“Nothing I did the past four years I came up with my own. I learned it by watching all the wonderful women in my life. While I in no way, shape or form feel deserving of this award, I’m more than happy to accept it on their behalf.” –...
“I think being a student-athlete is one of the best things a young adult can achieve, and I look at it an entirely different way now than I did when I experienced it.” – Kristina Baskett, Hollywood stunt performer and former University of...
Karvel Anderson may be the leading scorer for the Robert Morris University men’s basketball team, but his victory over adversity is what inspires. “Adversity is the best thing in life for me. I didn't get my strength from lifting weights...
Purdue University athletic director Morgan Burke discusses the value of the student-athlete experience as a part of higher education. "I happen to be a proponent that the combination of athletic and academic experience at a Division I...
Former track and field student-athlete Ifeatu Okafor, an exercise and sport sciences graduate of Texas Tech University, on balancing school and sports: "Being a student-athlete and having to perform well in the classroom has definitely...
A recent ESPN "College GameDay" feature that explores the recent trend of traditionally smart schools (and smart players) making names for themselves on the field. Northwestern UNiversity quarterback Kain Colter explains why preparation...
A USA Today article about scholarships features comments from Jen Hilgenberg, a former women's basketball student-athlete at Villanova University. Hilgenberg runs a customized merchandising business and she credits her participation in...
In the fall of 2011, University of Alabama women's gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson saw the miscellaneous expense allowance put to good use with one of her student-athletes. She explains why it is important: "There’s a need for it. It’s...
Kevin Lennon, NCAA vice president of academic and membership affairs, discussed the Division I membership's review of transfer rules in a recent interview with ESPN: "We've had a lot of transfer rules pushed together. We need to step back...
