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The definition of amateurism within the context of collegiate sports has evolved since it was first pronounced by the NCAA upon its inception in 1906. [1] In its early stages, changes in the NCAA's core beliefs in what a student-athlete should be rewarded and allowed to accept financially for their athletic talents had its effects on the definition of amateurism.
Title IX is an increasingly important issue in college sports law. [2] The act, passed in 1972, makes it illegal for a federally funded institution to discriminate on the basis of sex or gender. In sports law, the piece of legislation often refers to the effort to achieve equality for women's sports in colleges.
The College Football Playoff rankings will be updated Tuesday night. If the committee needs a three-loss team to round out its field, Alabama will be at the top of the heap.
We know it’s going to happen soon enough. The 12-team playoff will expand to 14 or 16 schools, and probably 24 or 32 after that. It’s happened before. Prior to 2000, college football fans just ...
Curt Cignetti looks to continue one of the college football’s best stories in South Bend. Kickoff for that game is Friday night, Dec. 20 — it is the first on-campus playoff game in college ...
Even after the emergence of the professional National Football League (NFL), college football has remained extremely popular throughout the U.S. [4] Although the college game has a much larger margin for talent than its pro counterpart, the sheer number of fans following major colleges provides a financial equalizer for the game, with Division I programs – the highest level – playing in ...
The college football playoff debate was a very hot topic of discussion concerning college football in the United States prior to 2012. This debate—among fans, journalists, conference representatives, government officials, university administrators, coaches and players—concerned whether or not the postseason format of NCAA Division I-A (later the Football Bowl Subdivision, or FBS) should be ...
One year after sneaking into the College Football Playoff, Alabama football was left out of the newly formed 12-team CFP. Entering Selection Sunday on the bubble for the CFP, the Crimson Tide were ...