Big time college athletics: A dangerous American obsession
Source: blog.nj.com Posted By: jw2000 5510 days ago
Once again, big time college athletics is under scrutiny for its corruption of the historic mission of the university and for exploitation of student-athletes.
A recent investigation done by Mike Knobler of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed huge gaps and special admission procedures for top football and basketball players. A commentary by Allen Sacks in Sports Business Magazine elaborated on education finishing second to athletics in big state universities.
America has been a sports-crazed....