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EVERY few years, college presidents feel a need to go public with their concerns over the commercialization of intercollegiate athletics. The report last month by the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, which warned that an arms race in spending on coaches at top programs is unsustainable, was the latest opportunity.
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Pittsburgh, Syracuse and West Virginia remain on their way out, and how that sits with football's Bowl Championship Series— and TV networks — remains to be seen. Now, the Big East Conference is shopping for a ... more »
Common sense suggests a university's athletic success translates to more athletic donations. But do victories on the field also help academic giving? For years, that's been a rebuttal by universities to critics who say college... more »
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