Let's be crystal clear: the days of amateur athletics are over. By the end of 2025, college athletes will have at least two methods of capitalizing monetarily on their skill and marketability.

By next season, when college football's more professionalized era arrives, the historic powerhouses like Ohio State and Texas stand to lose both their decades-long inherent recruiting advantage (their historical brand) and the financial edge they used in this unruly, booster-fueled NIL Era: Donor cash.

In the whirlwind of change occurring in college academics and athletics, the seven-year Baylor University president and NCAA board chair makes integrity a key focus to her numerous priorities.

Campuses in cold-weather regions need reliable heat sources that meet their sustainability commitments. There's more than one way to get there.