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Yahoo
2 days ago
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WATCH: Breaking down what FSU football's Mike Norvell wants from his team after UNF practices
FSU Athletics beat reporter Liam Rooney breaks down head coach Mike Norvell's thoughts on Jacksonville practices, his team's emotional maturation
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Florida State athletics can fund revenue sharing with new Board of Governors amendment
In the wake of the NCAA House Settlement, Florida State will be able to fund $20.5 million of annual revenue sharing with student-athletes after the Florida Board of Governors approved an emergency amendment on June 18. The board approved the temporary use of auxiliary funds up to $22.5 million, in the form of a loan or funds transfer, to cover the cost of revenue-sharing agreements with state university student-athletes until 2028. The move directly relates to the recently approved House Settlement. Advertisement Auxiliary funds are collected through housing costs, parking, food services and other "service-based" costs on campus. These funds were previously not allowed to be used for athletics, with the state requiring school athletic programs to be self-sufficient. However, with the approval of the landmark House Settlement - it allows schools to pay a maximum share of $20.5 million in revenue directly to student athletes beginning on July 1 - the Florida BOG has granted the temporary use of auxiliary funds to help schools deal with the additional millions of dollars in budget costs brought upon by the settlement until June of 2028. The multi-year agreement requires schools in Florida, like FSU, to "ensure that funds utilized under this provision do not have a material impact on the university's current credit rating or negatively impact any non-athletic auxiliary enterprise." Advertisement Here's how the move impacts FSU. FSU will be able to self-fund revenue-sharing agreements through university expenses In short, FSU's $20.5 million of revenue-sharing will be funded by university costs like housing, food, bookstore purchases, and other service-based expenses. FSU Athletic Director Michael Alford had estimated in a September Board of Trustees' meeting that the Seminoles would need an additional $25 million in annual funding to cover settlement-related costs. With the temporary move to use auxiliary funds, the athletic department is now granted a three-year relief to foot the new $20.5 million bill. Advertisement Of the approved money to be paid to student-athletes, football is the sport expected to receive the largest slice of funding, with most universities expected to set aside anywhere from 60-75% of the $20.5 million for football. Sports like football, men's basketball, and baseball are likely to receive the largest cut of the $20.5 million nationwide, and potentially at FSU, with the full budget to be spread across the 19 varsity sports at FSU. With the temporary agreement, the Seminoles' athletic department will have to develop a plan by January 2026 to "address the elimination of the $22.5 million allowance from non-athletic auxiliary funds in its athletic department by the end of fiscal year 2028." Liam Rooney covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at LRooney@ or on Twitter @__liamrooney This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU to use auxiliary funds to fund new revenue sharing agreements
BBC News
15-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
New Derbyshire FA boss wants to crack down on bad behaviour
The new boss of the Derbyshire Football Association (FA) has said one of his main priorities is to reduce bad behaviour at grassroots executive Liam Rooney said "we will work together and try different approaches" to tackle bad behaviour by players and comes after national FA data showed there were 95 allegations of assaults and attempted assaults on referees in 2023-24, compared to 72 during the 2022-23 Rooney, who has also been a referee for the past eight years, said: "One of the reasons I got involved with this role is due to the levels of abuse [referees] were suffering and I wanted to go out there and see what's going on." FA data also showed the number of serious case allegations, including those against players and match officials, rose 17% from 3,636 to 4, while the number of FA charges brought following the allegations rose from 2,263 to 2,561, there was a 1% decrease in the number of proven serious cases. The new chief executive said tackling poor behaviour was a "key priority" as well as "carrying on" the development of Derbyshire's leagues, clubs, referees and Rooney said: "We will not accept it, we need players, coaches and parents have a responsibility to behave."The only way we can overcome that barrier is to work together and try different approaches." 'I want to be out there' Mr Rooney, who began his career with Derbyshire FA in 2008, said he was giving his "full focus" on his new role and would be stepping back from his refereeing duties."This will enable me to get out and speak to many leagues and clubs within Derbyshire", said Mr Rooney. "I'm not a CEO that sits behind a desk, I want to be out there talking to everybody about what the challenges are, what the successes are and what people need from us as a county FA. "My role might have changed but I'm not going to change" he said. "I'm still going to be out there, I'm still going to have those relationships and listen to our volunteers, referees, players, parents and coaches and support them going forward."
