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 […]
Committee to Review NCAA Waiver Policy
While the internet has had endless fun with the term “Transfer Portal,” coaches and administrators have voiced a decidedly negative opinion of the NCAA’s new Division I transfer policies. The new rules, which have been characterized as a “liberalizing” of previous policy, are certainly more athlete friendly. The first major change, which involves the aforementioned portal, took effect […]
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. […]
Greek Involvement Driving Student Attendance at Troy
In a time when most universities are struggling to get students to show up to sporting events, Troy is setting records. The university has employed an innovative tactic to up game attendance and student participation: Greek involvement. “The Greek organizations at Troy are incredibly popular and active on campus. A lot of our students partake […]
Surefire Forum: Preparing and Promoting the Future of College Baseball
“It is an outstanding event that should probably be modeled in a whole host of other sports. It’s a win for both the coaches and administrators,” Bill McGillis, AD of the University of San Diego, thinks the Surefire Forum is invaluable for college baseball programs around the country. And he’s not alone. His attitude is […]
2019 NCAA Convention: What’s On The Agenda
Next week the 2019 NCAA Convention will get underway in Orlando bringing administrators from every level of NCAA competition together. Aside from networking and catching up, there is serious business to take care of at the NCAA Convention, most notably voting on new legislation. Athletic Directors will also hear new proposals that may be voted on […]