Football Rape

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College Football Labor Unrest Threatens University Profit Model

By Michael Paarlberg Apr 4, 2014 Last week, a regional office of the National Labor Relations Board became the first government agency to officially acknowledge what everyone in the country outside the NCAA already knew: College athletes are cheap labor for a $16 billion business disguised as a nonprofit educational enterprise.Last week, a regional office of the National Labor Relations Board acknowledged that college athletes are cheap labor for a $16 billion business disguised as a nonprofit educational enterprise. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Ruling: Student Athletes Are Employees, Can Join Union

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 27, 2014 Northwestern University football players have asked for the right to join a union, and Wednesday the Chicago region of the National Labor Relations Board decided they could. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Not End College Athletics Altogether?

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Feb 6, 2014 An effort to form a players union in college isn't about money -- yet Nevertheless, it’s naive to think that giving the athletes a tiny percentage of the proceeds will clean up so corrupt a systemAn effort to form a players union in college isn't about money—yet. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Manti Te’o Gives First Interview After ‘Dead Girlfriend’ Hoax Revealed

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 19, 2013 Manti Te'o had no involvement in the bizarre hoax involving his "dead girlfriend," the Notre Dame star linebacker insisted to ESPN's Jeremy Schaap in his first interview since the story broke Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Notre Dame Football Star Says He Was Victim of ‘Girlfriend’ Hoax

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 17, 2013 The emotional and heartbreaking story about the beginning of college football star Manti Te'o's season is well known by now. On Sept. 12, Te'o's grandmother and girlfriend died within six hours of each other. Te'o said that the deaths helped inspire him to play better. The problem with the story: The girlfriend did not die. In fact, she wasn't even real. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Coaches Over the Common Good

David Sirota / Truthdig Dec 22, 2012 This is the microcosmic lesson of the University of Colorado's recent decision to pay a new football coach $2 million a year. The move - and the reaction to it - is a perfect illustration of America's values, or lack thereof. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Penn State Penalized for Sandusky Scandal

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 23, 2012 The NCAA, college football's governing body, hit Penn State with unprecedented penalties on Monday for not taking action after discovering that former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was molesting young boys. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lessons of JoePa, in Case the Next Witch We Hunt Doesn’t Drop Dead

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Jan 26, 2012 Unfortunately, most people will insist they were the ones insisting this was a witch hunt all along, and believe it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Joe Paterno Gets Due Process of Us

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Nov 11, 2011 These days you don't get due process of the law until long after you have gotten due process of us and the "us" isn't our rational side, but our bloodthirsty one, as presented by media from our bloodthirsty side, as presented by media. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Paterno’s Exit Sparks Student Riot

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2011 Angry at school officials and the media for ousting football hero Joe Paterno, thousands of Penn State students poured into the streets of their college town Wednesday night, clashing with police, chanting and taking their frustrations out on local property and a news van. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )