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Boilermaker Alliance to fold, signaling shift in Purdue NIL strategy

RIP, Boilermaker Alliance. CEO Dave Neff posted on LinkedIn on Monday that Purdue’s independent NIL arm will cease to exist when the revenue share era commences on July 1. The release began: “In response to the transformative House v. NCAA settlement, Boilermaker Alliance, a leading force in supporting Purdue student-athletes, will sunset its Name, Image, […]

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Boilermaker Alliance to fold, signaling shift in Purdue NIL strategy

RIP, Boilermaker Alliance.

CEO Dave Neff posted on LinkedIn on Monday that Purdue’s independent NIL arm will cease to exist when the revenue share era commences on July 1.

The release began: “In response to the transformative House v. NCAA settlement, Boilermaker Alliance, a leading force in supporting Purdue student-athletes, will sunset its Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) activities effective June 30, 2025, marking the end of a groundbreaking chapter in collegiate athletics.”

“I want to sincerely thank the Executive Board of Directors of Boilermaker Alliance for allowing me a chance to be part of this transformative experience as well as the Athlete Advisory Board for all their support,” Neff posted on LinkedIn. “To my colleagues in Purdue University’s Athletic Department as well as the Board of Trustees, thank you for all your collaboration and partnership during these turbulent times.”

Boilermaker Alliance was formed in July 2022, spearheaded by Jeff McKean.

“Boilermaker Alliance has been a game-changer for our student-athletes during a transformative time in college sports,” Purdue AD Mike Bobinski said in the statement. “Their leadership and creativity has positioned Purdue athletics for continued success, and we are deeply grateful for the impact their work has had on our program.”

College sports will enter the “rev share” era beginning on July 1, when schools can fund as much as $20.5 million to pay directly to athletes.

What’s next to replace Boilermaker Alliance to help athletes earn money beyond rev share? Earlier this month, Purdue announced the creation of Boiler BrandWorks. It is billed by the athletic department as “an in-house student-athlete marketing and brand-building unit.”

The mission? To work directly with athletes to develop their personal brands and source meaningful NIL partnerships with donors, alumni, and businesses—both locally and nationally.

The new College Sports Commission will assume enforcement responsibilities of NIL, with the accounting firm Deloitte involved in auditing NIL deals, which must be reported via an app.

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Syracuse football has toughest ACC schedule, No. 5 nationwide, per expert Phil Steele

Phil Steele, one of the top experts in college football, has reinforced what many Syracuse fans already knew: the Orange’s 2025 schedule is brutal, brutal, brutal. Steele, per this On3 article and also via philsteele.com, notes that in the 2025 season, Syracuse football has the toughest schedule in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Recruiting service and […]

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Phil Steele, one of the top experts in college football, has reinforced what many Syracuse fans already knew: the Orange’s 2025 schedule is brutal, brutal, brutal.

Steele, per this On3 article and also via philsteele.com, notes that in the 2025 season, Syracuse football has the toughest schedule in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Recruiting service and media outlet 247Sports also recently echoed that sentiment.

Awesome.

It makes sense, though. Just look at the Orange’s four ACC road games. The ‘Cuse is traveling to Clemson, SMU, Georgia Tech and Miami. Clemson won the ACC title in 2024 and is likely the favorite to repeat in 2025.

SMU made the 12-team College Football Playoff a season ago. As did Clemson. I think that Miami will contend for the No. 2 spot in the ACC this coming term. Georgia Tech, led by quarterback Haynes King, should be sneaky good.

Syracuse football’s home ACC calendar is more manageable. It includes Duke, Pittsburgh, North Carolina and Boston College. If the Orange wants to come close to mirroring its record from 2024, the ‘Cuse has to go at least 3-1, if not 4-0, at the JMA Wireless Dome.

Phil Steele also grades Syracuse football’s 2025 schedule on a national scale.

Per Steele, if we’re talking about nationally speaking, the Orange’s 2025 slate is No. 5 overall.

Awesome.

Again, I get it. On top of the ‘Cuse ACC calendar, the team’s non-conference schedule is pretty darn enticing – and challenging. The Orange has September home affairs with UConn and Colgate, and Syracuse football should win both of these.

But its other two non-conference encounters are against Tennessee, in Atlanta, to open the 2025 season, as well as a late November trip to Notre Dame. The Volunteers made the most recent CFP, while the Fighting Irish got to the national championship game, losing to Ohio State.

It’s no wonder that when Steele recently projected the ACC’s order of finish in 2025, he placed Syracuse football at No. 12 in a league that has 17 members in football.

Let’s keep in mind that preseason prognostications are just that – preseason prognostications. In 2024, as Fran Brown made his head-coaching debut on the Hill, the Orange was projected to finish No. 12 in the ACC. The ‘Cuse would end up in a tie for the fourth spot.

I can’t wait for Syracuse football to get going.



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CLEMSON — It all started in an empty parking lot in Florence, South Carolina on October 16, 1931. After falling to The Citadel at old Florence Memorial Stadium, Clemson head coach Jess Neely, in his first year, Captain Frank Jervey and a couple of others met in a car outside the stadium to discuss ways […]

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CLEMSON — It all started in an empty parking lot in Florence, South Carolina on October 16, 1931.

After falling to The Citadel at old Florence Memorial Stadium, Clemson head coach Jess Neely, in his first year, Captain Frank Jervey and a couple of others met in a car outside the stadium to discuss ways Clemson could help its football program get back on track.

The meeting got the ball rolling towards the establishment of the IPTAY Foundation, which formally began on August 20, 1934. IPTAY, which stood for “I Pay Ten A Year” was the nation’s first scholarship fundraising organization.

Almost 100 years later, IPTAY is still out in front when it comes to helping Clemson Athletics compete at the highest level. But it does not just pay scholarships anymore.

With new NIL legislation in place, plus with the House Settlement now in activation mode, IPTAY is once again the main financial arm that is going to help the Tigers compete in this new revenue-sharing-NIL world of college athletics.

“We are going to try and meet you and be really transparent and communitive because in the last four years we have been in this NIL collective era,” Clemson athletic director Graham Neff said recently on the Mickey Plyler Show on The Roar 105.5 FM. “IPTAY and Clemson have worked a lot with our 110 Society, which is our collective. We have been encouraging dollars there, but we are going to transition the 110 Society to sun set or digest into Clemson and IPTAY.”

How can fans support Clemson Athletics? How can fans give to NIL?

“Now it is really going to be going back to IPTAY,” Neff said. “Our scholarship dollars are increasing significantly. We’re going to be really communitive with our commercial NIL.”

In other words, if someone wants to give to NIL, they can do it through IPTAY. If a small or medium size business owner wants to help with NIL at Clemson, they can now go through IPTAY.

Like it did nearly 94 years ago in that small parking lot outside Florence Memorial Stadium, IPTAY is ushering Clemson Athletics into the future, so the Tigers can continue to compete at the highest level.



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Commit! Texas Tech lands 2026 five-star OT Felix Ojo

Texas Tech landed the No. 1 rated offensive tackle in the country in Felix Ojo, who announced his commitment Friday, on July Fourth, which also happens to be his birthday. The 6-foot-6, 275-pound offensive lineman out of Mansfield (TX) Lake Ridge chose the Red Raiders over reported offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, […]

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Texas Tech landed the No. 1 rated offensive tackle in the country in Felix Ojo, who announced his commitment Friday, on July Fourth, which also happens to be his birthday. The 6-foot-6, 275-pound offensive lineman out of Mansfield (TX) Lake Ridge chose the Red Raiders over reported offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Boston College, California, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, LSU, Memphis, Michigan, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt and Washington. 

The five-star recruit is rated as the No. 5 overall player in the nation, No. 1 offensive tackle in the country, the No. 2 overall prospect in Texas for the 2026 class according to 247Sports. The 247Sports Composite, an average of the major recruiting rankings services, rates Ojo about the same as a five-star recruit, the No. 7 overall prospect in the country, the No. 2 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 1 overall player in the Lone Star State.

Simply put, if Ojo’s commitment holds and he signs with the Red Raiders, he’ll supplant Micah Hudson as the highest rated recruit to sign with Texas Tech in the modern college football era, and most likely, in the program’s entire history. 

Ojo recently released a top four without Texas Tech in it, but the Red Raiders made a late push and secured Ojo’s commitment. Texas Tech has been on fire this week, picking up commitments from Composite four-star safety Donovan Webb on Wednesday, Composite four-star running back Ashton Rowden on Thursday and now Ojo today.

The five-star recruit took an official visit to Raiderland back in April, which helped the cause. Inside the Red Raiders caught up with Ojo following the visit.

“The visit went great overall and my favorite part was seeing the facilities and touring campus,” Ojo said. “The training room and how top tier it is (was my favorite part), and I talked with Blanchard, both McGuire’s and they made it known I was a priority and felt confident they could take me and make me into a first-round pick.”

247Sports national recruiting analyst Gabe Brooks provided the following projection of Ojo’s potential at the next level and beyond:

“Tall offensive tackle prospect who’s very young for his recruiting class with a July DOB. Verified at 6-foot-6, 272 pounds post-junior season with adequate length numbers in arm (33 5/8) and wingspan (81 1/2). Owns a lean, athletic look and plays with impressive functional athleticism and movement ability. Live evaluation during 2025 Navy Army All-American Bowl revealed a consistent mean streak in pads. Stood out physically, athletically, and in field demeanor despite being among the youngest competitors in the event. Hand placement/technique have improved from sophomore to junior year, along with ability to stand up to POA strength. Gets good extension and uses length to his advantage. Still developing consistent pop; can be grabby, but looks to finish with authority. Plays upright at times and can show more frequent bend ability. Will continue to bulk given immense frame potential. Bolsters athletic profile with discus reps. Capacities for strength and power are high given excellent physical tools and relative youth. Looks like one of the top OT prospects in the 2026 class with potential to become a multi-year high-major tackle with ample pro potential.”

Ojo is the 18th pledge of Texas Tech’s 2026 class joining quarterback Stephen Cannon, running back Ashton Rowden, receiver Imari Jehiel, offensive linemen Jacob Crow and Jerald Mays, three-star edges Tieson Ejiawoko and Demarcus Marks, three-star defensive linemen Ayden Johnson and Krush Johnson, three-star linebackers Cord Nolan and Kaegan Ash, plus three-star defensive backs Donovan WebbS’Vioarean MartinAaron BradshawNoah LewisLuke Bell and Maddox Quiller. Texas Tech’s class ranks 23rd nationally, and tops in the Big 12. With the commitments of Webb, Rowden and Ojo this week Texas Tech has jumped 26 spots in 247Sports’ national recruiting rankings. The Red Raiders signed the No. 48 high school and No. 2 transfer groups for an overall national ranking of No. 22 in 2025. 



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Carolyn Peck: Indiana Fever are ‘more dangerous’ without Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark has missed the Indiana Fever’s last four games due to a groin injury. However, the Fever haven’t let Clark’s absence slow them down. The Fever are on a three-game win streak, and recently added to their momentum by defeating the Minnesota Lynx 74-59 in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Championship. While some analysts are […]

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Caitlin Clark has missed the Indiana Fever’s last four games due to a groin injury. However, the Fever haven’t let Clark’s absence slow them down. The Fever are on a three-game win streak, and recently added to their momentum by defeating the Minnesota Lynx 74-59 in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Championship.

While some analysts are excited to see how much further the Fever will improve when Clark returns, others don’t believe the team’s recent success without Clark is a coincidence. On Friday, ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck claimed the Fever are “more dangerous” without Clark on the court.

“Indiana is even more dangerous when Caitlin Clark doesn’t play,” Peck said. “Because she’s a ball-dominant guard. The ball is in her hands a lot, so you know what you need to try to take away. But when you look at Indiana now, they’ve got so many weapons.

“… When you have a point guard like Kelsey Mitchell, and Aari McDonald making plays on the perimeter, and a post like Aliyah Boston, I’m gonna tell you: Indiana, they are a threat. And it’s specifically on the defensive end. Stephanie [White’ is so pleased with the intensity that they’re bringing defensively with their length, their switches. They’ve wreaked havoc on their last two opponents.”

Despite the Fever’s recent success, the team is 5-4 when Clark is healthy this season and 5-4 when she’s unavailable. Thus, there’s been no change in the win-loss record with Caitlin Clark sidelined due to injury.

This reality can be interpreted in two ways: The Fever are just as good without Clark on the court, or the Fever aren’t better off without Clark. Evidently, Peck belongs to the former camp.

In fairness, Clark has struggled to find a rhythm this season due to her injuries. The 2024 WNBA All-Star’s efficiency is particularly suffering. Clark is only shooting 39.7% from the field and 29.5% from beyond the arc this season, compared to her 41.7% and 34.4% splits last season.

Nonetheless, the former Iowa standout is still averaging 18.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game this season. With that said, Peck isn’t the only one who isn’t sold on Clark’s talents.

Earlier this week, Caitlin Clark’s fellow WNBA players voted her as just the ninth-best guard in the league. The WNBA All-Star votes are comprised of three groups: fans, media and current players.

Although Clark didn’t receive the utmost respect from other WNBA players, she was No. 1 in the fan vote and No. 3 in the media vote. In turn, she will be a captain in the All-Star Game.



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Five-star offensive tackle Felix Ojo finalized a groundbreaking three-year, fully guaranteed revenue-sharing contract worth approximately $5.1 million after committing to Texas Tech, his agent, Derrick Shelby, confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The deal, which is one of the largest of its kind since direct athlete compensation became legal, sets a new benchmark in college football. Ojo, […]

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Five-star offensive tackle Felix Ojo finalized a groundbreaking three-year, fully guaranteed revenue-sharing contract worth approximately $5.1 million after committing to Texas Tech, his agent, Derrick Shelby, confirmed to ESPN on Friday.

The deal, which is one of the largest of its kind since direct athlete compensation became legal, sets a new benchmark in college football.

Ojo, ranked No. 20 in the ESPN 300 and No. 4 among offensive tackles, attended Lake Ridge High School in Texas and measures in at 6‑foot‑7 and 285 pounds during the spring.


California Power's Felix Ojo during OT7 Week 2 Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Dallas.
Felix Ojo during OT7 Week 2 Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Dallas. AP

A standout pass blocker and run-stuffer, Ojo attracted offers from major programs, most notably fellow power five schools in Texas, Florida, Michigan, Ohio State and Ole Miss.

“Football is a brutal sport, and athletes are not able to play professionally until their graduating class has been in college three years,” Shelby said to ESPN. “It was important to be able to secure Felix Ojo’s future and give him and his family some security as he continues to develop into a first-round NFL draft pick.”

The deal is similar to the $5 million-plus NIL deal received by top tackle Jackson Cantwell, who joined Miami earlier this year.

Ojo committed to the Red Raiders on July 4, positioning the offensive tackle as Texas Tech’s highest-rated recruit since ESPN began tracking in 2006.


Mascot Raider Red gestures as Texas Tech fans throw tortillas on the field during the opening kickoff on August 31, 2024.
Mascot Raider Red gestures as Texas Tech fans throw tortillas on the field during the opening kickoff on August 31, 2024. Getty Images

The Red Raiders invested heavily in talent this year, spending over $10 million across 17 portal transfers.

Texas Tech is coming off an 8-5 season where it went 6-3 in Big 12 play and lost to Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl.

Texas Tech hasn’t won double-digit games in any season since 2008, when it went 11-2 and lost to Ole Miss in the Cotton Bowl.

In more recent history, Texas Tech just produced a third-round pick from its offensive line this past season, Caleb Rogers, who was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

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