Student-athletes’ worst nightmare
By Chris Bils
August 15, 2013
The text did not reveal much, only that something important had happened.Of the 25 players on the roster who received Ashland University men’s soccer coach Jon Freeman’s message May 28 asking to call him right away because he had some bad news, only one guessed what it was.“What if they just e...
Soccer dad calls AU ‘callous and disingenuous’
By Don Dyson
August 15, 2013
I would like to share a parent’s perspective who was there during the entire process and has a reasonable idea of the impact this decision had on my son and our family. Taylor (Dyson) made his decision to attend Ashland back in March and signed his letter of intent to play for coach Freeman. His dec...
A closer look at the cutting of AU men’s soccer
By Chris Bils
August 15, 2013
Ashland University expects to save $382,558 by next year by cutting the men’s soccer program, according to university President Frederick Finks.Many changes were made this summer due to difficulties regarding Ashland University’s budget. One of the largest and most talked about changes was the decision...