ATLANTA – SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has testified before Congress. He’s completed 41 marathons. He’s commissioner of the most powerful conference in college athletics. 

But nothing could prepare him for June 8 in Bedminster, N.J.

“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t stand up there like ‘holy smoke, I’m on the first tee with the President of the United States,’ ” Sankey told On3. “I don’t know how many Secret Service security, someone with the nuclear launch codes, there was. You’re playing with the sitting president of the United States.”

Sankey, along with Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, played with Pres. Trump at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. Trump wanted to discuss the state of college athletics.

Sankey, who doesn’t have an official handicap, finished with a 92, but doesn’t know what Pres. Trump shot. “It was better than me,” Sankey said. “The President’s a good player. I hope I play that well in my 70s.”

While Sankey doesn’t have an official USGA GHIN handicap index, nearly 40 of the 136 FBS head coaches do. At the top of the leaderboard is first-year Tulsa coach Tre Lamb, with a +1.3 handicap index.

Lamb not only is the best golfer among the college football coaches, but he’s among the best amateur golfers in Oklahoma. Lamb qualified for the Oklahoma State Amateur, which begins Monday at his home course, Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow. If Lamb wins that tournament, he would qualify for the U.S. Amateur Aug. 11-17 in San Francisco.

However, the 35-year old Lamb would not participate in the U.S. Amateur. It would conflict with Tulsa’s training camp, leading up to his Aug. 28 debut vs. Alabama State.

“I’m undefeated here and Tulsa needs as much publicity as it can get,” Lamb said. “I’m not going to deny I play golf. I play 35-50 rounds per year. I’ve raised more money on the golf course than anywhere else. I can hang out with boosters for four hours, get to know them. I just want to be a normal guy, a dude.”

This dude can play.

In May in St. Petersburg, Florida, for the AAC’s spring meetings, Lamb and UAB’s Trent Dilfer, who has the second-best handicap index (0.7) among coaches, played a round at Old Memorial, one of Tampa’s top courses where Dilfer is a member from his days playing with the Tampa Bay Bucs.

Lamb, who had to use rental clubs, shot a 2-over 74, four strokes better than Dilfer’s 78.

Lamb played baseball in high school and didn’t start playing golf until college. At Tennessee Tech, he was the starting quarterback and worked at a golf course. He said, that’s where he “got good.” Lamb had qualified and played in four Georgia Amateur Championships. He has five career hole-in-ones and a career-low round of 62.  

Auburn’s Hugh Freeze is among college football coaches’ best golfers with a 7.6 handicap index. Lamb has never faced Freeze on the golf course, but in 2022 they met on the football field. Lamb, then the head coach at Gardner Webb, nearly upset Freeze’s Liberty team, losing 21-20.

“Before the game at midfield, all we talked about was golf,” Lamb said.

Lamb doesn’t understand why some people – namely Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin – criticize football coaches that play golf.

“I play golf with brain surgeons and heart surgeons,” Lamb said. “They have more important jobs than coaches. If they can play golf, why can’t we?”

Top head football coach USGA GHIN handicap

Tre Lamb, Tulsa +1.3
Trent Dilfer, UAB 0.7
Rhett Lashlee, SMU 4.4
Joe Harasymiak, UMass 5.6
Scott Abell, Rice 6.0
Jason Candle, Toledo 6.6
Hugh Freeze, Auburn 7.6
Lincoln Riley, USC 9.1
Shane Beamer, South Carolina 9.7
P.J. Fleck, Minnesota 11.1
Tony Gibson, Marshall 11.2
Dave Doeren, NC State 11.3
Dan Mullen, UNLV 11.9
Ryan Day, Ohio State 12.3
Bill Belichick, UNC 12.5
Eric Morris, North Texas 12.5
Kirby Smart, Georgia 12.6
Sonny Dykes, TCU 13.9
Brian Kelly, LSU 14.0
Kyle Whittingham, Utah 14.5
Thomas Hammock, NIU 15.4
Joey McGuire, Texas Tech 16.0

BRUNSWICK, Maine  – Brittany Vasconcelos has been named assistant coach for the Bowdoin field hockey program.
 
A veteran coach with nearly a decade of experience at the collegiate level, Vasconcelos comes to the Polar Bears after five seasons at Bryant University, where she helped lead the Bulldogs to its best seasons in recent history. Prior to Bryant, she spent a pair of seasons at Brown University and has also been a head coach for the USA Field Hockey Futures Program since 2016 and as a head coach with Cape Cod Field Hockey since 2017.
 
A native of Tiverton, R.I., Vasconcelos is a 2013 graduate of Bryant, appearing in 64 career games from 2009-12 and earning NEC Academic Honor Roll honors all four seasons. 

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer spoke this week at SEC Media Days. Along with several questions about his team (You can read his responses here), the Gamecock boss was asked about his stance on the current situation in college athletics regarding NIL collectives, revenue sharing, the recently passed House Settlement, the new NCAA clearinghouse arm known as the College Sports Commission, and the current legal negotiations surrounding it all. Beamer made it clear what he hopes to see moving forward.

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“[I want to see] that what we say is going to happen and what we say is going to be enforced, is going to happen and be enforced. Because, for all the talk out there about new stuff and this and that, if there’s no teeth to it, it doesn’t matter. It’s just going to continue to be [the same],” he said.

Behind-the-scenes reporting in recent months has indicated that some programs have been working to circumvent the new guidelines. A handful of teams are encouraging players to opt out of revenue-sharing opportunities in favor of NIL deals. Based on early returns, those deals may or may not be approved by the new CSC.

General observation also backs up those reports. Loose promises and lack of consequences for them indicate that the “wild, wild west” recruiting landscape might not be changing. Beamer argues that rule establishment and rule enforcement have to happen to regulate the sport.

“I was in DC earlier this year talking about the need for national legislation, so I’ve been talking a lot about this,” he said. “But [we need] something uniform that has some teeth to it, where it is what it is supposed to be. And if somebody is not doing what they’re supposed to be doing, it’s going to be enforced, and there’s going to be repercussions.” During his time before Congress in March, Beamer expressed a desire for Republicans and Democrats to come together. A “bi-partisan” effort, he said, is needed to protect both student-athletes and schools.

At SEC Media Days, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey also spoke. The commissioner said it was “hard to predict” how things might shake out with the CSC, revenue sharing, and NIL. Beamer, though, would like to see the process play out (and grow with additional guidelines) before giving up on it. The fifth-year South Carolina coach said, “What has been implemented with rev-share and the clearinghouse and all that–I see other conferences talking about the negatives about it already. Let’s give this thing time to work and develop to see what it is before all of a sudden saying, ‘It’s not going to work’ and this and that.”

With some new legislation and a commitment to rule enforcement, Beamer is hopeful things can work out well. “If you have that, and you’re not trying to take anything away from the players, let’s just let this thing be what it is supposed to be and just see what happens,” he said.

Jul 17, 2025

HARTFORD, CT – Who says you can’t go home? Defenseman Cooper Moore, a native of Greenwich, CT, did just that ahead of the 2023-24 season. After playing three seasons of college hockey at the University of North Dakota, Moore transferred to Quinnipiac University for the final two seasons of his career.

There, he enjoyed back-to-back career best seasons and earned a professional contract. To make matters even more special for the Connecticut native, that professional contract came from home with the Hartford Wolf Pack.

“The New York Rangers have always been my favorite team growing up, so being able to sign with Hartford is a dream come true,” Moore said when asked about inking a deal with the Wolf Pack. “I have even been on the mailing list for the Wolf Pack for as long as I can remember. Being a kid from Connecticut, it was a huge factor for me to play pro hockey in the same state that I started my career in. I would say the biggest factor would be staying close to home, allowing me to start my career in a familiar area.”

Moore began his collegiate career in 2020, suiting up in 18 games for the University of North Dakota. After three seasons, he transferred to Quinnipiac University in time for the 2023-24 season. That campaign proved to be his best, as he tied his career-high in goals with three while setting new career best marks in assists (19) and points (22).

A season ago, Moore enjoyed his second most productive NCAA season, notching 14 points (1 g, 13 a) with the Bobcats.

“I have to thank my coaching staff from the University of North Dakota for the first three years of my college career. They developed me into the player that stepped into Quinnipiac,” he said of his success with the Bobcats.

“I believe being back home was a huge help in my success at Quinnipiac. Many family and friends were able to come see me play and play a bigger role in my life. However, the entire coaching staff at Quinnipiac was the biggest reason for my success. Coach (Rand) Pecknold, (Joe) Dumais, (Rick) Bennett and (Mike) Corbett played essential roles in me taking a big jump over my two seasons at Quinnipiac. I would say the biggest difference would be coach Brijesh Patel in our weight room at Quinnipiac. Not only did he help me surprise myself in the gym but also played a huge role as a life coach on and off the ice.”

Relying on family, friends, and his coaches at Quinnipiac doesn’t stop just because he won’t be suiting up for the Bobcats this fall. Moore is well aware of Quinnipiac’s success in sending players to the professional ranks during Pecknold’s tenure behind the bench. He plans on using the veteran bench boss and his staff as a sounding board as he prepares for a new challenge in September, his first training camp with the Wolf Pack.

“I am lucky enough to have many friends that have entered the pro ranks recently that I can rely on for first-person advice on training camp and my first pro season,” Moore said when asked about how he’ll prepare for the challenge. “It has been awesome to see the support through texts and calls giving me advice for my first season. I will rely heavily on the coaching staff at Quinnipiac to help me navigate my first season as well, as they have had many players in the same situation and have a plethora of knowledge.

“There are also many people in my family that I will rely on to help me prepare and approach my first pro season. I’m excited for this summer to prepare and learn as much as I can from everyone in my corner before I enter my first professional training camp and season.”

Moore will have plenty to prove in his first professional training camp and season. The Wolf Pack’s blueline group is both crowded and experienced, meaning Moore will have to quickly prove himself to Head Coach Grant Potulny and his staff.

What can Potulny, and Wolf Pack fans, expect when they see Moore jump onto the ice in training camp and in game action?

“I would say I’m a two-way defenseman,” Moore responded when asked about his game. “I believe I skate well, and I can play a physical style of hockey.”

Not much is guaranteed in professional hockey. One thing that is guaranteed for Moore, however, is how special it will be to put on the Wolf Pack jersey this fall.

“I played for Mid-Fairfield out of southern Connecticut for over ten years, and out of the 20 years I’ve been playing hockey, only four have been for a non-CT based team,” he said. “It means everything to me being a Rangers fan growing up, playing for the Mid-Fairfield Rangers, to be able to sign with the Hartford Wolf Pack in my home state.

“I remember watching Wolf Pack games with my family when I was younger and I know my younger self would be ecstatic for me to be wearing the red, white, and blue.”

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