'This Could Be the Year That We Don't Play': College Athletes Face Uncertainty, Health Risks On Campus
Colleges and universities continue to grapple with when to fully open their campuses — which have largely been closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A spike in cases in Arizona and most of the rest of the nation has caused further delays and could leave many campuses without a lot of in-person students through the fall semester.
But student-athletes — especially football and men’s basketball players — face deeper challenges, because their sports are expected to generate millions of dollars in income. If games aren’t played, that means they’re not televised, and revenues that support other sports may be lost.
The Show spoke with Kenneth Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sport Institute at ASU, for more about these issues.
Sports business professor explains how R*******s could utilize temporary name change
So how can Washington appease sponsors while also giving the change the time it needs? Allow Kenneth Shropshire, Adidas Distinguished Professor of Global Sport and CEO of Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, to explain.
"You could be the Washington Football Club for a season and then have a whole season's worth of fan competition for a new name," Shropshire said on the Redskins Talk podcast. "That sort of thing could rally interest. So you'd have a 'W' on the helmet for a year."
National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches Announces Official Launch and Board of Directors
In a 2019 working paper out of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, the data revealed that at least 77% of offensive coordinators – a favored position when considering head coach candidates – hired each season over the last ten seasons were white. In today’s college game, like in the NFL, the number of minority head coaches is paltry. Out of 130 FBS eligible schools, only 14 head coaches are minorities. The offensive and defensive coordinator positions fare no better on a percentage basis. And the decision makers in college, athletic directors, presidents, conference commissioners, like their pro counterparts, lack meaningful diversity.