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Ex-NFLer helping lead AD search

Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu A former Cincinnati Bengal turned Murray State Regent is heading the search for the next University athletic director. Eric Crigler has come a long way since his football-playing days at Murray State and his short stint in the NFL. A two-time All-OVC selection in 1988 and 1989, he Read More

Meet the Milkman

Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu When 13-year athletic director Allen Ward resigned his position on July 13 to accept a job at Abilene Christian University, it took the campus community by surprise. But for all the shock Ward’s departure evoked, it was the announcement of his replacement that took the social media world Read More

Solving the equation: The Title IX effect

More than 45 years ago, collegiate sports changed forever. In 1972, President Richard Nixon signed a document that would revolutionize gender equality forever. The law, known as Title IX, required that any educational institution that received federal funding could not discriminate against individuals on the basis of sex. The federal mandate was established in order Read More

Trusting the process

Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor Since Allen Ward accepted the position of Director of Athletics in 2005, Murray State’s coaching hires have had predominantly one thing in common: youth. Out of the 12 head coaches currently on staff at the university, Ward has played a part in hiring nine of them. Out of Read More

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