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Sep 16, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
White House officials held a briefing on the role the president played in helping Big Ten resume college football this fall.

"The president is honored and humbled he was able to make a difference in this and is excited these players can pursue their dreams."
White House official says, while the president hasn't necessarily reached out to other conferences, he wants "everybody to reopen. It’s not just about the Big Ten. He’s willing to provide resources to anybody reconsidering to play football. ... This is not a political thing.”
White House officials decline to say whether the Big Ten is using federal resources/testing that Trump offered in a call a few weeks ago with B1G commissioner Kevin Warren, but says the president "fulfilled what they were looking for, whether they take it or not."
White House officials say there have been "over 300 calls" between the White House and Big Ten players, parents coaches, ADs and other league officials.

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Nov 30
Lane Kiffin’s future hangs in doubt after a meeting at the UM chancellor’s home over whether he may continue to coach despite intentions to leave for LSU, sources tell @YahooSports.

Vehicles belonging to Kiffin & AD Keith Carter were seen leaving at 6:45.
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As they have now for a week, LSU officials believe they hold Lane Kiffin’s commitment to be their next coach, though his desire to continue coaching Ole Miss in the postseason is a snag delaying the formalization of the move, sources tell @YahooSports.

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The meeting the Ole Miss chancellor’s home drew interest on a cold, rainy and dark night in Oxford.

At one point, a dark SUV slowed to a crawl out front of the home and a woman emerged from the passenger window, hanging out to snap a shot of vehicles out front. Image
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Nov 9
The Big Ten has signaled to Michigan & USC that it plans to move forward with a $2.4B capital deal, sources tell @YahooSports.

U-M & USC face a tentative deadline (Nov. 20) before it may vote to extend the GoR without all members - an unprecedented step

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If Michigan and USC do not agree to the capital deal with UC Investments, the schools may lose millions in additional capital funds and risk their future within the conference beyond 2036 - the current existing end of the league’s grant-of-rights.
The potential for a 16-school capital agreement has sparked a meeting Monday among board members at five Big Ten schools and reps from the American Council of Trustees & Alumni, which believes board members have been illegally cut out of the process, they tell @YahooSports.
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Oct 29
Here are full comments about LSU from Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry at a news conference where he called Brian Kelly’s contract “terrible,” announced AD Scott Woodward would not hire the next coach and says he’d rather Donald Trump be in charge of the search than Woodward.

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“My role is about the fiscal effect of firing a coach under a terrible contract. I care about what the tax payers' are on the hook on and I was not happy about raising ticket prices while we were having a losing season and we were paying a coach $100M and not getting results.”
“I think that it had gotten to the point that the spirit of the team needed a change and that change was made. We’re going to move on. We are without a president right now at LSU. I’m hoping the Board of Supervisors gets us one very quickly.”
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Aug 28
Executives of the American, MWC, MAC, C-USA, Pac-12 and Sun Belt held an all-day meeting Tuesday in Dallas, those involved tell @YahooSports.

They explored shared interests and a collaborative strategy in Congressional lobbying, NCAA governance, development & revenue-generation.
While the non-A4 conference commissioners often hold calls together, the meeting is notable as it included university presidents as well as business leaders and entrepreneurs in a more serious discussion over philosophical ideas related to the future of the industry.
Leaders examined several issues, most notably the U.S. House bill (SCORE Act) and its enshrinement of the new NCAA governance model, as well as unifying FBS media rights - an idea gaining momentum from many universities.
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Jul 10
Members of the U.S. House are planning, as soon as Thursday, to introduce an amended college sports bill (SCORE Act), sources tell @YahooSports.

Though opposed by many Democrats, the Act is on track to progress further than any all-encompassing athlete compensation legislation. Image
The Act, an amended version obtained by @YahooSports, codifies the settlement, grants liability protection, preempts state NIL laws & includes anti-employment clause.

It brings regulation to agents & requires schools provide athlete degree completion, post-grad healthcare, etc.
The Act, originating from three committees (Judiciary, Education & Commerce), has a chance to swiftly move thru committee and onto a Republican-controlled House floor - not insignificant.

Two bill “markups” - serious steps in route to the floor - are planned for this month.
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Jul 2
There is a new, one-time transfer portal window.

NCAA Committee on Legislative Relief has issued a waiver to permit athletes who schools place on “Designated Student-Athlete” lists to enter the portal July 7-Aug. 5.

DSAs are grandfathered-in athletes exempt from roster limits.
There is no limit to how many athletes a school can designate as a DSA. Deadline to submit DSA lists is July 6.

However, the DSAs are now free to transfer this summer and “must be released from their contract prohibition” with their existing schools, per documents. Image
A reminder: An athlete is eligible to be placed on a DSA list if he/she (1) would have been removed from the school's 2025-26 roster due to new roster limits; (2) was an eligible member of a team in 2024-25; (3) was recruited & assured by a school of a 2025-26 roster spot.
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