Ben Portnoy

Football season is almost here -- and ticket demand is picking up. According to research from Elevate, fans are buying 13% more tickets on the secondary market than last year heading into the 2024 campaign. Consumers are also spending more on average on the top 20 games of...

Neyland Stadium is adding a naming rights sponsorship for this coming football season -- sort of. The Univ. of Tennessee and Pilot have agreed to a multiyear deal that will make the latter the presenting partner of the Neyland Stadium renovation project and the official...

The NCAA has reached a multiyear agreement to make AI solution company Veritone the official global archive of record and exclusive, worldwide footage agent for all NCAA championship content. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Chris Termini , NCAA Managing Dir/Championships External Operations,...

The NCAA has no shortage of coming bills, but college sports’ governing body is prepared to commit major resources to a new effort. Legislation was introduced to the Division I BOD yesterday that would provide units for the NCAA women’s basketball tournament beginning with the...

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark has been plenty busy in his post-military life. The former superintendent of the Air Force Academy and a retired three-star general has spent the better part of the last month crisscrossing the country to varying conference media days. Seated in a club level just...

Florida International added another fun wrinkle to the college sports business world when its board discussed a deal to rename FIU Stadium “ Pitbull Stadium” on Tuesday morning . The five-year naming rights deal is worth $6 million over the life of the contract and will pay $1.2...

Razorback nuggets are coming to a store near you -- at least those in and around Arkansas. Hog fans set the internet ablaze last week when Tyson Foods and the school unveiled the “Razorback Nuggets.” Yes, chicken nuggets in the shape of a Razorback are available for your...

There are inherent pressures that come with new, bigger jobs — added responsibilities, increased eyeballs, etc. Lt. Gen. Richard Clark knows this well.  Clark’s military record is sterling. It includes the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of...