To understand the evolving attitudes of athletics donors at the Group of 5 level, I conducted my final interview with a top NIL donor in April 2025. He was thinking about the major shifts in athlete talent redistribution driven by changes in NIL and the transfer portal. “From my perspective it is a no-win situation.

The University of Houston held a press conference on Thursday, August 25, 2016, to announce a $20 million gift from Tilman Fertitta, chair of the University of Houston System Board of Regents and of Billion Dollar Buyer fame, to transform the basketball arena. During the press conference coach Kelvin Sampson said it would give the

Higher education is at an inflection point as confidence is at a historic low and concerns about cost persist. Boards and leaders continually seek to better understand and evaluate costs from all departments on campus, to make attendance more affordable. One department often evaluated by campuses and university systems is athletics. Fortunately, many continue to