News In Review: Looking Back At Some Of The Week’s Most Pertinent College Athletics Headlines

We know you’re busy, and it’s hard sometimes to keep up with the week’s most pertinent college athletics news. As a way to help you catch up with what you may have missed, the CollegeAD staff has collected and reviewed some of the major headlines from this week, the 17th week of 2017. SEARCHING: CENTRAL MICHIGAN, […]

You Don’t Need The NFL Draft To Prove You’re A Player’s Coach

The NFL Draft is tonight, and while 87% of football programs in this country won’t have a player selected, there still might be a reason to pay attention. For college programs, especially the ones with players being selected in the first round, the draft is all about brand building. It’s showing off the fruits of your […]

Evaluating Both Sides of the Pay-for-Play Debate (Part 2)

By: Dan Matheson In the first installment of this two-part series, I broke down four arguments often made in opposition to the pay-for-play concept in college athletics. In this second part, I will switch sides to evaluate arguments frequently made in support of the position that student-athletes should receive more than just a scholarship and […]

Evaluating Both Sides of the Pay-for-Play Debate (Part 1)

By: Dan Matheson I was fascinated this week by the release of notes from interviews conducted with two university presidents, two college athletics directors, and one former athletics director as part of an ongoing lawsuit over NCAA rules limiting what schools can provide student-athletes.  Some of the administrators’ opinions in the notes struck me as […]

New Football Rule Changes Should Benefit All Parties

Football Oversight Committee Chair Bob Bowlsby and DI Council Chair Jim Phillips discuss today’s package of football legislation. pic.twitter.com/MigdMUblTf — Inside the NCAA (@InsidetheNCAA) April 14, 2017 The latest college football rule changes by the Division-I council should help smooth relationships between administrators and their coaches. Gone are two-a-day practices, minimizing the chances for player […]

The Virtues of Self-Promotion

“Can I ask you a question?” “Sure,” I tell the senior level athletics professional. “Don’t get me wrong. I love the recognition, but how did you guys even hear about me? I mean, I usually prefer to lay low. It’s my philosophy that the attention and recognition should go toward the student-athletes.” “When you do great […]