money in college sports Archives

PERSPECTIVES: Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Had Higher Media Ratings Than the Men’s … And You Know What That Means

"Sustaining and growing that momentum will also require more investments in the infrastructure of the sport."

by Future U/ April 12, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

The big money in college sports doesn't threaten the historic purpose of intercollegiate athletics; it has corrupted it.

by Future U/ December 3, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

"The latest phase of greedy mayhem left the Pac-12 dangling, jeopardizing the identity of football on the West Coast."

by Future U/ August 2, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

The Drake Group (a national organization to defend educational integrity in higher education from the corrosive aspects of commercialized college …

by Future U/ July 28, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“The NCAA, an organization created by university presidents to represent their best athletic interests, is now a cartel with members …

by Future U/ July 5, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Read the details at The Sports Column.

by Future U/ February 19, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

Hruby writes: “Clemson coach Dabo Swinney once said that he would quit coaching altogether if schools paid players, “because there’s enough …

by Future U/ December 31, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

The New York Times reports it’s because of college athletics. Consider the Atlantic Coast Conference. In 2015, the conference reported …

by Future U/ December 29, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

WSJ’s Jason Gay isn’t alone. He’s seeking a pathway to fame and (especially) fortune. Read more here.

by Future U/ December 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

USAToday reports that it cost $70 million total to replace 12 coaches at major schools who were fired this year. …

by Future U/ November 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“Without a moral center (the system) careens from one scandal to the next and is rooted in rank exploitation.” Read …

by Future U/ March 22, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

You can make a ton in college coaching these days … tennis, that is. But in pro-like major college sports, …

by Future U/ March 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/