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Sources: Baylor set to hire McNamee as Bears’ AD
Baylor is finalizing the hire of Doug McNamee as its new athletic director, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Saturday, confirming a report.
McNamee, the president of Field and Stream, worked at Baylor from 2012-18, ultimately as the Baylor senior associate AD before departing to be the president at Magnolia, the Waco lifestyle brand run by Joanna and Chip Gaines, both Baylor alums. He joined Field and Stream in 2022.
McNamee replaces Mack Rhoades, who had been athletic director at Baylor since 2016, but stepped down to deal with personal issues.
Baylor president Linda Livingstone told ESPN recently that a new AD’s task would be to tackle the pressures of funding NIL and revenue sharing in college athletics.
“We have to really work with our donors to step up. We have to work with sponsorships, we have to work on companies that will walk beside us for NIL sponsorships,” Livingstone said. “That’s going to be a really big focus for a new athletic director. … That’s what many, many institutions are looking at right now. How do we supplement and grow financial support for athletics in a way that’s different than we’ve done it in the past that doesn’t put as much burden on our institutions?”
One of McNamee’s first tasks will be to help right the ship in football under coach Dave Aranda, who Livingstone retained despite Baylor fans’ growing dissatisfaction.
In 2021, Baylor went 12-2 and won a Big 12 championship, but since then, the Bears have gone 22-28 over four seasons.
News of Baylor’s decision was first reported by SicEm365.
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The National Football League has been inching closer and closer to an 18-game season, and if it were up to Robert Kraft, it would happen as soon as possible.
The New England Patriots owner sounded as if he was predicting the change could come sooner rather than later, while also saying that more international games could be on the horizon.
“We’re going to push like the Dickens now to make international more important with us. Every team will go to 18 [regular season games] and two [preseason games] and eliminate one of the preseason games. Every team every year will play one game overseas,” Kraft told Boston radio’s “The Sports Hub.”
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Owner Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots looks on prior to the NFL game between the Patriots and the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Oct. 5, 2025. (Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)
Kraft said the changes would be “so we can continue to grow the cap and keep our labor happy.”
“Because we’re sort of getting near the top here with the coverage. Ninety-three of the top 100 programs on television are NFL games. Think about that. It’s really amazing,” Kraft said. “And you look at the size of our crowds versus the other sports and it’s really, you know we had that Amazon game on Thursday a couple weeks ago. 31 million people streamed. So as long as we can keep growing revenue, we can keep long-term labor peace.”
A wide view of play in the first half during an NFL International Series game at Wembley Stadium. (Peter van den Berg-Imagn Images)
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All 32 teams hve played at least one game overseasons, with the Jacksonville Jaguars leading the way at 14 contests.
The push for an 18-game season came upon the realization that adding a game to the end of the regular season would extend the Super Bowl to Presidents’ Day weekend, meaning that the following day would be an off day for the majority of the workforce.
There have been numerous arguments to make the day after the Super Bowl a national holiday, but there’s never been legitimate movement.
A detailed view of the Super Bowl LX logo on Sept. 14, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Super Bowl 60 will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area. (Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images)
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Teams played 14-game seasons from 1961 to 1977 and then 16 games until the 2020 season, implementing a 17th game in 2021.
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Former Michigan Wolverines wide receiver Anthony Simpson made startling claims about his playing time when he was at the school in relation to the Sherrone Moore scandal.
Moore was fired by Michigan in December after the school said he had an “inappropriate relationship” with a staffer. He was later arrested after an incident with the woman following his dismissal. Michigan hired Kyle Whittingham to replace him as head coach.
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Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore walks off the field after the 31-12 loss to Texas at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Simpson transferred to Michigan from Massachusetts before the 2025 season. But he got minimal playing time and entered the transfer portal once more after receiving one more year of eligibility.
He claimed in since-deleted posts on X that his playing time was affected due to players allegedly blackmailing Moore because of his alleged extramarital affairs, according to Sports Illustrated.
“If I kept my mouth closed no one would know that I was a part of a scandal that impacted the team and impacted my chance to add to my production in college,” he wrote on social media. “Tried to stay at Michigan but the ‘GM’ [Sean Magee] said there wasn’t a roster spot for me. God has plans for us all and I can’t wait to see where this journey takes me. Thank you Michigan.
Michigan Wolverines wide receiver Anthony Simpson (5) runs an end around for a first down during the Michigan Wolverines versus the Central Michigan Chippewas game on Saturday Sept. 13, 2025 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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“Targets vs non targets, I was the best slot receiver for Michigan and I was treated unfairly due to [Sherrone] Moore being blackmailed by players and staff members. Which jeopardized my opportunity to get on the field. Fastest player on the team and I won reps every day in practice. Only there for fall camp. Our team captains also advocated for me to play. I was denied fairness.”
Former Michigan players Cristian Dixon and Raheem Anderson appeared to co-sign Simpson’s posts.
Fox News Digital reached out to Michigan for comment.
Simpson has since transferred to Toledo.
Sherrone Moore is seen during warmups prior to the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on Nov. 29, 2025 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
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Michigan will look to start fresh in 2026 as the Moore case unravels in court.
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