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Unrivaled inks VistaPrint as team patch sponsor
VistaPrint will have its logo on the upper left shoulder for the Mist Basketball Club’s jerseys.Unrivaled VistaPrint will be the first jersey patch sponsor for Unrivaled, the new women’s three-on-three hoops league starting on Jan. 17, with its logo on the Mist Basketball Club that includes league co-founder Breanna Stewart. VistaPrint will also serve as […]
VistaPrint will have its logo on the upper left shoulder for the Mist Basketball Club’s jerseys.Unrivaled
VistaPrint will be the first jersey patch sponsor for Unrivaled, the new women’s three-on-three hoops league starting on Jan. 17, with its logo on the Mist Basketball Club that includes league co-founder Breanna Stewart. VistaPrint will also serve as presenting sponsor of the team — another first for the league. The team is unveiling the upper left shoulder jersey patch tonight. Massachusetts-based VistaPrint also will become Unrivaled’s official print and design partner. The brand has a history with basketball jersey patch deals, having served as the Celtics’ sponsor through last season (VistaPrint stayed on with the Celtics as its community initiative partner). VistaPrint joins other sponsors like Ally Financial, Miller Lite, State Farm and Wilson as brand backers of Unrivaled in Year 1. Unrivaled negotiated the VistaPrint deal in-house. Excel Sports Management’s brand marketing division supported VistaPrint with negotiating and structuring the partnership.
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What is Nevada Wolf Pack’s next big facility improvement?
In this week’s TV edition of Murray’s Mailbag, presented by Laub and Laub, we are answering the following questions: @JOHNWMACKAY1908: Do you have any predictions for how the TV contracts are going to shakeout for the MWC/ Pac-7? It appears to me the continuous delays are because the Pac-7 cannot generate enough $ to justify […]
In this week’s TV edition of Murray’s Mailbag, presented by Laub and Laub, we are answering the following questions:
@JOHNWMACKAY1908: Do you have any predictions for how the TV contracts are going to shakeout for the MWC/ Pac-7? It appears to me the continuous delays are because the Pac-7 cannot generate enough $ to justify the cost of those schools leaving the MWC and the Pac refuses to accept that reality.
@ANVILIGENT75408: With the GSR Arena and indoor practice facility about to break ground this summer, what do you think will be the next major facility investment for Nevada?
@BONITAVISTA1971: Some coaches and sports “insiders” are saying the House/NCAA settlement guarantees the FCS teams will now just be feeders for the Power Four teams Well, at least we can rely on NIL Go to enforce the “reasonability” of payments from donors.
@JTFROMNV99: How do other teams besides the football team use the newly approved field house? It seems like a project mainly for football, based on the gridiron and turf used in most of them at other schools.
@FAKECOACHMUMME: We’re coming up at the end of another Nevada athletics fiscal year; who has more Wolf Pack Points this year — the Caranos or Alex Mereulo?
You can watch this week’s full Murray’s Mailbag segment below.
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Vandy QB says team is going to ‘run Tennessee’ in the upcoming football season
The Vanderbilt quarterback also spoke candidly about recruiting and the Commodores’ potential as a powerhouse in the new era of college football, thanks to NIL. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia didn’t hold back during an appearance on FanDuel’s “Bussin’ With the Boys” podcast, sending a clear message to in-state rival Tennessee. “Vanderbilt is […]
The Vanderbilt quarterback also spoke candidly about recruiting and the Commodores’ potential as a powerhouse in the new era of college football, thanks to NIL.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia didn’t hold back during an appearance on FanDuel’s “Bussin’ With the Boys” podcast, sending a clear message to in-state rival Tennessee.
“Vanderbilt is going to run Tennessee after this year,” Pavia said. “This is gonna be the new staple of college football. It’s going to happen here at Vanderbilt.”
Pavia also spoke candidly about recruiting and the Commodores’ potential as a powerhouse in the new era of college football, emphasizing the appeal of Nashville and the strength of Vanderbilt’s NIL resources.
“Everyone wants to come to [the state] because of Nashville. So, they want to come to Nashville, so—Vanderbilt. And then, when we have the most money in NIL, why not come here? We literally just have to win this year, and throughout the rest of the year it’ll take care of itself.”
Pavia, a transfer from New Mexico State, turned heads in his first season at Vanderbilt. He threw for 2,293 yards and 20 touchdowns, completing 59.4% of his passes, and added another 800 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns on the ground.
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Marcus Freeman thinks he knows how to fix College Football’s coaching crisis
Over the past several years, there has been a massive exodus of elite coaches as some of the best coaches at the College level have either stepped away from the game or moved to different roles in the NFL. Whether it has been coaches like Nick Saban retiring, Head Coaches moving to the NFL like […]
Over the past several years, there has been a massive exodus of elite coaches as some of the best coaches at the College level have either stepped away from the game or moved to different roles in the NFL. Whether it has been coaches like Nick Saban retiring, Head Coaches moving to the NFL like Jim Harbaugh, or a coach like Jeff Hafley leaving a Head Coaching gig to become an NFL coordinator, the game has been stripped of it’s talent.
The biggest reason for the loss of elite level talent has been some of the recent changes to the College Football landscape. As NIL and the Transfer Portal have made it even more demanding on coaches, many have pointed to the added issues coaches need to deal with as a reason for the departures.
Marcus Freeman appeared on The Joel Klatt Show, where he gave his pitch to how College Football could start to make the sport more appealing to the coaches.
“We’ve gotta create some type of balance for those coaches and I think we are. I see us trending from my first year to now my fourth year in a direction that is trying to create some type of balance for assistant coaches, and that’s important.”
Marcus Freeman
The overall point that Marcus Freeman is making makes a ton of sense as the day to day roles these coaches, especially assistant coaches have are truly overwhelming. Where College Football needs to adapt is by simply creating more breaks in the yearly calendar to create more periods where coaches can get the balance that NFL coaches are given.
The main area where the game can shift is by creating more dead periods or longer dead periods in the recruiting calendar. During the season, coaches are still working extra hours keeping in contact with recruits which adds to the job. Once the season ends, the true season for assistants starts as they travel around the Country pitching their program to recruits.
The other area where College could look to cut down on activity is by moving from two transfer portal windows to one transfer window. The second transfer window creates another period where coaches could be on break but, they’re instead recruiting their own players once preventing departures while also looking to add to the roster.
As the College game continues to shift in a way that benefits the athletes, the coaches will need to become the next group that reaps some benefits.
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One SEC program reportedly spent over $31 million in NIL money in 2024
With the new House Settlement, the NIL era has changed with schools allotted $20.5 million to spend on their athletics — figuring out how to divide that figure is another story. Prior to the groundbreaking settlement, schools used collectives and, let’s be honest, bag men to help pay the athletes. One number came to light […]
With the new House Settlement, the NIL era has changed with schools allotted $20.5 million to spend on their athletics — figuring out how to divide that figure is another story.
Prior to the groundbreaking settlement, schools used collectives and, let’s be honest, bag men to help pay the athletes. One number came to light recently, and that regards the Missouri Tigers of the SEC. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Tigers had over $31 million in NIL money to pay their athletes in 2024.
“The records show that nearly two-thirds of the money in 2024 went to football players and about a fourth to men’s basketball. The remainder was split among baseball, women’s basketball and lower-profile programs.”
Did it pay off? Well, in 2023, the football program won 11 games, and in 2024, Missouri went 10-3. The Tigers lost to Texas A&M, Alabama, and South Carolina. The Tigers returned veterans like QB Brady Cook and WR Luther Burden, who both received big paydays to return to Mizzou. Playing in the vaunted SEC against the likes of Bama, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, and LSU, among others, is no easy task. The collectives and boosters wanted to make sure the Tigers could compete on the football field.
Then in men’s basketball, the Tigers returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in two seasons. Missouri was bounced in Round 1 against Drake. But, Missouri fielded a 22-11 team that made Mizzou fans excited for the first time in a few seasons.
There is no doubt that NIL plays a huge part in what teams do year in and year out. Now with the revenue sharing model, Missouri can focus money on the football team, and still remain competitve in the SEC.
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Mizzou outfielder adds name to transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of Mizzou Baseball’s promising young talents is exploring for a new home. On Tuesday, Brady Picarelli announced on social media that he is entering the transfer portal, following just one season with the Tigers. He has three years of eligibility remaining. The rising sophomore outfielder displayed plenty of potential during his […]
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One of Mizzou Baseball’s promising young talents is exploring for a new home.
On Tuesday, Brady Picarelli announced on social media that he is entering the transfer portal, following just one season with the Tigers. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
The rising sophomore outfielder displayed plenty of potential during his limited opportunities as a freshman this year. The Missouri native recorded a .313 batting average with four home runs and 18 RBI’s over 18 appearances this season. He also appeared on the starting lineup card in 11 different games.
In high school, Picarelli was one of the state’s top-15 prospects (No. 13) in the Class of 2024, per Prep Baseball Report. The Eureka alum was also considered Missouri’s No. 1-ranked outfielder in his class.
Mizzou currently has nine confirmed players, who have chosen to enter the transfer portal this offseason. Eight of those student-athletes are pitchers: St. Elizabeth alum Brock Lucas, Blair Oaks graduate Wil Libbert, Russellville alum Charlie Miller, Tony Neubeck, Kaden Jacobi, Josh Kirchhoff, Seth McCartney and Jaylen Merchant.
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