Two U.S. Senators, one from each party, team up on a bill to transform college sports regulation amid a rapidly changing landscape. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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LSU has surpassed 600-million dollars in research activity, an 11-percent growth from the previous fiscal year. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill would bring new rules and regulations to college athletics. Texas Republican Ted Cruz and Washington Democrat Maria Cantwell have introduced the “Protect College Sports Act,” which would enact several key reforms to the rapidly changing landscape of college sports. Tiger Rag Magazine Executive Editor Todd Horne says this bill is Congress’ way of admitting that the current college sports model is no longer governable.
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Among the proposed reforms are a five-year eligibility clock, a one-time transfer allowed without having to sit out a year, the option to pool media rights to generate more TV revenue, and the “Lane Kiffin Rule,” which Horne says would prohibit a school from hiring a coach from another school or a coach leaving for another school in the middle of the season.
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Horne says this bill could have a profound impact on LSU, because it’s already operating within the new era, including revenue sharing, roster costs, coach buyouts, corporate inventory, jersey patches and public-private partnerships.
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LSU’s flagship campus has surpassed 600-million dollars in annual research activity, an 11-percent growth over the previous year. Chancellor Jim Dalton says the research is happening across the board…
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Dalton says there’s exciting research underway on fighting back against invasive species, clinical trials involving cancer research and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center is on the forefront of the development of the GLP-1 Weight loss drug.
He says the LSU AgCenter has been heavily involved in breeding programs for the best rice, sugarcane, and sweet potatoes. He says the LSU AgCenter is leading the regional research effort to fight back against invasive species that cause 120-billion dollars in damage to the US each year…
Dalton says LSU is also involved in cutting-edge clinical trials that help improve the care and outcomes of cancer patients. He says Pennington Biomedical researchers in Baton Rouge helped develop the GLP-1 weight loss drug currently on the market to fight obesity and diabetes…
Dalton says LSU’s research activity generates an estimated one-point-six billion dollars in economic impact.
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Some parts of Louisiana, particularly in the middle of the state, have been inundated with rain over the last several days. And State Climatologist Jay Grymes says that has put a significant dent in the drought situation in those areas.
Go into North Louisiana, and Grymes says the news for them in terms of the drought isn’t as good.
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This month, the Baton Rouge area has received nearly a foot of rain, and Grymes says there’s even more to come.