Colleges must get federal funds based on drawing in first generation students because 10 years ago I recall that being mentioned at the orientation my daughter attended for college. But doesn’t this sound like a made up position to save their wonder boy from ending up in the ghetto since he couldn’t manage his millions?
Actually, yes it does but that doesn't bother me. Earl Campbell (Heisman Trophy, 1979) has been an overpaid course compliance counselor there for a long time. I'm sure he's paid to also show up at major football events and pitch in with recruiting.
The university made a ton of money on Vince Young's legs when he was an "amateur", so I really don't have a problem with him making a portion of it back from the school now.
Rickey Williams (Heisman Trophy, 1998) also hangs around UT doing a number of things, including commentary on ESPN's "Longhorn Network".
If meeting former star players convinces current recruits to come to Austin, seems like money well spent.
At the college where I taught when I was younger, EEOC made a stink about there not being enough African-Americans in the administrative staff. The college had, a few years earlier, removed the position of VP upon the previous VP's retirement, so in order to appease EEOC, they reopened the position, interviewed five people, and hired the one African-American. Everyone knew why, and no one would talk about it. His job consisted of making sure the college met diversity guidelines. After a few years, he was so tired of being the third wheel that he asked to have his position made part-time, and he ran for and won a post on the city commission--then he tragically got cancer and died. What a waste of money, time, and a man's life.