Last week, months after University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel raised questions about athletes’ academic rigor, Jim Harbaugh signed a $35 million contract to coach Big Blue.
Over at our On Campus blog, Kirk Carapezza reports on whether or not big-money college sports can be reined in.
The Buckeyes and Ducks will take the field at a time when college sports have never been a bigger business. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football and basketball is now a $16 billion dollar industry. In recent years, we’ve witnessed a dramatic rise in college football and basketball coach compensation while there are increasing concerns about academic issues, including graduation rates and admissions standards for athletes.
