FCS, DI-AAA Leaders Chart A Path Forward In Changing D1 Landscape w/ Ryan Ivey

FCS Football Talk

On this episode, Sam sits down with Stephen F. Austin Director of Athletics Ryan Ivey. He is the co-chair of a working group made up of administrators from the FCS and Division I-AAA to help “redefine and actualize their distinctive role and value within Division I athletics and to chart a path for the future.”
Sam and Ryan discuss:
-the goal of this working group
-how mid-majors want to fit into the future D1 landscape
-what an employee model in D1 sports would mean for mid-majors
-the importance of access to championships for mid-majors
-restructuring of D1 football
-the future of the FCS
-the future of the United Athletic Conference
-plus more topics