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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Donald Hill-Eley didn't just listen to his players when they pointed to the challenges of juggling academics and football amid Morgan State's struggles with the NCAA's Academic Progress rate.
He has embraced the challenges himself, leading by example off the field as well.
Now coach at Alabama State, Eley went back to school in 2013 at Morgan State to pursue a doctorate in higher education and administration. He's hoping to finish that work in December, a rare feat for a head coach in a profession that often demands marathon days of practice, meetings and film study.
"I was like, you know what? I'm going back to school as well," Eley said. "Once we finish practice, we eat and shower. You go to class, I go to class.
"And that continued for about two years and then when I looked up I had completed all the course work for the doctorate. Now, it's just finding the time to finish the dissertation."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ch-pursuing-football-wins-doctorate/37554509/
He has embraced the challenges himself, leading by example off the field as well.
Now coach at Alabama State, Eley went back to school in 2013 at Morgan State to pursue a doctorate in higher education and administration. He's hoping to finish that work in December, a rare feat for a head coach in a profession that often demands marathon days of practice, meetings and film study.
"I was like, you know what? I'm going back to school as well," Eley said. "Once we finish practice, we eat and shower. You go to class, I go to class.
"And that continued for about two years and then when I looked up I had completed all the course work for the doctorate. Now, it's just finding the time to finish the dissertation."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ch-pursuing-football-wins-doctorate/37554509/
