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The world of the haves and the have nots in college athletics ebbs and flows in any given year, and this time of year the hope for Cinderella trying on the glass slipper in March Madness is what keeps fans up at night. However this year, perhaps more than ever, Cinderella might find her way …
In college athletics, elite stars aren’t staying for years to get their degrees for the most part. The best and the brightest are gone before their anticipated graduation day; some return, some do not. The successful coach? He or in some cases she, more than the transitory athlete (especially given the marketing scrutiny still being …
It came and went again, nestled just after MLB pitchers and catchers reported, and just after NBA All-Star Weekend. The official start of college baseball season. The start of college is going by the boards without much of a flurry of activity. While most eastern teams will head to Florida and Arizona for short trips …
There are few sports that have been as tumultuous in terms of alignment and governance in recent years that Division I intercollegiate sport. One of the calmer seas, despite being connected so closely to so many major northeast metropolitan areas, is the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Now in its 35th year, the MAAC has seen …
The “Only in America” phenomenon that is National Signing Day for high school football student-athletes continues to expand both its creativity and largess every year, with The University of Michigan’s all out star studded assault to land a five star class led by Rashan Gary of Paramus Catholic High School in New Jersey and partnering …
Colleges are constantly on the hunt for new ways both to engage a student body and a business community through athletics, and with a growing globally diverse population at least two schools are looking east to try and match the excitement of college athletics, maybe some brand connections, and their evolving student bodies together….by using …
For as long as there has been college sports, the group that does all the communications, in many cases still mislabeled as Sports Information Directors, have been undervalued at a majority of intercollegiate institutions big and small. However as the role of storytelling has changed in a more digital and tech friendly era where Universities …
It isn’t the easiest thing in the world to rally college students around something they can’t drink or eat, but how about finding a cause to mix in. That was key as the renegade brand Marc Ecko found a way to take campus ambassadors, a product launch, a viral cause call to action, and some …
Roaring In Unusual Places and Times It hasn’t been the typical quiet fall for athletics at Columbia. Football under legendary former Penn coach Al Bagnoli moved back up a few notches on the field, broke their long losing streak from a previous regime and became more competitive than in years as the program looks to …
To support school, licensee and retail partners during the holiday gift-buying season, Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) is launching Holiday Cheer, a national collegiate retail marketing program in approximately 3,500 retail locations. The program, which began earlier this month, also has a major digital component through a partnership with Fanatics.com. Holiday Cheer creates excitement in collegiate …