There are 29 article(s) tagged Mike Aresco:

• April 2024

  • Incoming AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti addresses hot-button issues

    American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti spoke about the College Football Playoff, membership retention, media rights and NIL matters in a news conference.

    By Parth Upadhyaya April 11, 2024

  • AAC names Tim Pernetti as league’s new commissioner

    Tim Pernetti, who comes to the AAC after serving as the president of IMG Academy for two years, will succeed former league commissioner Mike Aresco.

    By Parth Upadhyaya April 03, 2024

• December 2023

  • U of M stays committed to student-athletes’ mental health

    The University of Memphis has made a conscious effort to provide resources to help athletes prioritize their mental health needs.

    By Frank Bonner II December 24, 2023

  • After losing four teams in two years, the AAC is now losing its commissioner

    The AAC will have turned from an 11-team conference as recent as 2022 into a 14-team conference that only has seven of the original 11 still in the league next year. Now, the conference is losing the only commissioner it has ever known.

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    Mike Aresco retiring as AAC commissioner

    By Frank Bonner II December 07, 2023

  • Mike Aresco retiring as AAC commissioner

    Aresco became the fourth commissioner of the Big East Conference in 2012, and oversaw the reconstitution of that organization into the American Athletic Conference a year later. He announced his retirement Thursday, Dec. 7.

    By The Associated Press December 07, 2023

• October 2023

  • AAC commissioner Mike Aresco discusses talks with Army, more

    AAC commissioner Mike Aresco discussed the conference’s future with The Daily Memphian during the league’s media day on Monday.

    By Parth Upadhyaya October 15, 2023

• July 2023

  • Silverfield makes sure locker room jokes ‘don’t ever cross that line’ into hazing

    After an alleged hazing incident at Northwestern, University of Memphis football head coach Ryan Silverfield says cultivating a healthy culture starts with education.

    By Frank Bonner II July 30, 2023

  • Buckley: Colorado is headed to the Big 12. What about Memphis?

    The Buffaloes’ decision to leave the Pac-12 sure seems to be a big blow to the Tigers’ Power 5 hopes. Or do they have a chance?

    By Tim Buckley July 28, 2023

  • New-look AAC: ‘We just want to see who’s on top at the end’

    Houston, Cincinnati and UCF are out; six former Conference USA schools are in. Shouldn’t Memphis automatically be a new AAC power?

    By Tim Buckley July 26, 2023

  • AAC commissioner says he can’t stop schools from leaving conference

    Memphis hasn’t been shy about their conference realignment aspirations. SMU has been in the mix as well. Mike Aresco says you can’t lose any sleep over it.

    By Frank Bonner II July 26, 2023

• May 2023

  • AAC commissioner wants to replace Power 6 label with generic branding

    Mike Aresco writes a 2,500-plus-word letter making the case for what he wants the conference to be called.

    By Frank Bonner II May 09, 2023

• March 2023

  • AAC commissioner: Memphis will be ‘even more important’ to conference in 2023-24

    AAC commissioner Mike Aresco spoke to reporters Saturday about the divide between Power 5 and Group of 5 conferences, conference realignment and Memphis’ place in a new-look AAC.

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 11, 2023

• December 2022

  • AAC commissioner: Expansion creates ‘clear path’ to playoffs

    American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said he can’t “overstate the importance” of what the College Football expansion means for the AAC and member schools like Memphis.

    By Frank Bonner II December 02, 2022

  • Memphis athletic director wants Tiger football to be more than ‘just OK’

    American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco also expressed a vote of confidence in Silverfield when he spoke to The Daily Memphian on Thursday.

    By Frank Bonner II December 01, 2022

• July 2022

  • AAC commissioner Mike Aresco supports FBS football having its own governance

    Aresco says FBS football breaking away from the NCAA would help level the playing field. “We can fight for a healthier and more equitable system on the various fronts that are still in play that are still available to us.”

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    Tigers voted fifth in AAC preseason media poll

    By Frank Bonner II July 28, 2022

• February 2022

  • AAC commissioner says two issues stalling football playoff expansion

    AAC commissioner Mike Aresco said there are two major hurdles, including the branding of the Power Five vs. the Group of Five.

    By Frank Bonner II February 15, 2022

• January 2022

  • AAC not likely to receive payouts from canceled bowl games

    AAC commissioner says a team backing out in this instance is not the fault of the bowl.

    By Frank Bonner II January 20, 2022

• September 2021

  • Rudd, Veatch and AAC commissioner Mike Aresco weigh in on Big 12 news

    U of M’s president and athletic director assert: “The final whistle hasn’t blown.”

    By Frank Bonner II September 10, 2021

• August 2021

  • AAC commissioner denies colluding with ESPN on conference realignment

    But American Athletic Conference head Mike Aresco declined to say if any Big 12 schools have reached out to him.

    By Frank Bonner II August 04, 2021

• March 2021

  • AAC’s Mike Aresco: Tigers an NCAA Tournament-worthy team

    The commissioner argued for the Tigers’ inclusion despite the AAC’s decision not to reschedule their regular-season games against Houston and Wichita State. 

    By Danielle Lerner March 14, 2021

• June 2020

  • Yes, players are testing positive, and yes football season has a chance

    If college football is to start its season and continue its season, all involved parties will have to be adaptable, smart and willing to follow protocols, says Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. And even then? No guarantees. 

    By Don Wade June 29, 2020

  • Sports Notebook: WGC-FESJI could see field shrink; long odds on the Grizzlies

    Brooks Koepka, the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational champion, just withdrew from a tournament because his caddie tested positive for COVID-19. It's a scene that could play out at TPC Southwind as the virus cuts down the field one by one. Also, AAC launches Racial Equality Action Group. 

    By Don Wade June 28, 2020

• May 2020

  • Aresco: Football, Olympic sports scheduling could change

    AAC commissioner Mike Aresco told Dave Woloshin and Brett Norsworthy on Wednesday that the conference is still planning to play football this fall. 

    By Drew Hill May 14, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 10: U of M athletics releases statement

    CBU faculty member, student under self-quarantine; Le Bonheur updates visitor policy; stocks rebound. 

    Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus

    State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 13, 2020