So much for the leisurely 18 month period for exploring their options.  Recent reports indicate that the Big Ten expansion timetable has gone into overdrive.  The current plan for expansion ...

Here's Al Roth at Market Design: College football doesn't host playoffs. The "championship" game matches the two highest ranked teams at the end of the regular season, based on a ...

About a year and a half ago, I wondered why Texas A&M would remain in the Big 12 when doing so seemed destined to keep it in Texas' shadow and ...

In the WSJ, Darren Everson serves up a very econ-oriented piece on "What the Rise of Southern Football Says about America." Subscription is required to view the entire piece, but ...

It's well-known that in terms of accounting entries, many college athletic departments lose money. Some economists have questioned whether the expense and revenue entries are an accurate measure of the ...

I. Who's in Charge? The current turmoil at Penn State over a former football coach, child sexual abuse, and institutional failure reaffirms the central point of McCormick and Tollison's essay ...