Two major conferences out of the Power Five conferences announced that they will postpone college football games among its member institutions until spring 2021 over fears about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Big Ten and…
Topic: NCAA football
NCAA athletic scholarships potentially at-risk during pandemic
2020 has been a very unusual year for the world, if not the United States, and it extends to U.S. higher education and K-12 schools. With ongoing uncertainty about the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, there…
College football season shortened to conference-only games
College football, an annual sports tradition that kicks off the fall season, will be much different than in past years due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. At least two college conferences, the Big Ten and…
Ohio State creates Pay to Play Model for NCAA athletes
Paying NCAA college athletes has become a controversial topic in the sports world, and Ohio State University economists proposed the so-called “pay to play” model for the entire college athletics system to use, Inside Higher…
Memo: College Football Players are Employees
From Campus Reform: The National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel said this week that football players at private universities are employees, and should be protected against “unfair labor practices.” Inside Higher Ed reports that Richard…