NCAA coaches charged with fraud and corruption
Hmm, am I shocked? No, not really. However, I am a little shocked that it was the Feds that caught them. Student-athletes are worth a lot of money to the ...Harsh Punishments, but No Death Penalty, for Penn State
The NCAA has hit Penn State with harsh penalties as punishment for the Jerry Sandusky case. Penn State is put on probation for 5 years, is banned from bowl games ...Subversion of the Academy by the NCAA
by Robert E. McCormick and Robert D. Tollison* Two great American institutions are about to crank up. Freshman and their older classmates will soon start returning to campuses for fall ...Kurt W. Rotthoff as new Contributor at The Sports Economist
I am happy to join the great group of Sports Economists that post here at The Sports Economist. A day before I wrote my first post, someone had brought to ...Student Demand for College Sports
Funding has dried up for a lot of things in the Great Recession, including college sports programs. At Cal State San Marcos, the most recent addition to the UC system, ...NCAA Sanctions and Economic Impact
TSE readers know that we here at TSE roll our eyes at economic impact claims regarding sports and economic development. So when I saw that the governor of Pennsylvania ...Conference Dating Game: Winners and Losers
Several college athletic conference realignments have taken place over the past 20 years in a process not unlike Match.com. Different parties size each other up based on similarities of athletic ...The Economic Impact of the Demise of the Big XII - Waco
A Waco economist, RayPerryman, has prepared an economic impact statement about the impact of the demise of the Big XII on Waco and Texas (via a commenter to another TSE ...Welcome to 2018! And tax changes for all!
As we start a new year, it is always fun to see how things change as we enter the new year. One thing that will change for most people is ...A Full BCS Tournament? The structure is already in place.
As we prepare for another four-team tournament, I am happy to say my sister-in-law is excited that her team made the playoff – after the fierce debate on a conference ...Accounting Madness
In an article today on CNN.com, the normally quite sharp Chris Isidore, a senior writer for CNNMoney, perpetuates one of the most enduring myths in sports economics: that college sports ...Disney Has a Near-Monopoly on Bowl Games This Year.
Does it seem that almost every bowl game is on ESPN? That's because almost every bowl game *is* on ESPN. There are 35 bowl games. 32 will be on an ...
