The costs and benefits of a winning college football team

Jan 15, 2018
Having a winning college football team led by a top caliber coach is worth the investment for some cities. Just ask Manhattan, Kansas, which invested over $200 million to improve its sport facilities and paid the coach for Kansas State’s football team $3 million last year.  The number of hotel rooms in the city doubled […]

Athletic departments scramble as donors lose tax deduction for ticket rights

Jan 1, 2018
Donations made in exchange for university sports season tickets will no longer be 80 percent tax deductible in 2018, which has some schools worried that donations could drop.
Jalen Hurts #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks to pass during the first quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Auburn, Alabama.
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Players skipping bowl games reignites debate about college athlete compensation

Jan 2, 2017
By sitting out bowl games, some players seek to protect their NFL value
Christian McCaffrey #5 of the Stanford Cardinal in action against the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on November 19, 2016 in Berkeley, California. 
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Will Missouri Tigers level the football playing field?

Nov 9, 2015
Protests and a football strike bring down the University of Missouri's president.

Harbaugh's big Michigan payday

Dec 30, 2014
College gives coach a salary worthy of the pros. Expect more universities to follow.

For public good, not for profit.

The college bowl game sponsor shuffle

Dec 23, 2014
College football's new playoff system is shaking up the game off the field too.

NCAA academic rules hit smaller, poor colleges

May 15, 2014
The NCAA is penalizing more than 30 college teams for poor academic performance. None are in the power conferences for football or basketball.

The threat of a football union has the NCAA talking

Apr 24, 2014
The NCAA and big-time football colleges have been rethinking the way they treat athletes.