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David Covucci

David Covucci is the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of FOIAball.

How much money does your school's mascot make?

Apr 9, 2026

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12 min read

How much money does your school's mascot make?

Appearance income from famous fuzzy figures.

David Covucci
Some things I learned this week about Smash Sports

Apr 8, 2026

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8 min read

Some things I learned this week about Smash Sports

Like, does its founder even watch sports?

David Covucci
Work out like Lane Kiffin with Lane Kiffin's workout playlists

Apr 2, 2026

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9 min read

Work out like Lane Kiffin with Lane Kiffin's workout playlists

He's (probably) on SoundCloud and Spotify.

David Covucci

FOIAbites

Schools spend millions to ensure coaches never fly coach

Mar 31, 2026

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4 min read

Schools spend millions to ensure coaches never fly coach

What teams dropped seven figures on private jets last year?

David Covucci
Does your school use Flock cameras? Here are 75 that do

Mar 26, 2026

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9 min read

Does your school use Flock cameras? Here are 75 that do

There's certainly many, many more.

David Covucci

FOIAbites

Pitbull has abandoned every part of his FIU stadium deal

Mar 25, 2026

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9 min read

Pitbull has abandoned every part of his FIU stadium deal

He's 20 months late on "Panther Anthem."

David Covucci
Wanna see what $2 million in free swag looks like?

Mar 19, 2026

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10 min read

Wanna see what $2 million in free swag looks like?

Here's every item from Louisville's apparel deal with Adidas.

David Covucci

FOIAbites

Read all the emails Ole Miss fans sent ripping into Lane Kiffin

Mar 18, 2026

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8 min read

Read all the emails Ole Miss fans sent ripping into Lane Kiffin

They were understandably upset.

David Covucci
How to make $100,000 go up in smoke

Mar 12, 2026

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11 min read

How to make $100,000 go up in smoke

What team spent the most on fireworks in 2025?

David Covucci
Inside the suspect deals bogging down the CSC

Mar 11, 2026

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9 min read

Inside the suspect deals bogging down the CSC

How NIL collectives are (likely) making things hard.

David Covucci
Politicians are watching football with school presidents while deciding its future

Mar 5, 2026

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12 min read

Politicians are watching football with school presidents while deciding its future

Congress is debating how to "fix" college sports. You should know who is being wooed.

David Covucci

FOIAbites

What team has a Zyn-themed play call?

Mar 4, 2026

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8 min read

What team has a Zyn-themed play call?

And who is clogging up urinals with used pouches?

David Covucci

FOIAbites

What kind of stadium drunk are you?

Feb 26, 2026

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9 min read

What kind of stadium drunk are you?

Want to learn why you keep getting cut off at games?

David Covucci
The Malaysian LinkedIn post that explains Sacramento State's billion-dollar impact

Feb 24, 2026

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8 min read

The Malaysian LinkedIn post that explains Sacramento State's billion-dollar impact

Just pointing out something FOIAball found.

David Covucci
Confidential Deloitte proposal reveals how its NILGo algorithm weighs deals

Feb 19, 2026

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12 min read

Confidential Deloitte proposal reveals how its NILGo algorithm weighs deals

And FOIAball has an idea of how much the CSC paid for it.

David Covucci

FOIAbites

Indiana's balloon budget cements its status as elite

Feb 18, 2026

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8 min read

Indiana's balloon budget cements its status as elite

FOIAball got data from the past two national champions. Plus, notes on Ohio cuisine.

David Covucci
The head coaching endowment docs schools don't want public

Feb 12, 2026

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10 min read

The head coaching endowment docs schools don't want public

Universities love to keep big donors' info under lock-and-key. Too bad.

David Covucci

FOIAbites

The Oregon Duck must live by a strict moral code

Feb 11, 2026

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8 min read

The Oregon Duck must live by a strict moral code

FOIAbites, meanwhile, teaches you how to eat it.

David Covucci
Go behind-the-scenes of the NCAA's SCORE Act lobbying

Feb 5, 2026

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12 min read

Go behind-the-scenes of the NCAA's SCORE Act lobbying

FOIAball obtained emails showing who the organization leaned on.

David Covucci

FOIAbites

Let's get to the bottom of the Dave Portnoy-Ohio State drama

Feb 4, 2026

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10 min read

Let's get to the bottom of the Dave Portnoy-Ohio State drama

Plus, Super Bowl chicken wings that don't make a mess.

David Covucci
Why I want you to want to subscribe to FOIAball

Feb 3, 2026

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7 min read

Why I want you to want to subscribe to FOIAball

Some thoughts on five months of running a paid newsletter.

David Covucci
Did Notre Dame accidentally get cc'ed on some ACC shade?

Jan 29, 2026

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12 min read

Did Notre Dame accidentally get cc'ed on some ACC shade?

FOIAball has the emails.

David Covucci
How Colorado made a quick buck off Deion Sanders' cancer diagnosis

Jan 28, 2026

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8 min read

How Colorado made a quick buck off Deion Sanders' cancer diagnosis

Deion got a deal with Depend. The university did, too.

David Covucci

FOIAbites

Giant American flag costs what?

Jan 22, 2026

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9 min read

Giant American flag costs what?

A story about big flags and a love of hot dogs

David Covucci
What's the price of losing a national championship?

Jan 21, 2026

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9 min read

What's the price of losing a national championship?

Four games in a month add up fast.

David Covucci
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