Listen to the Players when Considering FBS Playoff Expansion

This past week, a great deal of media attention was directed towards the national championship game for the FBS division of college football. During player interviews, Clemson linebacker Ben Boulware made headlines with his defense of teammate Christian Wilkins’ groping of Ohio State’s Curtis Samuel during the Tigers’ Fiesta Bowl win. Amidst the juicy soundbites […]

A Wish For 2017: College RedZone

This is the season for holiday miracles and resolutions for the coming year, and I think I’ve determined what is at the top of my list for 2017. As college fantasy sports become more commonplace and I grow preferential to NFL RedZone, what I’m longing for more and more is a true NCAA version of […]

Package Deal? The Sometimes Sordid Practice Of Hiring Recruits’ Friends And Family

The NCAA regulates text messages, emails, phone calls, donor contributions, and a myriad of other ways for coaches to entice a recruit. Athletic departments host massive recruit-centered weekends, and sometimes the events can slip into the sordid. For all the effort the NCAA expends to monitor recruiting practices, I find it interesting how often a […]

How Much Debt Are Student-Athletes Leaving With?

There is a constant conversation surrounding whether student-athletes should be paid to play for their universities or if room and board in addition to tuition coverage are enough to justify the time and effort scholarship athletes expend. That dialogue gets ample play in media circles, and this article will not pose an opinion regarding that […]

Something to Consider: Expand your Stadium’s Wi-Fi Coverage

Getting fans to forsake an impressive at-home viewing experience and to come to the stadium is a fight both college and professional sports teams are currently facing. The topic has been explored in a variety of ways, including adding live attractions unrelated to the competition at hand and making a day at the park more […]

How Diverse are the Upper Administrations of Athletic Departments?

This past week MLB commissioner Rob Manfred discussed the state of diversity in the management ranks of baseball. Citing the lack of any outside minority candidates being hired for open GM or managerial positions this past offseason, the MLB removed Korn Ferry as the official search firm of record. As this is an issue of […]