college football
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With the Return of Reggie Bush’s Heisman, Is Justice Finally Restored in the NCAA?
After years of backlash and criticism, the Heiman Trust is returning the USC alum’s 2005 trophy and adding him back into the fold.
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Reggie Bush Is Done Playing With NCAA; Files Defamation Lawsuit
The star running back is demanding that the college athletics governing body return his Heisman Trophy and apologize for false statements it made about him.
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NCAA Accused of Violating Black Athletes’ Civil Rights in Federal Complaint
Org says Black football and basketball players generate the most cash for schools, while being paid nothing
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Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down: Alabama Slaps Up Ohio State for 18th National Football Title
There are certain things in life that are inevitable. Taxes are a great example, as is horrendous customer service. But when it comes to sports, after decades of empirical evidence, it’s safe to assume that Nick Saban will hoist up the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy at the conclusion of every college football season.…
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NCAA to Argue Student-Athletes Shouldn’t Get Paid Before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has agreed to take on an antitrust case that could either tighten or substantially loosen the limits of how much student-athletes are allowed to be paid. This will be the first time in over 30 years the court will rule on a case involving the NCAA. According to the Associated Press, the…
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Former Iowa Football Players Withdraw $20 Million Settlement and File Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against University
A group of former players for the University of Iowa football team have withdrawn a $20 million settlement and filed a lawsuit against the school, citing years of racial discrimination. According to the Associated Press, Damario Solomon-Simmons, the attorney representing the 13 former students, withdrew the settlement after the university rejected their demands. The settlement…
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LSU Bans Odell Beckham Jr. for Two Years As Part of Self-Imposed Penalties for Improper Payments
Remember when you got bad grades in school or forgot to do your chores for the 47th time? Then before your parents could take off their belt or banish you to your bedroom for an eternity, you’d attempt to negotiate a much less severe punishment in order to preserve your freedoms and civil liberties as…
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New Study Breaks Down How Affluent White Students, Coaches Profit From the Exploitation of Black NCAA Athletes
The NCAA is big business for everybody but Black players—but you knew that already because like millions of other accomplished individuals, you read The Root. But what you probably didn’t know is how extensively the NCAA’s ban on profit-sharing with student-athletes—enacted by a 1957 court ruling that denied the widow of college athlete Ray Dennison…
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Big Ten Keeps That Same Energy, Confirms No College Football This Fall After Trump Lies Once Again
To the dismay of millions of fans, the Big Ten was one of several college football conferences to pull the plug on playing this fall due to their concerns about exposure to COVID-19. But undeterred by the inherent risks of playing a full-contact sport in the midst of a global pandemic—that has already stolen over…
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Ole Miss Football Players Walk out of Practice, Protest Police Brutality in Front of Confederate Statue
Sports has become one of the most viable avenues to force a spotlight on racial injustice, not least because so many of the most popular ones are dominated by Black men. On Friday, football players from Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi chose to walk out of their practice in protest of the racist…