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In an era of billion-dollar TV deals and million-dollar payments to players, the tax code continues to treat university athletic departments as organizations that promote education and amateur sports.
Generations of sportswriters have been inspired by Rice’s penchant for drama and flair. But the spectacular can obfuscate the real, more interesting stories taking place on and off the field.
The ability to make money through endorsements is complicating the world of college sports. Do athletes have too much power?
A landmark settlement for student-athletes is raising questions that will take big-time college sports into uncharted territory, 2 sports management experts say.
College athletes have made substantial progress in being able to get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness − except in one realm.
Black male athletes at Division I schools say they alter their speech, dress and other behaviors to gain acceptance in mostly white academic and athletic settings.
Nick Saban was one of the most successful coaches in college football history. But he was not a champion of players’ rights.
Hand gestures are notoriously prone to misinterpretation.
As sports betting becomes more prevalent, so do the risks to college athletes, gaming experts argue.
While Sanders deftly played the game of Black respectability politics during his short tenure, Jackson State had motives of its own when it hired the former NFL star.
A sports management scholar weighs in on whether college athletes can appear in their school’s swag while promoting various products.
It might be time to reschedule football season. With rising temperatures, poorer air quality and a worsening hurricane season, climate change threatens the future of the American sport.
New research shines the light on how colleges can inflate living expense estimates to offer bigger stipends to student-athletes.
The quest to combat discrimination against LGBTQ athletes has been long and fitful, particularly in male team sports.
Shutting down sports teams can save schools millions of dollars but create longer-term challenges for enrollment, fundraising and campus life.
Someone’s race, however, seems to be a factor in whether they support college athletes’ economic rights.
Football forms the financial backbone of many athletic programs, with some schools deriving over 80% of their department revenue from the sport.
When college athletes practice or play, they’re really performing work. But are they able to speak up when the work conditions threaten their health? And what happens when they do?
Much more than trophies are at stake when colleges recruit football players.
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor of Higher & Postsecondary Education, Arizona State University
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Temple University
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Assistant Clinical Professor of Honors Education, Mississippi State University
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Roger J. Kreuz is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Dean and Feinstone Interdisciplinary Research Professor, University of Memphis
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Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of Miami
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Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Instructional Associate Professor, Sport Management, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor, Sport Ecology, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University at Buffalo
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Associate Professor of Management, Oklahoma State University
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Associate Professor and Kahandas Nandola Professor of Sports Administration, Ohio University