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📖 In Today’s Playbook. NCAA Doubled Federal Lobbying Efforts in 2025 in Failed Push for College Sports Bill. NWCA Announces 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Hall of Fame Class. Men’s Lacrosse Preseason All-America List. February Calendar. America’s Boom States.
January 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
📖 In Today’s Playbook. Ballentine Headlines Academic All-America Football Squad. Whitewater Tops ABCA Preseason Baseball Ranking. Track and Field Team Ratings. F&M, Salisbury Place Five on Women’s Lacrosse Preseason All-America List. 12 Distractions to Leave Behind in 2026
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM
In Today’s #D3Playbook. NCAA Lied About NIL. College Sports Have Never Been More Popular. New No. 1 in Men’s Hoops. No Movement in Men’s Hockey Top 10. #d3hoops #d3hky #whyD3 #NIL
January 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM
📖 In Today’s @D3Playbook. Why Colleges Should Bet Big On Small Sports. NCAA President Charlie Baker Is a Twitter Reply Guy. Navigating Campus Life Amid ICE Enforcement. Major January Winter Storm #whyD3 www.d3playbook.com/p/why-colleg...
Why Colleges Should Bet Big On Small Sports
Which sports most directly serve the broader mission of universities
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January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
📖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. How NYU Women’s Basketball Quietly Became DIII’s No.1 Team. Oberlin: One of the Worst Teams in College Football ... and Also, Maybe, the Happiest? Springfield Retains Volleyball Top Spot. Massive Winter Storm Will Hit Large Parts of the U.S. Through the Weekend
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 PM
📖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. U.S. Colleges Need More Men. Warhawks Top Preseason Diamond Poll. LVC Men’s Hockey Hosts Special Team IMPACT Game. NESCAC Takes Four of Top Five Spots In Preseason IWLCA Poll. The Most (and Least) Active States. #d3baseball #d3hky #d3lax #whyD3
January 21, 2026 at 1:12 PM
🗞 In Today’s Playbook. The Proposals - General Grouping. Today at the NCAA Convention. DIII Legislation Supporting 2 AQs Fosters Conference Stability, Enhances Student-Athlete Experience. State of College Sports Address Highlights Progress, Continued Challenges.
January 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
🗞 In Today’s #D3Playbook. The Presidents Council Proposals. Today at the NCAA Convention. Supreme Court Seems Likely to Uphold State Bans on Transgender Athletes in Girls and Women’s Sports. Mosley Headlines Academic All-America Volleyball Team. 'Seeking Experienced Witch' #d3vb
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
✈ If It’s Tuesday. It Might Be D.C.

🗞 In Today’s Playbook. The 2026 NCAA Convention. Colleges Too Often Drop The Ball On Student-Athlete Mental Health. Still The Ones. Statesmen, Falcons Top Puck Polls. Mites on Ice Event Turns Into Brawl #d3hoops #d3hky #whyD3 www.d3playbook.com/p/the-2026-n...
The 2026 NCAA Convention
Annual event officially begins today in Washington
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January 13, 2026 at 1:18 PM
🥳 You Made It. One week down, 51 to go.

🗞 In Today’s #D3Playbook. What AI Means for College Sport Leaders. Women’s volleyball rules propose changes. 6 higher education trends to watch in 2026. NWCA National Women’s Duals Preview. What Is the '365 Buttons' TikTok Meme?
January 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Good Morning

🗞 In Today’s #D3Playbook. NCAA Defends House Settlement From Title IX, Opt-Out Appeal. Trinity, NYU Top 🏀 Polls. Aurora 🏒 Welcome In 2026 With Sweep of #2 Adrian. Springfield Tops Preseason 🏐 Poll. 40 Million Turn to ChatGPT For Health Care #d3hoops #d3vb #d3hky
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Happy 2026!

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January 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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While it may be true that not everyone needs a four-year degree, it is still true that the best-paying jobs go to alums of highly-selective institutions.
In a slow labor market, it's not surprising that employers are limiting where they recruit on college campuses to elite institutions and ones close to home. It's also why I expect to see degree requirements tightened--it's an easy and legal way to screen applicants.
Elite Colleges Are Back at the Top of the List for Company Recruiters
As white-collar hiring slows down and corporate DEI goals vanish, where you went to college matters again.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🍾 That’s A Wrap. Best wishes for a safe, happy and healthy holiday season

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. Is This Alabama Court Ruling The Last Straw For NCAA Enforcement? Tigers, Maroons and Eagles Top Big Basketball Spenders. These Rising Costs Are Squeezing College Budgets. Swimming Dual Meet Polls
Is This Alabama Court Ruling The Last Straw For NCAA Enforcement?
Whatever remaining power the NCAA still has to enforce whatever rules are remaining might be in serious trouble
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December 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
⏰ Bringing Down the Curtain On 2025

🎶 Your Morning Pick-Me-Up. Do They Know It’s Christmas? Band Aid

🗞️ In #D3Today’s Playbook. Football Final Four. Webster U.’s Big Bet. AP Football All-Americans. Julie Beer Named CNE Commissioner. Happy Birthday, Grinch! www.d3playbook.com/p/football-f...
Football Final Four
Battling for the opportunity to play in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl
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December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Wisconsin-River Falls quarterback Kaleb Blaha is offensive player of the year and North Central (Illinois) lineman John Sullivan is defensive player of the year on The Associated Press Division III All-America team announced Thursday." #d3fb
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Wis.-River Falls' QB Kaleb Blaha, North Central DL John Sullivan lead Division III All-America team
Wisconsin-River Falls quarterback Kaleb Blaha is offensive player of the year and North Central (Illinois) lineman John Sullivan is defensive player of the year on The Associated Press Division III Al...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. Barnouw Headlines Women’s Soccer Academic All-Americans. UC Santa Cruz Steps Up For USC. Will My Kid Be a Pro Athlete? Study Finds What Parents Think

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Barnouw Headlines Women’s Soccer Academic All-Americans
Named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division III
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December 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
😉 Hi, Tuesday

🗞️ In Today’s Playbook. Turning Down Division I College Soccer Offers Was The Best Decision I Made. Little Change In Men’s Top 10. Top 9 Remain In Place In Women’s Hoops. Power Conference Commissioners Defend NCAA Redshirt Rule in Court. #d3soccer #whyD3 #d3hoops
December 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Every young girl’s journey to college soccer will be different, and I’m not ignorant to the fact that the D1 path is AMAZING for many, and they thrive taking that route.

But it wasn’t for me.

And it’s not for everyone."

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Turning Down Division I College Soccer Offers Was The Best Decision I Made - Erica Mulholland
Erica Mulholland is a Certified Speed, Agility and Strength trainer in Tampa Florida and in the Johns Hopkins University Soccer Hall of Fame.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🔖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. Willamette University, Pacific University Seek to Merge. Baker on Sports Betting: "The Phone Changed Everything.” Football Quarterfinals. Performance Technology Guidance Approved by CSMAS. 10 TV Shows to Catch Up On #d3fb #d3hoops #whyD3 www.d3playbook.com/p/willamette...
Willamette University and Pacific University Seek to Merge
Expected to name combined college, University of the Northwest
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December 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🔖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. NFL Owners Vote to Spend $1 Million Per Team on New Flag League. Nexus and CNE Announce Strategic Licensing Agreement. AFCA Names All-America Team. McKearin Siblings Shine At Castleton. A Moment of Puppy Zen. #d3fb #d3hoops www.d3playbook.com/p/nfl-owners...
NFL Owners Vote to Spend $1 Million Per Team on New Flag League
Teams voted to invest up to $32 million in total in support and development
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December 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🐫 Hump Day

🗞️ Baker Says NCAA Is ‘Ready to Fight’ As SCORE Act Stalls in Congress. SCORE Act Punt Shows Why Judges Call the Shots on NCAA. Are DI or DIII Athletics Better For Student Athletes? How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Became An Unexpected Classic #D3Playbook www.d3playbook.com/p/baker-says...
Baker Says NCAA Is ‘Ready to Fight’ As SCORE Act Stalls in Congress
“We don’t have a choice. We’re going to fight them all.”
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December 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
👋 Hello, Tuesday

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. HUSTLE Act Would Creates New Tax-Advantaged NIL Savings Account For College Athletes. CMS Captures DIII Water Polo Title. Statesmen, Falcons Remain Atop Hockey Rankings. Bantams, Maroons Remain No. 1.
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM