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Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley on the economic realities of football careers

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 24, 2018
The game lifted him out of poverty, but he doesn't want his son to play.
Marcellus Wiley says he went through the rigors of football “fueled by necessity. I needed the money, I needed the opportunity, but my son won't.” Above, he plays defensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers.
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There may be more empty seats at college football games than official numbers report

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Aug 31, 2018
That’s what data obtained by the Wall Street Journal’s senior sports reporter Rachel Bachman shows. According to numbers of ticket scans from the 2017 season, only 71 percent of the people reported in official attendance numbers actually showed up to the stadium. So why inflate the numbers? And what’s keeping fans watching from home? Click […]
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The costs and benefits of a winning college football team

by Greg Echlin
Jan 15, 2018
Having a winning college football team led by a top caliber coach is worth the investment for some cities. Just ask Manhattan, Kansas, which invested over $200 million to improve its sport facilities and paid the coach for Kansas State’s football team $3 million last year.  The number of hotel rooms in the city doubled […]
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Athletic departments scramble as donors lose tax deduction for ticket rights

by Andy Uhler
Jan 1, 2018
Donations made in exchange for university sports season tickets will no longer be 80 percent tax deductible in 2018, which has some schools worried that donations could drop.
Jalen Hurts #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks to pass during the first quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Auburn, Alabama.
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It's not the holidays without 40 college football bowl games

by Andy Uhler
Dec 29, 2017
Right?
Wide receiver Darreus Rogers of the USC Trojans celebrates after defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions 52-49 to win the 2017 Rose Bowl on Jan. 2 in Pasadena, California.
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Players skipping bowl games reignites debate about college athlete compensation

by Andy Uhler
Jan 2, 2017
By sitting out bowl games, some players seek to protect their NFL value
Christian McCaffrey #5 of the Stanford Cardinal in action against the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on November 19, 2016 in Berkeley, California. 
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ESPN airs the college football championship 14 different ways

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 11, 2016
Because 13 wasn't enough
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Will Missouri Tigers level the football playing field?

by Amy Scott
Nov 9, 2015
Protests and a football strike bring down the University of Missouri's president.
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Harbaugh's big Michigan payday

by Adam Allington
Dec 30, 2014
College gives coach a salary worthy of the pros. Expect more universities to follow.
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The college bowl game sponsor shuffle

by Tim Fitzsimons
Dec 23, 2014
College football's new playoff system is shaking up the game off the field too.
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