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Kyle Brennan will lead fundraising efforts for a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) collective at the University of Utah. NILs raise money through marketing deals and other employment to pay student-athletes.
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An internal audit of ISU Athletics was completed less than a year ago, finding two dozen problem areas – including prohibited or questionable purchases, a risky approach to travel, and sloppy or delayed record-keeping that would make it harder to detect issues.
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Illinois State University’s interim president said Wednesday that he’s canceled plans for a student fee increase for Athletics and pledged “closer oversight” of Athletics fundraising in the wake of a costly and widely condemned donor junket.
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Many of those who worked under Kyle Brennan say the rebuilding must acknowledge broader workplace-culture issues inside Illinois State University Athletics – problems that go beyond any single junket on a millionaire’s private jet.
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New Illinois State University Interim Athletics Director Jeri Beggs has a large set of tasks following the departure of Kyle Brennan under a cloud. In this interview with WGLT's Charlie Schlenker, ISU Interim President Aondover Tarhule lays out his expectations for Beggs and tries to put the upheaval in context.
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Beggs has an extensive history in college athletics. She recently served on the NCAA Transformation Committee, is a top advisor for the Missouri Valley Conference and is ISU's faculty athletics representative for the NCAA, a post she has held for 14 years.
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The donor flight to Indianapolis involving ISU athletics staff and boosters — and a subsequent trip to a strip club — has prompted the university's Student Government Association to consider a response.
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An Illinois State University spokesperson says they're working on the details of Kyle Brennan's separation. The athletics director's resignation is effective April 30.
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Six weeks before he was indicted on federal tax-fraud charges, former Reditus CEO Aaron Rossi pledged a $3 million donation to Illinois State University Athletics to help build its new Indoor Practice Facility, WGLT has learned.
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The Illinois State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved a naming rights deal for Redbird Arena. The venue will now be known as CEFCU Arena, with the Peoria-based credit union paying ISU $3.1 million over the next decade.