Episode 1 - Inside Virginia Athletics with Carla Williams

The debut episode of the Inside Virginia Athletics Podcast with Athletics Director Carla Williams! Associate Athletics Director for Development, Gerry Capone joins Carla and co-host John Freeman.

 

Intro and the three reasons why we started the podcast (0:00-3:17). How different are the resources now from when Carla first started in 2017 and when Gerry Started in 1983 (3:17-14:55)? With the opening of the Hardie Center, is Virginia now positioned to be competitive (14:56-22:04)? Why invest in football and what are the consequences if UVA does not invest in football (22:05-24:36). Where does the university come to play in this, what has it been like in the past and the role of academics at UVA (24:37-30:40)? With all the changes in college athletics, how have donors been the past few years and what is the message to them about winning (30:41-33:10). The biggest change in college athletics according to Gerry (33:11-35:36).