Danny White
Coverage of Danny White in the Nexus archive.
- Over 100 women’s college basketball players team up in unionization effort
Over 100 women’s college basketball players have formed the United College Athletes Association (UCAA) to pursue collective bargaining rights, with Oregon State’s women’s team filing a petition for formal recognition. The effort follows previous attempts by athletes to collaborate with conferences in 2024 and aligns with broader unionization movements in college sports, including a Stanford football team initiative. NCAA leaders have historically opposed classifying athletes as employees, though some administrators, like Tennessee’s Danny White, support collective bargaining.
- Inmate serving life for murder dies at Anson County prison
A 66-year-old inmate serving a life sentence for a second-degree murder conviction died unexpectedly at Brown Creek Correctional Institution. EMS pronounced Danny A. White deceased, and an investigation into his death is ongoing.
- College NIL bill includes $25 million ‘retention pool’ but is that enough to sway Big Ten, SEC?
A revised Senate bill, the Protect College Sports Act, proposes a $25 million retention pool for college athletes, added to existing $21.3 million in allowable spending, aiming to secure support from the Big Ten and SEC. The bill includes $5 million for women’s sports and seeks to address revenue-sharing and NIL compensation complexities, though uncertainties remain about its impact on costs and legal frameworks.
- Video featuring Peyton Manning gives first look at Tennessee’s adidas uniforms— see it here
The University of Tennessee's new adidas uniforms were revealed in videos, marking the first look under a 10-year deal replacing Nike. The partnership, praised by Tennessee Athletics and adidas executives, builds on a previous collaboration from 1995 to 2014 and includes plans to boost the program's NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) initiatives.