It is no secret that the landscape of college athletics is in a period of drastic change. Three years after the NCAA’s name, image and likeness (NIL) policy went into effect, college sports continue to inch closer and closer to a professional model.
Fans have regularly voiced their displeasure with these changes, but as college athletics continues to evolve, one thing remains the same: passion.
That passion was on full display in a recent video posted by UConn‘s women’s basketball program, which features an emotional interaction between Huskies Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma and Nika Mühl, who was a four-year starting point guard for the Huskies and recently selected by the Seattle Storm with the No. 14 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft.
Before leaving Storrs, Connecticut, to head to Seattle for training camp, Mühl made it a point to stop by Auriemma’s office to say goodbye. The two share an emotional, heartfelt exchange, as you can see how much Auriemma meant to Mühl during her time at UConn.
“I just, thank you … you changed my life,” Mühl says to Auriemma while attempting to hold back tears. “Your impact … I don’t think you’re aware of it. To an extent you are, but you impacted so many people around me, including me. There [has] never been a single person like…
