Father to Michael Darrell-Hicks; Chancellor- HealthForce Kentucky; Attorney of Counsel- Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore; President Emeritus (Kentucky Wesleyan);
Kentucky Wesleyan baseball is going dancing for the first time since 2017.
The Panthers did it in dramatic fashion. KDub trailed by 3 of more runs 4 separate times on their way to the G-MAC title. Head coach Todd Lillpop reflects on the effort:
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ICYMI: 🧵 Three articles. Three structural indictments of how college athletics got here. Article IV is about the people the whole enterprise is supposed to be for. Not the quarterback making $2M. Not the five-star with 40 offers by breakfast.The other 99%. 31% of D-I athletes who entered the transfer portal last year never found a new school at the same level.That's the NCAA's own data.That's 17,000 people per year — scholarship gone, eligibility clock still running, often without a degree. In FBS football? 40% of portal entrants don't land a comparable scholarship. Men's basketball? 2,400 players entered the spring portal. 30-40% found nothing. We didn't build a free market for student-athletes.We built a buyer's market. And the sellers carry all the risk. Article IV: Student. Athlete. In That Order — Or So We Were Told.The reform window is open. Here's what Congress must add to its mandate.
College Athletics is at a structural inflection point.
From the Arena, Not the Sidelines: College Athletics is Running Out of Time
Read: https://t.co/kaOAitazTU
The NCAA is banning star D2 cross country runner Mohammed Bati - who works 11 pm - 7 am 5 days a week at an assisted living facility to make ends meet - because the local community came together and raised some funds so he can stay in college. Meanwhile, D1 football players have agents and bidding wars. #Disgraceful