#10: The full list of bowl officiating assignments by conference, from Football Zebras. (link) |
#9: North Texas President Smatresk makes a change in football leadership. DC Bennett will serve as interim HC for the Fresco Bowl. (link) |
#8: The Maine AD search is down to three candidates, per the Bangor News’ Mahoney: Former Utah Deputy AD for External Operations Kull, Miami (OH) Deputy AD Killy & former Miami (FL) Senior Assoc. AD for Administration/Chief Diversity Officer Myles Payne. Mahoney says UMaine President Ferrini-Mundy will make a selection “later this month.” (link)
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#7: Good read from The Athletic on athletic trainers, operations personnel, facility coordinators, creative talent, executive assistants, strength & conditioning leaders, graduate assistants, photographers, mental performance coaches & other behind-the-scenes leaders that keep college football humming. Former Washington FB HC Petersen on Huskies Director of Equipment Operations Fullmer: “If I don’t show up one day, I know we’re going to practice, and we’re probably not going to miss a beat. If Bart doesn’t show up, there’s a good chance we’re not going out there.” (link)
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#6: New Mexico State has suspended MBB student-athlete Peake indefinitely for his involvement in the shooting on New Mexico’s campus the night before a scheduled matchup between the two programs. Further, KOAT7 has obtained a report from the incident: “After the shooting, Peake is seen on video approaching a yellow Camaro, where he meets three of his teammates — Issa Muhammad, Marcelus Avery and Anthony Roy. Peake is seen putting items into the trunk right before the car drives off. Police arrive after the Camaro drove off. [...] The state police agent caught up with the (NMSU team) bus at the Fort Craig rest stop and spoke with another assistant coach, Lorenzo Jenkins. He had Peake’s tablet but said he had no idea where his phone was. The coach would not allow the detective to speak to any of the players and said that ‘they told (Deputy AD/COO) Cartwright they wanted an attorney.’ When the detective caught up with (MBB AC) Taylor at the Doubletree Hotel in Albuquerque, the coach had the gun wrapped in a towel, according to the report.” More. (link, link)
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#5: Utah AD Harlan responded to a Twitter post about the Pac-12 Championship’s low viewership (5.967M) as compared to the Big 12 Championship (9.413M), particularly given that the former had the Pac-12’s biggest brand while the latter was sans Oklahoma and Texas, with a simple sentence. “We are not leaving…” (link)
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#4: Follow along with this week's administrative talent moves, including transitions at Kansas State, Auburn, Arkansas, Duke, Idaho, Florida State, George Mason, Baylor, Louisiana Tech, Clemson, Georgia Southern, Temple, Stanford, Idaho State, Queens, Norfolk State, Memphis, Georgia Tech, Taymar Sales U/The Citadel, Peak Sports MGMT, Duke, Washington State & Arizona State via The Wire at Collegiate Sports Connect. (link)
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#3: ESPN College GameDay with a cool tribute to longtime researcher Fallica (aka “The Bear”) on his last day with the show. Tons of candid shots throughout the years since he joined the team in 1996. (link) |
#2: D1.ticker is once again compiling all key rankings systems in one easy-to-consume location. Included in the MBB rankings are RPI, KenPom, KPI, Torvik, Sagarin, BPI, SOR, as well as quadrant wins & losses (HERE); New for this year is a similar database for WBB that includes NET, RPI, Massey & Her Hoops. (HERE)
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#1: Denver unveils a new logo, described by Pioneers’ AD Berlo as a “contemporary take on our iconic DU monogram.” The “arch Denver” will remain on the front of uniforms, though it too will be updated. The school colors will be a “bit more vibrant” as well, per Berlo, who says the new unis will debut sometime in the 2023-24 season. Pictures included via the link. (link)
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