Archive for June, 2011
New Books in Sports
Posted by Editor in Audio, Interviews, Press on June 21, 2011
Charles Clotfelter, “Big-Time Sports in American Universities”
by BRUCE BERGLUND on JUNE 8, 2011
Charles Clotfelter
Corruption in big-time college sports recently claimed another victim: Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel. Once regarded as a paragon of integrity, Tressel is now seen as one more example of a coach who recruited star players and built a successful program with the benefit of illegal gifts from boosters. Whether the result of Tressel’s deliberate disregard of rules or his neglect as coach, the scandal at Ohio State reminds us again that big-time college sports is deeply flawed.
Listen to the full interview here.