Changes in sport

Read the articles and answer the questions in an essay form

https://www.espn.com/espn/commentary/news/story?id=4761110

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2018/10/25/exclusive-ut-arlington-is-considering-reviving-its-football-program-more-than-30-years-after-it-was-disbanded/

In recent years, some colleges and universities have cut their football or other sports programs.
Which move do you think would lead to more resistance to change among students, student-athletes, and athletic department personnel: adding a team(s) or cutting a team(s)?

If you were the athletic director at UT-Arlington when discussions about adding football were ongoing, what would you say to current athletic department employees to get them on board with adding football back? What resistance would you anticipate?

Which type of leader is best suited to initiate the change discussed in adding a football team back to UT-Arlington? (Connect to course content from this module and previous modules)