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I started my coaching career at Ohio Wesleyan University in March of 1984. I was an assistant baseball coach at Ohio State University when I got a call from Kevin Colbert now the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers but in 1984 the head baseball coach at Ohio Wesleyan.  Kevin told me that he hadContinue reading “Let’s do our part to get back in the game”

On Sunday legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus revealed during the CBS telecast of the Memorial tournament that he and his wife Barbara had tested positive for the coronavirus back in March and had self isolated in their North Palm Beach, Florida home from March 13th until April 20th. “It didn’t last very long, and we wereContinue reading “The start of a new tradition”

Are we dealing with the crisis of coronavirus in the right ways at the small college level? At a time when students are paying more for their education than at any time in American history, colleges are downsizing at an unprecedented level. By the beginning of July, well over 125 athletic programs nationally have beenContinue reading “A new way to look at return on investment (ROI) in small colleges”

Across the nation schools at all levels are cutting budgets, letting professors and staff members go in an attempt to stay financially solvent.  Some small colleges in Ohio have cut as much as $8-10 million from their 2020-21 budget. Larger universities are facing major deficits. Administrative assistants, maintenance workers, fund raisers, admissions counselors and supportContinue reading “College athletics has a money problem”

The need for strong leadership in sports has never been more apparent than our current time. Strong leaders are only as good as they dare to be bad. There can be no shortcut to a successful outcome in any endeavor without assuming some risk. Recently we heard the Big Ten intends to play league gamesContinue reading “What happens next?”

This week we have seen several high profile colleges and universities announce they are canceling fall sports or pausing them. The announcement on Wednesday of the Ivy League canceling fall sport programs was huge. If an organization like the Ivy League with billions of dollars in endowment cannot operate in a safe and healthy manner,Continue reading “Sports are starting to fall in collegiate athletics”

During my career in athletics I was asked to wear many hats. From the typical role of coach, teacher and mentor to wider spread roles as an athletic director. Student journalists who all seemed to eventually ask the same question frequently interviewed me. Explain the normal day of a coach or athletic director? The answerContinue reading “Too many hats for our athletic staff”

How do we know our kids are safe to return to play? The federal government has failed to set standards nationally or follow the advice of the medical experts for return to play after Covid-19. They have preferred to let the states set those standards and guidelines. Unfortunately many of the state leadership is deferringContinue reading “Lack of leadership on Covid-19 return to play”