March 3, 2026 by Sports Illustrated
Iowa State AD says issue was with players, coaches and parents, but players off the record state the same issues have existed prior to 2018 with the athletic staff so it couldn't just be the current players!
about nation.enterprises
nation.enterprises inc. was established in 2025 by Sport Venture Group and a diverse shareholder group including former team members from Goldman Sachs, adidas, TaylorMade, Coca-Cola, Visa and Disney as the investment vehicle for nation.university and nation.academy to integrate the pathway of youth to collegiate sport through a singular multi-sport platform designed to enhance talent development at every level and sector of sport.
We are principals, NOT a private equity company, we license olympic sport brands from collegiate level schools offsetting the school’s expense, compensate them with licensing fees and revenue sharing, and build an affinity toward the school through our youth sport platform.
about nation.university
nation.university is the collegiate licensing arm of nation.enterprises. It plans to license Olympic sports from universities and colleges that are under pressure to cut Olympic sport programs and to generate revenue. How do we do this?
First, we license the the program(s) from the school. Second, we take over the annual budgets saving the schools millions per annum. Third, we pay the school a licensing and revenue share of marketing rights. Fourth, we create a new league and cup model that reduces operating costs and enhances competition. Fifth, we create a new marketing and media platform. Sixth, we connect the collegiate platform, that is now outside the NCAA, with the youth market. Seventh, after year 3 we begin selling sub-licenses to qualified sub-licensees.
about nation.academy
nation.academy is the youth sport arm of nation.enterprises. It plans to develop sport campuses to support nation.university, nation.academy and all their inclusive needs for high quality talent development. How do we do this?
We plan to develop 100+ Acre youth sport campuses that include the required competition and training facilities for both collegiate and youth. The campuses will feature stadiums, arenas and training facilities in line with the best clubs in the world. The campuses will also feature on site sport charter schools to maximize education and training schedules, but will NOT participate in state high school sport leagues. The campuses will also feature 500+ hotel rooms for weekday league and weekend events. Lastly, we may develop multi and single family hosuing.
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olympic sports in the news
Gardner-Webb University Discontinues Tennis Programs
Gardner-Webb University announced a strategic restructuring of its athletics sponsorship offerings designed to strengthen Gardner-Webb’s position in the evolving Division I landscape by aligning resources with long-term priorities and expanding opportunities for student-athletes. The restructuring will add women’s flag football and women’s acrobatics and tumbling while discontinuing the men’s and women’s tennis programs. Both tennis programs will conclude competition following the 2026 season.
DOJ Antitrust Chief’s Exit Could Impact NCAA, College Sports
Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, chief of the DOJ’s antitrust division, announced on Thursday she is stepping down—a move that could increase the odds of a settlement between the government and Live Nation and invite new thinking on antitrust enforcement and athletes’ rights in college sports at a pivotal time.
How Congress Refused to Save the NCAA From Itself
If you watched a minute of college football this fall, you saw the ads. A voice-over darkly warns that, without congressional action, college sports face an existential crisis. NIL is forcing schools to cut women’s sports and Olympic programs. The very fabric of amateur athletics is unraveling. The solution, viewers are told, is the SCORE Act. It would solve the crisis, though it’s not really explained how.
Opening a New Playbook- How the House Settlement and NLRB Are Reshaping Labor Rights in College Sports
The landscape of college athletics is entering uncharted territory. On June 6, 2025, final approval of the $2.8 billion House v. NCAA settlement resolved three major antitrust lawsuits and authorized direct revenue sharing between Division 1 schools and their athletes. This development represents a major departure from the NCAA’s longstanding model of amateurism and carries significant implications for the legal status of student-athletes.
FTC seeks info from 20 universities with Division I sports into whether agents are following law
The Federal Trade Commission is asking 20 universities with Division I sports programs whether agents working with their athletes are following a federal law tied to sports-agent conduct.
A New Era for College Sports: The Saving College Sports Proposal Outshines the SCORE and SAFE Acts
There are three proposals in front of Congress, will any of them progress and would they even help maintain the NCAA’s relevance?
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Sport Venture Group Launches nation.enterprises inc.
Sport Venture Group Launches nation.enterprises inc., Unifying Youth to Collegiate Olympic Sport Pathways.