CollegeAD Conversation: Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill

“There are still a few things we need to tweak, a couple more investments here and a couple of more wins there in order for us to be in postseason play on a more consistent basis. That’s our goal; that’s what we keep striving to do.”  Commissioner Keith Gill has been at the helm of […]

Sports Betting: Athletic Departments are Rushing to Keep Up

“A lot of individuals just think, ‘Oh, well, it’s just student-athletes.’ You need to train your sports information directors. You need to train and educate your athletic trainers. Anyone who’s tied to or privy to information needs to be educated.” – Eric Nepomuceno, UNLV Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance In May 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court […]

Northwestern State’s Sponsor Signing Day

“We do a lot to recognize our donors, but sponsorship is a little bit different. At a school like Northwestern State, we wouldn’t exist without our sponsors.” – Dr. Haley Taitano, Northwestern State, Associate Athletic Director for External Relations/SWA. It was a signing day like no other at Northwestern State athletics on Thursday. The Demons athletic […]

Inside the BIG EAST Diversity and Inclusion Working Group

This is a critically important area. It’s a subject of extensive conversation in college athletics and higher education, how to correlate the diversity of student and student-athlete populations with leadership ranks. It’s a topic that many people are focused on. – Val Ackerman, BIG EAST Commissioner On Tuesday, the BIG EAST Conference announced the formation of a […]

How UIW is Thriving Through Diversity

“It’s really unique having all these diverse opinions and people with minority backgrounds. There are many ideas I wouldn’t have got without the diversified backgrounds.” Dr. Brian Wickstrom was named UIW director of athletics in 2017, and since that time he’s grown an athletic department that would be the envy of any campus. A collection […]

NCAA Tightens Transfer Waiver Rules

The NCAA Division I council approved a package of guidelines that included language to narrow the situations in which a player could be granted immediate eligibility with an NCAA transfer waiver. The new guidelines are not rules, but a set of directions for the Committee on Legislative Relief, which decides whether or not to grant the waivers. […]