<p class="p1">Drew Weatherford – Founding Partner of Weatherford Capital – has a novel idea for how private equity can get involved in college sports. Beyond varsity sports, athletic departments can also drive value by investing in club sports as an extension of the lucrative youth sports model that already exists across the country.</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">Would parents be willing to pay thousands of dollars for their students to utilize high-level coaching and facilities? Drew thinks the answers is yes.</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">He also advocates for a change in the rule that bars universities from hosting multiple teams in the same sport across division I, II, and III.</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">Listen to the full episode here: <a href= "https://nvgt.com/podcast?ppplayer=1e977ebc536a4f7840f232ca6e253547&ppepisode=db8a3e0ab8b4fca316c1c8b46a8888ff"><span class="s1">https://nvgt.com/podcast?ppplayer=1e977ebc536a4f7840f232ca6e253547&ppepisode=db8a3e0...