The NCAA and the Exploitation of College Profit-Athletes

"The NCAA and the Exploitation of College Profit-Athletes is a model of scholarly clarity which needs to be read by anyone interested in improving the lives of college athletes. The authors expose the past and present realities of the system and point the way towards a more equitable future."—Jason Stahl, founder and executive director, College Football Players Association

"Thorough, comprehensive, insightful, and moving in explaining the exploitation of major college sports' profit-athletes. The authors have deep knowledge from lengthy and meaningful experience working in and studying college sports. The book is reflective of the substantial research on the dynamic and ever-changing multibillion-dollar business of major college sports. I highly recommend this book for anyone trying to understand where college sports have come from and where they are headed."—Dan Rascher, economist and expert witness in O'Bannon and Alston trials

"Written at a time when the century-old NCAA model of athletes as unpaid amateurs is changing, this book provides extremely timely content, as well as an excellent historical perspective about the long history of the NCAA and its treatment of college athletes."—Ariana Baker, Coastal Carolina University, The Southeastern Librarian

"[The authors'] sharp-tongued style and scathing critiques counteract the NCAA's circular logic: college athletes are amateur because they're not professional, and they cannot be paid because they're amateur [. . .] This book may be the final set of facts needed for profit-athletes to win the legal right to employment."—The Journal of Sport History

"The authors have provided an engaging, well-written, and intellectual perspective on college sports, and it is a welcome addition to the broader inter-collegiate sports management scope."—The Journal of Sport Managment

Winner of the 2024 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Outstanding Book Award