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One week ago, the state of Louisiana’s Legislative Auditor’s office released its annual fiscal review of Grambling State University’s athletics program for the year ending June 30, 2025. The school was cited for a few audit irregularities and quickly announced that changes were being made.  That wasn’t the biggest news, though. Grambling’s athletics department lost $5.1 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.  Revenues were reported at $9.2 million versus annual expenses of $14.3 million. In percentage terms, Grambling’s revenue was only 64% of the amount needed to sustain the athletics programs at the current level. Grambling wasn’t the only north Louisiana public university whose athletics spending exceeded revenue last year The same Louisiana Legislative Auditor also filed reports earlier in 2026 for Louisiana Tech University, Northwestern State University and the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Each of these four football-playing state universities located north of Alexandria reported losses in their athletics programs for the year ending June 30, 2025.  Grambling’s massive deficit grabbed the recent news headlines, but there is a troubling commonality among Louisiana public schools not named LSU. Louisiana Tech recently cut an expensive deal (rumored to be in the vicinity of $8 million) in order to exit Conference USA and join the more geographically-suitable Sun Belt Conference. That move may turn out to be prudent for the Bulldogs over the long-term.  Louisiana Tech’s annual travel expenses as part of Conference USA totaled nearly $3.5 million.  Nearby Sun Belt rival UL-Monroe’s travel costs for the same year were $2.3 million.  Louisiana Tech is expected save $1 million or more annually on its travel expenses beginning this fall by moving to the Sun Belt Conference. Let’s look under the hood at each of these four universities’ athletics spending.  We’ll finish with a few common sense (cheap) ideas on how to achieve break-even in the future. Grambling State University – 5,200 students (2024/2025 school year) Grambling is nationally known for its athletics and its exceptional marching band.  It was bit surprising to learn that Grambling’s football program had lost $2.5 million in the most recent year.  That amounted to about 50% of the athletic department’s annual deficit of $5.1 million. The football team’s travel costs of $1.1 million last fall were higher than all three of the other north Louisiana pubic schools. The expense summary also showed nearly $160,000 was spent to cover the costs of the school’s spirit groups (for one or more road trip performances). Grambling’s men’s and women’s basketball teams each posted losses in excess of $900,000 for the most recent year. Grambling (like Northwestern State) participates NCAA’s FCS small college football division.  The G-men play in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Louisiana Tech University – 12,145 students (Fall, 2025) The Bulldogs are based in Ruston.  Louisiana Tech’s campus is less than six miles east of Grambling via Interstate 20.  The Bulldogs have been competing in Conference USA and a part of the NCAA FBS major college football division.  As mentioned earlier, Louisiana Tech moves into the Sun Belt Conference this fall. Audit results for Louisiana Tech’s athletics department last year showed a loss of $11.875 million. Football lost “only” about $1.6 million for the year.  Louisiana Tech’s men’s and women’s basketball teams each ran a deficit of about $700,000 apiece.  Other competitive sports at Louisiana Tech lost another $2.6 million.  The school’s income statement showed “non-program specific” athletic costs with a $6 million shortfall. As noted earlier in this report, Louisiana Tech’s overall travel costs playing in far-flung Conference USA were easily the highest in the group.  The Dogs’ annual total of $3.5 million for travel exceeded Grambling ($2.6 mm), UL-Monroe ($2.3 mm) and Northwestern State (less than $1 million). Northwestern State University – 8,402 students (Fall, 2025) The Demons from Natchitoches, Louisiana came the closest to break-even within its athletics programs among these four state schools.  Northwestern State participates in the NCAA’s FCS small college football division in the regionally-aligned Southland Conference. Northwestern State posted a relatively benign loss of $167,245 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.  The Demons’ men’s basketball program ran the largest deficit at more than $300,000.  The football team came up short by $280,000. Noteworthy, Northwestern State collected nearly $1.5 million in annual student fees to help support athletics.  That was about 10% of the school’s athletics spending.  It was the highest total among these four north Louisiana state schools. University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) – 8,678 students (Fall, 2025) Sun Belt Conference member ULM (like Louisiana Tech) competes in the NCAA’s FBS major college football division.  ULM is expecting to benefit from Louisiana Tech’s arrival in the Sun Belt Conference this fall with increased attendance and revenues expected at home games in all major sports. The Warhawks’ athletics budget is the smallest among the NCAA’s 136 FBS major colleges.  ULM’s overall school budget has been prone to massive shortfalls in recent years, too.  That means that ULM’s $1.5 million athletics department loss in fiscal year 2025 is much harder to cover. Audit results showed the UL-Monroe football program lost a whopping $3.8 million in the most recent report.  The Warhawks’ men’s and women’s basketball teams lost a combined $2.5 million.  Ouch! The school’s institutional support has kept the ULM athletics department afloat for years.  Significantly higher fan support for the Warhawks football and basketball programs is needed immediately.  Otherwise, the school may have no other choice but to consider returning to the NCAA FCS small college athletics division. A few suggestions from SwampSwami to achieve fiscal break-even These four north Louisiana state universities are located within 100 miles of each other.  Each school is a very large and important employer in its home city. These state schools must immediately address their athletics spending and move quickly toward achieving fiscal balance.  At the same time, they must also work harder and more creatively to raise sports revenues over the long-term to grow the athletics programs. First things first – Take immediate cost cutting measures – The simplest and fairest way is to voluntarily reduce athletics spending by cutting a certain percentage across the board.  That could come in the form of job reductions or, perhaps, an across-the-board pay cut for staff making more than $30,000 per year.  For example, a 5% mandatory spending reduction in Year 1 may spur some voluntary budget trimming beyond that level.  Yes, this likely means one less assistant coach, one fewer support staffer, one less charter flight, etc.  The athletics departments must take a hard look at streamlining operations.  Learn to do more with less. Refuse to play long-distance road games unless the school earns a significant profit by participating – UL-Monroe’s football team hits the road for at least two “Clobbering Time” payday games every season. They are often paid more than $1 million to play at large universities such as LSU, Texas A&M, and Alabama with huge stadiums.  ULM receives more money from some of these massive “visitor” paychecks than playing a home game in front of a sold-out stadium.  There are also downsides from being on the receiving end of a couple of massive road losses every season, too.  The football team and local fans can become a bit demoralized about the team’s chances for the remainder of the season. Now, let’s try to grow the revenue side with a few cheap ideas Stimulate increased student, alumni, and hometown support – Student and local support for the athletics programs within each of these four communities (Grambling, Ruston, Natchitoches, and Monroe) must improve.  Local fans want to see their sports teams having a chance to win more than they lose.  Identify sports which are cost-effective and give the school the best chance to hang a new (and long overdue) championship banner. Success in any of the major sports at these four schools can go a long way in rejuvenating and expanding the school’s athletic support base. Improve local marketing and promotion – It may sound corny but handing out free tickets to youth at local elementary, junior high school and high schools gets parents and guardians to purchase tickets, too.  A positive game day experience for that youth can plant a valuable seed about attending that college some day.  Each of these four north Louisiana public universities have thousands of empty seats available at football and basketball games.  A purposeful campaign to encourage and engage more youth at nearby college sporting events will pay future dividends. Inject more game day excitement – Utilize the pregame, quarter breaks, halftime, and post-game times to get fans more engaged.  Experiment with creative new (and inexpensive) ideas to keep the game experience fresh for all ages of fans. They will be more likely to return if they are having more fun at the games. Relentlessly promote ahead – There are only a few home football games played each fall.  Make each game special with its own promotion.  There are, perhaps, twenty home basketball, baseball or softball home games, too.  Give thought as to how to make each home game unique for fans. Target every recent (last few years) ticket purchaser by sending a weekly email.  Remind them of the school’s upcoming weekly sports schedule, special promotions, and discounts.  Utilize all types of social media to reach a wider audience to spread the word about upcoming college athletic events and team opponents. Depend on your own athletics staff to get the word out – Sadly, we live in a world with fewer and fewer exceptional local newspapers.  It is incumbent on each school’s athletics department to take an aggressive role in publicizing and promoting all ticket-based sporting events.  Fans want to know about the school’s upcoming games and events, so take the initiative! The post North Louisiana’s College Sports Programs are Underwater appeared first on SwampSwamiSports.com.

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Joe Morgan, a native of Bonham, Texas, a small town near the Oklahoma border, is generally regarded as baseball's greatest second basemen in the post-World War II era. Originally Colt-.45 then Astro, Houston traded him to Cincinnati after the 1971 season is perhaps Houston's most ill-fated (and bone-headed) trades. Morgan went on to win two Most Valuable Player Awards with the Big Red Machine.Also this episode - three coaches fired already in the NCAA FBS season, the Astros are on life support, the Padres clinch, festivals are faring no better than the AstrosEpisodes Mentioned this Week133 - We Weren't Rained Out, We Were Rained In w/ Roger Metzger144 - Bill Virdon's Baseball Life w/ David Jerome & Shirley Virdon195 - Looking Back at Houston's 1963 All-Rookie Lineup232 - It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over: The 1973 New York Mets w/ Len Ferman, The Sports Time TravelerTM244 - Power Outage! The 1979 Houston Astros258 - "I Was a Kid Too Back Then" w/ Rick WisePlease consider supporting Hooks & Runs by purchasing books, including those featured in this episode (if any were), through our store at Bookshop.org. Here's the link. https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandruns Hooks & Runs - https://hooksandruns.buzzsprout.comEmail: hooksandruns@protonmail.comCraig on Bluesky (@craigest.bsky.social)Rex (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/Hosts Emeriti:Andrew Eckhoff on TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hofffestEric on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/ichaboderic/Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (via Premium Beat)   www.premiumbeat.com/artist/ikoliksThis podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2025. 

Jay Paterno joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, Blitzed!: The All-Out Pressure of College Football's New Era. Jay is a former football coach who spent over twenty years working across the country at The University of Virginia, The University of Connecticut, James Madison University, and Penn State University. He is also the son of Joe Paterno, the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011 with 409 wins – the most in NCAA FBS history… Jay currently writes for StateCollege.com and his own Pigskin Stew Blog, and his guest columns have appeared in publications including USA Today, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Daily Collegian and The Centre Daily Times. He is also the president of Blue Line 409 LLC, a company that runs ventures in business, television, radio, public speaking and consults on philanthropy, social media, and public relations/marketing.  Hit play to uncover: Why Jay decided to follow in the footsteps of his father.  What it's like to be a college football coach.  What scouts look for in potential players.  To stay updated on Jay and his endeavors, visit his website! Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr

On today's Best Forking Sports Arena, we are all about Albert Pujols becoming the fourth MLB player to reach 700 home runs, and have periodic updates if Aaron Judge matches Roger Maris's 61 HRs in a season record. We also have the latest for NFL week 3 and NCAA FBS week 4, along with UND football, and the latest in local, college, and pro sports!!!  Show is recorded at Grand Forks Best Source. For studio information, visit www.gfbestsource.com #sports #nhl #nba #mlb #nfl #podcast #grandforks #gfbs #grandforksbestsource #hockey #baseball #basketball #fight #football 

With college football starting up in a couple of weeks, this episode couldn't come at a more perfect time! Meet Greg LeFils; he has been involved in football officiating his entire life, since his father, Greg Sr., was also a high school and NCAA FBS official for 40 years. Greg currently works as a Center ... more »

This edition of the Life of Fitz podcast features host Tim Fitzgerald calling his friend and former media colleague Dani Welniak in Kansas City. Welniak is a graduate of the Oklahoma State sports journalism program who started her news career in Dodge City, Kansas, covering high school sports for Catch It Kansas. After two years, she moved up to Wichita's main station, KWCH 12, before moving to Kansas City in 2016 to join KCTV5, where she became the Sports Director in 2017. For the past six years, Welniak has reported at KCTV5 in Kansas City, recently serving as the station's Sports Director and host of The Locker Room Show on KSMO-TV. Welniak is also a former professional women's football player, the sideline analyst for the Chiefs Radio Network from 2016 through 2019 and she recently was a member of the first all-female TV broadcast team for an NCAA FBS bowl game. On June 26, 2022, she was introduced as the new Executive Director of Communications for the Kansas City Current, the new professional women's soccer franchise, which is owned by Angie and Chris Long, as well as Brittany Mahomes. The Current recently released new renderings for the first stadium purpose-built for a National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team. As part of a 50-year lease agreement with Port KC, the stadium will be built on a 7.08-acre site on the east end of the park in Kansas City, Missouri. *** Tim Fitzgerald is a sports journalist who writes, does TV, radio and is a long-time podcaster. He has served as publisher of GoPowercat.com, a website that focuses on Kansas State sports, for nearly 25 years. Fitz also has stage four prostate cancer, so during the initial stages of the pandemic, his doctors have advised him to stay home and lay low. Now, Fitz is healthy and in remission, but his podcast lives on. Welcome to his life and the Life of Fitz podcast. Sign up for GoPowercat VIP access and get your first month for just $1! Want the latest Kansas State headlines sent to your inbox? Click to sign up for GoPowercat's daily newsletter!  Make sure you subscribe to Life of Fitz at your favorite podcast provider, including Apple, Spotify or Amazon. Follow @LifeofFitz To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The CVW crew (aka the Collegiate Consortium of Coaching Intelligence) welcomes aboard Pepperdine Men's Volleyball Head Coach, David Hunt as a contributor to the show! Jay Hosack of George Mason and Dan Friend of Lewis chime in with Rob Espero to discuss some heavy topics that occurred this last year like the cancellation of Stanford Men's Volleyball after the 2021 season, the NCAA FBS minimum sports waiver request, training during COVID, status of the 2021 season, and schedules. We finish the show on some positive notes with team outlooks, players to watch, and top 2020 moments for each contributor. We also delve into David Hunt's "Knee Injury" in front of USA WNT OH and Team Captain, Jordan Larson. 

On the latest episode of the LGM Podcast I sat down with Ben Jones, a former journalist covering Alabama Crimson Tide football, to discuss what may become of the 2020 NCAA FBS system. We talk a lot about the health of the players, about practice, about what games might look like, and about how the […]

Football guy but also all-around awesome doad Kolby Paxton sits down for a chat about high school football, college football, pro football, wrestlers who also played football, and much, much more! What a fun time with pals it was.  Show Rundown 0:01:47 - I’ve still got P-Salad on my dome, but no longer a word curtain. 0:05:19 - Criteria is superior, plain and simple, end of story. 0:12:00 - Hey it’s FloSports’ Football guy Kolby Paxton, talking about the New York Giants’ Danny Dimes Era. 0:13:07 - The origin story of Kolby Paxton begins. 0:17:00 - Kolby was an integral part of the Gus Malzhan era at Springdale High School. 0:30:00 - What was Kolby’s collegiate journey? 0:53:00 - Kolby’s illustrious athletic career comes to a close, but his media career starts to blossom. 1:01:40 - FloSports pops into Kolby’s life. 1:07:00 - The history of FloFootball. 1:23:42 - Q&A with Kolby. Q #1 - Who is the best wrestler AND football player? 1:28:00 - Q #2 - Who is the greatest mind in football? 1:31:26 - Fantasy Football chat with 2 doads. 1:34:10 - Hype for last weeks games on Football (catch them on replay!) 1:38:20 - Who will win the NCAA FBS championship? 1:40:51 - Who wins the dang Super Bowl? 1:42:50 - The outro. Ferrari and Gallagher play us out.

Keith Gill was named commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference in March 2019, becoming the first African-American commissioner of a NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conference – the highest level of Division I college football. Just two months into his tenure, the Sun Belt hosted its first ever conference-wide Diversity & Inclusion Summit, in which RISE played an integral role. Gill discusses his vision for the Sun Belt Conference and collegiate athletics from a diversity & inclusion perspective and the conference's recent summit, the significance and responsibility of becoming the first African-American commissioner of a NCAA FBS conference and the need for more diversity in leadership positions in sports and society.

Sen. Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, joins the Morning Record to talk about this Saturday's Heisman Trophy presentation and the upcoming NCAA FBS playoffs. Looney has memorized every Heisman Trophy winner since the award began in 1935. Music: thegoodlawdz.bandcamp.com

Jim Clemente and Lisa Zambetti interview Scott Paterno about his father Joseph Vincent Paterno, the movie "Paterno" and Jerry Sandusky.A must listen episode revealing key insights about what was really going on behind closed doors, behind the headlines, lessons to be learned and what was fact and what was fiction in movie, which premiered on HBO on April 2 2018 in which Paterno is played by Al Pacino. Joe Paterno was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. With 409 victories, Paterno was the most victorious coach on NCAA FBS history.He was dismissed from the team on November 9 2011 as a result of the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal involving his assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky. He died 74 days later from lung cancer in 2012.#NiceGuyAquaintencePerpetrators#CloseDownPerps#HidingInPlainSight#ChildSexualAbuse@stopitnow@ScottPaternoWww.stopitnow.org