Background Information

Here are a few links giving some background information on the topic of NCAA reform:

• http://www.cornellsun.com/section/opinion/content/2013/01/28/editorial-joining-push-ncaa-reform
• http://www.hoopsworld.com/ncaas-passing-of-reform-package-is-a-milestone/
• http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/21638903/whos-running-the-ncaa-anyway-doesnt-seem-to-be-the-schools
• http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-basketball/2013/01/27/overhaul-or-demise-ncaa-chronicles/
• http://www.ibtimes.com/sportsnet/will-government-step-reform-football-1053704
• http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/21597895/in-era-of-technological-financial-change-has-college-football-peaked
• http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-ncaa-external-review-20130206,0,273793.story
• https://www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/index.php/sports/division-i-schools-spend-more-on-athletes-than-education
• http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/dennis-dodd/21651874/ncaa-vice-president-approved-payment-to-attorney-of-miami-booster

These links simply serve as a primer for our topic of reform in the world of college athletics. It has obviously been a very touchy subject, specifically over the past 10 years, and looks as if it will continue to be this way for quite a while. Our research will range from whether or not student-athletes should be paid, to athletes receiving improper benefits, to the amount of money that schools spend on their student-athletes. We will use specific examples of schools violating NCAA code and explore how the NCAA responded to each example and how they could’ve reacted differently. We will also look into the top level of administration within the NCAA and determine whether or not that their way of running college athletics at a national level is ethical and acceptable.