Athletics
In 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association ended its longtime ban on paying college athletes. The NCAA, the nonprofit organization that regulates college sports, changed its rules to allow student-athletes to earn money from their name, image, and likeness — known as NIL. This major shift has transformed the world of athletics in higher education. But there are still unanswered questions, like:
- What’s next for college athlete unionization efforts?
- Why do colleges want to change athletic conferences?
- How will sports betting effect colleges and their students?
'Deep Betrayals'
The head football coach is the latest high-profile campus figure to leave a job in disgrace.
Political Football
Louisiana’s governor ripped a $50-million buyout for the flagship’s football coach and declared the now-outgoing athletic director wouldn’t be hiring his replacement.
Taking a gamble
The NCAA says the change will help the association focus on a more important realm of enforcement: stopping college athletes from betting on their own games.
Athletics
Inside the movement to enshrine athletics as the newest liberal art.
Sports Under Strain
Business models and basic assumptions of fairness are at risk of breaking down, suggest the leaders who see big-time athletics up close.
'Not Saying Never'
Several Division I institutions that are allowed to opt out of a recent settlement are taking a wait-and-see approach.
Pains Before Gains
California’s attempt to rescue Sonoma State caused hope, confusion, and, for some, disappointment.
Cold Cases
The U. of Pennsylvania appeared to be complying with federal law when it allowed a transgender swimmer to compete more than three years ago. That didn’t stop funding cuts.
Athletics
Following a historic settlement that allows colleges to pay athletes for the first time, programs are taking subsidies from the main campus to cover new costs.
The Review | Opinion
At the University of Colorado at Boulder, athletics gets all the attention — and funding.
