During the Fall semester of 2021, students in the Sports Management Consulting senior capstone class at IUPUI were tasked with reimagining the tournacation experience at Grand Park in Westfield, IN. Students set out to understand the needs and challenges faced by visitors at youth sports venues. By employing the Design Thinking framework for creative problem… Read more »
Month: January 2022
HEA at SII: University of Delaware Athletic Director Chrissi Rawak
Chrissi Rawak joined Higher Ed Athletics to talk about leading the Blue Hens and begins the conversation with an institutional profile. Rawak had several different roles in college athletics and shares what made her decide to pursue an AD position. Rawak talks about the decision to create a chief of staff position at Delaware and… Read more »
NFC Playoff Preview
Written by Aydan Koyles After the longest regular season in NFL history, we have finally reached the best time of the NFL season: the playoffs. We spend most of the season discussing who deserves to make the postseason and now we finally know exactly which teams are in. There are a few surprises but also… Read more »
AFC Playoff Preview
Written by Aydan Koyles After the longest regular season in NFL history, we have finally reached the best time of the NFL season: the playoffs. We spend most of the season discussing who deserves to make the postseason and now we finally know exactly which teams are in. There are a few surprises but also… Read more »
Reflecting on the Inaugural Season of Name, Image, and Likeness in College Football
NIL in the 2021 season Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) was interesting during the 2021-22 football season. Some players reaped the benefits while others gone stung from the chaos of the environment. While NIL was a highly sought after perk for college athletes, it packs a lot more into an already busy academic and athletic… Read more »
HEA at SII: Making Your Own Luck with Retired IU Vice President & Athletic Director Fred Glass
College athletics knows Fred Glass as the AD for 10+ years as an alumnus of Indiana University. But before IU, he had an incredibly successful career in government working for a mayor, a governor, a senator, and a president. Glass spearheaded a project for Indianapolis to build Lucas Oil Stadium and simultaneously create a massive… Read more »
Shouldn’t they be better at football? A look at college football teams that consistently underperform their expectations
Written by Aydan Koyles At every level of football, having the most talented players is often the quickest way to ensure success, and college football is no different. But yet, year after year, some teams diverge from expectations created by the level of talent on their roster. In this two part series, I will discuss… Read more »
How do they keep doing this? A look at college football teams that consistently overperform expectations
Written by Aydan Koyles At every level of football, having the most talented players is often the quickest way to ensure success, and college football is no different. But yet, year after year, some teams diverge from expectations created by the level of talent on their roster. In this two part series, I will discuss… Read more »