Analysis: Memphis Tigers face ‘tough decisions’ about revenue sharing
If all falls into place as expected at the start of the 2025-26 school year, House vs. the NCAA could change the look of college sports as we know it now.
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If all falls into place as expected at the start of the 2025-26 school year, House vs. the NCAA could change the look of college sports as we know it now.
Fans have waited for their turn to celebrate a move to a Power Conference for years. The new-look Pac-12 no longer qualifies for that distinction, but some believed it would be better than the AAC.
The Tigers’ first-year athletic director was persuasive explaining why Memphis turned down the Pac-12, not just saying it was bad but explaining why in no uncertain terms. Memphis AD Ed Scott shines light on Tigers' decision to stay in AACRelated content:
“It really came down to what our future looks like,” Ed Scott said. “... The financials were not there.”
The new building will be located close to soccer, baseball, softball and track and field venues, including the future Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium.
Scott said Hardaway would absolutely, unequivocally be back “based on every piece of information I have right now, today.” Tomorrow, the information could be different. Memphis AD: Hardaway will ‘absolutely, unequivocally' stay Tigers' coachRelated content:
Scott said Memphis has not gotten an update from the NCAA regarding the case stemming from Malcolm Dandridge’s eligibility status, whose findings Scott confirmed the Tigers self-reported to the NCAA.
Ed Scott will speak publicly after Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway announced he’d parted ways with members of his staff and an anonymous letter alleged Memphis violated NCAA rules.
Dollars are flowing in since Ed Scott’s late-June hiring and his late-July arrival as the Memphis Tigers’ new athletic director.
“Penny Hardaway has fired Rick Stansbury and three other staffers just weeks before a new season begins. The continuing chaos is not ideal.”
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott says his biggest concern is sales of single-game tickets. But the Tigers are also projecting more than $750,000 in lost revenue due to the ongoing Liberty Stadium renovation.
The Memphis Tigers’ new athletic director isn’t keen on the new AAC commissioner’s interest in discussing the idea of a different playoff for Group of Five teams that don’t crack the College Football Playoff.Related content:
The university is in the process of finalizing a two-year extension of its FedExForum lease agreement with the Grizzlies, new Tigers athletic director Ed Scott confirmed.
Athletic director Ed Scott is taking over the department at an interesting time for Memphis and the rest of the college sports.
Duncan will work directly with Tigers coach Penny Hardaway as part of his responsibilities. Tim Duncan returns to Memphis to help Tigers ‘kick the door in' Memphis hires Tim Duncan, Terrence Lollie to leadership positions in athletic departmentRelated content:
Duncan, a former Tiger basketball player under coach Larry Finch and a teammate of Penny Hardaway, is back where it all started in a leadership role with the athletic department.
New Memphis Tigers AD Ed Scott fills two key leadership positions on his staff.
Ed Scott has to replace at least five U of M staffers but said he’s “confident in where we are in that process and who we’ll be able to attract.”
As Memphians gathered to honor Liza Fletcher with a new stadium, Memphis Tigers athletic director Ed Scott learned a lot about his new community.Related content:
The Memphis Tigers’ aspirations to join a higher-profile league than their current one, the American Athletic Conference, are no secret.
Now that he’s reached Day 1 on the job, what are the most pressing issues for the athletic director?
Scott will earn an annual guaranteed compensation — or base salary — of $550,000 over a contract that spans five years, according to a memorandum of understanding obtained by The Daily Memphian.
New University of Memphis athletic director Ed Scott must juggle building his leadership team, raising money for stadium renovation and filling a vacant head coaching position with building corporate support, selling tickets and making critical NIL-related decisions.
Nowadays — three years after NIL was made official on July 1, 2021 — some of college sports’ highest-paid athletes are millionaires in an ecosystem composed of kids, coaches, collectives and even agents.
“My tool kit is robust, having dealt with major infractions at Morgan State,” new Memphis Tigers athletic director says.
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