Category Archives: Blog

🚨 Career Update ðŸš¨

After 10 memorable, meaningful, and sometimes miraculous years in Cedar City, I’m excited (and pretty emotional) to share that I’ve accepted a new position at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where I’ll be helping to build a sports management program from the ground up starting in April 2026. This is a big move for our family, butContinue reading “🚨 Career Update ðŸš¨”

The Big Three: Greatest Evidence That He Loves Me

Brothers and sisters, I’m truly humbled to have the opportunity to speak with you all today on Mother’s Day. Honestly, I haven’t felt this much pressure to not mess up a talk since I was leaving on my mission—so please say a quick prayer for me that I don’t completely fumble this. My thoughts todayContinue reading “The Big Three: Greatest Evidence That He Loves Me”

Remembering John Feinstein: A Storyteller Who Made Every Sport Matter

John Feinstein had a gift. He didn’t just write about sports—he brought them to life. He made us care, not just about the games but about the people playing them. He pulled back the curtain and revealed the human stories behind the competition. For a die-hard “basketball is all that matters” fan like me, heContinue reading “Remembering John Feinstein: A Storyteller Who Made Every Sport Matter”

Transcendent Culinary Experience

It was a chilly evening in Lisbon, the kind where the mist from the Tagus River seems to creep through the cobblestone streets, and the city’s charm wraps around you like a warm blanket. I had been living in Portugal for a few weeks by then, still finding my way around, adjusting to the rhythmContinue reading “Transcendent Culinary Experience”

My First Book: Communication & Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics

Why I Wrote Communication & Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics For years, I have watched students struggle with the cost of textbooks. In the field of sports management and athletic administration, the problem is particularly glaring. Traditional textbooks are often priced outrageously, sometimes costing students hundreds of dollars for a single course. As an educator, IContinue reading “My First Book: Communication & Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics”

Goliaths All Around You – LDS Sacrament Meeting Talk 06/26/22

Lead up to David vs. Goliath. “There are Goliaths all around you, hulking giants with evil intent to destroy you. These are not nine-foot-tall men, but they are men and institutions that control attractive but evil things that may challenge and weaken and destroy you…. The giants who are behind these efforts are formidable andContinue reading “Goliaths All Around You – LDS Sacrament Meeting Talk 06/26/22”