BY KEN DAVIS A week of rumors, speculation, breaking news, sourced confirmations, presidential votes, and trustee meetings ended with a press conference Thursday at New York’s Madison Square Garden. University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst tied it all together with one brief and rather memorable statement. “We feel like we’re home,” Herbst said. Home meaning […]
Auburn’s David Benedict named AD at UConn
March 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Univeristy of Connecticut issued a statement just after 7 p.m. Monday announcing that David Benedict, current Chief Operating Officer of the athletic department at Auburn University, has been named to replace Warde Manuel as AD at UConn. Manuel was hired last month as athletic director at his alma mater, Michigan, and will complete his […]
Rubin named interim AD as UConn begins search to replace Manuel
January 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It’s official. Warde Manuel is a Michigan man again. Manuel’s transition from University of Connecticut athletic director to AD at his alma mater began Friday morning with a press conference in Ann Arbor. Reading the reports and watching the videos, it is obvious Manuel has returned to his happy place. He is comfortable in Ann […]
Taking a “Leap of Faith” with FanRagSports.com
June 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Best I can tell, there are no more “great” days in sports journalism. But today was “pretty good” for this old scribe. For the first time in two years, my original content (fancy way of saying my work) has a steady and consistent home. I wrote my first piece today for FanRagSports.com. Never heard of […]
Texas newspaper picks up my feature on The Big E
June 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Cleburne (Texas) Times-Review ran my feature on Elissa Walker Campbell, host of the Big E Sports Show on Yahoo! Sports Radio.
Father’s Day Card: A daughter recalls the power of praise
June 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
As a Father’s Day present to my readers, I offer this feature story on Elissa Walker Campbell, a rising star in sports talk radio. It’s the story of her career and her future, but it’s also a story of the inspiration her father gave her at a young age. It’s the bond we should celebrate […]
Concussion management policy approved by AAC
May 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The American Athletic Conference took a big step forward in the protection of its athletes Wednesday, adopting a new Concussion Management Policy at the league’s annual meeting in Key Biscayne, Fla. The policy, unanimously approved by the AAC athletic directors, will take effect at the start of the 2015-16 academic year, and will be applied […]
UConn records 13 perfect APR scores, including men’s hoops
May 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The University of Connecticut men’s basketball program continues to make an impressive bounce back from the academic difficulties that resulted in a ban from postseason play in 2013. The NCAA released its latest report on Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores Wednesday and for the second consecutive year, the men’s basketball team officially recorded its second-straight […]
Talking UConn football, John Toner’s legacy tonight on SMCRadio.com
September 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s Thursday night, so that means a new episode of College Countdown with Ken Davis will air from 8-9 p.m. ET. Please listen in live, either on SMCRadio.com or with the TuneIn app on your mobile device. Of course, everyone is invited to call in and join any discussion, ask questions, make a statement – […]
“When John Toner spoke, people listened”
September 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Sports notables across the nation continue to react to news that former UConn athletic director John Toner passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Georgia. Toner, 91, was football coach at UConn before being named athletic director. He hired Geno Auriemma, Jim Calhoun, led UConn into the Big East, and held several leadership roles […]