Educating Student-Athletes in Uncertain Times: Georgia Southern’s Jared Benko

“I think of myself as an educator, we are trying to educate these men and women for life beyond their time here. That means academically, socially, personally, holistically as a person. By design, our culture is built for the holistic development of the student-athlete. You do want to post wins, get points on the board, […]

Educating Student-Athletes in Uncertain Times: Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer

“I’ve learned patience. I’ve focused on learning everyone’s opinion, and being methodical in making a decision.” -Phillip Fulmer Phillip Fulmer knows all about what it takes to build a successful career after college athletics. He was appointed as the University of Tennessee’s Director of Athletics in 2017. Before that, he was the Vols coach, and […]

Educating Student-Athletes in Uncertain Times: Michigan State’s Jim Pignataro

“We had to flip a lot of what we were doing on its head. In the past, we were delivering much of our student-athlete development in person. We had to make an adjustment, and switch to virtual programming, in just about everything.” -Jim Pignataro Jim Pignataro has held multiple roles at Michigan State University, the […]

Traveling Safely During the COVID-19 Crisis: Travel Tips from Industry Insiders

Although uncertainty still remains about what the fall may look like, travel will still be an essential part of doing business in college sports. As the NCAA and colleges around the country come to terms with the challenges and unique opportunities of a potential football season during a global pandemic, CollegeAD spoke with travel industry […]

Preparing For Impact: Kassidy Johnson | Kansas State Student-Athlete

Kassidy Johnson, a track and field student-athlete heading into her fourth year at Kansas State University, sat down for a conversation with Dimensional Innovations Practice Director for Collegiate Sports, Drew Berst for a one-on-one conversation. The pairs conversation centers around a student-athlete perspective on the pandemic, the social and cultural movement of Black Lives Matter, […]

Preparing For Impact: Kevin Lennon NCAA Division I Vice President

Dimensional Innovations Practice Director for Collegiate Sports, Drew Berst, recently sat down with NCAA Division I Vice President Kevin Lennon for a one-on-one conversation. Together, the two discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on college athletics, and Lennon offers his perspective on the new realities facing the NCAA and its membership. Lennon started by […]