Thoughtful Planning and Execution Breeding Success at WVU and Colorado

All too often, news and stories deal with the negative and troubling; scandals, firings, tragedies are all frequent fodder in the college sports cycle. Only rarely are the outstanding day-to-day achievements of athletic departments mentioned as thousands of men and women help guide the lives of student-athletes in their care. This week, I’d like to […]

The NCAA Should Be United Against Domestic Violence

An athlete who commits domestic violence should pay a price, but that won’t be levied by the NCAA. The NCAA forbids a player from being immediately eligible if he or she transfers as an undergraduate to another school, but it shies away from eligibility legislation on an athlete who is found to be physically abusive. The […]

Knight Commission CEO Amy Perko On Why The NCAA Must Adapt To Succeed

Within higher education, there are many groups who play an integral role in the shaping of policy as it pertains to college sports. None have been more influential than the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Founded by the John S. and James L Knight Foundation this group for years has brought together influential leaders to […]

How the NCAA Helped Transform Indianapolis

By: Dan Matheson Many people working in intercollegiate athletics have visited or lived in Indianapolis. It is home to the NCAA national office and a regular destination for college sports events.  I suspect many people who have enjoyed Indy’s highly rated downtown do not realize how different the city would be if the NCAA had […]

Focus on the Whole Team: Look Past Wellness, Think Wellbeing

In college athletics, fans see the wins and losses. Quite often, fans only see the wins and losses. As an athletic department, several aspects prove success. Many wins or loses happen far from the public’s eyes. Wellness is similar. It is easy to gauge your physical health through measurements and tests. But to create overall wellbeing, there […]

Monitoring Social Media for Compliance a Tricky Proposition

Athletic departments are often in the unenviable position of having to monitor the social media feeds of their student-athletes. Departments don’t do this out of a desire to invade privacy but to watch for NCAA compliance violations that might get both athlete and school in trouble. This creates a difficult situation wherein the institution must […]