Texas Tech Aims to Keep Momentum Rolling On and Off the Field
It’s been a busy few months in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech hired new head coach football, Matt Wells, in December and along with him a new staff. During that transition, the Red Raiders broke ground on two facilities and in the midst of that had an incredible basketball season. CollegeAD recently had the opportunity to […]
UMKC Ladies Networking Night Prepares Student-Athletes for Life After Sports
“We are fortunate, in Kansas City, to have a such a diverse and professional landscape. We have entrepreneurs, big companies, so we wanted to capitalize on our great city and connect them with our student-athletes.” – Ursula Gurney, UMKC Deputy Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator. UMKC is working overtime to provide support for […]
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 […]
Maryland Made: Preparing Student-Athletes for Tomorrow
Maryland’s Student-Athlete Development Department is using a generous infusion of money to prepare their student-athletes for the working world. Thanks to a $21 million donation by Barry & Mary Gossett, Resa Lovelace, Maryland Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Development, tells CollegeAD that her department is expanding and looking to the future. “Maryland Made is really designed […]
Restructured Payouts Help Gonzaga and the West Coast Conference
Not that long ago, Gonzaga was being courted by Mountain West; the deal that kept them with the West Coast Conference was the brainchild of athletic director Mike Roth. He looked for a way that WCC teams could get paid for winning in the tournament while moving away from the even split of tournament revenue that most […]
Lawmakers Push for Change in College Athletics
From various state legislators across the country to the United States Congress in Washington D.C., lawmakers over the past few months have taken an active role as they push for change in college athletics. Washington State Rep. Drew Stokesbary floated House Bill 1084. The bill would not require schools or athletic departments to compensate student-athletes, […]