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New NCAA Transfer Portal Rules Affect Players, Coaches and Academic Advisers

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Changing the rules of a sport ultimately changes the results of the game, match or race. Changing the rules of the NCAA Transfer Portal ultimately changes collegiate athletics.On April 18, the NCAA Division I Council unanimously adopted a new package of rules, forever changing the way student-athletes transfer from one school to another, according to the NCAA. The rule changes … [Read more...] about New NCAA Transfer Portal Rules Affect Players, Coaches and Academic Advisers

Transforming the Game: The Impact of NIL on Athletics

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Nico Iamaleava introduced the world to the growing scene of NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) when he committed to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2022. The Volunteers offered Iamaleava $8 million through Spyre Sports Group, a Tennessee collective. This made him one of the first athletes to sign one of the largest NIL deals in the early stages of the NIL era, according to … [Read more...] about Transforming the Game: The Impact of NIL on Athletics

‘There will be a New Standard’: Pepperdine Welcomes Next Women’s Basketball Head Coach

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President Jim Gash and Incoming Director of Athletics Tanner Gardner welcomed Katie Faulkner, incoming Pepperdine Women’s Basketball head coach, to Pepperdine on April 17. Both Gash and Gardner said they couldn't be more excited for the future of the Women's Basketball program. Faulkner has 10 years of experience coaching collegiate basketball — eight of which were at the … [Read more...] about ‘There will be a New Standard’: Pepperdine Welcomes Next Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Opinion: PGM Picks March Madness Final Fours

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Art by Samantha TorreIt’s March and I’m mad.Schoolwork is piling up. The weather is either too hot or too cold. To top it all off, my March Madness bracket is hopelessly, irredeemably busted.The 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women's Basketball tournaments kicked off March 15 and 16, respectively. These two annual tournaments put the best 68 teams in college … [Read more...] about Opinion: PGM Picks March Madness Final Fours

S2E8: March Madness Preview — and Tom Brady is Back

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Editor's note: At the 18:05 mark in this podcast, co-host Karl Winter mispronounces the name of Illinois junior Kofi Cockburn — Cockburn's last name is pronounced KO-burn. Listen Via Soundcloud | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Karl and Austin start the show with breaking news in the NFL world: their reactions to Tom Brady's announcement that he will un-retire and return to the … [Read more...] about S2E8: March Madness Preview — and Tom Brady is Back