On the latest episode of JohnWallStreet Presents: Big Business on Campus, a college sports podcast powered by Playfly Sports, JohnWallStreet Founder Corey Leff and Playfly Sports Chairman Michael Schreiber sit down with DePaul University Senior Vice President & Director of Athletics DeWayne Peevy.
In this 50-minute conversation, the trio touch on a multitude of actionable insights including:
Why Facilities Still Matter
DePaul raised $20 million and plans to break ground on a new basketball building this summer. While college sports' arms race has shifted from facilities to player compensation —and the money raised could theoretically be directed toward athletes— Peevy explained the project complements the school's NIL efforts.
"If NIL is about attracting talent, facilities are about developing and retaining that talent. You can't gain and sustain success without both in this transfer portal era.... Let's say we bring in someone that develops into the freshman of the year in our league, those are targeted [players] for other leagues. So, if we don't have [resources] in place to retain first our best, we're going to be behind consistently," he said. "A dedicated facility also improves our operational capabilities every day, including [with] recovery [and] film."
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In this 50-minute conversation, the trio touch on a multitude of actionable insights including:
Why Facilities Still Matter
DePaul raised $20 million and plans to break ground on a new basketball building this summer. While college sports' arms race has shifted from facilities to player compensation —and the money raised could theoretically be directed toward athletes— Peevy explained the project complements the school's NIL efforts.
"If NIL is about attracting talent, facilities are about developing and retaining that talent. You can't gain and sustain success without both in this transfer portal era.... Let's say we bring in someone that develops into the freshman of the year in our league, those are targeted [players] for other leagues. So, if we don't have [resources] in place to retain first our best, we're going to be behind consistently," he said. "A dedicated facility also improves our operational capabilities every day, including [with] recovery [and] film."
#college #including
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