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Has a guy who has been mocked Top 10 in the draft ever came back before? This is absurd

Wisconsin just approved a $203 million athletic department budget. First time ever over $200 million. That is a massive operation. One of the biggest in college sports. And even at that scale, the math is getting tighter. Ticket revenue is down more than $4 million year over year. Two straight losing football seasons are part of it, but the season ticket to single-game mix is shifting the wrong direction. That is a nationwide trend, not a Wisconsin trend. Their own CFO said maintaining balanced budgets going forward is going to "require significantly more work." Give Wisconsin credit for that. Most athletic departments do not talk publicly about the pressure building inside their own financials. Wisconsin is being transparent about what the numbers actually mean. That matters. But this is not a Wisconsin problem. It is the problem everywhere. Costs are going up every year. Revenue sharing is going up every year. And the revenue strategy at most athletic departments has not changed in 30 years. Tickets. Donors. Media rights. That is still the whole plan. Schools need new money that does not come from the same three buckets. Most are going to keep running a $200 million operation on a revenue model that was built for half that. And most of them do not have the Big Ten TV money to cushion it...

WELCOME TO THE SOLD OUT HOG 🔥🔥🔥 Nebraska. Kansas.

No. 1 @UCLABaseball is on an INSANE run right now. They've won 27 (!!!!) straight games & are 7 wins away from tying the NCAA record 👀

Businessman and UConn Huskies alum Robert Skinner has donated $15M to his alma mater, one of the largest gifts in university history. The bulk will support both basketball programs to help them operate in ways commensurate with their success. Via @nhregister | ow.ly/h2mQ50YIoQO

He's back.

It’s draft day in the Empire State! 🐻🗽 #GoBruins

NEW: College Softball Top 25 per @SoftbalAmerica🥎 Do you agree? on3.com/softball/news/…

Jon Scheyer did it in 122 games 🤷🏻‍♂️

Former Nebraska setter and current Iowa State volleyball coach Christy Johnson-Lynch has nothing but respect for Dani Busboom Kelly. ❤️

The Big Ten has appointed Chris McIntosh, formerly the Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as Deputy Commissioner for Strategy. In the newly created role, McIntosh will advise the Commissioner and lead overall strategy development. More ➡️ bit.ly/4t34U0x

still thinking about our special weekend in the 605 🫶 Thank you Husker Nation for always showing out! #GBR

Back on the day he was introduced as Michigan’s head coach in 2024, Dusty May told me what it would take to get another national title banner:

Duke transfer guard Darren Harris has committed to Indiana, he announced. The 6-5 sophomore is a former top-40 recruit. on3.com/transfer-porta…

Aye aye captain 🫡 @BrooksBarnhizer

BERGIE ACE FROM OUR SUFU QUEEN 👸 @NESoybeanBoard | #GBR

Nebraska volleyball freshman Gabby DiVita had her indoor debut with the Huskers and delivered three kills on five swings and an ace. 👏

wishing a very happy birthday to our Sports Information Director, Jeremy! 🤘🎂 #HookEm

Augusta National’s Golden Bell remains one of golf’s most confounding par 3s, with swirling wind above the pines dictating everything ⛳ Now some Masters competitors are turning to data from Weather Applied Metrics to better understand it. MORE: ow.ly/R1v450YEvRx

#BREAKING Wisconsin AD Chris McIntosh to take new position at Big Ten as deputy commissioner for strategy sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/…