Big Time College Athletics

Having examined a longer work focused on high school athletes, Friday Night Lights, we will briefly discuss athletics at the collegiate level and the complexities presented primarily by the NCAA. Download and listen to the podcast (9400 kb ≡ 32 minutes) of John Merrow’s interview of Frank Deford regarding the current state of big time athletics and education in America’s colleges and universities. Additionally, you may want to view the transcript of the interview, for notation purposes. My suggestion is that you read the transcript, marking the text, as you listen. Be ready to react and respond to Deford’s comments in class Thursday/Friday (3/29 - 3/30).