We have a special podcast today.  In our continuing effort to help folks understand what it is like to be a student athlete in a large University, we have on the podcast today, Mr. Ben Compton.  Mr. Compton is a Senior and just finished all of his football eligibility and probably played more positions on the football team than anyone else.  This is a great story about what it takes to not only get your degree, but also to participate in a high-profile sport like football.  A...

Today we have our third webcast of our 2013 Huffines Discussion talks (these talks are analogous to TED Talks).  Up today is Notre Dame University's Adam Sargent talking about the role of academics in sport and how athletes can be mentored to do well in academics as well as sport.  You can see the video here, or if you don't have time, download the audio-only version here. The transcript of the talk is here and Mr. Sargent's bio is here!  ...

As school winds-down across the country - both college and high-school - many of our thoughts turn towards recruiting and sports that will be happening in the Fall.  Today we are pleased to have Mr. Zerick Rollins from A&M's Student Athlete Service department in the podcast today to chat about how college student/athletes approach their studies and their sports.  Mr. Rollins brings with him experiences as an athlete and a coach in football at both collegiate and professional le...