Kansas Board of Regents adopts early warning rule for college athletics deals with private equity

Kansas' state university sports programs can work on private-equity deals, but need to disclose talks to leaders of the Kansas Board of Regents.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 715

Last Updated: 3 days, 12 hours ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents amended policy to require officials at the six state universities to notify the higher education board’s leadership of discussions about partnerships between intercollegiate athletic departments and private equity or venture capital firms.

Text in the policy regarding disclosure of “material discussions” likely to lead to proposed agreements was left intentionally vague, but the rule required university officials at some juncture to notify the Board of Regents’ CEO and …

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