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This article was written by a guest contributor, Amobi Okugo. Amobi is the founder of A Frugal Athlete, an online financial media platform that promotes prudent financial practices and smart career decisions amongst professional athletes and student-athletes.

As a high school student-athlete, there ...
06.13.22 12:00 PM - Comment(s)

Parents Know Best Until They Don't.

In a recent report from Inside Higher Ed, a survey of roughly 5,000 high school graduates showed an increase in parental influence on college decisions. Almost certainly caused by the pandemic, parents’ opinions and influence on the college decision has become a mu...
06.06.22 11:00 AM - Comment(s)

In celebration of athletes going back to finish college, I want to share my own experience with a college legend

I graduated from the University of Texas in 2015. By junior year, my class sizes were roughly 15-20 kids. I knew most of the other students in my program. Despite the 50,000 student popula...
05.30.22 12:00 PM - Comment(s)

Jimbo v. Saban is a Snapshot of a Bigger Issue

The college football community caught on fire over the weekend after Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher used national syndications to bash each other publicly. It may not be the first instance where coaches called each other out for ethical recruiting practices...
05.23.22 12:00 PM - Comment(s)

It Feels Like The Entire Country is Re-thinking Their Career Path, and Coaches Are No Exception

I want to talk about Matt Luke for a minute. Coach Luke is a former college coach who recently quit his job due in large part to anxiety and pressure. Luke was the head coach of Ole Miss within the last de...
05.16.22 11:00 AM - Comment(s)

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