Former AD talks about ‘coaching carousel’

¢ Bob Frederick, the former Kansas University athletic director and current interim chair of the department of health, sport and exercise science, talks about the college “coaching carousel” in an article posted at InsideHigherEd.com. Frederick also is a past chair of the NCAA’s Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct.Most of the story deals with the departure of K-State coach Bob Huggins after only one year on the job._Frederick said his committee didn’t deal directly with the issue of coaches who sign recruits and then leave because “we weren’t going to be the judge of unethical conduct.” He added that many coaches are up front with recruits about their career ambitions.__”The situation seems unfair at times, but I don’t know what the answer is,” said Frederick, interim chair and an assistant professor in the department of health, sport and exercise sciences at the University of Kansas. “I’ve always held the belief that students should get a financial aid agreement without signing the letter of intent.”_