scholarly journals No Excuses: A Brief History of Playing Through Risk in College Football

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-384
Author(s):  
Kathleen Bachynski
Keyword(s):  
College Football ◽  
History Of ◽  
Football Programs

AbstractCelebrations of playing through risk, skepticism of athletes perceived as faking injuries, unregulated training regimens, the mythos of amateurism, and lack of accountability for preventable health harms have long characterized many college football programs. Setting policies that effectively prioritize player health will require taking this history into account.

Baylor University’s Football Stadia: Life Before McLane Stadium

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Chad Seifried ◽  
Tiffany E. Demiris ◽  
Jeffrey Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Factors ◽  
College Football ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Current Review ◽  
Commercial Interest ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
The Prestige

The present study offers a descriptive history of the football grounds at Baylor from 1894 to 2014. The current review identifies important individuals and notable events that impacted the football facilities at Baylor. Moreover, the contextual factors influencing each period of change were recognized, and it was determined if Baylor’s facilities followed the pattern of other regional peers. In the case of Baylor, football ultimately created social anchors for the institution and Waco because the increasing popularity and commercial interest in college football produced spectacles capable of providing a unique campus spirit. Next, the spectacle of football and spirit both established and improved alumni relationships and corresponded with interest in elevating the prestige of the university and city to attract students, visitors, and businesses to operate in the area. Finally, the construction of various Baylor football playing grounds produced significant media attention capable of boosting enrollments and recognition that Baylor was a major university.

scholarly journals The Impact of Competitive Markets on Recruiting: Lessons from Collegiate Athletics

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Cary A. Caro
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
College Athletics ◽  
College Football ◽  
Collegiate Athletics ◽  
High School Athletes ◽  
New Markets ◽  
Brand Recognition ◽  
Football Programs ◽  
The Impact

AbstractConference realignment in NCAA college athletics impacted traditional rivalries and affiliations as it took shape from 2010 to 2013. As schools traded conferences, their college football programs were left to compete against new foes, and in new markets for high school athletes. The impact of brand recognition, prestige, and new conference affiliation on recruiting are examined herein. The findings of the market competitive externalities are important for every labour market in which business opt to compete.

“I Don’t Know How You Get Past That”: Racism and Stereotyping in College Football Recruiting Media

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Adam Love ◽  
Sam Winemiller ◽  
Guy Harrison ◽  
Jason Stamm
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
White Men ◽  
College Football ◽  
Racial Stereotypes ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Know How ◽  
Color Blind ◽  
Football Programs ◽  
Racial Stereotyping

College football programs invest millions of dollars into recruiting top high school prospects. This recruiting process is covered extensively by reporters from sports media outlets. While the players being recruited are predominately Black, the sports media is disproportionately dominated by White men. In this context, the current study reports on data from interviews with 15 participants who work in the college football recruiting media industry. While some participants adopted a color-blind perspective dominated by a belief that racism no longer exists, most reporters expressed an awareness of racial stereotypes in the sports media and felt a need to address racial inequity. Such awareness presents an opportunity for anti-racist training that may help media members avoid racial stereotyping and address racism in the field.

Blood, Sweat, and Tears

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derrick E. White
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Civil Rights Movement ◽  
Jim Crow ◽  
College Football ◽  
Black College ◽  
Black Communities ◽  
Central Character ◽  
Predominately White Institutions ◽  
Predominately White ◽  
Football Programs

Black college football began during the nadir of African American life after the Civil War. The first game occurred in 1892, a little less than four years before the Supreme Court ruled segregation legal in Plessy v. Ferguson. In spite of Jim Crow segregation, Black colleges produced some of the best football programs in the country. They mentored young men who became teachers, preachers, lawyers, and doctors--not to mention many other professions--and transformed Black communities. But when higher education was integrated, the programs faced existential challenges as predominately white institutions steadily set about recruiting their student athletes and hiring their coaches. Blood, Sweat, and Tears explores the legacy of Black college football, with Florida A&M’s Jake Gaither as its central character, one of the most successful coaches in its history. A paradoxical figure, Gaither led one of the most respected Black college football programs, yet many questioned his loyalties during the height of the civil rights movement. Among the first broad-based histories of Black college athletics, Derrick E. White’s sweeping story complicates the heroic narrative of integration and grapples with the complexities and contradictions of one of the most important sources of Black pride in the twentieth century.

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a College Football Team: Risk Factors Outside the Locker Room and Playing Field

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 450-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lennox K. Archibald ◽  
Jerne Shapiro ◽  
Anthony Pass ◽  
Kenneth Rand ◽  
Frederick Southwick
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
College Football ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Football Team ◽  
History Of

We investigated a cluster of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in college football players. Risk factors included a history of recurrent skin infections and contact with the skin lesions of persons outside college. The infections were controlled through treatment of carriers with topical mupirocin, chlorhexidine body washes, and enhancement of personal hygiene practices. Varsity and professional teams need to consider similar preventive measures.

Cream Puffs

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 787-802
Author(s):  
Daniel Simundza
Keyword(s):  
Potential Problem ◽  
College Football ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Elite College ◽  
Home Field Advantage ◽  
Football Programs ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The U.S

This article provides a novel answer to the question of why elite college football programs schedule so-called “cream puff” games against vastly inferior out-of-conference opponents. Using data on college football games from 2002 to 2010, I find that a team’s chances of winning are 5.3–15.6% greater in the game following their victory over a cream puff. In my preferred estimation, this “cream puff effect” is roughly half as large as the estimated home field advantage. I also show that the U.S. Today/Sagarin rating system, which I use to control for team abilities, penalizes teams for playing vastly inferior opponents. I devise two empirical strategies that deal with this potential problem and show that the cream puff effect is not simply an artifact of the rating system. These results contribute to the literature on dynamic contests by showing that not only does the timing of one’s efforts within a contest matter but so does the schedule of one’s opponents.

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