Whither College Sports: Amateurism, Athlete Safety, and Academic Integrity

by Andrew Zimbalist

Intercollegiate athletics is under assault from all sides. Its economic model is yielding increasing and unsustainable deficits and widening inequality. Coaches and athletic directors are the highest paid employees at FBS universities (NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision) by factors of five to ten, or more. Athletes are being cheated on their promised education, do not receive adequate medical care, and are not allowed to receive cash income...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978828136
• ISBN13: 9781978828131
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher