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I led the Big 10’s $2.4 billion public-capital venture. Here’s what college sports needs next
Universities pay professional prices for talent but neglect the infrastructure that helps teams win.
Last fall, I stood at the center of what would have been one of the biggest deals in sports: a $2.4 billion public pension fund investment in the Big Ten Conference. In the end, it failed. Congress fired off letters, and trustees balked. The deal was an attempt to provide schools with the capital to compete like professionals; its collapse was one data point in a season of upheaval. That same fall, Lane Kiffin walked out on an 11-1 Ole Miss team weeks before its first playoff game, lured to LSU by a war chest the Rebels…
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