Thirteen years after being cut, the popular men’s volleyball team is being added back as an official sport at the University of the Pacific.
The Pacific Tigers men’s volleyball program was discontinued after 2014. Now, it’s making a comeback.
“Programs today, the financial realities are there,” athletic director Adam Tschuor said. “What we have to do, we’re sharing the pie with the student-athletes now, which is a very divisive thing. I think it’s a good thing, in terms of I think that they’ve earned that opportunity but it is an expense and where a lot of schools are cutting programs, we’ve found a way to grow and add. I hope more schools learn from that.”…