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JULY 24, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH

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TOP STORY
1. College Sports Bill Moving to House Floor in Congress After Passing Committee Votes

by Steve Berkowitz and Tom Schad, USA Today

“Two U.S. House of Representatives committees on Wednesday, July 23 advanced a bill that would establish a variety of national rules concerning how college sports operate, making this the most comprehensive measure connected to the industry set to reach the chamber’s floor in decades.

After considering nearly a dozen amendments, the Energy and Commerce Committee ultimately voted 30-23 to send the bill to the House floor. It was a straight party line vote in which one vote was not recorded.

The Education and Workforce Committee also signed off on the bill later in the afternoon by a narrower margin of 18-17, with Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Wash., joining all of the Democrats in opposition.”

» What’s Next. “Barring last-minute intervention from another committee, the bill could receive a vote in September, perhaps within the first two weeks after the House is scheduled to return Sept. 2 from a summer recess that is expected to begin at the close of business July 23.”

» Reality Check. “If the bill moves to the Senate, its future will remain uncertain, as 60 votes will be needed to prevent a filibuster. So, even if all 53 Republican members back the measure — which so far has received bipartisan support and opposition in the House — seven Democrats also will have to approve.”

» What They’re Saying. "Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who is her party's ranking member of the Commerce Committee, also was critical of the legislation in a statement given to USA TODAY Sports. "Saving Olympic sports is going to take more than just allowing the biggest universities with the biggest boosters to always be in the conference playoffs," the statement said. "This legislation rolls back athletes’ rights established less than 30 days ago, undermines women’s and Olympic sports, squeezes small and mid-major schools, and makes the big schools richer, more powerful and less accountable.”

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NCAA
2. Management Council Recap

by Olivia Brown, NCAA

“During its July meeting at the national office, the Division III Management Council approved a per diem increase for student-athletes participating in championships. That request will go to the Presidents Council for approval at its August meeting.

The Division III Strategic Planning and Finance Committee recommended an increase in per diem to $150 for traveling teams and $60 for hosts, effective for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years.”

» New Playing Rules Structure. “The Division III Championships Committee's recommendation is based on the principles that playing rules should continue being as consistent as possible among divisions but also provide a structure that allows Division III to continue being able to adopt playing rules that are philosophically aligned and financially feasible for its membership to implement.”

» NCAA Convention Legislation. The council sponsored five proposals for the 2026 Convention, including one requiring the use of the NCAA Transfer Portal.

» Quotable. "Due to rising costs associated with championships participation and the controlled nature of the per diem increase, we approved incremental increases in per diem to provide immediate benefits to both institutions and student-athletes during their postseason experience," said Jason Verdugo, chair of the council and director of athletics at Wisconsin-Eau Claire.”

» Council Leadership. “The council elected Rob Larson, faculty athletics representative at Luther, as the next chair, and Crystal Gibson, director of athletics at St. Mary's (Md.), as the vice chair. They will assume their council leadership positions with the close of the 2026 NCAA Convention.”

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ACADEMICS
3. IWLCA Names Academic Honor Roll

“The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association honored 1,284 student-athletes from 202 different institutions on the 2024-25 IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater.”

» See The List

ACADEMICS
4. USILA Presents Team Academic Awards

The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association honored Haverford College for having the highest team grade point average for the 2025 season.

Haverford's team GPA of 3.767 was the highest among the 54 Division III institutions honored with the USILA Scholar Team Award. The Fords were joined by Lenoir-Rhyne University (Division II) and Harvard University (Division I) as the top academic programs in their respective divisions.

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NEWS YOU CAN USE
5. Lightning Round ⚡️ 

» Awards. Women Leaders has selected Jacqueline Schuman, vice chancellor and AD at UMass Boston, as an Executive of the Year

» Community Awareness Award. “Taylor Chepren, a Health Sciences major at Marymount University, has been selected as the Division III Community Awareness Award recipient for her outstanding commitment to service and leadership in her community.”

» Woman of the Year. “St. John Fisher University's Sydney Carpenter has been named the 2024-25 Empire 8 Conference Woman of the Year.”

TRANSACTIONS
6. Comings and Goings 

GUILFORD - Dylan Neisler named head men’s lacrosse coach
NICHOLS - Jack Hayes resigned as vice president/director of athletics. Kristan Mallet named interim director of athletics
RIVIER - Joseph Brady named director of athletics

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