Sports, coaches hold sway at many colleges

When Ricks College became BYU-Idaho and became a four year university offering bachelor’s degrees, they also dropped interschool sports. Officials at the college contacted the universities that came to campus to recruit students to transfer More..

(continued) President Bednar was put under a lot of pressure and was highly criticized for dropping sports, but he didn’t fold. And thousands of students have been blessed because of that decision. They have an excellent, student-run, sports More..

at JSB: The Ricks model is not for everyone. The problem is that if you want coaches who focus on not just winning, then make them professors with the possibility of tenure like the other profs get. Also, if you think that athletics has no value, More..