The problems faced by college athletics range from the athlete becoming "professionalized" to the weight placed on the "scoreboard" to the commercialism of college sports. Until the NCAA and individual colleges' athletic departments can formulate a plan to "de-professi...

With millions of dollars in merchandising and television contracts at stake, colleges have a lot of money riding on the recruitment, education, and performance-both on and off the field-- of college athletes. Colleges lure the athletes to their school, and make sure they meet the eligibility requ...