college sports

Discusses how the NCAA is paying student athletes to play for colleges, treating them like employees instead of students; includes strategies for helping colleges improve the education of athletes.

Adam Jones shares fond memories of growing up in the Texas Panhandle, discussing the important role of family, faith, and a devotion to college football in his life.

The author presents a look at college basketball as he believes it should be conducted, focusing on the Patriot League, a group of teams from seven academically oriented colleges whose players rarely have expectations of making basketball their careers, but play for the pure love of the sport.

Details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.

Presents a comprehensive overview of the game of college football, providing a history of the game, alphabetically arranged profiles of all 119 Division 1-A schools, year by year schedules, statistics, essays, and more.

An inside look at basketball's practice sessions and the tough life of teams and players going nowhere, to a view of the winners and their glory.

Details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.

Describes the backgrounds and accomplishments of coach Phil Woolpert--a former prison guard--and players Bill Russell and K. C. Jones--unrecruited African-American players for the University of San Francisco's basketball team in the 1950s--and discusses the influence they had on college sports.