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Big 12 lands $100 million deal with PayPal as part of athlete payment rollout

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Big 12 lands $100 million deal with PayPal as part of athlete payment rollout

In a first-of-its-kind partnership, the Big Ten and Big 12 have teamed up with PayPal and Venmo to become the official platforms for distributing revenue-sharing payments to student-athletes—marking a major shift in the future of college sports finance. The announcement comes ahead of the July 1 launch of athlete revenue sharing, triggered by the landmark, multi-billion-dollar House v. NCAA settlement.

How This Works

Under the new agreement, schools in both conferences will use PayPal to deliver secure and efficient payments directly to student-athletes, enabling immediate access to funds through PayPal and Venmo’s digital wallets. Student-athletes can then use the money for a wide range of campus-related purchases, from textbooks and tuition to game tickets and food.

“This is about empowering student-athletes and bringing trusted, innovative commerce solutions to the heart of college life,” said PayPal CEO Alex Chriss. “The new revenue-sharing model is a long-overdue shift that gives student-athletes the opportunity to benefit from the value they help generate.”

Total Value For The Conference

The financial impact of these deals is substantial—particularly for the Big 12, whose five-year agreement with PayPal is valued at nearly $100 million, according to CBS Sports. The idea originated in 2024 when PayPal explored naming rights for the Big 12. While the conference ultimately declined a rebrand, talks evolved into this strategic partnership.

“You’re changing behavior in the whole ecosystem right now,” said Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark.

“You’re no longer just working with vendors you want real partners. We had to educate our schools on what this looks like, and they all understood the importance of security and reliability in dispersing money. There’s no one better than PayPal. We’ve been in the wild, wild west these last few years with seemingly no organization,” he said. “We need a reliable platform to distribute money to our student-athletes. This partnership starts to put some of those guardrails in place.”

The agreement also includes plans for custom Venmo debit cards featuring college logos, making the financial tools both functional and personal for student-athletes. “We’re enabling this whole ecosystem to work moving forward,” Chriss added. “It brings a sense of regulation, or at least organization, to what’s been a very chaotic space.”

Beyond Athletics

The collaboration goes far beyond athlete payments. PayPal will become a preferred tuition payment method at select universities starting in 2026, and Venmo will become deeply embedded in campus culture. Venmo will serve as the presenting sponsor of the newly created Big Ten Rivalry Series and will be an official partner of Big 12 championship events across football, basketball, and Olympic sports.

With more than 64 million active users, Venmo is already a staple among college students. Now, they’ll be able to use it for everyday campus purchases, including merchandise, concessions, ticketing, and more. Students using the Venmo Debit Card will also have access to cashback rewards and flexible payment features.

When Does This Start?

The rollout begins this summer, with the first athlete payments set to go out on July 1. Sponsorship and commerce activations for Venmo will launch with the start of the 2025–26 football season.

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Gulycz Took First In Shot Put, Track & Field Teams Claimed 18 Top-12 Finishes

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Men’s Track & Field | 12/12/2025 9:46:00 PM

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

>> The Saint Francis track & field teams competed in its second indoor meet at the Wagner Seahawk Shootout. 
>> Saint Francis compiled seven top five performers and 18 top 12 finishes.
>> Sophomore Clark Gulycz took first place in shot put.

FLASH WOMEN NUGGETS

The women’s team accumulated eight top 12 performances.

Olivia Renk finished sixth in the 60-meter dash and eighth in the 300-meter dash on the women’s side. The sophomore ran in a time of 7.73 in the 60-meter and a 39.80 time in the 300-meter. 

Morgan McNaughton came in hot during the 3000-meter run. She placed eighth with a time of 10:27.97.

Once again Rylee Nicklas placed in the top 10, this time in ninth place for shot put. The sophomore threw an impressive 11.33 meters. Nicklas also placed ninth in weight throw with a reach of 13.83 meters.

Taylor Foster picked up 12th place due to leap of 10.83 meters. 

Two Red Flash placed in the top three for women’s pole vault. Karsyn Ford reached 3.45-meters and Aubrie Wells was right behind her with 3.15-meters. 

FLASH MEN NUGGETS

The men’s team registered 10 top 11 finishes on the day.

Gulycz had a standout performance, taking first place in shot put. He threw 16.64m. Wyatt Jumper took 11th place with a throw of 14.05m. Both Gulycz and Jumper placed top seven in the weight throw. Gulycz launched his way into fifth place with 14.16m. Jumper threw 13.62m to put himself into seventh place. 

Coming off a huge leap, Tyler Craft finished in eighth place with 6.77 meters. Not far behind him was the freshman, Nehemyah Williams. Williams collected 10th place with a jump of 6.71m in the men’s long jump. 

Once again, Craft and Williams placed high in the triple jump. Craft bumped up to fifth place with a takeoff of 14.33m. Williams jumped 13.86m to sit him in the 10th spot. 

Sophomore, Ayden Martinage, took fifth in the high jump with a lift of 1.95 meters.

The junior, Dylan Andrews, extended his way into fifth place by a stretch over 4.05 meters. 

NEXT UP FOR FLASH

Saint Francis track and field will head down the road to compete in the Penn State University Nittany Lion Challenge. This will be held at the Ashenfelter III Indoor Track next Saturday the 17. 

 



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Louisville volleyball score today, Texas A&M-UofL NCAA Tournament game

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Updated Dec. 12, 2025, 10:08 p.m. ET

No. 2 seed Louisville volleyball fell to No. 3 seed Texas A&M in five sets Friday night at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, ending the Cardinals’ season.

The Cardinals finished Dan Meske’s inaugural campaign as head coach 26-7 in Lincoln, where Meske’s collegiate coaching career began as a graduate assistant for the Cornhuskers 18 years ago.

Louisville earned several American Volleyball Coaches Association awards for its performance in the tournament’s first weekend. Four Cardinals made the All-South Region first team: Kalyssa Blackshear (OPP), Nayelis Cabello (S), Chloe Chicoine (OH) and Cara Cresse (MB). Outside hitter Payton Petersen received an honorable mention.

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Dixon Sets New Indoor Record After Opening Day of the Season

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Southeast Missouri track and field teams opened their season winning eight events at the John Gartland Invitational hosted by Indiana State Friday night. 

Included in the event wins was Brianna Dixon who set a new SEMO indoor record in the high jump reaching 5-10 to take the title. 

Event Winners

Marshall Swadley won the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 65-9.5 and later captured the shot-put title with another PR of 60-10.5.

John Hartmann claimed first place in the high jump after clearing a personal-best height of 6-9.5.

Clara Billing earned the pole vault victory with a height of 12-11.75.

Kale Clements won the 800 meters in 2:26.4 during her first collegiate meet.

Sydney Burdine captured the 400-meter title with a time of 56.09.

Madelyn Gray won the mile with a time of 5:04.6.

 

Top Three Finishers

Sullivan Gleason placed third in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-2.75.

Dixon followed up her win with a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles, running 8.72.

The women’s 4×400-meter relay team of Burdine, Jasmine McClelland, Clements, and Gray finished second in 4:10.1.

The men’s 4×400-meter relay team of Marcus Gordon, Jon’David White, Jackson Witvoet, and Connor Moore placed third with a time of 3:31.4.

Byron Sowerby earned a runner-up finish in the 3,000 meters, clocking 9:02.7.

Jonas Davis finished third in the 200 meters with a time of 22.54.

McClelland placed second in the women’s 200 meters, running 25.77.

Moore finished second in the 400 meters with a time of 50.93.

Trenton Braswell placed second in the weight throw with a mark of 65-4.75.

Liberty Blackburn earned second place in the high jump with a clearance of 5-4.25.

Luke Busateri finished second in the triple jump with a leap of 46-11.

Andreese Ortiz finished in third in the shot put reaching 45-10 for a new personal best throw.

 

Other Notable Performances 

Ortiz placed fourth in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 58-3.25.

Alyssa Repke finished fifth in the weight throw with a mark of 55-5 while competing in her first collegiate meet.

Colin Beers earned a fifth-place finish in the pole vault after clearing 15-11.

Aarion Jackson placed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 22-3.5.

Matt Pluff recorded a mark of 22-1 in the long jump during his first collegiate competition.

White placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.33. Marcus Gordon Jr. followed closely with a seventh-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.35.

Jackson Witvoet finished sixth in the 200 meters with a time of 22.8 and also placed sixth in the 60 meters at 7.11.

Micah Grawer earned fifth place in the mile with a time of 4:26.12.

McClelland also finished sixth in the 60 meters with a time of 7.75 and Burdine placed seventh in 7.83.

Zavier Winton finished eighth in the weight throw with a mark of 55-5.

Bailie Hux placed seventh in the weight throw with a throw of 53-11.

Elliana Rhinehart finished ninth in the weight throw with a mark of 51-5.75.

Braswell added a fifth-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 52-2.5.

Mark Goldman placed eighth in the shot put with a throw of 47-11.75.

Quinton rounded out the shot put with a ninth-place finish at 46-2.

 

The meet will wrap up Saturday starting at 11 a.m. The Redhawks will have Luis Schadlich and Kannon Harlow finishing up the men’s heptathlon. Anna Thomason will compete in the women’s pentathlon.

 





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Two former Big 12 rivals meet with a spot in the regional final on the line, as the Nebraska Cornhuskers play host to the Kansas Jayhawks in the third round of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament.

The Cornhuskers rolled toward another Big Ten championship. Nebraska has been dominant. Not only are they undefeated, but they have also been nearly untouchable. For two months, the team did not lose a set. The team then went on to win its final five matches in straight sets, clinching a third consecutive Big Ten Championship.

Now, the program that has played in every national tournament since the AIAW days has its sights set on advancing to the final four for the fourth time in the past five seasons. Nebraska looks to avenge last year’s disappointing semifinal exit at the hands of the eventual national champions, Penn State.

Nebraska has yet to lose a set, hammering Long Island and Kansas State in straight sets.

The Jayhawks had a little bit of a tougher time getting to the Sweet 16. After beating High Point in the First Round, Kansas needed four sets to get by Miami last weekend. The J-Birds finished second in the Big 12 during the regular season, four games back of conference champion Arizona State.

NCAA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

Third Round

Kansas Jayhawks vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

When: Friday, December 12

Time: 9:30 p.m. ET

Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center (Lincoln, Neb.)

Channel: ESPN2



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