Unwinding Madness: What Went Wrong with College Sports and How to Fix It

by Gerald Gurney, Andrew Zimbalist, Donna A. Lopiano, et al.

Book Overview

A critical look at the tension between the larger role of the university and the commercialization of college sports

Unwinding Madness is the most comprehensive examination to date of how the NCAA has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athletics--and why it is incapable of achieving reform and must be replaced. The NCAA has placed commercial success above its responsibilities to protect the academic primacy, health...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815734395
• ISBN13: 9780815734390
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.9" x 6.0"