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Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Olympic sports at NCAA face cuts after bombshell court ruling
As predicted by several groups of NCAA coaches, major universities are already slashing Olympic sports programs after a recent federal court decision allowing schools to pay student athletes. Last week, U.S. Judge Claudia Wilken approved a $2.8 billion settlement nearly five years after Arizona State swimmer Grant House sued the NCAA to lift restrictions on revenue sharing. Wilken's approval permits schools to share up to $20.5 million with athletes over the next year, while also allowing $2.7 billion to be paid to former players previously barred from receiving such payments. Although one of House's attorneys described the ruling as 'a fantastic win for hundreds of thousands of college athletes,' there remain concerns about the future of non-revenue and Olympic sports, such as track and field or wrestling. Those fears appeared to come to fruition on Tuesday as Washington State drastically consolidated its track-and-field program and the University of Louisiana Monroe cut its women's tennis team entirely. In total, 32 Division I Olympic sports programs have been slashed since May, when the House settlement was first announced. And that doesn't include St. Francis, a Pennsylvania college that recently announced its decision to move from Division I to Division III in anticipation of the new financial landscape in college sports. Last week, critics predicted the ruling would lead sports programs being cut by schools. 'We are concerned that the new financial obligations placed on schools will force administrators to divert their attention and resources away from non-football and non-basketball sports – the programs where the majority of NCAA student-athletes participate,' the coaching associations for volleyball, wrestling, track and field, and swimming and diving wrote in last week's statement. 'This is no hypothetical. Budget cuts and program eliminations have already taken place in anticipation of today's outcome, and more are likely to follow.' The next programs to face the chopping block could be track-and-field or swimming-and-diving teams, as US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association representative Nick Lieggi told Front Office Sports. 'Schools can drop their jumping and throwing program or their diving program, getting rid of the relevant coaches and athletes, without having to worry about their sport sponsorship numbers,' Lieggi said. The exact impact of the court ruling on NCAA sports is difficult to quantify. Neither Washington State nor Louisiana Monroe blamed it for their respective cost-cutting moves, although both are impacted by the ruling. Coaching associations in the Olympic sports, such as tennis or track, are continuing to fight this trend. According to FOS, several have hired lobbying firm FGS Global to work on their behalf. 'Congress must intervene to address these pressing issues and ensure a balanced, equitable path forward for all student-athletes, including the protection of existing requirements of schools to maintain robust sport sponsorship and meaningful allocation of resources for non-football and non-basketball programs,' read an FGS Global statement following last week's ruling.
Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Olympic Games thrown into chaos as bombshell NCAA rule change sparks huge cuts across the board
As predicted by several groups of NCAA coaches, major universities are already cutting Olympic sports programs after a recent federal court decision allowing schools to pay student athletes. Last week, U.S. Judge Claudia Wilken approved a $2.8 billion settlement nearly five years after Arizona State swimmer Grant House sued the NCAA to lift restrictions on revenue sharing. Wilken's approval permits schools to share up to $20.5 million with athletes over the next year, while also allowing $2.7 billion to be paid to former players previously barred from receiving such payments. Although one of House's attorneys described the ruling as 'a fantastic win for hundreds of thousands of college athletes,' there remain concerns about the future of non-revenue sports, such as track and field or wrestling. Those fears appeared to come to fruition on Tuesday as Washington State drastically consolidated its track-and-field program and the University of Louisiana Monroe cut its women's tennis team entirely. In total, 32 Division I Olympic sports programs have been slashed since May, when the House settlement was first announced. And that doesn't include St. Francis, a Pennsylvania college that recently announced its decision to move from Division I to Division III in anticipation of the new financial landscape in college sports. Critics predicted last week the ruling would lead to such programs being cut by schools. 'We are concerned that the new financial obligations placed on schools will force administrators to divert their attention and resources away from non-football and non-basketball sports – the programs where the majority of NCAA student-athletes participate,' the coaching associations for volleyball, wrestling, track and field, and swimming and diving wrote in last week's statement. 'This is no hypothetical. Budget cuts and program eliminations have already taken place in anticipation of today's outcome, and more are likely to follow.' The next programs to face the chopping block could be track-and-field or swimming-and-diving teams, as US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association representative Nick Lieggi told Front Office Sports. 'Schools can drop their jumping and throwing program or their diving program, getting rid of the relevant coaches and athletes, without having to worry about their sport sponsorship numbers,' Lieggi said. The exact impact of the court ruling on NCAA sports is difficult to quantify. Neither Washington State nor Louisiana Monroe blamed it for their respective cost-cutting moves, although both are impacted by the ruling. Coaching associations in the Olympic sports, such as tennis or track, are continuing to fight this trend. According to FOS, several have hired lobbying firm FGS Global to work on their behalf. 'Congress must intervene to address these pressing issues and ensure a balanced, equitable path forward for all student-athletes, including the protection of existing requirements of schools to maintain robust sport sponsorship and meaningful allocation of resources for non-football and non-basketball programs,' read an FGS Global statement following last week's ruling.
Fox News
7 days ago
- Sport
- Fox News
Former Prairie View A&M football player Jackson Bailey dead at 22
Former Prairie View A&M football player and Texas native Jackson Bailey has died, the university announced this week. He was just 22. The Panthers' athletics department shared a lengthy post announcing Bailey's passing on Tuesday. Bailey was a member of Prairie View A&M football during the 2023-2024 season, but he did not appear in any official games that season. "The Prairie View A&M University Department of Athletics extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, teammates, and fraternity brothers of Jackson 'Jacks' Bailey, a cherished member of the Panther football program and the PVAMU community," the statement read. "His favorite words to live by were: 'God got me.' These words guided his path on and off the field." Details surrounding Bailey's death were not immediately known. Bailey was a standout linebacker at Red Oak High School in DeSoto, Texas, where he earned 5A Division I all-state honors his senior year, when he registered 64 tackles and four interceptions. He moved on to play at Arizona, where he redshirted his freshman year. He then transferred to Louisiana-Monroe, where he appeared in nine games. He recorded 14 tackles and one quarterback hurry during the 2022-2023 season. According to Prairie View A&M University, Bailey transferred to be closer to home his junior year. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Reports: Former LSU baseball head coach emerging as a candidate at ULM
Former LSU baseball head coach Raymond "Smoke" Laval is reportedly showing interest in the same role at Louisiana-Monroe, which he held in the early 2000s. The veteran coach currently works for the East Coast Sox youth baseball program. Following his departure from LSU in 2006, Laval led North Florida for six seasons and was let go in 2017, his last head coaching role. Advertisement Laval entered his first stint with the Tigers as an assistant in 1984, working under Skip Bertman and helping the team win national championships in 1991 and 1993. He left for his first head coaching job at Louisiana-Monroe for the 1994 season and led the program to three Southland Conference titles. Following Bertman's retirement, Laval returned to Baton Rouge as the legendary head coach's replacement. He guided the Tigers to a 210-109-1 record, an SEC title, and two College World Series appearances. Following a 35-24 season, he resigned. While none of the reports are confirmed, hearing Laval's name tossed around in the Louisiana baseball scene is nothing new. Laval had a tough exit from LSU after his disappointing final season, but following up Bertman was always going to be tough. Laval's successes with LSU shouldn't be overlooked. Given his history with two of the best college programs in the state, Laval's return would bring a new sense of nostalgia to both schools. This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Ex-LSU baseball coach Smoke Laval looking to get back in the game
