Stories Tagged as
College football
The costs and benefits of a winning college football team
by
Greg Echlin
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
by
Andy Uhler
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.
Players skipping bowl games reignites debate about college athlete compensation
by
Andy Uhler
Jan 2, 2017
By sitting out bowl games, some players seek to protect their NFL value
ESPN airs the college football championship 14 different ways
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 11, 2016
Because 13 wasn't enough
Will Missouri Tigers level the football playing field?
by
Amy Scott
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
by
Dan Bobkoff
and Shea Huffman
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.