Posted on: 08 May 2024
20 Remote Jobs for College Students – I’m not anti-hard work. I’m all for side hustles. Remote jobs for college students are a great idea for students who want or need extra cash as they pursue their studies. But let’s face it: we live in a culture that glorifies the hustle a little too much. […]
Posted on: 23 Apr 2024
Alongside college football and pro sports leagues like the MLB, NBA, and NFL, college basketball is one of the country’s premier sports. Its popularity and influence is evidenced by the amount of money in the sport—every year, the NCAA tournament brings in more than $1 billion in revenue, and the highest-paid college basketball coaches have […]
Posted on: 31 Mar 2024
Okay, I won’t hide the ball: my answer to the question, “Should college athletes be paid?” is a resounding, “Yes.” But before I go through the reasons why (and some countervailing streams of thought as well), I think it’s important to place the question in the larger context of money in college sports. Why? Because […]
Posted on: 25 Mar 2024
I was lucky enough to have access to quality learning environments/study spots throughout my entire academic career. In high school, I routinely took advantage of my town’s spacious but cozy public library. At college, I loved making use of my dorm building’s small, quiet study rooms. And when I started grad school, I was thrilled […]
Posted on: 18 Mar 2024
I am far from a college sports diehard. I didn’t play football growing up, so I never cultivated an emotional connection to any of the mainstays of the premiere collegiate sport, like powerhouse legacies, rivalries, and awe-inspiring stadiums. Nor did I attend a Division I behemoth where sports are a pillar of student culture. And […]
Posted on: 08 Mar 2024
All-Time Women’s College Basketball Scoring – I was never the biggest fan of British tennis great Andy Murray. His on-the-court demeanor always struck me as a bit whiny; more often than not, I found myself actively rooting against him. But in 2017, during a Wimbledon post-match press conference, he made me a fan for life. […]
Posted on: 01 Mar 2024
Before we dive into the best and loudest college football stadiums, it’s a sad truth that stadiums are a notorious drain on public resources: studies show that the economic impact of stadiums is negligible at best and detrimental at worst, and since stadiums are often subsidized by taxpayers, they divert money and resources away from […]
Posted on: 24 Feb 2024
I recently wrote a few other college football-related articles for College Transitions, one on the biggest college football rivalries, one on the college football teams with the most championships, and another on the highest paid college football coaches. I’ve ingested more college football history and lore in the past few months than I did over […]