The Culture of Sports: WIAC Leaders Part II

 In part two of a three-part series, The Culture of Sports host Jonathan Yates sat down with University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Director of Athletics Dan Schumacher, University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletic Director Duey Naatz, and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Director of Athletics Brad Duckworth. Together, the three WIAC leaders along with Yates discuss the competitiveness […]

The Culture of Sports: WIAC Leaders Part I

 The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) is unique in many ways, all contributing to its being a premier Division III sports conference. A major part is that all eight of its members are located in Wisconsin, leading to fierce interstate clashes. In part one of a three-part series, The Culture of Sports host Jonathan […]

The Culture of Sports: WIAC Commissioner Gary Karner

 The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) is unique in many ways, all contributing to its being a premier Division III sports conference. A major part is that all eight of its members are located in Wisconsin, leading to fierce interstate clashes. To kick off the “Coffee with the Commissioner” series for CollegeAD, Jonathan Yates […]

The Culture of Sports: Employment Attorney Mike Phillips

 As the debate over paying college athletes heats up, as it did this week thanks to one North Carolina lawmaker, CollegeAD recently sat down with employment attorney, Mike Phillips partner with the law firm of McGuireWood. Together, Mr. Woods and The Culture of Sports host Jonathan Yates discussed how employment law applies to paying […]

The Culture of Sports: AD Round Table

CollegeAD recently gathered four athletic leaders from the greater Boston area in a special AD round table of “The Culture of Sports” to hear how amongst other things how they compete year-round for limited resources and fan attention in a relatively small area. The four leaders, Brown AD Jack Hayes, Dartmouth SWA Dr. Kristene Kelly, […]

The Culture of Sports: Richard Giller Discusses Student-Athletes Insurance

Richard Giller, a top lawyer in the field of insurance for athletes, and partner at the law firm of ReedSmith LLP, recently sat down with The Culture of Sports’ Jonathan Yates. Together Giller and Yates discuss a number of issues concerning insurance and athletes ranging from which sports involve student-athlete insurance to being fiscally responsible with insurance. […]