by Kent Sterling What does the NCAA stand for? Is it an oversight organization that determines athletic eligibility and runs championships among its members, or is it empowered to require universities to behave in the best interests of higher education and competitive balance? I don’t think anyone at the NCAA headquarters has a clue. The […]
by Kent Sterling Athletic governance among big revenue universities is going to change, but it’s going to take time and the result might not position the NCAA to be any more effective that it is currently. Click here to follow Kent Sterling on Twitter At this point, fans are starting to pity the NCAA, and […]
by Kent Sterling Yesterday, as I watched Nebraska head football coach Bo Pelini whine about Tommie Frazier and then excoriate Cornhuskers fans from audio recorded two years ago, I thought about the way I used to feel about Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter When he was first introduced […]
by Kent Sterling There should be a buffer between powerful people who can’t keep their inner-thoughts from spilling from their mouths. Rolling tape on a volatile person when they don’t know they are being recorded is classless. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter None of that excuses Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini from going […]
by Kent Sterling The disconnect between reality in college football and the pie in the sky ideals enforced upon the NCAA by university presidents show a disconnect that can only be explained by the fear of potential financial loss. Forget morality and the sanctity of amateurism as motivation for the NCAA (and by the NCAA, […]
by Kent Sterling Of all the work being done to expose the sham of amateurism in college football, “The System” is the most exhaustively researched and best executed. The book will be released Tuesday, and co-authors Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian did magnificent work in revealing what really goes on on the campuses of big […]
by Bert Beiswanger Bowling Green is a huge game for Indiana football and coach Kevin Wilson. Doesn’t that sound odd? Well, coming off the defeat at home to the Navy Midshipmen last week, it’s the truth. Despite the fact the Falcons come to Bloomington Saturday (Big Ten Network, Noon) as one of the best teams […]
by Kent Sterling College students are indestructible and stupid. That was true in the 19th century, and Sports Illustrated felt compelled to publish an account about how it was also true with the Oklahoma State University football program in the 2000s. What the point is, I don’t know. When I was a freshman at Indiana […]
by Kent Sterling My head is spinning. The torrent of stories about schools, athletes, and agents breaking NCAA rules just will not stop. Everyday brings at least one bombshell, and the best of the bunch is a book by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian called “The System” that will be released next Tuesday. News of […]
by Kent Sterling If the story about academic fraud published in Sports Illustrated’s website today didn’t specifically mention Oklahoma State football, I would have no idea what school they might be talking about because it exists almost everywhere. Tutors completing assignments is hardly a rare occurrence. Shadow classes. Professors being cajoled into helping an intellectually […]