Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Jonathan Smith will become head football coach for Michigan State University (MSU), pending formal approval from the MSU Board of Trustees. Johnathan Smith Michigan State University Smith, 44, has led at Oregon State as head coach for the past six seasons, with the Beavers attaining a 16-2 home record over the last three.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Some Bethune-Cookman University football players have started a petition to reinstate Ed Reed as the Wildcats head coach after the former NFL star announced Jan. 21 that the school would not be ratifying his contrac t , Sports Illustrated reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2023

Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald has been fired Jul. Pat Fitzgerald Fitzgerald “was being relieved of his duties effective immediately” due to his “failure to know and prevent significant hazing” in the school’s football program, Northwestern President Michael Schill said in a public statement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

University of Georgia football player Jalen Carter surrendered to police in Athens, Georgia the night of Mar 1. 15 car crash that killed teammate and redshirt sophomore Devin Willock and football team staff member Chandler LeCroy. night after a warrant was issued for his arrest earlier that day, ProFootballTalk reported.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Michigan State University suspended its head football coach Sunday after news reports that he had sexually harassed the rape survivor and activist Brenda Tracy last year, the Associated Press reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2023

The University of Tennessee football program is being reprimanded for recruiting violations and direct cash payments to athletes , reported reported. approval for six years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

School: University of Missouri Year: Graduate Student Major: Hospitality Management As the NFL Draft approached this spring, football pundits noted not only Darius Robinson’s athletic prowess, but his versatility and ability to play multiple positions. Last fall, he was named to the SEC Football Community Service Team.

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MAY 10, 2023

NCAA: Kentucky State Falsified Football Player’s Eligibility Josh Moody Wed, 05/10/2023 - 03:00 AM

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) has issued “Keeping Score When It Counts: Assessing the Academic Records of the 2023-2024 Bowl-Bound College Football Teams.” The study assesses football teams at 82 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions. NCAA statistics were used for this study. in 2022 to 79.3%

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The National Collegiate Athletic Association on Thursday reversed an earlier ruling that had made a football player transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ineligible to compete. That isn’t remarkable: the NCAA makes such rulings regularly. But the language it used in announcing the decision was.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Robinson said the draft meant a lot to him, held in Detroit, Michigan, near Southfield, where he grew up and grew to love football in his late teens. He played five years for Missouri Tigers Football, which twice named him a team captain. He went as the No. 27 pick to the Arizona Cardinals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

University of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban has announced his retirement. Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after their win against Ohio State in an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game, Tuesday, Jan. 10, won seven national championships , more than any major college football coach.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 11, 2023

Northwestern University fired its head football coach, Pat Fitzgerald, on Monday following the release of allegations of sexualized hazing in the program.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2023

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s football program committed hundreds of recruiting violations over several years, including payments to athletes and their families, leading the National Collegiate Athletic Association to

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The post Does a winning football team boost college enrollment? Campus infrastructure blossomed, with new buildings all over campus, from dormitories to an alumni center to new engineering and business academic buildings, according to the story. Read more from Deseret News. appeared first on University Business.

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Gray Associates

APRIL 25, 2023

Should the University of Notre Dame football join a conference? As the landscape of college football continues to shift, many conferences are vying to add the Fighting Irish to their ranks. However, what would be the economic impact of such a move?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 8, 2023

A racial discrimination lawsuit filed by about a dozen former University of Iowa football players has been settled for $4.175 million, the Associated Press reported.

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University Business

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Florida’s top prosecutor on Tuesday announced an antitrust probe against the College Football Playoff selection committee, seeking answers about why the undefeated Florida State Seminoles were kept out of the four-team competition this month. 3 that the playoff teams would be Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama. Read more from NBC News.

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University Business

APRIL 9, 2023

The Notre Dame college football team is independent. The landscape of college football is rapidly changing. Notre Dame’s Next Move When USC and UCLA announced their move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, Notre Dame’s knee-jerk reaction could have been to leave football independence behind and join a conference. Should it be?

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The four biggest conferences have media rights deal of various lengths worth more than $20 billion, with football driving most of that value. The post Revenue-sharing with major college football players seems ‘inevitable.’ Read more from AP News. How could it be done? appeared first on University Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 13, 2023

Amid a hazing scandal and the subsequent firing of Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald , some faculty, alumni, and investors are pushing back against the school’s plans for a $800 million renovation of its football stadium, CBS reported. Former Northwestern football player Ramon Diaz Jr. – So many eyes.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

College football bowl games give both teams and fans a huge boost—and they can also give student-athletes a spark in the classroom, new research shows. Those concerns are now being heightened by the push to expand the college football playoffs. Those concerns are now being heightened by the push to expand the college football playoffs.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 16, 2024

On the services side, not only are the student bookstore and on-campus dining options highlighted for "disinvestment," but the school's money-losing NCAA Division I football program is listed for "transformation." On the academic side, 175 programs were selected for disinvestment.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Not anymore: Selling beer and wine inside college football stadiums has become the norm over the past decade, a way for schools to bring in more revenue and attract fans who might otherwise be inclined to stay home. For many years, the booze flowed only outside of stadiums. Read more from AP News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Chase is consistent in everything he does, always doing his best no matter the situation,” said DeShaun Foster, head coach for UCLA football. “He He is also a three-time Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar honoree.

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University Business

AUGUST 28, 2023

Supreme Court in 1984 to allow universities to maximize football revenue, leading to a television-driven money-grab and today’s sweeping upheaval, now looks back with regret on the landmark case he successfully argued. “I Andrew Coats, the lawyer who convinced the U.S. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

Peyton Manning Manning – acclaimed former football star, sports commentator, and media personality –returns to his alma mater as a featured expert with industry experience. In addition to his lauded football career, Manning is also founder of entertainment company Omaha Productions and hosts and produces shows for ESPN+, ESPN2, and NBC. “My

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The post Michigan State ‘deeply sorry’ for Hitler image displayed before football game appeared first on University Business. But Haller said Sunday that it was ultimately Michigan State’s role to screen all images before they’re displayed. Read more from NBC News.

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Gray Associates

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The post Is the Secret to Growing College Enrollment a New Flag Football Team? The academic programs that benefit from athletic enrollment vary by sport, so the right sport may be able to increase enrollment in a specific program or discipline. We took a deeper look, first at major sports in Division 1, then at “Other Sports.”.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 10, 2023

The University of Iowa will pay the full amount of a legal settlement that ended a racial bias suit filed by former members of the university’s football team. The former football players, who are Black, filed their lawsuit in 2020. million settlement, The Des Moines Register reported.

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Ray Schroeder

MARCH 22, 2023

Oklahoma joins a rapidly lengthening list of big-time universities deciding that spending $100 million or more for lavish, high-tech football centers is a wise investment. So we have to provide a comprehensive approach that makes Oklahoma the most attractive definition for the best and the brightest and do what we do best.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Deion Sanders Former NFL star and renowned coach Deion “Prime Time” Sanders is leaving his position as head football coach of Jackson State University in Mississippi and is heading to The University of Colorado Boulder (CU). There was a desire to see him be around longer, based on what he wanted to do for HBCU football," said Davis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Back in July, Northwestern University suspended-then-fired head football coach Pat Fitzgerald due to hazing issues amongst players. Those affected by this suspension will still have access to academic and medical resources given to the school’s student-athletes. This marks yet another instance of hazing issues on college campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

A key concern illustrated in the report card is that of disproportionate representation between leadership and student athletes at Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions. The vast majority of university leaders are white despite most student athletes – in Division I football and basketball – being Black. were white.

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University Business

JULY 11, 2023

The post Northwestern fires coach Pat Fitzgerald after hazing allegations surface with football team appeared first on University Business. The report also indicated that Fitzgerald “may have known that hazing took place.” Read more from AP News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Combs had also pledged to donate to Jackson State University's football program. This is not the first time Combs has donated to Howard, having donated to the school’s business program back in 2016 for student scholarships and internship opportunities, according to Howard’s school paper The Hilltop.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Pat Fitzgerald, the Northwestern University football coach who was suspended and later fired following allegations of hazing on the football team, is suing the university for wrongful termination, the

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