Steve Berkowitz

Lawyers for NCAA and plaintiffs in proposed House settlement say in filing that they have made changes to roster limits that Judge Claudia Wilken said two weeks were unfair and preventing from granting final approval: https://t.co/BaMGn8D1lc

FY24 revenue and per-school payouts: --Big Ten: $928M, $63.2M to 12 longest-standing schools ($61.5M to U-Md, Rutgers) --SEC: $840M, $52.5M to 14 longest-standing ($27.5M to Texas, OU, which was $15M refundable application fees + $12.5M transition payments funded by ESPN)

Steve Berkowitz @ByBerkowitz

ICYMI: Big Ten Conference had just over $928 million in total revenue in 2024 fiscal year and had per-school distributions of about $63.2 million to each of its 12 longest-standing schools, its new federal tax records show: https://t.co/O7azsu9yDz

New tax doc also shows that former commissioner Kevin Warren received $5.75 million bonus in 2023 calendar year. (He departed in mid-April of that year to become Chicago Bears’ president and CEO.) Warren was credited with total pay of just over $6.8 million for 2023.

Steve Berkowitz @ByBerkowitz

ICYMI: Big Ten Conference had just over $928 million in total revenue in 2024 fiscal year and had per-school distributions of about $63.2 million to each of its 12 longest-standing schools, its new federal tax records show: https://t.co/O7azsu9yDz

New tax doc along w/ documents, data released by three B1G schools in recent years strongly indicate that B1G revenue for ongoing FY 2025 will be between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion, with new TV deals taking full effect and additions of UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington.

Steve Berkowitz @ByBerkowitz

ICYMI: Big Ten Conference had just over $928 million in total revenue in 2024 fiscal year and had per-school distributions of about $63.2 million to each of its 12 longest-standing schools, its new federal tax records show: https://t.co/O7azsu9yDz

ICYMI: Big Ten Conference had just over $928 million in total revenue in 2024 fiscal year and had per-school distributions of about $63.2 million to each of its 12 longest-standing schools, its new federal tax records show: https://t.co/O7azsu9yDz

Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck picks up $75,000 bonus as team's newly published multi-year NCAA Academic Progress Rate score is at least 980 (it's 992 multi-year, 993 single-year).

California football coach Justin Wilcox picks up $75,000 bonus as team's newly published multi-year NCAA Academic Progress Rate score is at least 970 (it's 971).

Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham picks up $75,000 bonus as team's newly published NCAA APR score is at least 980 (it's 984 for both single-year and multi-year).

New tax doc also shows that former commissioner Kevin Warren received $5.75 million bonus in 2023 calendar year. (He departed in mid-April of that year to become Chicago Bears’ president and CEO.) Warren was credited with total pay of just over $6.8 million for 2023.

Steve Berkowitz @ByBerkowitz

Big Ten Conference had just over $928 million in total revenue in 2024 fiscal year and had per-school distributions of about $63.2 million to each of its 12 longest-standing schools, its new federal tax records show: https://t.co/O7azsu9yDz

New tax doc along w/ documents, data released by three B1G schools in recent years strongly indicate that B1G revenue for ongoing FY 2025 will be between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion, with new TV deals taking full effect and additions of UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington.

Steve Berkowitz @ByBerkowitz

Big Ten Conference had just over $928 million in total revenue in 2024 fiscal year and had per-school distributions of about $63.2 million to each of its 12 longest-standing schools, its new federal tax records show: https://t.co/O7azsu9yDz

Big Ten Conference had just over $928 million in total revenue in 2024 fiscal year and had per-school distributions of about $63.2 million to each of its 12 longest-standing schools, its new federal tax records show: https://t.co/O7azsu9yDz

After leading Florida basketball to its third national title in school story, head coach Todd Golden was rewarded with a six-year contract extension worth $40.5 million. https://t.co/mVun41C5BB

Scott Frost, rehired as the UCF Knights' football coach on Dec. 8, will earn $22.1 million guaranteed over the next five years, per the school. https://t.co/VUJGyI9b9K

Here's story w/ @joeygarrison that also includes new comments from Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and from Steve Berman, one of the lead attorneys for plaintiffs in House-NCAA litigation. Neither is happy about prospect of Trump EO on this: https://t.co/d9ohwTA3YH

Joey Garrison @joeygarrison

Confirming @WSJ report: A person familiar tells me President Trump taking executive action regarding NIL/payments to college athletes is under “serious consideration.”

RT @Tyler_T15: Ben McCollum’s 6-year deal with Iowa starts at $3.35 million and reaches $4.1 million in its final year. Incentives include…

Williams will get $1 million retention if he remains Maryland's coach on 4/15/2031. He can one automatic 1-yr extension for Terps playing in NCAA tournament.

Steve Berkowitz @ByBerkowitz

University of Maryland's agreement with new MBKB coach Buzz Williams is 6-year deal that starts with annual pay of $4.8 million and is set to increase by $100,000 annually, MOU newly obtained from Maryland shows.

Williams' basic annual pay is 100% guaranteed if he is fired without cause, subject to a duty to mitigate. His buyout for leaving starts at $10.5 million, then drops to: $8.5 million on 4/1/26 $3.5M on 4/1/27 $2.5M on 4/1/28 $1M on 4/1/29 $0 on 4/1/30

Steve Berkowitz @ByBerkowitz

University of Maryland's agreement with new MBKB coach Buzz Williams is 6-year deal that starts with annual pay of $4.8 million and is set to increase by $100,000 annually, MOU newly obtained from Maryland shows.