College Sports: Follow The Money

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco discuss the future of incentive-based contracts for big-time coaches, the necessity for walk-on student-athletes in college athletics moving forward and much more.

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco were joined by KBTX senior Texas A&M sportswriter Travis Brown to give an inside look at the NIL deals done with Aggie student-athletes and more.

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco discuss the fallout from House v. NCAA settlement, football scheduling, the Rose Bowl's future in the CFP and much, much more. Enjoy!

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco discuss the latest posturing among conferences following Brett Yormark's comments at Big 12 Media Days, the NBA's impact on media rights deals and much, much more.

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco are joined by Penry Advisors founder Jason Penry to discuss NIL's impact, the power concentration among conferences and the importance of facilities on college baseball.

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco discuss the biggest questions still remaining from the House vs. NCAA settlement, persistent issues with transfer tampering and much, much more. Enjoy!

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco dive into an important week in college athletics as the NCAA reached a settlement with the power conferences regarding House v. NCAA. Enjoy!

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco touch on college programs not pulling their weight in major conferences, NIL basketball tournaments, alternative streaming platforms and much, much more. Enjoy!

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco dive into the latest of the business of collegiate athletics. Clemson joins Florida State in trying to leave the ACC, George Strait at Kyle Field in June and the start of the NCAA Tournament. Enjoy!

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco are joined by former University of Texas interim Athletic Director Mike Perrin to get his unique perspective on the legal issues facing college sports. Enjoy!

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco discuss the latest in the business of collegiate athletics, including the College Football Playoff's new television contract with ESPN, the PAC-12 is now the PAC-2 and more. Enjoy!

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco are joined by J.T. Higgins of Texas Aggies United to discuss the latest in Name, Image and Likeness in collegiate athletics. Enjoy!

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco reflect on the CFB Bowl Season, the future of Bowl Games with opt-outs and the non-CFB Championship contracts being renewed by ESPN. Enjoy!

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco discuss the current state of bowl games in college football with the Cotton Bowl's Chief Marketing Officer Michael Konradi. Enjoy!

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke and host Andrew Monaco dive into the bombshell dropped by NCAA President Charlie Baker, which involves creating a new tier to Division I and would pay athletes around $30,000 a year.

On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke, and host Andrew Monaco dive into the economics of a major university firing and then subsequently hiring a new head football coach.

On this episode of Follow The Money, we welcome our new host, the "Voice of the Aggies" Andrew Monaco, to the show as well as dive into the ramifications of the final season of the SEC on CBS, the future of direct-to-consumer streaming in college sports and much more.

In Ep. 48 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke dive into the big picture of where college athletics is headed as we inch closer to massive change coming in 2024, and Gabe bids farewell in his final show as lead host of the podcast.

In Ep. 47 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke analyze the ACC's decision to add Stanford, Cal and SMU, dive into a controversial end to Mel Tucker's stint as Michigan State's head coach and tackle direct Mailbag listener questions.

In Ep. 46 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke tackle the very latest in the ACC's flirtation with Stanford, Cal and SMU and hit a wide array of on-field and off-the-field items with The Athletic college football writer Sam Khan.

In Ep. 45 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke come back from an extended summer break to dive deep into any and all angles of the massive conference realignment fallout and predict "what's next" on the realignment horizon.

In Ep. 44 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke dive into major gambling issues happening of late around college sports, address the Bob Huggins situation at WVU and talk sports marketing with Playfly Sports COO Craig Sloan.

In Ep. 43 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke dig into the good, bad and ridiculous happening this spring at Colorado in Ch. 1 of the Deion Sanders era, the Cavinder Twins to WWE, possible new rules around field storming and more.

In Ep. 42 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke talk UConn winning title #5 at the end of another wild Tournament, what we can learn from the incredible TV ratings in the women's game, gambling issues in the college space and more.

In Ep. 41 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke dive into the absolute chaos in this year's NCAA Tournament, the hoops coaching carousel, the immediate tasks and challenges facing incoming NCAA president Charlie Baker and more.