college sports

A revelatory account based on the authors' unprecedented access to the NCAA's highest-level programs throughout the 2012 season describes its high-powered system of billion-dollar television deals, high-priced coaches, football "hostessing," castoff athlete-students and paid test takers.

Bringing to life the historic battle for the 1967 black-college championship between Grambling College and Florida A&M, this exciting book tells the story of two legendary coaches and two talented quarterbacks, who, together, broke the color line, revolutionizing college sports and transforming the NFL.

Chronicles the fifty-year rivalry between the Duke and Carolina basketball teams, examining the contrasts between the two schools and their teams and describing some of the games that have influenced the rivalry.

Examines various trends that have transformed big-time college football and the role of the student-athlete since the 1960s.

Examines the allegations that University of Southern California 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, Reggie Bush, violated NCAA rules and accepted large sums of money and gifts before he accepted the award.

When an injury prevents him from joining the college basketball team, Chip keeps busy serving as an emergency replacement coach for the high school and participating in an important basket shooting tournament.

A history, ethnography, and social critique of racial spectacles in contemporary intercollegiate athletics, including halftime performances, commercialized stagings, media coverage, public panics, and political protests, focusing on the revenue sports of football and basketball, and addressing formulations of redness, whiteness, and blackness.

Provides resources designed to help softball players find a good collegiate softball program and includes organizational charts, evaluation tables, college planning checklists, and listings of more than 1,000 scholarship programs.