NEXT UP 2017: Day 3

Welcome to day three of  NEXT UP presented by adidas. If you missed it, check out the honorees from day one and day two by following these links.  NEXT UP are senior level administrators, handpicked by some of the most respected athletic directors in the industry, who are believed to be ready to take the […]

NEXT UP 2017: Day 2

Welcome to day two of  NEXT UP presented by adidas. You can view day one’s honorees here.  NEXT UP are senior level administrators, handpicked by some of the most respected athletic directors in the industry, who are believed to be ready to take the next step as athletic directors in their own right. Out of […]

Diversity and Inclusion: Accountability Starts with Transparency

In recent months we’ve seen a spike in the hiring of woman Athletic Directors headlined by Heather Lyke the new AD at Pitt. While these are huge wins in the area of gender diversity questions still remain. One is why haven’t we seen an increase in the number minority athletic directors? Back in September, the […]

Unnecessarily Large Bonuses Come At The Detriment Of Their Programs

Imagine Michigan placing the compiled $100,000 worth of bonuses for coach John Beilein in the NCAA tournament toward operating costs instead. That is how much Beilein has made for the Wolverines advancing to the Sweet 16. The figure is almost one-third of the salary Kent State coach Rob Senderhoff makes annually with his $350,000 paid […]

For A New AD, Keeping Department Intact the Prudent Play

For new AD hires, there is oftentimes the tendency to immediately changeover personnel, bringing-in people from the outside to staff the department. These could be people the AD worked with in prior stops or brand new people hired as an alternative to the status quo. While the desire to make these kinds of moves can […]

I Hate Writing, And That’s Why I Do It

Some of the best advice I have been given and didn’t want to accept at the time was to fall headfirst into discomfort and challenge my weaknesses. This was the best advice for the sheer fact that it’s unavoidable, but at the same time, the worst because I personally did everything to avoid facing my some of […]