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NIU Huskies AD Sean Frazier
Read more: NIU Huskies AD Sean FrazierSean Frazier joins to talk about Northern Illinois athletics and the future of the AD position in college athletics. Frazier starts the conversation explaining the strategy behind moving football to the Mountain West while keeping other sports regional with the Horizon League. Will they miss MACtion weeknight games? Sean expresses his concern about outsiders coming…
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Horizon league Commissioner Julie Roe Lach
Read more: Horizon league Commissioner Julie Roe LachJulie Roe Lach is the commissioner of the Horizon League for a few more weeks before transitioning into an Executive VP position with Pacers Sports & Entertainment. The conversation begins with addressing that job change and then giving her Mount Rushmore of Horizon memories. We talk about the congressional coalition known as the Tenacious Ten…
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CMU Chippewas AD Amy Folan
Read more: CMU Chippewas AD Amy FolanAmy Folan joins Higher Ed Athletics for a discussion about fundraising as well as her lessons learned and career journey from the Texas Longhorns to CMU. Folan shares her thought process behind the hiring of a new football coach this past offseason in Matt Drinkall who has now led the Chippewas to a bowl berth…
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Observing Toledo’s Bryan Blair on Football Game Day
Read more: Observing Toledo’s Bryan Blair on Football Game DayIn early November, I made the four-hour drive from Indianapolis up to Toledo to watch the Rockets take on Northern Illinois in a midweek MACtion showdown. The whole point of the trip was simple: follow Toledo athletic director Bryan Blair around on a game day and keep learning more about what the AD job really…
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