Surprising as it is with games canceled and postponed, the college football season is over, and the teams playing in the College Football Playoff have been picked and there’s absolutely no surprise: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame, the last one entering after getting routed in the ACC Championship Game by Clemson. Of course, […]

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For the past several weeks, it seems like many sports teams and leagues are paying their penance to Native and African-Americans. It started with the Washington Football Team over the summer; this week, it transferred to Cleveland, who announced that after 2021, they would be dropping the Indians nickname. Not immediately since they haven’t moved […]

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Earlier this week, I asked why it’s taken so long for teams to rid themselves of Native American nicknames. In the case of Cleveland, Owner Pete Dolan said that he more seriously thought of changing the name after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police and the resulting protests. One must […]

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There is something about success that leads to losing coaches and staff to other teams. Northwestern has not really had that problem – under Pat Fitzgerald, despite a historic level of success, coaches stayed a long time. It was only after the public and media outcry complaining about the woeful offensive scheme hat led to […]

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The first day after the end of the college football regular season could be called “Black Sunday” just as the day after the end of the NFL season is called “Black Monday.” In both cases, head and assistant coaches, and general managers and other front office personnel go down like ducks in a shooting gallery. […]

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One of the most contentious issues in all of sport is whether the nicknames of teams are racist stereotypes for Native Americans. For several years, teams have fought back against the name change. The most strident owner was Daniel Snyder who said that he would never get rid of “Redskins,” but pressure from corporate sponsors […]

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I have not been much of a fan of bringing college athletics back in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike the NBA and NHL, it is impractical to sequester all of the coaches, players and administrators in bubble locations. Even with classes being delivered remotely, one has to admit that young people display less self-control […]

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