Illinois AD Josh Whitman sits down with us to talk about some of the issues that exist in college sports today and what the future may hold.

Some of the highlights from Lucas Oil Stadium at the Big Ten Football Media Days!

This week's edition of The Sports Life is a special one! From the Big Ten Football Media Days, we bring you some of the highlights and a great conversation with Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman.

MSU's Mady Sissoko has taken his NIL money and given it back to his home country in Mali. That money has allowed a school to get built along with many other resources. Mady shares the story with us here on The Sports Life!

AFCA Executive Director Todd Berry joins The Sports Life to discuss what he learned at the conference meetings in the last couple of months and the myriad of issues that surrounds college football.

This episode of The Sports Life starts by looking back at the year 2016 in the Big Ten. We are joined by AFCA Executive Director Todd Berry to share what he learned from the conference meetings he was a part of the last couple of months and to discuss many of the issues in college football today. Also, we have MSU Basketball's Mady Sissoko on with us to share the incredible work he is doing in his home of Mali.

Deb Schneider, Sports Law Attorney and Professor at Michigan State and Wayne State, helps us understand the NIL battle taking place between the NCAA and state laws.

TBT Founder and CEO Jon Mugar joins The Sports Life to get us ready for TBT and some of the Big Ten Alumni teams taking part.

Check out this week's edition of The Sports Life. We look back at the year 2015 as we get closer to the college football season. Founder and CEO of TBT Jon Mugar joins us to talk about TBT tipping off this upcoming week and the Big Ten influence it has. We get into the NIL battle happening between the NCAA and state laws with Sports Law Attorney and Professor at Michigan State and Wayne State, Deb Schneider.

We visited with Mike DeCourcy for an extended period of time to discuss his career, favorite memories and the current state of college athletics.