Weighing in on the spring practice topic. I don't have any inside info but I would bet that the spring practice experiment was directly related to covid and the impact on Fall sports in 2020 and lives on campus for students in general. I'm not at all shocked that they are moving away from it now that things are expected to return to something resembling the way it was. That said, it's true that new Presidents can change things. On another note, I would say that the Admissions Dean at these schools has as much or more of an impact on athletics as the president does.
Just my two cents.
Just my two cents.