* Whitman confirmed that Illinois will honor Terrence Shannon Jr., raising his jersey at State Farm Center. That required an exception to the policy that players honored must be first or second team All-American.
* Illinois basketball will play Arkansas on Thanksgiving Day in Kansas City. It will air on CBS right after the Bears - Lions game.
* Illinois will use all of the $22m allowed by the NCAA for revenue sharing. They are planning as if Title IX will apply, so it will likely be evenly distributed among men's and women's sports.
* Sounds like there will be budget cuts to raise the $22m. There's a hiring freeze in the department. They will not go forward with a planned new wrestling facility. They are also looking at what sports they ultimately want to sponsor in the future, which means some sports(s) could get the axe.
* The backwards damages from the NCAA settlements will result in an annual deduction of $1.2 million for Illinois.
* The ICON collective will continue to be important. It has tripled it's donations since year 1 and now has over 500 donors contributing.
* The DIA is still working its way through the student athlete misconduct policy for potential changes based on the result of Shannon's lawsuit.
* WBB coach Shauna Green will get a contract extension.
* Illinois basketball will play Arkansas on Thanksgiving Day in Kansas City. It will air on CBS right after the Bears - Lions game.
* Illinois will use all of the $22m allowed by the NCAA for revenue sharing. They are planning as if Title IX will apply, so it will likely be evenly distributed among men's and women's sports.
* Sounds like there will be budget cuts to raise the $22m. There's a hiring freeze in the department. They will not go forward with a planned new wrestling facility. They are also looking at what sports they ultimately want to sponsor in the future, which means some sports(s) could get the axe.
* The backwards damages from the NCAA settlements will result in an annual deduction of $1.2 million for Illinois.
* The ICON collective will continue to be important. It has tripled it's donations since year 1 and now has over 500 donors contributing.
* The DIA is still working its way through the student athlete misconduct policy for potential changes based on the result of Shannon's lawsuit.
* WBB coach Shauna Green will get a contract extension.
