Scott Garrett is the Athletic Director at Cleveland State University and he joined the Higher Ed Athletics podcast for a wide ranging conversation. Garrett shares his career journey and what someone can pull from a Power 5 job to the Horizon League or comparable institution. The conversation then turns to hitting the ground running with… Read more »
Vice President and Athletic Director Kortne Gosha joins the Higher Ed Athletics podcast to talk about the changes at Florida A&M University since his arrival in late 2019. Smith and Gosha start by discussing the career trajectory decision that many athletic administrators face at some point and how to learn from mistakes throughout the early… Read more »
Indiana State’s Sherard Clinkscales joins the Higher Ed Athletics podcast for a wide-ranging conversation. The athletic department recently changed its entire brand identity with a new logo and Smith asks about the process and what current and future athletic directors should consider if tasked with taking on such a project at their institutions. In a… Read more »
Harvard University Athletic Director Erin McDermott joined Higher Ed Athletics to talk about the Ivy League’s core values and approach towards intercollegiate athletics. Higher Ed Athletics · Harvard Athletic Director Erin McDermott
Turning the Atlanta Braves’ old baseball stadium into a football stadium and an athletic village for Georgia State University is the initial focus of this episode with Georgia State athletic director Charlie Cobb. Other topics include: corporate naming rights to facilities; how Charlie transitioned from the AD at App State to Georgia State and why… Read more »
In the second half of my interview with Dr. Benson we discuss a list of athletics topics, including: NCAA D1 Governance Model; Name, Role of Congress and the NCAA with Image & Likeness; Leveraging Athletics Exposure for the Institution; and Conference Realignment Considerations Higher Ed Athletics · Coastal Carolina President Dr. Michael Benson
Ohio University Athletic Director Julie Cromer joined the Higher Ed Athletics podcast for a wide-ranging conversation. Smith and Cromer start by going inside the head of an AD planning for sports in the fall and doing so within the framework of the overall institution’s plan. She reflects on her first year in the AD Chair… Read more »
In October 2018, Long Island University announced it would consolidate the athletic departments at both of the private institution’s campuses of LIU Brooklyn (D1) and LIU Post (D2) into a single D1 institution beginning at the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, a target date it successfully hit until COVID-19 canceled spring sports. The unification,… Read more »
Dr. Eric Wood, UCF Deputy Athletic Director, joined the Higher Ed Athletics podcast. In this episode Smith and Wood discuss pursuing advanced degrees and how they can be helpful for current and future athletic directors based on challenges facing the industry. Deciding to pursue a doctoral degree was an intentional decision for Wood to demonstrate… Read more »
Southern Utah University President Scott L. Wyatt joined the Higher Ed Athletics podcast to talk athletic topics, such as presidential communication because of the NCAA/Big Sky Conference governance structures. President Wyatt opens up about the inside conversation and decision process for canceling the Big Sky men’s basketball tournament and spring sports, as well as how… Read more »
