America’s Class War Hits College Football Playoffs

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 2, 2018 Non-football fans might be tempted to say, "Who cares?" But anyone interested in fairness should care. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Don’t Blame ‘Big College’ Coaches for Creating Institutionalized Corruption

Allen Barra / Truthdig Feb 1, 2017 Clemson’s win over Alabama in college football’s national championship game didn’t impress sports writer Dave Zirin. But his scathing critique in The Nation missed the point. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Players’ Decisions Not to Participate in Bowl Games Could Be Start of a Revolt in College Football

Allen Barra / Truthdig Dec 29, 2016 LSU’s Leonard Fournette, Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey and Baylor’s Shock Linwood do not want to risk their pro football futures. Their decisions to sit out the postseason make sense and could become a trend. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer and Petros Papadakis Discuss the Joys and Dangers of College Football

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 14, 2016 The former USC college football captain and current analyst for Fox Sports tells Scheer, Truthdig's editor in chief, about the lure of the game for young people. They also debate whether politics belong on the field and in the locker room. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Understanding Trauma Is an Important Part of Every Sexual Violence Story

By Jessica Luther Sep 13, 2016 To have a better conversation about the problem, within college football and beyond, we need to examine how trauma affects the brain The Jameis Winston case works well for this To have a better conversation about the problem, within college football and beyond, we need examine how trauma affects the brain . Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Penn State Keeps Doing the Wrong Thing

Allen Barra / Truthdig Sep 12, 2016 The university plans to honor the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno’s first game as head football coach. Have those taking this let-bygones-be-bygones attitude forgotten about the sex-abuse scandal that happened on his watch? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

College Football: The Game Is Big Business

Allen Barra / Truthdig Sep 3, 2016 UCLA signed a 12-year, $280 million deal with sports apparel company Under Armour before the season began. It is the most lucrative apparel contract in sports history, but in the competitive world of endorsement deals, don’t expect the Bruins (head coach Jim Mora, pictured) to stay No. 1 for long. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ken Starr

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Truthdiggers of the Week: The Filmmaking Team and Subjects of ‘The Hunting Ground’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 6, 2015 The documentary shines a light on the prevalence of rape and other sexual assaults on campuses across the nation, and puts faces and voices to the pain-filled stories we hear so frequently. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Comedian John Oliver on How the NCAA Takes Advantage of Student Athletes to Make Billions

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 17, 2015 Just in time for March Madness, the "Last Week Tonight" host reveals just how much bullshit the National Collegiate Athletic Association makes student athletes go through. The organization exercises enormous control over their lives -- and rakes in billions from corporate sponsors -- without paying the athletes a penny. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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NCAA Profits

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