dgreco
November 3rd, 2011, 02:05 PM
New article about Bryant's Jordan Brown in the front page of the Providence Journal's sports section.
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/ProJo/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=VFBKLzIwMTEvMTEvMDM.&pageno=MjU.&entity=QXIwMjUwMA..&view=ZW50aXR5 and/or http://ow.ly/7hKSI
Brown is a junior running back for Bryant who happens to lead the entire country at the Division I (FCS) level in rushing and all-purpose yards, a 5-foot-9 whirlwind who clearly could play college football at a higher level. He is having the kind of dream season that the overwhelming majority of players can’t even fantasize about.
But this isn’t really about that, as amazing as that is.
This is about the journey he took to get here, and the Bulldog mentality lessons he’s learned along the way.
For it all could have ended for Brown that afternoon four years ago, because it was a crushing injury, no question about that. The interest from Boston College and UConn went away. The letters from other schools stopped coming. All the hype and all the attention went away like some game that already was over.
“It taught me that everything can get taken away, just like that,” he says.
Additionally, some new information in regards to Bryant's recent NCAA visit; which appeared to go exactly as planned.
NCAA Peer Review Team completes visit
Bryant University welcomed the NCAA Peer Review Team to campus last week, completing another step in the Division I reclassification process. The purpose of the visit was tri-fold: to confirm accuracy of the NCAA Self-Study Report submitted by the university last spring, to confirm the broad-based participation of the campus community in creating the report, and to confirm the University’s conformity to the NCAA’s Division I operating principles.
Specific areas of the self-study included governance and rules compliance, academic integrity, gender equity, and diversity/student-athlete welfare. The peer review team met with the steering committee and the chairs of each subcommittee, which consisted of representatives from various departments on campus, student-athletes, coaches and alumni.
“We received a favorable review from the NCAA Peer Review Team following their visit to our campus,” said Bryant University President Ronald K. Machtley. “Since the peer review team identified zero issues, we are very optimistic about final approval from the Division I Committee on Athletic Certification.”
Once a decision is made, the Division I Committee on Athletic Certification will forward its findings to the Division I Membership Committee, who will then issue a final decision in early July.
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/ProJo/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=VFBKLzIwMTEvMTEvMDM.&pageno=MjU.&entity=QXIwMjUwMA..&view=ZW50aXR5 and/or http://ow.ly/7hKSI
Brown is a junior running back for Bryant who happens to lead the entire country at the Division I (FCS) level in rushing and all-purpose yards, a 5-foot-9 whirlwind who clearly could play college football at a higher level. He is having the kind of dream season that the overwhelming majority of players can’t even fantasize about.
But this isn’t really about that, as amazing as that is.
This is about the journey he took to get here, and the Bulldog mentality lessons he’s learned along the way.
For it all could have ended for Brown that afternoon four years ago, because it was a crushing injury, no question about that. The interest from Boston College and UConn went away. The letters from other schools stopped coming. All the hype and all the attention went away like some game that already was over.
“It taught me that everything can get taken away, just like that,” he says.
Additionally, some new information in regards to Bryant's recent NCAA visit; which appeared to go exactly as planned.
NCAA Peer Review Team completes visit
Bryant University welcomed the NCAA Peer Review Team to campus last week, completing another step in the Division I reclassification process. The purpose of the visit was tri-fold: to confirm accuracy of the NCAA Self-Study Report submitted by the university last spring, to confirm the broad-based participation of the campus community in creating the report, and to confirm the University’s conformity to the NCAA’s Division I operating principles.
Specific areas of the self-study included governance and rules compliance, academic integrity, gender equity, and diversity/student-athlete welfare. The peer review team met with the steering committee and the chairs of each subcommittee, which consisted of representatives from various departments on campus, student-athletes, coaches and alumni.
“We received a favorable review from the NCAA Peer Review Team following their visit to our campus,” said Bryant University President Ronald K. Machtley. “Since the peer review team identified zero issues, we are very optimistic about final approval from the Division I Committee on Athletic Certification.”
Once a decision is made, the Division I Committee on Athletic Certification will forward its findings to the Division I Membership Committee, who will then issue a final decision in early July.