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Democrats capturing House and Senate majorities during Tuesday's midterm elections have reduced the odds the Protect College Sports Act passes during the lame-duck Congressional session to between 5% and 10%, according to Colorado State FAR/Sacred Cow BBQ publisher Kyle Saunders. More…

➤ Projections showing House Democrats securing at least 258 seats leave incoming leadership with minimal incentive to advance the Senate-passed bill or accept a compromise before January, when incoming committee chairs such as Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), who previously labeled the 2025 SCORE Act “nothing more than a major giveaway” to the NCAA and the conferences, take control of markups. 

➤ Outgoing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces internal math challenges given a 218-member majority, compounded by at least 21 House Republicans who formally requested alterations to the bill's 20-member conference cap and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's (R-LA) push to add an explicit ban on classifying student-athletes as employees. Amending the text would force a return to the Senate, where staff warned the legislation was “a final product” and threatened counter-amendments capping coach, AD and president salaries if conference realignment restrictions were altered. 

➤ More Saunders: "When Congress can’t act collectively, the people who need rules tend to write their own, and the courts write the rest. ... So if the bill dies on January 3, college sports absolutely still gets governed in 2027. Conference commissioners, a settlement judge, state courts and a few governors will do it, one rule and one injunction at a time, and the next Congress starts over with House committees led by people who called the last version 'a giveaway.'" (link)

UMass inks an eight-year deal making Under Armour the official outfitter and supplier of uniforms, apparel, footwear and accessories for all 21 varsity sport programs and athletics staff, starting July 1, 2027. (link)

Arizona’s men's and women’s basketball jersey patch sponsorship deal with Carvana is reportedly worth a total of $12.75M over four seasons, per Tucson.com’s Bruce Pascoe, who notes UA is set to receive $3M this season and next, $3.25M in 2028-29 and $3.5M in 2029-30. More. (link)

Louisville inks a men’s and women’s basketball jersey patch agreement with L&N Federal Credit Union for the 2026-27 season. L&N is now the official jersey patch sponsor for UL football, volleyball, men's basketball, and women's basketball. (link)

CBS Sports’ David Cobb reports that while non-conference rematches will still be avoided in the NCAA Tournament Opening and First Rounds, with expansion to 76 teams, language around avoiding them in the Second Round is no longer part of official NCAA guidance. (link)

NCAA DII…

USC Beaufort: Luke Dyer has been promoted to Associate Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach since the program's inaugural season in 2023-24

NCAA DIII…

Delaware Valley: Tyheim Monroe has been added as an Assistant Coach

Delaware Valley: Tim Stanfield has been added as an Assistant Coach

Delaware Valley: Aidan Carroll has been added as an Assistant Coach

Delaware Valley: Jared Shein has been promoted to Assistant Coach after serving as a Volunteer Assistant Coach

Franciscan-Steubenville: Associate Head Coach Mike Granato has been elevated to Senior Associate Head Coach

Franciscan-Steubenville: Assistant Coach & Director of Recruiting Adam Martello has been elevated to Associate Head Coach

Franciscan-Steubenville: Assistant Coach & Director of Student Athlete Development Aaron Foldi has updated his title to Assistant Coach & Director of Operations

Franciscan-Steubenville: Assistant Coach Sean Kirk has added Director of Recruiting to his title

Franciscan-Steubenville: Assistant Coach Anthony Santangelo has added Director of Player Development to his title

Franciscan-Steubenville: Graduate Assistant Coach Frank Bellissimo is now serving on staff as an Assistant Coach & Director of Scouting

New England (ME): Drake Gavin has been added as an Assistant Coach

Penn State Altoona: Bryan Acosta is no longer an Assistant Coach

Saint Joseph's (ME): Camryn Yorke has been added as an Assistant Coach

Spalding: James Abrams has been added as an Assistant Coach

UW-Stevens Point: Eddie Goldston has been promoted to Associate Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

UNC Wilmington: Octavia Jett-Wilson has been added as the Director of Player Personnel

NCAA DII…

IUP: Josie Daugherty has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Shepherd (DII)

St. Thomas Aquinas: Trinity Cheatom has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Augsburg: Jazmen Boone has been added as an Assistant Coach

Rivier: Former standout Lyric Grumblatt has returned to her alma mater as an Assistant Coach after finishing her career as the program and GNAC’s all-time leading scorer with 2,523 points

Saint Elizabeth: Greg Gruenwald has updated roles to Director of Basketball Operations after serving as an Assistant Coach

NJCAA…

Queensborough CC: Anastasia Williams has been added as an Assistant Coach

Queensborough CC: Sofia Lopez has been added as an Assistant Coach