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SPORTS 17
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 | HILLTOPVIEWSONLINE.COM
New Assistant Athletic Director provides big school experience
"MY GOAL IS TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO
CONVEY ST ED'S INA POSITIVE LIGHT..."
Prior experience leads NFLs effort to suspend Elliott
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SPORTS
CALENDAR
KYLE ROBARTS, ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIR. FOR
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Games from Nov. 8
through Nov. 18
MH
MEN'S SOCCER
11/11 | 1:00 p.m.
vs. Colorado School of
Mines
@ Austin, TX
MEN'S BASKETBALL
11/10 | 8:00 p.m.
vs. Colorado Mesa
@Grand Junction, CO
11/11 | 6:00 p.m.
vs. Colorado Christian
@Lakewood, CO
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
11/10 | 5:30 p.m.
vs. Colorado Christian
@ Austin, TX
11/11 | 1:00 p.m.
vs. Colorado School of
Mines
@Golden, CO
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
11/11 | 12:00 p.m.
vs. Dallas Baptist
@Austin, TX
States justice system, “all are
considered innocent, until
proven guilty,” however the
NFL seems to believe other-
wise. Even though Elliott has
not been criminally tried or
convicted, the NFL has at-
tempted to issue a six-game
suspension that for the 2017
season, however through
various appeals processes,
Elliott’s legal team has been
COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS
Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott is in a constant legal battle with
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By SARAH GONZALES
@ saritaondaledge
St. Edwards Athletics post-
ers have a new look to them.
If there’s anyone to thank for
that, it would be Kyle Robarts;
the new Assistant Athletic
Director for Marketing and
Communications.
An alumni of Abilene
Christian University, Robarts
received a bachelor’s degree
in Journalism/Mass Com-
munication with a minor in
Youth and Family Ministry
(2005) and a master's degree
in Higher Education Admin-
istration (2010).
While studying as an un-
dergraduate, Robarts worked
as a student asst, at the ACU
sports info office for three
years. Upon receiving his first
degree, Robarts held the po-
sition of sports info director
After his second departure
from McMurry, Robarts de-
cided to take a two year break.
Eventually, he would return
back to the business as the As-
sistant Athletic Communica-
tions Director at Baylor from
at McMurry University from
January 2006 to July 2008.
Following his departure
from McMurry, Robarts re-
turned to ACU as a gradu-
ate assistant for the athletic
department at ACU (2008-
2009), then bounced back
to McMurry in June 2009 to
March 2011.
ous places I worked,” Robarts
stated.
But aside from all of the
press and media, Robarts said
that the best part of his job at
Baylor was the relationships
he built with the coaches and
athletes; something he looks
forward to doing here at St.
Edward’s.
“There’s always quality kids
and coaches everywhere you
go, who play a part in the stu-
dent learning experience,” Ro-
barts mentioned.
When asked what brought
him to St. Edward’s following
his departure from Baylor in
2015, Robarts said he “wanted
to get back in the business,
and wanted to stay in Texas
for family reasons.” Robarts is
married and has twin daugh-
ters who were born last De-
cember.
Robarts was hired by James-
on Adams; Associate Athletic
Director. Adams knew of Ro-
barts’ talent in graphic design
and marketing, which helped
distinguish him as the best
candidate for the position.
“As soon as people found out
July 2013 to August 2015.
On working at Baylor, Ro-
barts described it as the, “time
of [his] life” and added how
it’s a “complete different world
from the small colleges.”
“Just the amount of media
attention and fan support,
it creates an entire working
environment than the previ-
By JUSTIN GONGORA
@X_Gongora27
The 2017 football season
has been anything but a
smooth ride for Dallas Cow-
boy star, running back Eze-
kiel “Zeke” Elliott. Coming
off a record-breaking rookie
season, the 2017 season was
meant to be the year that
Zeke the Beast became the
premier face of the NFL.
In the months leading up to
the 2017-2018 season, much
news regarding a possible
domestic abuse situation
arose concerning a former
girlfriend from Columbus,
Ohio, where Elliott played
collegiate football for The
Ohio State University. She
claimed there were multiple
incidents of physical and
verbal abuse, however none
of the mistreatment was ever
proven. Of the 66 pages of
police reports and investiga-
tions, not a single incident
was ever regarded as factual,
but rather as “allegations.”
While this may certainly
be Elliott’s first altercation
that required the NFL to in-
tervene, this is by no means
his first run in with law.
When Elliott was leading
Ohio State University to a
National Championship, he
was a staple in the club and
partying scene and would
often fall under disciplinary
actions from clubs, the law,
and even the athletic depart-
ment.
At one point fellow NFL
player and former Ohio
State football teammate,
Joey Bosa, moved out of
their shared apartment to
escape the constant partying
and lifestyle that Elliott car-
ried with him.
According to the United
able to postpone the suspen-
sion for the time being.
“I think that Zeke should
not be suspended due to the
authorities not proving the
allegations,” St. Edward’s
freshman Jayce Bazan said.
The NFL in the past few
years has been especially
tough on domestic abuse
following the situation with
Ray Rice and his now wife,
4b
Janay Palmer. Rice was a
Super Bowl winning run-
ning back with the Baltimore
Ravens that was involved in
a domestic abuse situation
that was caught on tape.
On the video, Ray Rice
and his wife were alone in
an elevator arguing when
Rice unleashed a vicious
right hook that resulted in
the immediate knockout
of his then fiancee. Since
then Commissioner Roger
Goodell has taken a no
nonsense approach towards
domestic abuse and believes
in swift and justified pun-
ishment, such as the one he
has attempted to issue upon
Ezekiel Elliott.
Goodell’s course of action
with Elliott begs the ques-
tion: is it truly just and right
if nothing has been proven
by the law?
that we hired Kyle here, they
were like, 'Well you guys are
gonna have the best graphics
in Division II,’” Adams said.
Robarts’ primary goal is to
tell the athletes’ stories visu-
ally, and he also plans to pro-
mote the service aspect of the
programs, which comes from
the competition St. Edward’s
athletics faces with the Texas
Longhorns.
“Because local news people
will have less interest in ath-
letic sense and more in human
sense. My goal is to look for
ways to convey St. Ed’s in a
positive light that can be done
through community service,
and I've come here with a job
already being well done.”
As for his expectations for
the athletic teams, Robarts re-
ferred to a frame of his cham-
pionship rings from previous
colleges.
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