Kickoffs in major college football will move from the 30 to the 35-yard line next season, a change intended to keep players safer. Notwithstanding complaints from explosive special teams units, litigation to prevent the change is unlikely. ”Man, I am going to get me an injunction or mandamus or something to keep those guys from… Continue Reading
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Continued conflict in North Dakota over the “Fighting Sioux”
Posted in Basketball, Hockey, NCAAAccording to a recent article in the Kitsap Sun and a report in the Devils Lake Journal, the University of North Dakota will again use its controversial “Fighting Sioux” nickname despite threats from the NCAA, the school’s president announced this week. In November a state law requiring the university to use its longtime nickname and… Continue Reading
The Problem With the NCAA and Money-Losing Athletic Departments
Posted in NCAAThe NCAA and the major athletic departments under their purview have been the subjects of many recent articles criticizing their outsized influence on campus life and university budget priorities. When the articles mention these athletic programs they focus on the teams that rule their schools and garner tremendous media attention, schools like Alabama, Penn State,… Continue Reading
$2,000 NCAA Stipend Represents Failed Attempt at Change
Posted in NCAAThe NCAA has been on the receiving end recently of some harsh and quite deserved criticism. First, Taylor Branch’s Shame in College Sports, an indictment of the NCAA , in The Atlantic (written about on this blog here); and, now Let’s Start Paying College Athletes , by Joe Nocera in the New York Times excoriates the NCAA for its treatment of… Continue Reading
Concussions Lead to Lawsuits against NCAA for College Athletes
Posted in Football, NCAAAccording to a recent article in The New York Times, heavy hitting action in college sports has led to a class action lawsuit against the NCAA. In the suit, three former college football players and one soccer player allege the organization failed to do enough to raise awareness for or treat brain injuries in athletes…. Continue Reading
Shame in College Sports, an indictment of the NCAA
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Track & FieldTaylor Branch, civil rights author and historian, has written a powerful indictment of the NCAA and collegiate sports. Reading this is an education on the exploitation of athletes in major college sports. Read the full article here in the Atlantic. Below is a section from the article that describes the myth of the student athlete. We… Continue Reading