Cover story: Are today’s college coaches in their profession for the right reasons anymore? I.J. Rosenberg recalls the golden age of college athletics and the old coaches who espoused a much different philosophy from today’s members of the coaching fraternity.
In this issue: The NBA dunk contest, Foster Lander writes, needs a makeover if it’s going to regain the popularity that it once had. … In comparing the seasons of Georgia and Georgia Tech basketball, which team is having the best year? Alex Ewalt has an answer to this tricky question. … We’ve got a full preview of the high school wrestling state championships in Gwinnett Arena this weekend. … Media columnist Fletcher Proctor has his own opinions on NBC’s Olympics coverage thus far as well as the polarizing figure of Lindsey Vonn, one of our country’s top skiers.