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Andrew Flad scored the go ahead goal midway through the second half and the United States Sports Academy Eagles won their historic first match 3-2 against Union 10 in Daphne on September 7. Leonardo Argote started the scoring with a stunning midfield shot early in the first half, and the Eagles added a goal with a penalty kick from Henry McMurphy. The Eagles (1-0) play their next match on September 13 on the road against the University of Mobile at 7 p.m. Click here to see their whole schedule for the season. The team plays under the leadership of longtime collegiate and professional coach Peter Fuller. “It is an honor and a privilege to be the first head coach for soccer at the United States Sports Academy,” Fuller said. “We [...]

The United States Sports Academy (USSA) and Bishop State Community College (BSCC) signed an articulation agreement that will help students, faculty, and staff at Mobile’s urban community college to study at America’s Sports University. Through the agreement, USSA will accept transfer credits from students who have completed an associate’s degree at BSCC. In addition, USSA will accept BSCC faculty and staff wanting to pursue a master’s degree in sports management, sports coaching, sports exercise science or sports studies, or a doctoral degree in sports management. The university is also offering its Presidential Transfer Scholarship to anyone from Bishop State who transfers in, amounting to a 50 percent discount after other aid is applied. “I love doing whatever it takes to create opportunities for our students, faculty, and staff, and that’s [...]

Record enrollments, undergraduate students on campus, and the buzz of intercollegiate athletics made the first day of the fall semester exciting on the campus of the United States Sports Academy (USSA). Known around the world as America’s Sports University, USSA more than doubled its enrollment year over year from fall 2022 to fall 2023. The increase makes USSA effectively the fastest growing university in the state of Alabama. The boost in enrollments came on the heels of the introduction of new president Dr. Steve Condon in January 2023. Condon made enrollment his top priority, and the results are evident. USSA dean of sport business Dr. Brandon Spradley is a veteran teacher on the USSA campus and is a former collegiate athlete himself, having been part of the track and field [...]

This is my first written communication as the third president of the Academy. I am preceded in leadership by Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich (TPR), our founder, and his son Dr. Thomas J. Rosandich (Dr. T.J.) from 1972 to 2022. The Rosandich family led 50 years of distinctive leadership and distinguished service marked by a meteoric rise to international prominence as the preeminent sports university in the world. With regional (SACSCOC) and the prestigious business school (ACBSP) accreditations, our university continues to be the Gold Standard for those in the profession of sports and athletics. We enter a new time and space in higher education and the Academy leads with online degree programs specifically designed and tailored for working professionals and priced with affordable tuition competitive with any university in the [...]

The United States Sports Academy is strengthening its institutional and academic support with the development of the newly appointed advisory board for the School of Sport Business. The United States Sports Academy, also known as America’s Sports University, has been the gold standard for sport education for over 50 years. The university has new and exciting initiatives coming this year, such as launching its first intercollegiate sports programs. Along with the launch of the university’s sports teams, the school will begin expanding its academic program offerings in areas such as marketing, business administration, and much more. “These are exciting times for the United States Sports Academy” says Dr. Brandon Spradley, the Dean of the School of Sport Business. “As we continue to build and expand our academic program offerings, we [...]

The United States Sports Academy is expanding its undergraduate offerings with the introduction of new minors available to first-time students enrolling for the Fall 2023 semester. The minors will cover a diverse range of study including business administration, analytics in sports, nutritional science, sports media and communication, marketing, women’s studies in sports, and project management. Each of the new minors is twelve credit hours and will be integrated into the student’s curriculum as electives. For questions about the undergraduate minors, contact dean of undergraduate studies Dr. Vandy Pacetti-Donelson at vpacettidonelson@ussa.edu . Nutritional Science: This minor is designed for students who are interested in exploring the relationships between nutrition, exercise, and human health. The program will provide students with a strong foundation in the science of nutrition, including the roles of [...]

The United States Sports Academy is launching its first intercollegiate sports programs in its 50-year history, beginning with men’s and women’s soccer and beach volleyball in the fall of 2023. The university has hired two-time NAIA national championship coach Peter Fuller to recruit and coach its first men’s and women’s soccer teams. With more than 300 career wins under his belt, Fuller is one of the winningest coaches in NAIA soccer history and won national championships at both Belhaven University and the University of Mobile. He also counts time as an assistant coach at the professional level with the New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer among his numerous other coaching stints. “It only makes sense that America’s Sports University would have sports teams representing it on [...]