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Florida’s 2025 NFL Draft results illustrate how college football talent moves work

Florida had one NFL Draft pick in 2024, but it was a first round selection in Ricky Pearsall. This year, the Gators had no one taken in the first three rounds but still ended up with a healthy seven guys taken. Those events are unusual enough, but UF in this draft really showed how times […]

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Those events are unusual enough, but UF in this draft really showed how times have changed with how talent moves work in the last few years. Let’s look at some specific history to put this in context.

I am today looking specifically at drafts that happened after a head coach’s third season. The 2025 draft, after all, was the one after Billy Napier’s third campaign.

It can be a difficult time to get a lot of picks for a school. The draft-eligible players have generally been signees from the head coach’s transitional class or holdovers from the old head coach’s final class or two. However transitional classes are typically small and not that highly rated, as I’ve gone over plenty of times in the past. Also even in the pre-free transfer era, it was common for a lot of transfer attrition when head coaches turn over. Plus if the former coach was obviously headed towards a firing, his last class or two might’ve been less good due to the better recruits not wanting to board a sinking ship.

I went through and looked at the draft after each of Florida’s head coaches since Ron Zook to see what there is to learn here. Draft picks went into three buckets. Holdovers are anyone who played for the prior head coach; in Zook’s case, that’d be anyone who suited up for Steve Spurrier. Signees would be any traditional high school or JUCO recruits who signed for the head coach in question. Transfers then are anyone who transferred into the program under the specified head coach.

Here is what I found:

Coach	Holdovers	Signees	Transfers	Total
Zook	0	3	0	3
Meyer	2	0	0	2
Muschamp	4	0	0	4
McElwain	4	1	0	5
Mullen	6	2	0	8
Napier	2	1	4	7

The one that sticks out as most strange is probably the first. Not a single Spurrier player got drafted after Zook’s third (and final) season. The last of any to hear their name called came the prior year’s draft in 2004, which followed the 2003 season. The Gators still managed three guys taken thanks to Zook’s recruiting prowess: high school signees Channing Crowder and Ciatrick Fason along with JUCO signee Reynaldo Hill. Crowder was the highest guy taken as a third rounder.

The 2008 draft, after Urban Meyer’s third season in 2007, saw even fewer at just two: first rounder Derrick Harvey and third rounder Bubba Caldwell. UF had just seen off nine selections the year before after Meyer’s first national title, and they had a lot of younger talent getting ready for another title run the next season.

The Gators bounced back with four picks in the 2014 draft, which came after Will Muschamp’s third year in 2013. It was mostly due to holdovers from Meyer’s final blowout recruiting class in 2010: Dominique Easley (first round), Jaylen Watkins (fourth), and Ronald Powell (fifth). Jon Halapio (sixth round), who signed the year before in 2009, was the only exception there. The only Muschamp signee to go pro early was Marcus Roberson, but he went undrafted.

Jim McElwain did Muschamp one better by having one of his own signees meet the commish. There were a couple of early round picks thanks to Coach Boom’s eye for defensive talent, and a specialist finally appears. The list is first rounder Taven Bryan, second rounder Duke Dawson, the one signee in fourth rounder Antonio Callaway, fifth rounder Johnny Townsend, and sixth rounder Marcell Harris.

The 2021 draft class that came after Mullen’s third year in 2020 is the high-water mark here. He was the first since Zook to have two signees get drafted, one somewhat predictable in versatile tight end Kyle Pitts (first round) and one very unexpected in kicker Evan McPherson (fifth). Rare is the specialist who declares early for the draft.

The number is also juiced a bit by two rare fifth-year senior selections in Kyle Trask (second round) and Stone Forsythe (sixth). True pro prospects usually, though not always, don’t stay in school that long. There is also a good chance that Marco Wilson (fourth) declares the year before if his career wasn’t set back by injury. Wilson came from McElwain’s low-key quite impressive 2017 recruiting class, along with Kadarius Toney (first), Shawn Davis (fifth), and Tedarrell Slaton (fifth). Mullen did a good job of making a meal from the groceries Mac bought in his final go-round.

Which brings us to Napier. For the first time, there isn’t a zero in the Transfers column. In case you don’t have the names memorized yet, they are Chimere Dike (fourth round), Cam Jackson (fifth), Graham Mertz (sixth), and Trikweze Bridges (seventh).

It’s not that none of the other coaches had transfers selected in early drafts. For example Meyer had Ryan Smith and Mullen had Jonathan Greenard, both of them one-year grad transfers, taken in the drafts after their second seasons. Transfers are just so much more common now that you’d have to either be terrible at the portal or a near-abstainer like Dabo Swinney to not have any transfer draftees at a Power 4 program. Recall that last year’s one pick was a transfer who Napier had picked up.

Mullen got the boot for many reasons, several of which boiled down to his recruiting. In an “exceptions that prove the rule” showing, the two holdovers were one of two 5-stars that Mullen signed in four seasons (Jason Marshall, fifth) and an Aussie punter (Jeremy Crawshaw, sixth). Mullen did at least get a commitment from the one Napier signee (Shemar James, fifth), though he decommitted and later re-committed to Florida under Napier.

In a sign of the times, three players who transferred out of Florida were taken in this draft. One, sixth round pick Antwaun Powell-Ryland, transferred out a couple seasons ago. But Princely Umanmielen, picked before any Gator in the third round, and Trevor Etienne, taken only behind Dike in the fourth, only left after last season and easily would’ve been welcomed back had they not entered the portal.

If you imagine no transfers had happened and just look at players who originally signed with UF in this draft, you’d see six total: four holdovers in Umanmielen, Marshall, Powell-Ryland, and Crawshaw, along with two signees in James and Etienne. That mix wouldn’t have stood out from the results for McElwain and Mullen.

So what did we learn here?

For a draft at this point in a head coach’s sequence, the thing that had been providing the bulk of the selections was the prior coach’s final recruiting class. Spurrier’s last one was very small at just 15 guys, and though it had some good college players, it didn’t have many pro prospects. Zook’s final class was bigger at 23 and had a higher percentage of good college players, but it still had just three total draft selections (Harvey, plus Brandon Siler the year before and Cornelius Ingram the year after).

But then Muschamp got four holdovers from Meyer, McElwain got four from Muschamp, and Mullen got six from McElwain — but four from Mac’s final recruiting class. Napier got just one this year from Mullen’s final class in Marshall. Crawshaw was a 2020 signee, and actually so were Umanmielen and Powell-Ryland if you’re counting along at home.

That said, the new era of college football shows up for Napier beyond all the transfers. That final Mullen class still has more picks to go out of Gainesville. Jake Slaughter, Tyreak Sapp, and Austin Barber all signed in 2021, and each are real draft prospects for next year.

Slaughter, as an All-American, easily could’ve gotten picked this year. Sapp, due to body changes from Napier’s staff moving him inside and then back out, and Barber, due to some injury history, would’ve been more borderline. All are back in college football in no small part due to NIL making it possible for guys who aren’t certain early-round picks to stay for longer by removing some or all of the financial risk.

Whatever Sapp and Barber are making in NIL this year, I would guess that it’s a healthy chunk of what a seventh-round pick makes in a year, and that’s if the seventh-round pick makes the team. I’m sure it’s more than the $101,474 signing bonus that their former teammate Bridges gets as a seventh round pick, and he may not make much more than that if he gets cut before the preseason.

Florida could’ve had earlier picks if the likes of Slaguhter or Caleb Banks declared for the draft. The Gators maybe could’ve had more picks if Sapp and Barber (or a handful of others) did too.

In any event, the breakdown here shows in a concrete way how the NIL and free-transfer rules have changed how talent flows through the college ranks and then onto the professional level.

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Rossini aims for exponential growth in transitional year for college sports

May 2024 marked a brand new chapter in the history of Arizona State athletics, with the hiring of alumnus Graham Rossini as the university’s newest athletic director following the departure of Ray Anderson, who served in that capacity for roughly a decade. Year one brought a whirlwind of unanticipated success for Sun Devil athletics as […]

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Year one brought a whirlwind of unanticipated success for Sun Devil athletics as the school transitioned from its former home in the Pac-12 Conference to the Big 12 Conference in the vast majority of its sports. Despite this significant period of change, many Sun Devil programs saw significant success over the last nine months, winning four conference championships (football, volleyball, men’s, and women’s swimming).

On Thursday morning, Rossini held a press conference, which, among other topics, reviewed the first full sports year for ASU in their new conference.

“26 sports, 15 of them finished in the top 25,” Rossini noted in his opening remarks. “This last year, we had 10 combined first or second-place conference finishes, four Big 12 championships, which led the Big 12, and four Big 12 runners-up as well.

“I think the nation has started to really understand what we’re capable of accomplishing at Arizona State University. We want to win, we talk about Operation: Rings and Banners all the time, we want to compete at the highest level.”

Rossini credits a large portion of the success of the 2024–25 athletic year to the connectivity of the coaching staff across the department that has worked amongst themselves to foster growth at ASU. Rossini noted that the university coaching tree at ASU feels more intertwined now than it did back in May 2024.

“We no longer have these 26 sports that operate largely like independent contractors,” Rossini noted. “They’re connected, they’re collaborating, they’re pushing each other in ways that are healthy and competitive.”

With the additional success comes added fandom and excitement in the Valley toward Sun Devil football. Much of Rossini’s remarks looking ahead to the 2025–26 athletic year were related to the boom of popularity and resources ASU has earned heading into the fall, starting with football, as the ASU craze has made Tempe the new hotspot for Saturday afternoons in the Phoenix metropolitan.

“Seven thousand new season tickets for next football season as of today,” Rossini stated. “We expect to exceed 7,500 new season tickets by the start of the season. That puts us at the most total season tickets in well over a decade.”

As the rapidly changing environment of collegiate athletics continues, the Sun Devils feel comfortable in their foundation to this point. Revenue for the university has seen exponential growth starting in August 2023, when Sun Devil Stadium, the home of ASU football, agreed to a naming rights deal with Mountain America Credit Union worth over $50 million at the time.

“I think it’s still the largest investment in college football history. That really started our evolution of building out a better business within Sun Devil Athletics,” Rossini remarked. “That’s continued with the partnerships that we’ve started to create. We have a number of new partners coming in at seven-figure levels, really focused on ticket selling and fundraising.”

As money flows through the veins of college athletics, changes in NCAA rules, regulations, and guidelines for NIL and other compensation for college athletes continue. The summer of 2025 is no different than many in years past, as the NCAA settles on new financial decisions meant to aid in monetary regulation.

This time around, the NCAA has settled upon a maximum of $20.5 million that each university can supply in revenue sharing for its student-athletes. This decision is based on the percentage of the school’s commercial-driven revenue through athletics. Due to the fact that Arizona State is expanding its number of scholarship athletes across its sports to meet the max numbers, it will actually have roughly $18 million this year to distribute in revenue share funds to all of its scholarship student-athletes. This figure is expected to increase by 4% annually to keep pace with rising living costs.

It is essential to note that this is not a salary cap on the amount a collegiate athlete can receive through NIL contracts. However, it does impose a restriction on the amount of money that can be received directly from the university. For Rossini, this was an anticipated step in the direction of college athlete compensation, as the NCAA continues to look for a permanent solution to the chaos surrounding name, image, and likeness (NIL).

“I think the overall benefit is that there are steps toward uniform guidelines,” Rossini commented. “And at least in terms of rev share and NIL and roster caps, we understand that environment. I think we’ve got a long way to go as an industry in terms of officiating and some of the sport-specific rules that need to be unified at a Division I level or an NCAA level. I don’t think each conference should have different interpretations of competitive rules. I think we need to really focus on balancing out that landscape.”

The balance of the landscape is set for now, but the NCAA doesn’t regulate where each school spends its annual revenue share funds. Proposed distribution models across the country for colleges that have a football program suggest that roughly 75% of the annual revenue share funds will be allocated to football. The majority of the remaining 25% will be allocated to men’s basketball, with the remaining funds distributed to the rest of the collegiate athletes at any given university.

Ultimately, Rossini stayed far away from floating numbers or percentage points on Thursday, and no figures were implied on how much ASU will spend per program. The monetary structure is centered on scholarship growth while unifying the athletic department and all 600 student-athletes at Arizona State, ensuring they are adequately compensated.

“We’ll be spending off about $18 million on the rev share,” Rossini said. “So, the available dollars are $20.5 million. If you follow the documents, there are two separate deduct categories. There’s up to $2.5 million in additional scholarship. We’ve blown beyond that number, adding 200-plus, so we hit that threshold no problem.

“We are discontinuing the Alston program (education-related financial awards provided directly by universities for academic-related expenses) that we’ve had for the last three or four years, which allows us to maintain $18 million going into rev share. Again, our scholarship investment is significant, but we’re convinced that it’s the right way to put our dollars into our department.”

Rossini’s long-term vision for the athletic department differs from that of the majority of Power Four programs. Fourteen of ASU’s 26 athletic programs are women’s sports, and the school is focused on building a culture that uplifts every team in the athletic department.

It was announced in May 2025 that multiple Division I universities, including UTEP and Cal Poly, would be dropping women’s tennis, along with swimming and diving. In the Valley, Grand Canyon’s men’s volleyball team is also on the chopping block, with monetary reasoning at the forefront of the unprecedented waters that athletic departments now have to navigate.

Arizona State’s 26 sports tops all Big 12 teams, and the conference has only two other teams exceeding 20 sports (Arizona at 22 and TCU at 21). It’s possible that this new college sports landscape could ultimately force some schools in this league to go through a program attrition process, yet that does not appear to be an even remote possibility in Tempe.

“We’ve added scholarships to all 26 (sports),” Rossini proudly stated. “There are a lot of schools that are maybe incrementally adding a small number or pulling scholarships out of sports, giving them to football to go from 85 to 105, or giving these two extra men’s basketball scholarships. I’d be nervous if I were at that school. If I’m a sport that’s not a big revenue driver and it is a cost center, you better have some incremental value to the university. So, we’re looking at ways to just resource our programs.

“There’s a pathway where eventually every athlete at ASU could be on some form of athletic aid. And we’ve added operational budget to all 26 sports. So, we’re continuing to invest in all 26. This isn’t an isolation around football and men’s basketball. They’re certainly heavily involved in the rev share distribution, but all 26 have a place at the university, and we really try to be as diligent and aggressive in resourcing all of them as best we can.”

Every NIL deal an ASU student-athlete earns will need to be approved by the university before it can become official—a process that is already in place but with slight variations for future use.

“Our athletes are used to disclosing their NIL deals,” Rossini remarked. “There have been different tools that we’ve used for that, but we’ve always encouraged that. It’s been part of our process. Where it benefits moving forward is the new NIL Go (a Deloitte-run clearinghouse) process that we’ll be using. Deloitte is involved in managing that. And again, a lot of people are maybe skeptical about the reality of holding up to these new guidelines.”

Deloitte’s NIL Go system is becoming the newest standard in NIL structure. The accounting giant launched the program on June 11, 2025, and numerous Division I programs will use it entering the new athletic cycle. It requires all students to submit NIL deals worth $600 or more for review by a third party, in order to streamline the regulatory process.

An ASU athlete who will likely utilize NIL Go frequently is Sun Devil quarterback Sam Leavitt. The redshirt sophomore enters his second year in Tempe as a player in the upper echelon of collegiate quarterbacks, with Heisman Trophy potential being floated by analysts. Perhaps more remarkable than his playmaking on the field is his selflessness off it. While other universities tangle in bidding wars for their star signal-callers, Leavitt donated his 2024 season earnings back to the Sun Angel NIL Collective, along with $15,000 donation to the Pat Tillman Foundation.

At the head of Rossini’s vision for ASU athletics is a team leader such as Leavitt who is willing, able, and excited to replant fruitful seeds in the program for others to benefit from.

“I love the kids who are in our department. Sam Leavitt is really taking on massive leadership at ASU, not just for football, but for all of ASU,” Rossini said. “I think when you see a check like this where he’s donating his NIL money back to the Pat Tillman Foundation, it just tells me that they understand the legacy of our institution. They understand what it’s like to be a Sun Devil. They understand the spirit of giving back, and that’s what NIL is for.

“I think college has historically been very selfish. It’s ‘help us because we’re inefficient at running the industry ourselves. We need a handout for people to come and give us resources.’ We want to give that back. We want to build a better business, but we want to be very community-oriented, where we’re affecting causes that are important in the Valley.”

ASU’s 2024 football campaign is forever ingrained in the history of Sun Devil football, finishing with the second-highest win total in program history. However, Thursday marked an incredible day for the team that still holds the all-time record. Led by legendary head coach Frank Kush, the 1975 ASU football team finished the season 12–0, culminating in a Fiesta Bowl victory over Nebraska, marking the only undefeated season in school history.

It was announced Thursday that the 1975 team would be inducted into the Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame, 50 years removed from its unforgettable run.

“We knew that this 50th anniversary was significant, and they’re going to be a member of the Hall of Fame class this fall, which is also the 50th anniversary of the Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame,” Rossini noted. “So, we only have two other teams that have ever been inducted into the Hall of Fame. The ’75 football team will be the first football team, and it very well deserves to come in.”

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Analyst Reveals Concerning NIL News for Ohio State Buckeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been one of the top recruiting schools in the country for decades, and that has only intensified under head coach Ryan Day. However, thanks to NIL, things may be about to become more difficult for Ohio State in that department. As a result of the recent House vs. NCAA settlement, […]

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Analyst Reveals Concerning NIL News for Ohio State Buckeyes

As a result of the recent House vs. NCAA settlement, schools will now have a budget that they can put toward NIL, which somewhat levels the playing field. Yes, the Buckeyes will still have a competitive advantage, but perhaps not as much as previously.

Ryan Stano of Scarlet & Game has explained his concerns with the new rules from Ohio State’s perspective, noting that the Buckeyes will likely be spending a good chunk of their available NIL money on players already on their roster.

As a result, Ohio State may not be able to splurge as much on recruiting.

“The Ohio State Buckeyes might be going a little cheap when it comes to using NIL on recruits, but this is something that Ohio State football fans are going to have to get used to, because this is clearly a philosophy that Ryan Day is going to keep moving forward,” Stano wrote.

Will this stop the Buckeyes from dominating the recruiting circuit? No, but there is no question that it will make things more complicated for Day and Co. and will result in the staff having to become much more creative with its funding.

“Ohio State believes that the best approach to NIL is to keep the guys they have on the roster happy and playing well,” Stano added. “The top priority for a recruit can’t be the amount of NIL money they are going to get. If that is their top priority, Day won’t pursue them any further.”

That is sure to worry some Buckeyes fans, but keep this in mind: Ohio State is not the only school that will have to follow these new guidelines.

Chances are, the Buckeyes will be just fine.

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Sports Market Place Directory 2025

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Sports Market Place Directory 2025 Edition” book has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Sports Market Place 2025 provides a one-stop resource for this billion-dollar industry. This will be an important resource for large public libraries, university libraries, university athletic programs, career services or job placement organizations, and is a must for anyone doing […]

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Sports Market Place Directory 2025 Edition” book has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

Sports Market Place 2025 provides a one-stop resource for this billion-dollar industry. This will be an important resource for large public libraries, university libraries, university athletic programs, career services or job placement organizations, and is a must for anyone doing business in or marketing a product or service to the vast U.S. sports industry.

Sports Market Place is the classic sports reference work that has served the sports industry for over 50 years, offering full coverage of 103 sports – from Air Sports to Yachting – including data on fast-growing segments such as cycling, fitness, gymnastics, martial arts, running, swimming, and weightlifting. Over the years, this work has grown to include nearly 2,000 pages of valuable content, including professional, college and youth leagues and teams, sports media, events, facilities, sponsors, manufacturers, and professional services.

With this directory on your desk, you have a comprehensive tool providing current key information about the people, organizations and events involving the explosive sports industry at your fingertips. Sports Market Place provides must-have contact information (nearly 13,500 listings) including: 11,484 websites, 6,047 email addresses, and nearly 40,000 key executives.

Single Sports has over 2,109 sport-specific organizations, leagues and teams that comprise over 100 specific sports. It includes professional, major and minor leagues, coaches, managers, and an alphabetical index.
Multi Sports includes 12 specific categories, including athletic foundations, Olympic teams, halls of fame and youth sports organizations. It includes a total of 835 and an alphabetical index.
College Sports has 1,697 listings with associations, conferences, degree programs, and division I, II and III schools. You’ll find a comprehensive list of coaches and sports management programs, and an alphabetical index.
Media includes prominent newspapers and radio and television sports programming. Listings include editors, commentators, show hosts and an alphabetical index.
Sports Sponsors includes 119 sponsors that support most major sports, including college bowl games, and an alphabetical index.
Professional Services comprises 13 categories, from executive search services to ticket services, for a total of 1,684 listings, and an alphabetical index.
Facilities has 1,365 listings and includes seven categories from arenas to facility concession services. You’ll find stadiums, race tracks, architects, management services, and an alphabetical index.
Manufacturers & Retailers include 1,929 listings, with a separate section for Software Manufacturers. Listings include valuable contact information, including key executives, plus products and brands. This chapter includes two indexes – one by sport and one by subject.
Events, Meetings & Trade Shows include 1,060 listings, of which 130 are trade shows. Events and trade shows are listed separately by both sport and date. This section also includes two alphabetical indexes, one for trade shows and one for events.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Single Sports

Alphabetical Index
Air Sports Organizations
Archery Organizations
Arm Wrestling Organizations
Auto Sports Organizations
Auto Sports Racing Leagues/Teams
Badminton Organizations
Bandy Organizations
Baseball Organizations
Baseball, Professional Leagues/Teams: Major
Baseball, Professional Leagues/Teams: Minor
Basketball Organizations
Basketball, Leagues and Teams
Biathlon Organizations
Billiards Organizations
Boating Organizations
Bobsledding Organizations
Bowling Organizations
Boxing Organizations
Broomball Organizations
Canoeing Organizations
Climbing Organizations
Cricket Organizations
Croquet Organizations
Curling Organizations
Cycling Organizations
Cycling, Leagues/Teams
Dart Organizations
Diving Organizations
Equestrian Organizations
Equestrian, Commissions/Pari-Mutuel
Exercise/Fitness Organizations
Fencing Organizations
Figure Skating Organizations
Fishing Organizations
Football Organizations
Football, College Bowl/Classics
Football, Professional Leagues/Teams
Frisbee Organizations
Golf Organizations
Greyhound Racing Organizations
Gymnastics Organizations
Handball Organizations
Hockey, Field Hockey Organizations
Hockey, Ice Hockey Organizations
Hockey, Professional Hockey (NHL)
Hockey, Professional, Minor Leagues
Hockey, Roller Hockey Organizations
Horseshoe Organizations
Inline Skating Organizations
Jai-Lai Organizations
Kayaking Organizations
Kiting Organizations
Lacrosse Organizations
Lacrosse, Leagues/Teams
Luge Organizations
Martial Arts Organizations
Motorcycle Organizations
Mountainboard Organizations
Netball Organizations
Orienteering Organizations
Pentathlon Organizations
Petanque Organizations
Platform Tennis Organizations
Polo Organizations
Racquetball Organizations
Ringette Organizations
Rodeo Organizations
Roller Skating Organizations
Rowing/Crew Organizations
Rugby Organizations
Running Organizations
Sailing Organizations
Scuba Organizations
Shooting/Hunting Organizations
Shuffleboard Organizations
Skateboard Organizations
Skiing Organizations
Sled Dog Organizations
Snowboarding Organizations
Snowmobile Organizations
Soccer (Futsal) Organizations
Soccer Organizations
Soccer, Leagues/Teams
Softball Organizations
Softball, Leagues/Teams
Speedskating Organizations
Squash Organizations
Surfing Organizations
Swimming Organizations
Table Tennis Organizations
Tennis Organizations
Tennis, Leagues/Teams
Track & Field Organizations
Triathlon Organizations
Tug of War Organizations
Volleyball Organizations
Water Polo Organizations
Water Skiing Organizations
Weightlifting Organizations
Windsurfing Organizations
Wrestling Organizations
Yachting Organizations

2. Multiple Sports

Alphabetical Index
Athletic Foundations
Disabled Sports
High School Sports
Military Sports
Olympic, International Federations
Olympic, Organizations
Olympic, United States Major Governing Bodies
Professional Organizations
Sports Commissions/Convention Visitors Bureau
Sports Halls of Fame, Libraries, Museums
State Games Organizations
Youth Organizations

3. College Sports

Alphabetical Index
College Associations
College Athletic Conferences
NAIA I Colleges
NCAA Division I Colleges
NCAA Division II Colleges
NCAA Division III Colleges
Sport Management Degree Programs

4. Media

Alphabetical Index
Newspapers
Magazines
Sports Business Directories
Media Production
Sports Radio Networks
Sports Radio Programs, Local
Sports Radio Programs, National
Sports Satellite Radio
Sports Radio Stations
Sports Television, Cable & Broadcasting
Sports Television Pay Per View
Sports Television Programs, Local
Sports Television Programs, National
Sports Satellite Television
Sports Television Stations
Sports on the World Wide Web

5. Sports Sponsors

Sponsor by Sport Index
Sports-Related

6. Professional Services

Alphabetical Index
Executive Search Services
Event Planning & Services
Event Security
Financial Services
Marketing & Consulting Services
Technical Services
Sports Agents
Sports Attorneys
Sports Medicine Services
Sports Travel Services
Statistical Services
Student Athlete Recruiting Services
Ticket Services

7. Facilities

Alphabetical Index
Arenas & Stadiums
Race Tracks – Auto
Race Tracks – Equestrian Downs & Parks
Race Tracks – Greyhound
Facility Architects & Developers
Facility Management
Facility Concession Services

8. Manufacturers & Retailers

Company by Sport/Subject Index
Equipment & Product Manufacturers
Software Manufacturers
Retailers

9. Events, Meetings & Trade Shows

Alphabetical Trade Show Index
Meeting and Trade Show Calendar
Alphabetical Events Index
Events by Date
Events by Sport

10. All-Volume Indexes

Entry Index
Executive Index
Geographic Index

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Texas Tech, Oklahoma State reaches sellout status

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech announced its first advanced sellout of the 2025 season on Thursday as Red Raider fans have secured the primary ticket inventory for the Oct. 25 showdown with Oklahoma State at Jones AT&T Stadium. The advanced sellout is likely the first of several for a highly anticipated Red Raider football season as demand continues […]

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LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech announced its first advanced sellout of the 2025 season on Thursday as Red Raider fans have secured the primary ticket inventory for the Oct. 25 showdown with Oklahoma State at Jones AT&T Stadium.

The advanced sellout is likely the first of several for a highly anticipated Red Raider football season as demand continues to reach all-time highs with Texas Tech selling out of season tickets for a third consecutive year earlier this spring. Oklahoma State will serve as the Parents and Family Weekend game, which attracts large crowds to the Texas Tech campus annually.

In addition, Texas Tech will formally induct record-setting quarterback Graham Harrell into the Ring of Honor at halftime between the Red Raiders and Cowboys. He will also be recognized for his upcoming induction into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame as part of the NFF’s On-Campus Salute program. Harrell will become the seventh Red Raider in program history to be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame and the 12th to join the prestigious Ring of Honor, with his name being unveiled on the Jones AT&T Stadium pressbox.

Tickets for the Oklahoma State game can still be purchased via SeatGeek, the official secondary ticket provider of Texas Tech Athletics. An official game time and television designation for the Oklahoma State game or any other Big 12 contest will be determined during the season on a 6-to-12-day window by the Big 12 Conference’s television partners in ESPN, FOX and TNT Sports.

Single-game tickets for each of Texas Tech’s six other home dates are still on sale through the Athletic Ticket Office. Tickets can be purchased at any time via TexasTech.com or by calling 806-742-TECH during normal business hours.

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Illinois 2026 recruit Mack Sutter commits to Alabama football

Alabama football recruiting: Watch Mack Sutter in Dunlap commit to Tide Mack Sutter, a four-star tight end from Dunlap, Illinois, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, committed to play for Alabama football. Sutter chose the Crimson Tide over Illinois, Ole Miss, and Ohio State. He is the No. 1 prospect in Illinois and the No. 80 […]

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Sutter chose the Crimson Tide over Illinois, Ole Miss, and Ohio State.
He is the No. 1 prospect in Illinois and the No. 80 prospect nationally, according to 247Sports Composite.
Sutter is the first tight end in Alabama’s 2026 recruiting class.

PEORIA — Roll Tide.

Dunlap four-star tight end Mack Sutter announced his commitment to Alabama on Thursday night before family and friends at Weaver’s Fresh Food and Drink.

Sutter thanks his teammates, coaches, friends and family before choosing the Southeastern Conference power over other finalists Illinois, Ole Miss and Ohio State. He then pulled on a maroon long-sleeved shirt before grabbing a few others and tossing them to the crowd.

“Thank you guys for pushing me every day. I’m so lucky to have a great group of guys to compete with every day,” Sutter said. “… Most of all, my parents, I am just so grateful for them. They’ve guided me and shaped me into the man I am today.”

The 6-foot-6, 225-pound senior-to-be made Alabama his final official visit on June 20. He’ll join the Tide’s 11-member recruiting Class of 2026 that features five-star cornerback Jorden Edmonds and four-star athlete Zyan Gibson.

Sutter becomes the first tight end, and the third highest-ranked Alabama commit in the class of 2026, ranking as the No. 80 prospect nationally, seventh-ranked tight end and the No. 1 prospect in Illinois by 247Sports Composite.

During the last 18 months, Sutter picked up 45 scholarship offers highlighted by a combined 30 offers from the Big Ten SEC. He is one of the most sought-after football recruits in Peoria-area history.

“Mack,” Dunlap football coach Brett Cazalet said, “the reason he had so many offers and so many opportunities is not only because of his physical traits, but also, when a coach sits down and talks to him for just a couple minutes and sees how he wants to be as a player, what kind of young man he is.

“Yeah, it’s a no brainer. You want a guy like that in your program.”

For Sutter, this most recent trip to Tuscaloosa came after he attended a pair of Alabama games during the 2024 season. He was at Alabama’s 41-34 win over Georgia in September, then attended the annual Iron Bowl against Auburn in November where Bama won 28-14.

“It was unreal,” Sutter told the Journal Star in December after attending the Egg Bowl and Iron Bowl on back-to-back days. “They were both pretty electric games, so it was sweet seeing that. … You could tell that it was big-time football down there.”

Sutter joins an Alabama tight end room that should be completely revamped heading into 2026, according to Colin Gay of the Tuscaloosa News. It could be headlined by returnees Marshall Pritchett and Kaleb Edwards, along with West Virginia transfer Jack Sammarco.

“At Alabama, tight end is a ‘developmental’ position, one where freshmen rarely see the field,” Gay wrote, adding that Sutter will “need to develop blocking SEC-level tackles before he sees significant playing time.”

Sutter and Dunlap will open the 2025 campaign on the road against Galesburg at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29.

Adam Duvall is a Journal Star sports reporter. Email him at aduvall@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @AdamDuvall.

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ESPN Analyst Drops Truth Bomb For $3 Million NIL Valued College Football QB Ahead of 2025 Season

Greg McElroy is getting real about the impact of NIL on high school athletics. The ESPN analyst opened up about the weight of NIL expectations on young athletes like Michigan Wolverines’ five-star recruit Bryce Underwood. Underwood, who has an NIL valuation of $3 Million per ON3, possesses a first-hand experience with the changing landscape of […]

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Underwood, who has an NIL valuation of $3 Million per ON3, possesses a first-hand experience with the changing landscape of college athletics. He is the No. 1-ranked quarterback in the 2025 class and flipped his commitment from LSU after Michigan offered him an NIL deal reportedly worth $10.5 million over the next four years.

In an appearance on “Always College Football” on Thursday, McElroy discussed the increased pressure placed on high school athletes in the NIL age.

“I think Bryce Underwood is making a lot more money than pretty much everybody,” McElroy said. “But there’s been a handful of guys that have not lived up to the expectations and the weight of the NIL expectations, because I do think – now in the era of the NIL – the expectations are higher and the pressure is higher as well.”

Expectations are certainly high for Underwood. The Wolverines’ massive NIL package highlights their need for the nation’s top quarterback recruit.

Michigan had one of the worst offenses in the country last season and played to an 8-5 record after going undefeated the year before. The Wolverines had the 131st passing offense, something they will look to bounce back from with Underwood’s help.

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What Bryce Underwood brings to Michigan?

Bryce Underwood joins the Wolverines as the No. 1 player in his class with a perfect 247Sports prospect score.

Underwood was a four-year starter at Belleville High School, where he led the Tigers to two Division I MHSAA State Championships in 2021 and 2022 and three consecutive appearances from 2021 to 2023.

In his senior season, Underwood accumulated 2,509 passing yards and 32 touchdowns with just six interceptions. He made 71.8 percent of his passes and scored six rushing touchdowns with over 600 yards.

Throughout his high school career, he racked up 12,919 all-purpose yards including 11,488 passing yards and 179 total touchdowns.

Underwood was a dominant force in high school and played his way into being the nation’s top recruit. He will look to transform Michigan’s offense with his impressive skill set. He will hopefully look to transform Michigan’s offense with his impressive skill set and abilities.

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