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From bourbon to lingerie: Inside the evolving landscape of licensing

From bourbon to lingerie: Inside the evolving landscape of licensing

What goes into the stuff you buy with college logos

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Forget "competitive harm." Just release the NIL files.

Forget "competitive harm." Just release the NIL files.

Keeping House data private doesn't help anybody ... except probably agents.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's why JMU is making Marvel Superhero football helmets

Here's why JMU is making Marvel Superhero football helmets

The why, and how, behind a very unique promotion in college football

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
CORRECTION: Who is selling the most booze at football games this year? We FOIA'd to find out.

CORRECTION: Who is selling the most booze at football games this year? We FOIA'd to find out.

SURPRISE! It actually ISN'T Wisconsin

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Coaching buyouts are more proof that  money isn't real

Coaching buyouts are more proof that money isn't real

Coaching buyout numbers shouldn't be accelerating like this. But they are.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here are some thoughts on the potential private equity investments in FCS football

Here are some thoughts on the potential private equity investments in FCS football

Could it work? Maybe! But it depends what the FCS leagues can actually *sell*

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Are there investments that are still too toxic for college sports?

Are there investments that are still too toxic for college sports?

In a world where bowl games in Saudi Arabia are on the table ... is anything ACTUALLY off the table?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Are we SURE Big Ten Enterprises is going to be able to pay for all this?

Are we SURE Big Ten Enterprises is going to be able to pay for all this?

On Private Capital, $50+ buyouts, and where the banana stand money comes from

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Reminder: Even five-star quarterbacks (usually) aren't amazing

Reminder: Even five-star quarterbacks (usually) aren't amazing

Recruiting rankings are great, but QB rankings can be a crapshoot.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What is the point of the money, exactly?

What is the point of the money, exactly?

The richest conference in college sports is contemplating a move to make it even richer — at least in the short term. But why?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Why one AD went from a school closure to adding new sports

Why one AD went from a school closure to adding new sports

A guest post on Matt Martin's wild ride from Concordia to USC Upstate

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The Horizon League's secret weapon to sell more tournament tickets? MBA students

The Horizon League's secret weapon to sell more tournament tickets? MBA students

The Horizon League asked students at Indiana's business school for ideas. Here's what they got back:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
How to talk about college football budgets without sounding like a dumbass

How to talk about college football budgets without sounding like a dumbass

Everybody wants to talk about budgets when its time to hire (or fire) a coach. Here's how to be accurate when you do it:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The SCORE Act is in big trouble. But that doesn't mean federal bills are dead.

The SCORE Act is in big trouble. But that doesn't mean federal bills are dead.

*A* federal bill is probably dead. Future federal bills? Who knows. Here's why:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
MAILBAG: Realignment Updates, Gas Station Food, and more:

MAILBAG: Realignment Updates, Gas Station Food, and more:

A quick dip into the mailbag before the weekend

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's the REAL reason why athletic department budgets keep going up

Here's the REAL reason why athletic department budgets keep going up

Yes, revenue sharing means everybody needs more revenue. But that's not the actual major issue

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Swipe right: The challenges and nightmares of college basketball scheduling

Swipe right: The challenges and nightmares of college basketball scheduling

The tangled web of buying and scheduling games is becoming more complicated with collectives, NIL and revenue sharing.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
How shoe companies and MMR firms will, or won't, drive new revenue

How shoe companies and MMR firms will, or won't, drive new revenue

A second look at the biggest storyline in college sports.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's how Learfield plans to help athletes make NIL content that actually  works

Here's how Learfield plans to help athletes make NIL content that actually works

Athlete-driven content can be very hit or miss. But Learfield's new NIL team thinks they have a winning strategy

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Virginia Tech just spelled out the math behind college football's future

Virginia Tech just spelled out the math behind college football's future

On building a budget for revenue share, ACC competition, TV eyeballs, and more

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What NAIA athletics looks like in the post-House era

What NAIA athletics looks like in the post-House era

An AD tells us how college sports is working for "the other 83%"

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's how FBS newcomer Delaware prepared for EA Sports College Football 26

Here's how FBS newcomer Delaware prepared for EA Sports College Football 26

When you haven't been In The Game for a minute, the video game is a big deal.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Here's what the ASUN/UAC partnership *really* means, now that the dust has settled

Here's what the ASUN/UAC partnership *really* means, now that the dust has settled

I caught up with ASUN Commissioner Jeff Bacon to better understand the next steps in D1's most interesting "megaconference"

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Why take Trump’s college sports order seriously? The money.

Why take Trump’s college sports order seriously? The money.

A guest writer explains why the Trump EO matters more than you might think.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
How does D-II differ from D-I? Let's look at the contracts

How does D-II differ from D-I? Let's look at the contracts

Here's what the financial data says about D-II and D-I

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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