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The NCAA will furlough and/or offer voluntary separation agreements to the majority of its staff this fall and winter. The only people not impacted by the furloughs and voluntary separations are the upper level executives of the NCAA who previously had been asked to take pay cuts.  The NCAA is an organization that got itsContinue reading “Is this the beginning of the end of college sport as we know it?”

Most people know who Branch Rickey is. But do you know how Thurgood Marshall, Branch Rickey, Earl Warren and Jackie Robinson are connected? Branch Rickey was the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who signed Jackie Robinson to a professional baseball contract helping him break the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947. AContinue reading “Baseball and Change”

In today’s world we are facing change everywhere. The only constant we have in our lives is change.  That means we must continue to learn to keep up with all the change that is occurring in our lives. I see family and friends struggling everyday with the change we face in America today. Most ofContinue reading “Change is Good”

Recently Lebron James and Colin Kaepernick have chosen to take a stand on important social issues that we are facing as a nation. They follow a long history of athletes and sports figures that took stands on social issues. Sports figures have chosen to use their platform to protest social injustice for centuries. Dating backContinue reading “Social justice brought by sports actions”

I am not sure anyone would disagree that these are amongst the most trying times any of us have faced in college athletics. Tough decisions are being made all across the country. As a result, we have heard opinions being offered by individuals all over the spectrum regarding return to play or postponing sports.  ThisContinue reading “When should opinions matter to you”

Most everyone I know wants to be in charge of an organization. They want to be the one in position to make final decisions. Most people believe in their hearts that they are the leader their organization requires. Most leadership positions unfortunately are lonely. As General Colin Powell stated, “Command is lonely”. It is easyContinue reading “Command is Lonely”

What is a student-athlete? A student-athlete is a participant in an organized competitive sport sponsored by the educational institution in which the student is enrolled. Student-athletes are full-time students and athletes at the same time. They are not currently considered employees by government. What is an essential employee? An essential employee is a designated employee that isContinue reading “Essential Employees or Student-Athletes”

The vast majority of universities across the country are facing tremendous athletic budget issues as they prepare to move forward in 2020-21. Only a very few colleges and universities exceeded their annual expenses with revenue in 2019-20. The 2020-21 academic year will present some major challenges to many universities and the result will be aContinue reading “Athletic departments facing unprecedented budget crunch”

No one wants college sports to be played this fall more than I do. As a former college coach and administrator, my life has revolved around college athletics for years. Everyday when I went to work, I had one driving thought and that was to make sure my scholar-athletes had the best athletic experience theyContinue reading “Why are they shutting down sports?”

For years NCAA Division I athletic programs have maintained they are all about the student-athlete. The decisions being made regarding fall football will allow the NCAA and Power 5 conferences to show us once and for all where they really lie in regards to the well being of the student-athlete. Divisions II and III areContinue reading “Are they Student-Athletes or Entertainers?”