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In today’s NCAA landscape, the conversation surrounding Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has rapidly evolved. When NIL rights first took effect in 2021, the focus was largely on correcting a long-standing imbalance. For decades, universities, media networks, and apparel companies generated billions of dollars from college sports while athletes were prohibited from earning anything beyond their scholarships. Allowing athletes to profit from their own name, image, and likeness w

Fall has a rhythm of its own, especially in college athletics. Camp starts, campuses fill back up, schedules get posted, stadium lights come on, and gyms get loud again. There's something different about walking into a packed stadium or gym and knowing thousands of people showed up wearing the same colors, pulling in the same direction, and caring about the same outcome. For a few hours, people who may have almost nothing else in common become part of something bigger than th

As a former college coach, I know how easy it is to convince yourself that exhaustion is just part of the job. College coaching doesn't stay inside practice times and game schedules. It's recruiting calls at night, film when everybody else is asleep, early morning workouts, travel, compliance, fundraising, scouting, academics, player issues, staff meetings, camps, emails, parents, administrators, and the constant pressure to win while somehow keeping an entire program moving

Coaching college athletes is one of the most rewarding jobs a person can have. It’s also one of the most demanding. The hours are long, the expectations never really let up, and the emotional investment is real, not just something we talk about in interviews. Coaches pour themselves into developing athletes, solving problems, managing personalities, recruiting, traveling, and trying to be fully present for every person who depends on them. That responsibility is heavy enough

Dear Freshman, As your coach, I want you to know that your talents and abilities are valued, but so are the qualities that make you unique. As you start your college experience, there will be challenges and pressures that can make it easy to lose sight of who you are, but I encourage you to stay true to your values and maintain your character throughout your time here. I want you to work as hard as you can athletically and academically, but remember that you are more than you

The transfer portal, one of the biggest developments in modern college sports, has completely reshaped how student-athletes move between institutions. Since the NCAA changed its rules, athletes can now transfer multiple times without losing a season of eligibility, not just once, the way the rule originally worked. Combined with a windowed system that sets specific dates for entering the portal sport by sport, and a newer age-based eligibility model, movement between programs

Over the past two decades, youth sports have become more competitive than ever. What used to center on learning the game, developing skills, and just enjoying the experience has shifted hard toward year-round competition, rankings, and winning. A lot of young athletes now grow up believing every game, every tournament, every season is another shot to impress a college coach and land a scholarship. Alongside that pressure has come a real spike in the cost of participation. Eli

"It's not about competing with one another but about working together to become more successful as an institution." When it comes to the success of a college, one often overlooked but essential piece is the team of coaches filling roles most people never think about: mentoring, recruitment, event administration, budget management, travel planning, community service, sports marketing. We carry advanced degrees and certifications in strength and conditioning, nutrition, emergen

The mental health of college athletes has become a real and growing concern, and I don't think that's an exaggeration. In 2022 alone, at least four NCAA student-athletes died by suicide, and it sparked conversations across the sport about what intense competition and sky-high expectations are actually doing to these young people's minds. The NCAA has responded by pushing to get mental health services onto campus and by working to strip away the stigma that keeps athletes from

Christianity hasn't always been part of how I coach. For most of my career, my faith and my job lived in two separate rooms, and it never occurred to me they were supposed to be in the same one. That changed, and it's part of my testimony now, a story I don't take lightly because of how much it reshaped me. These days, faith isn't something I bolt onto a practice plan. It's the foundation the whole thing stands on. It's also one of the largest faiths in the world, with more t