A recent ruling by the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago that football players at Northwestern University are university employees is a jarring example, in my view, of the need for further movement in the NCAA…
If you follow college football, you are probably aware of the exploits of Bobby Petrino, who was recently named the new head football coach at the University of Louisville. This is actually Petrino’s second run as Louisville’s head coach. Consider…
The college football season is reaching its crescendo, which means that soon the firing season will begin. Head coaches and their staffs will be let go and replaced, and the domino effect of one firing will affect many institutions. We’ve…
A great deal of public attention has centered around the new book League of Denial, and rightfully so. ISLE is particularly pleased that the authors, Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada, found time in their busy schedules to speak at our…
The arms race in NCAA big-time football is alive and well. The players who generate the huge television contracts and gate receipts that drive college football revenue through the roof may not be able to participate in that marketplace, but…
Those of us who have followed college football for years are not surprised to see the non-conference mismatches that occur each season. Simply put, some of the big football schools schedule the occasional game at home against clearly inferior opponents…