Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
The news that Syracuse and Pittsburgh are leaving the Big East to join the ACC has many UConn fans wondering where that leaves the Huskies. Here are few links on the subject: Pete Thamel of the New York Times covers the story in his article “Syracuse and Pittsburgh Switch Conferences, Sowing Chaos.” Paul Doyle of the Hartford [...]
UConn QB Box to Transfer Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant has the story on UConn quarterback Michael Box, who has decided to transfer. Box, who was recently relegated to the running the scout team, reportedly is considering 1-AA schools such as Richmond, Delaware, Coastal Carolina and James Madison. He should be eligible to play immediately by [...]
For those of you following the University of Connecticut’s quarterback competition this preseason there were a couple of good stories coming out of UConn’s media day: Jeff Jacobs: Introducing UConn’s QB Contenders - Jeff Jacobs, Hartford Courant Chasing Orlovsky: Can UConn QBs come close to its finest QB’s numbers? - Neil Ostrout, Connecticut Post 4 UConn teammates [...]
UConn Offers Scholarship to Masuk QB Casey Cochran Sean Patrick Bowley of the Connecticut Post reports that UConn has offered Masuk quarterback Casey Cochran a football scholarship. Cochran, who has also been offered a scholarship by Boston College, is the son of well-known high school coach Jack Cochran. He’s coached by John Murphy at Masuk and also trains with [...]
As I covered in my article entitled “Camps Bring Additional Income, Legal Issues for College Coaches“, sports camps allow college coaches to earn additional income and scout potential recruits. But what is the objective of these camps? To provide a recruiting opportunity for coaches or to teach young players the skills necessary to play the game? Answers [...]
Congratulations to the Boston Bruins As you all know by now, the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks to bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston for the first time in 39 years. Boston goalie Tim Thomas was awarded Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP. ESPNBoston.com’s Joe McDonald has written a nice piece on [...]
The University of Connecticut baseball team has reached the Super Regional in the NCAA playoffs. The winner of the best-of-three series will advance to the 2011 College World Series. UConn is set to play Saturday at 6 p.m. against the defending champion South Carolina Gamecocks. In addition to the Huskies’ on-field success, UConn players played a prominent role in [...]
Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant reports that UConn lost $1,663,560 in its Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game loss to Oklahoma on January 1. Although UConn certainly enjoyed numerous intangible benefits from the football program’s first appearance in a BCS bowl, the financial picture is not pretty. The loss is largely due to the Fiesta Bowl’s requirement [...]
