What is the future of college athletics?
Find My Team's, Barb Smith, visits with Karen Weaver on the future of college sports.
We are so fortunate to have an expert in this field talk to our listeners about the future of college sports.
Karen Weaver, Ed.D., is a distinguished authority on college sports and higher education, particularly where it intersects with management, media, finance, and policy.
With extensive practical experience as both a Division I and Division III head coach and athletics administrator, Dr. Weaver’s scholarship investigates a variety of college athletics topics, ranging from the perspectives of university presidents and trustees to the intricacies of athletic conference organization, higher education governance, and sports finance. She focuses on mid-major institutions and FBS Division I programs, scrutinizing matters such as public finance, facility debt policies, and student fees.
The second edition of her textbook, Sport Finance: "Where the Money Comes from and Where the Money Goes," will be published by Kendall Hunt Publishers in 2025.