidered with a bear hoisting a MOW sign over its shoulder. Read more...
Athletics News, NIL, Sports
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October 12, 1:40 pm
UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond discusses Big Ten move, NIL
This post was updated Oct 12 at 9:53 p.m. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond met with Daily Bruin Sports on Tuesday. Jarmond was hired in May 2020 and has since spearheaded UCLA’s conference switch to the Big Ten alongside USC and now Oregon and Washington. Read more...