Chris Collins Awards Scholarship to Northwestern Basketball Walk-on – on Video
by Kent Sterling Two things we learned yesterday about shiny new Northwestern basketball coach Chris Collins – he appreciates the work of the unheralded, and he is pretty sharp at crafting an image. Collins announced to his team yesterday that walk-on James Montgomery earned a scholarship for the year. The moment was videotaped and posted […]
by Kent Sterling I love bureaucrats – not really. They say one thing while doing the opposite leaving everyone confused as to what they really mean. That confusion is the centerpiece of their professional strategy. Today, University of Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich told the media that he has decided that 2011 ESPN.com recruiter of […]
by Kent Sterling Thirty months of work, people fired because of supposed missteps in the investigation, and a lot of hand wringing have netted a loss of nine scholarships and no bowl ban for the University of Miami’s football program. With this inflatable hammer of justice whacking the Hurricanes, why wouldn’t everyone cheat on some […]
by Kent Sterling You have to hand it to those who work at the University of North Carolina. They are a moralistic bunch, even if the coaches hired to lead the student athletes there are lacking in that area. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Jack Halperin has tutored student-athletes at UNC for 23 […]
Indiana Basketball – Freshman Devin Davis Is Ready to Contribute to the Hoosiers
by Kent Sterling When he played at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis all of seven months ago, Devin Davis was often the biggest and strongest player on the floor. That made him an Indiana All-Star, but now he’s neither the biggest or strongest in the Big Ten. He’s not even close. Click here to […]
by Kent Sterling Hosting “Ahead of the Curve” on 1070 the Fan in Indy and www.1070thefan.com on the web is the best way I can think of to start my weekend, and Fox 59 sports director Chris Hagan and I hope that listening to us while you are in the car or getting ready to […]
by Kent Sterling There is something special about Assembly Hall. It used to be a bizarre building that was mistakenly designed to accommodate concerts played to one side or the other. What it has become is a shrine to basketball at a place that understands and appreciates the game better than anywhere in the world. […]
by Kent Sterling This post is not about the fortunes of the Indiana Hoosiers in 2013-2014. No, this is about the thousands of students who have packed into Assembly Hall to watch the festivities. Being a college student sucks. For all the fun, energy, and free time, being in college presupposes that you are not […]
by Kent Sterling Why is it inherently bad to pay college athletes commensurate to their value? Other than it never being done – at least not above the table – is there any justification for not allowing basic economics to operate unfettered for athletes whose work makes a lot of money for everyone associated with […]
by Kent Sterling What does the NCAA stand for? Is it an oversight organization that determines athletic eligibility and runs championships among its members, or is it empowered to require universities to behave in the best interests of higher education and competitive balance? I don’t think anyone at the NCAA headquarters has a clue. The […]