Season 2 Looking Ahead at the NCAA in 2021 w/ ESPN’s Dan Murphy 11 Jan 202111 Jan 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEYWNP-WYoA ESPN writer Dan Murphy joined the Higher Ed Athletics podcast w/ Travis Smith for a conversation about what is shaping up to be one of the most transformational years…
Season 2 Talking Branding & 2020 w/ Indiana State University Athletic Director Sherard Clinkscales 8 Dec 2020 https://youtu.be/acrjA9tIP3g Indiana State's Sherard Clinkscales joins the Higher Ed Athletics podcast for a wide-ranging conversation. The athletic department recently changed its entire brand identity with a new logo and Smith…
Season 2 Converting the Atlanta Braves Baseball Stadium Into a D1 College Football Stadium 17 Nov 2020 https://youtu.be/IiVk0tn9hB8 Turning the Atlanta Braves' old baseball stadium into a football stadium and an athletic village for Georgia State University is the initial focus of this episode with Georgia State…
Season 2 Talking Ivy League w/ Harvard Athletic Director Erin McDermott 17 Nov 202017 Nov 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxwZXzXmlZ8&t=7s Harvard University's Athletic Director Erin McDermott recently joined me to talk about the Ivy League's core values and approach towards intercollegiate athletics. Watch the video or listen on Apple…
Season 2 Athletics Conversation w/ Coastal Carolina President-Elect Dr. Michael Benson 20 Oct 202012 Oct 2020 https://youtu.be/gVIlGYAI6oA In the second half of my interview with Dr. Benson we discuss a list of athletics topics, including: NCAA D1 Governance Model; Name, Role of Congress and the NCAA…
Season 2 Higher Ed Conversation w/ CCU President-Elect Dr. Michael Benson 13 Oct 202012 Oct 2020 https://youtu.be/7Q6hcsQR_M4 In part 1 of my conversation with Coastal Carolina University President-Elect Dr. Michael Benson we discuss higher education. Dr. Benson gives his background and philosophy of his previous college…
Season 2 A Conversation with University Innovation Alliance Executive Director Bridget Burns, EdD 23 Sep 20201 Oct 2020 UIA Executive Director Bridget Burns, EdD joins Travis Smith on the Higher Ed Athletics podcast. The University Innovation Alliance is a group of 11 universities, all of which are NCAA…
Season 2 Book Interview – Who Gets In & Why w/ NYT Bestselling Author Jeff Selingo 17 Aug 20201 Oct 2020 Higher education expert Jeff Selingo joined the Higher Ed Athletics podcast to talk about his latest book, Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions. Selingo breaks down…
Season 2 Ohio University Athletic Director Julie Cromer 11 Aug 20201 Oct 2020 Ohio University Athletic Director Julie Cromer joined the Higher Ed Athletics podcast for a wide-ranging conversation. Smith and Cromer start by going inside the head of an AD planning for…
Season 2 The Long Island University Athletics Consolidation Story w/Athletic Director Dr. Martinov Jr. 4 Aug 20201 Oct 2020 In October 2018, Long Island University announced it would consolidate the athletic departments at both of the private institution’s campuses of LIU Brooklyn (D1) and LIU Post (D2) into a…
