Former GreensboroSports.com Sports Reporter LA Logan earns his Master of Sports Law and Business degree from Arizona State University

LA Logan was once a sports reporter/interviewer for GreensboroSports.com and he was the assistant basketball coach for Page HS boys basketball and the assistant football and assistant basketball coach at Northwest Guilford High School…

LA used to coach NWG wide receiver Tre Turner, who is now with Virginia Tech…

LA just received his Master of Sports Law and Business degree from Arizona State University, and we Congratulate him….

The last time we heard from LA he was seeking a position as the assistant men’s basketball coach at Notre Dame, and we were sending him a reference…And now this….

This young man does not have the word STOP or slow down in his vernacular….LA Logan keeps on driving and keeps on striving, and we are very proud of him….

His Master of Sports Law and Business degree from ASU/Arizona State University and let’s see how he got there….
(CLICK HERE to see the excellent photos and this post from Jerry Gonzalez, with ASUNow.com.)

Law school student veteran grad driven by sports passion, equity

Army veteran Jeffrey “LA” Logan seeks to make a difference in sports compliance field

Coaches often demand their teams to “finish the game strong,” and that is exactly what a former high school star athlete and military veteran from North Carolina did this semester as he achieved a lifelong goal — finishing graduate school.

Jeffrey “LA” Logan completed his online Master of Sports Law and Business degree with the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law this May, and on his way out earned the Dean’s Award for going “above and beyond” by making a “significant mark on the program.”

Logan, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and later in Iraq as a civilian contractor, is the third member of his family to earn a graduate degree, he said.

“It’s a huge weight off my shoulders,” Logan said. “I feel accomplished but there’s still more work to be done as far as my career.”

Currently, Logan is working on an internship with the Atlantic Coast Conference, better known as the ACC. He said the opportunity came about thanks in large part to his college faculty, and for that he is grateful.

“Professor Renaut, Professor Jarvis, they played a huge role in helping me network, teaching me valuable lessons,” Logan said. “I don’t know if I would have had a chance to work with the ACC without them pointing me in the right direction, giving me the right phone numbers and the right names.

“I know they work their tails off and they are trying to help each and every one of us students reach our goals, and they are willing to do anything and everything within their power to do so.”

Logan wants to start a career in sports compliance with a college or university. He is passionate about sports, and very interested in the issue of paying college athletes. In what follows, Logan provides insight into the topic, and discusses other aspects of his ASU journey.

Question: What was your “aha” moment, when you realized you wanted to study the field you majored in?

Answer: Maybe six months to a year before I enrolled at ASU, graduate school was just a thought. As the debate ensued about collegiate athletes being paid, I thought it was the perfect time to learn more about sports law and business. Every day I would wake up and all I could think about was athletes earning pay. This was the time when the O’Bannon case was at its forefront. Student athletes had not been paid for their name, image and likeness (NIL) amid being portrayed in NCAA sports video games. Moreover, Northwestern University student athletes took a stand and tried to unionize. Even though the athletes failed to unionize, they were not afraid to take on a fight with the NCAA. I felt that a change was coming regarding pay. A couple of years later, student athletes are well on their way to being able to earn pay from their NIL. I figured there would be a need for college campuses to hire more compliance professionals due to NIL legislation.

Q: What’s something you learned while at ASU — in the classroom or otherwise — that surprised you or changed your perspective?

A: Major changes in sports were decided in the courtroom; free agency, antitrust issues, collective bargaining, league sponsorships, the power of commissioners, college assistant coaches’ pay, etc. Today, even in college sports, some assistant coaches sign multimillion dollar contracts. That was due to a Kansas court decision that the NCAA illegally restricted assistant college coaches’ salaries under federal antitrust laws. In the early 1990s, the NCAA limited some assistant coaches salaries to $12,000 per academic term. Every case I read about while studying at ASU was more so a history lesson to how sports got to where they are today through courtroom battles.

Q: Why did you choose ASU?

A: While in undergrad, I took a sports law class that was really interesting. I wanted to find a graduate degree that focused on that subject. After doing some research, ASU provided that opportunity. Luckily, I applied to ASU when they first offered the Veterans Sports Law and Business degree. That told me ASU was serious about helping veterans strive for greatness. It was a no-brainer to apply, and I was blessed to be accepted.

Q: Which professor taught you the most important lesson while at ASU?

A: Between Professors Samuel Renaut and Stephanie Jarvis, I learned a ton. The lesson was simple — outwork everyone and don’t get complacent. Working in sports is ultra-competitive. To combat that, I applied that simple valuable lesson from Renaut and Jarvis, which helped me become successful while attending ASU.

Q: What’s the best piece of advice you’d give to those still in school?

A: Hard work is not a cliché. That is the one thing you can control without anyone’s help. Last, you should conduct as many informational interviews as your schedule allows, whether in-person or by telephone. Those interviews are a great way to build relationships in your field and may lead to an internship or employment. The most important informational interview I conducted led to an internship with the ACC. Pressure is a privilege.

Q: What was your favorite spot on campus, whether for studying, meeting friends or just thinking about life?

A: I was an online student. During breaks, I would take hikes to really think about materials learned in class, and to just think about life and how I can reach my goals of working in college and professional sports.

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: Due to COVID-19, the sports industry is on hold. Before the pandemic, I was interning with ACC (compliance and women’s basketball department) and working for ESPN. Once college sports resume, my goal is to seek employment within a college institute’s compliance department.

We have a good video with Page vs. Smith football and LA Logan has an interview in the post game with Jalen Gavin and Lorenzo Featherstone from Page High School…Some good video and game highlights, and LA doing a super job with his post game interviews…
Click On Below….Interview begins at the 1:52 mark…

We found another good piece on YouTube, where LA Logan interviews Coach Fritz Hesenthaler, when Coach Fritz was the head football coach at Southeast Guilford High School, and SEG just knocked off Page HS for the first time in a long time…
Click On Below, for more from LA Logan…

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