Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett is taking on the NCAA. But why now?
College Sports
Why Is Ohio State Football Monitoring Player Checking Accounts?
Sure, a college player can benefit from budgeting advice from coaches. But is snooping on spending going too far?
Should College Athletes Major in Sports?
One professor proposes that schools design an academic curriculum centered on sports, complete with credits for showing up to practice. Why the idea has merit
How Notre Dame Has Lifted College Football
Led by Manti T’eo, a Heisman candidate at linebacker, the Fighting Irish have flourished
The Greatest Basketball Game Ever? College Player Sets Scoring Record, with 138 Points
Though it took him 102 shots to get there, Jack Taylor of Grinnell College, in Iowa, Makes History
Maryland and Rutgers Bolt For The Big 10: Are These College Conference Shakeups Worth It?
Sure, more TV money can help a school. But only if it’s spent with care
Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to 30 to 60 Years in Prison
Penn State: On Opening Day, a Show of Unity
As Penn State’s Nittany Lions open their first football season since in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky pedophelia scandal, TIME takes a look at how the team and fans are showing support as they kick off a new age of football.
Bad Timing: Sizing Up the Joe Paterno Book
A new Joe Paterno bio, written by one of America’s best sportswriters, Joe Posnanski, is intriguing. But it just doesn’t fit the times.
NCAA Lowers Boom on Penn State: $60 Million Fine and Four-Year Bowl-Game Ban
Penn State’s football program faces the daunting task of rebuilding itself while accepting punishment for enabling a culture that covered up child sexual abuse and led to the downfall of a storied college coach
‘Death Penalty’ Would Be an Act of Mercy for Penn State Football
In a PBS interview broadcast Monday night, NCAA president Mark Emmert refused to take “anything off the table” regarding its possible punishment of Penn State University in the wake of the damning Freeh Report. The results of …
‘Every Day Was a Mistake’: How Should Penn State Deal with Joe Paterno?
The Freeh Report accused the legendary coach, and other Penn State leaders, of concealing Jerry Sandusky’s misdeeds. Will JoePa’s legacy ever recover?
A College Football Playoff Is Here! So Why Does It Feel Like A Letdown?
A four-team playoff is a start for fixing college football. But it doesn’t go far enough