End The Charade: Let Athletes Major In Sports

Time To Let Athletes Major In 'Sports'
Ohio State players run a drill during a practice session for the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament Friday, March 30, 2012, in New Orleans. Ohio State plays Kansas in a semifinal game on Saturday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Ohio State players run a drill during a practice session for the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament Friday, March 30, 2012, in New Orleans. Ohio State plays Kansas in a semifinal game on Saturday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

That collegiate sports is tainted by chicanery and a host of moral dilemmas is nothing new. Rarely does a week pass without some embarrassing deviance being uncovered and scrutinized by the ever-vigilant news media. A steady stream of scandalous disclosures depicting illicit communications and relationships among athletes, agents, and coaches, not to mention forced resignations, expulsions, and sanctions, reveals deep dysfunction in college athletics.

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