Ten Reasons Your Department Should Embrace eSports

Around the world, eSports is booming; along with an interest from college athletic directors in the United States. While each has its own individual needs, here are ten of the many reasons why athletic departments should embrace eSports no matter which NCAA Division they call home. 1. Overall, eSports is booming. By 2020, global revenues […]

Combating Hazing: How Athletic Departments Are Pushing Back

Hazing has been used since ancient times as a way to prove a person’s loyalty or as a requirement to join certain organizations. Within the last century, it has become an all-too-common occurrence in fraternities, sororities, and athletic departments all over the country. But with so many tragic stories surfacing in recent years, schools are […]

The Culture of Sports: Illinois College eSports

The eSports craze or fad is any but, in fact, eSports has turned itself into a multibillion-dollar industry. While the NCAA hasn’t fully jumped on board as of today, some of its biggest institutions are. Take Ohio State for example which recently announced plans that it’s developing what it describes as a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind eSports program. Students can […]

Focus On The Whole Team: The Holidays Are Back, Be Prepared

It doesn’t matter the sport. They all have rivalries. Football…Alabama vs Auburn. Basketball…Duke vs North Carolina. Softball…Arizona vs UCLA. We all have that foe that we love to beat and hate to lose to. Our health habits have a foe as well, the holidays. As I wrote in my article “Finally Beat Your Rival…The Holidays!,” […]

Athletic Departments Pitch In To Help Communities Recover

This year’s hurricane season has been anything but a weak one, with hurricanes hitting both the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, both headed northwards. Particularly devastating was Hurricane Florence, reaching as high as Category 4 and causing massive property damage for millions of people. While recovery efforts are still underway as much as […]

When It Comes To College Basketball The NCAA Is On The Clock

As the first of three trials that will examine the corruption of college basketball begins to come to a close, what’s next for the NCAA and college basketball? Arguments wrapped up Tuesday and now a jury of 12 will determine if James Gatto, Merl Code, and Christian Dawkins are guilty of what the government calls conspiracies to funnel […]