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The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective have filed a tampering lawsuit against the University of Miami, Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reported. It has to do with the Hurricanes allegedly poaching defensive back Xavier Lucas from the Badgers. Dellenger called it a “landmark moment” for the sport: “The University of Wisconsin and its […]

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The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective have filed a tampering lawsuit against the University of Miami, Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reported. It has to do with the Hurricanes allegedly poaching defensive back Xavier Lucas from the Badgers.

Dellenger called it a “landmark moment” for the sport: “The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective filed a complaint in state circuit court on Friday against the University of Miami over tortious interference, according to documents obtained by Yahoo Sports,” he reported.

“In a first-of-its-kind and, perhaps, a precedent-setting move, Wisconsin is seeking unspecified damages, transparency and accountability from Miami for interfering with a binding revenue-share contract between Wisconsin and Xavier Lucas, a former defensive back who left the program in January to compete at Miami. It was a groundbreaking decision in which Lucas transferred without entering the portal (it had already closed) and after signing the contract with the Badgers.”

Back in January, Wisconsin released a statement on the matter, where they accused Miami of tampering, citing “credible information” and threatened to pursue legal action as a result of the situation. As you can see, they’ve taken that step.

“The lawsuit details what transpired in the winter among the three parties: Wisconsin, Miami and Lucas,” Dellenger added. “UW claims that Miami communicated with Lucas despite knowing he had entered a contract with the school, something it terms as ‘intentional’ interference that ‘was not justified or privileged’ and caused Lucas to ‘breach’ his contract.”

Additionally, the suit alleged that “Miami interfered with UW-Madison’s relationship with Student-Athlete A (Lucas) by making impermissible contact with him and engaging in tampering,” per Dellenger.

It’s been reported that Wisconsin and Lucas agreed to a two-year revenue-share agreement that was set to begin July 1, Dellenger noted. That’s why Wisconsin refused to enter Lucas’ name into the portal when he requested a transfer, but he found a way around it, withdrawing from classes and enrolling academically at Miami in January

Whatever comes next is bound to set a precedent for college sports moving forward. Tampering has become a hot-button word since the advent of the transfer portal and NIL, but this is certainly a first-of-its-kind lawsuit.

Meanwhile, the Big Ten Conference has been supportive of Wisconsin from the beginning, and their behind the Badgers and their suit against Miami: “We stand by our position that respecting and enforcing contractual obligations is essential to maintaining a level playing field,” their statement read, via Dellenger

“In addition to our legal action, we will continue to be proactive to protect the interests of our student-athletes, our program and the broader collegiate athletics community.”

Alas, Lucas played high school football at Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 331 overall player from the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Xavier Lucas totaled 18 tackles as a freshman at Wisconsin this past season. The defensive back also added two tackles for loss, a sack and an interception. We’ll see what he has in store for the future, but he’s certainly become an interesting case at the moment in the sport of college football as a whole.

— On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this article.

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Report: Kentucky to dedicate 45% of revenue sharing budget toward men’s basketball | Sports

With the world of college athletics undergoing major changes nationwide, schools around the country are navigating unfamiliar territory. The latest cause for debate and change, ignoring discussions about NCAA Tournament expansion, has surrounded revenue sharing and changes to NIL following the House vs. NCAA settlement which wrapped up on July 1. Not only did the […]

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With the world of college athletics undergoing major changes nationwide, schools around the country are navigating unfamiliar territory.

The latest cause for debate and change, ignoring discussions about NCAA Tournament expansion, has surrounded revenue sharing and changes to NIL following the House vs. NCAA settlement which wrapped up on July 1.



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Mike Locksley and Maryland have added a reminder near locker room to leave “Louis belts” and “financial statements” outside

By his own admission during Big Ten Media Days today, Mike Locksley lost the Terps locker room last year. “Coach Locks lost his locker room. We had haves and have nots for first time,” Locksley shared, alluding to the NIL era creating a divide in the locker room, a move that everyone could saw coming […]

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By his own admission during Big Ten Media Days today, Mike Locksley lost the Terps locker room last year.

“Coach Locks lost his locker room. We had haves and have nots for first time,” Locksley shared, alluding to the NIL era creating a divide in the locker room, a move that everyone could saw coming but few had a structured plan for the volatile territory college football was welcoming.

The Terps finished last fall near the bottom of the Big Ten standings, ahead of only Purdue at 1-8 in league play and 4-8 overall.

So what did Locksley learn from that experience heading into his seventh season, sitting at 33-41 overall with his rebuild of the Terps?

“The landscape of college football taught me a valuable lesson – if I have to put my desk in the locker room, I will,” he shared.

Taking that a step further, as a constant reminder of the environment they’re trying to create at Maryland, Locksley and his staff decided to put a rather interesting sign outside the locker room.

“You can leave your ‘Louis’ belts, your car keys and your financial statements outside those doors.”

Like the approach or not, Locksley seems clearly determined to not repeat the same mistakes as last year.



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ACC’s Jim Phillips says to give NCAA revenue sharing model a chance amid uncertainty

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Schools have only been able to pay players directly for three weeks, and questions have already surfaced about the sustainability of the new system. ACC commissioner Jim Phillips’ message Tuesday: Give this model a chance to work. “Without question, there’s still significant work to be done, but we must acknowledge that, collectively, […]

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Schools have only been able to pay players directly for three weeks, and questions have already surfaced about the sustainability of the new system.

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips’ message Tuesday: Give this model a chance to work.

“Without question, there’s still significant work to be done, but we must acknowledge that, collectively, we are truly in a better place and we have a responsibility to make it work in the future,” Phillips said at the start of his league’s football kickoff.

The questions have centered on whether collectives can continue paying players after the House settlement. Guidance from the College Sports Commission — the new enforcement arm that’s policing deals — suggested those deals aren’t what industry officials consider “legitimate NIL.” Even if the dispute doesn’t trigger more lawsuits, Phillips said Tuesday that the issue could go before a judge for interpretation.

In the meantime, Phillips said the goals of transparency and standardized rules are important to pursue as schools share up to $20.5 million directly with players. He said 15,519 players have registered for the clearinghouse, NIL Go, along with almost 2,000 agents. He also acknowledged the fact that schools have traditionally tried to skirt rules, which is why he’s emphasizing restraint.

“We can’t help ourselves sometimes,” Phillips said. “People know what the rules are relative to $20.5 (million). They know what legitimate NIL is. You can play in that gray area if you want, but all that does is undermine a new structure.

“We fought hard for the things I just mentioned, and we’d be well-served to just kind of relax and let this thing settle in.”

Phillips addressed several other topics Tuesday:

• He favors future College Football Playoff formats that guarantee spots for only the top five conference champions. The Big Ten has advocated for a model that tilts toward itself and the SEC with four bids for those leagues and two apiece for the ACC and Big 12.

Phillips did not address that idea specifically but stressed the “importance of coming together to find a solution that is truly best for all of college football.”

“I want to stay committed to access and fairness to all of college football, not only the ACC,” Phillips added later.

He said he’s open to expansion models that include five conference champions plus either nine or 11 at-large teams.

• The ACC has discussed moving from eight to nine conference games, like the SEC has considered for years. One league’s decision affects the other. Phillips said the ACC prefers eight league games so it can schedule marquee nonconference matchups, like this year’s slate (Clemson-LSU, Florida State-Alabama and North Carolina-TCU). The addition of a ninth conference game for either conference would jeopardize in-state, ACC-SEC rivalries like Florida-Florida State or Georgia-Georgia Tech.

“At the end of the day, I like where our league is,” Phillips said. “But we’ll adjust if we have to.”

• The conference will mandate player availability reports in football, basketball and baseball. The first football report must be submitted two days before a game, then one day before and on the day of. The ACC has not yet come up with a fine structure if coaches or schools are not forthcoming about injuries.

• The ACC will also start fining schools for field/court stormings after games if visiting teams and officials haven’t yet left the area: $50,000 for the first offense, $100,000 for the second and $200,000 for the third. Those fines accumulate over two years.

Also on Tuesday, ESPN announced that it hired former Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher as an analyst for the ACC Network. Fisher led the Seminoles to conference titles from 2012 to 2014 and the national championship in 2013. He left for Texas A&M near the end of the 2017 season.

(Photo: Jim Dedmon / Imagn Images)



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Men’s Soccer Releases 2025 Slate

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Entering year 15 under the direction of head coach Carlos Somoano, the North Carolina men’s soccer program has released its schedule for the upcoming fall season. The schedule features 16 regular-season contests with 10 matches played at Dorrance Field. The 2025 slate includes five teams that finished in the top 25 […]

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Entering year 15 under the direction of head coach Carlos Somoano, the North Carolina men’s soccer program has released its schedule for the upcoming fall season.

The schedule features 16 regular-season contests with 10 matches played at Dorrance Field.

The 2025 slate includes five teams that finished in the top 25 of the final United Soccer Coaches poll last season, highlighted by home games against No. 5 SMU and No. 6 Wake Forest. Including those two, UNC’s opponents feature seven NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago.

Carolina’s schedule includes home Atlantic Coast Conference matches against Wake Forest (Sept. 12), SMU (Sept. 20), Virginia Tech (Oct. 19) and Duke (Oct. 31). The Tar Heels will hit the road against conference foes NC State (Sept. 5), Virginia (Sept. 27), Louisville (Oct. 3) and Syracuse (Oct. 25).

The Tar Heels open the regular season on Aug. 21, hosting UCF, and wrap up the weekend against Seattle (Aug. 24). The following weekend, the program welcomes Evansville (Aug. 28) to Dorrance Field before hitting the road to Charleston (Sept. 1).

Carolina will also face Memphis (Sept. 16), Lipscomb (Oct. 7), and St. Thomas (Oct. 11) at Dorrance Field, rounding out non-conference play by hosting UAB (Oct. 15).

Prior to the start of the regular season, UNC will head to Campbell for its first preseason test on Aug. 9. The Tar Heels will then host VCU on Aug. 15, for their final exhibition.

North Carolina produced a 9-4-5 (4-3-1 ACC) mark in 2024, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the 31st time in program history.

Ticket information for the 2025 campaign will be available soon. For more information visit GoHeels.com/Tickets.

 



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Jim Phillips outlines vision for ACC’s future at 2025 Kickoff

(Photo: Matthew Chase, 247Sports)   Phillips emphasized the ACC’s leadership role in implementing the new College Sports Commission model, which governs NIL, revenue sharing and roster limits. While acknowledging early challenges, he remained optimistic. “We’re being thoughtful about every detail and are committed to progress through learning, adapting, and strengthening the model to support and […]

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Phillips emphasized the ACC’s leadership role in implementing the new College Sports Commission model, which governs NIL, revenue sharing and roster limits. While acknowledging early challenges, he remained optimistic.

“We’re being thoughtful about every detail and are committed to progress through learning, adapting, and strengthening the model to support and protect college sports for generations to come,” he said.

He also reiterated the ACC’s support of the SCORE Act, a federal bill designed to standardize NIL rules and reaffirm student-athletes’ non-employee status.

“I haven’t had one student-athlete come up to me to say that they want to be an employee,” Phillips said. “I think they appreciate being in college, going to school, working critically hard to earn a valuable degree, and playing a sport at the highest level.”



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South Carolina basketball commit joins Unrivaled NIL League with former Gamecock legends

South Carolina guard Ta’Niya Latson is the latest Gamecock making news off the court, as she has officially signed an NIL deal with Unrivaled, the women’s professional 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. Latson is just one of 14 elite women’s college basketball players chosen by the league for NIL partnerships […]

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South Carolina guard Ta’Niya Latson is the latest Gamecock making news off the court, as she has officially signed an NIL deal with Unrivaled, the women’s professional 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. Latson is just one of 14 elite women’s college basketball players chosen by the league for NIL partnerships as part of “The Future is Unrivaled Class of 2025”. The group was unveiled during the WNBA All-Star Weekend as Unrivaled ramps up for its second season this winter. The league operates during the WNBA offseason and offers an alternative to playing ball overseas, focusing on face-paced 3×3 matchups at a higher level, while still giving players a stage to shine on while staying stateside.

Latson is no stranger to the spotlight either. Before transferring to South Carolina from Florida State, she led the nation in scoring as a Seminole last season, averaging 25.5 points per game. She is also a projected first-round pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Latson also won’t be the only Gamecocks with ties to Unrivaled. Former South Carolina greats Allisha Gray and Aliyah Boston played in the league’s inaugural season, and MiLaysia Fulwiley, now an LSU Tiger, was also named to this year’s NIL class.

The full Unrivaled NIL roster includes Lauren Betts (UCLA), Sienna Betts (UCLA), Madison Booker (Texas), Audi Crooks (Iowa State), Azzi Fudd (UConn), MiLaysia Fulwiley (LSU), Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame), Flau’jae Johnson (LSU), Ta’Niya Latson (South Carolina), Olivia Miles (TCU), Kiki Rice (UCLA), Sarah Strong (UConn), Syla Swords (Michigan), and JuJu Watkins (USC).





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