Perspectives Fall college football at risk after two conferences postpone games until spring 2021 Spencer Irvine August 17, 2020 Two major conferences out of the Power Five conferences announced that they will postpone college football games among its member…
Perspectives College football season shortened to conference-only games Spencer Irvine July 13, 2020 College football, an annual sports tradition that kicks off the fall season, will be much different than in past years…
Faculty Lounge Buckeye Bests Malcolm A. Kline January 10, 2018 Which state has excelled in producing presidents and college football champions? Here’s a hint: It begins with an O.
Faculty Lounge College Football Players’ Graduation Rates Malcolm A. Kline At least one positive education statistic did go up during the Obama years.
Faculty Lounge Memo: College Football Players are Employees Spencer Irvine February 8, 2017 From Campus Reform: The National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel said this week that football players at private universities are…
Faculty Lounge Northwestern Football Players Can’t be Banned from Using Social Media Spencer Irvine October 16, 2016 After a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Northwestern University’s football players cannot be banned from using…
Faculty Lounge Missouri Candidates Promise to Clean House after Mizzou Football Protests, Melissa Click’s Misdemeanor Assault Spencer Irvine February 28, 2016 The issues surrounding the University of Missouri have become a focus in the political campaigns in Missouri, but why shouldn’t they? Photo…
Faculty Lounge University Lobbyists Provide Tickets for Lawmakers Spencer Irvine January 9, 2016 No better way to grease the wheels in the halls of state legislatures than inviting state lawmakers to college football…
Guest Articles Tim Wolfe Resigns from the University of Missouri John K. Wilson November 9, 2015 John K. Wilson on the American Association of University Professors blog offered his own interesting take on the UMizzou controversy:…
Faculty Lounge Mizzou Football Players Split on Practice Boycott Spencer Irvine ESPN’s Brett McMurphy with the latest: A Missouri Tigers player said Sunday night that the entire team is not united…
Faculty Lounge Mizzou President Resigns Today Spencer Irvine Guess the media criticism was too much for Tim Wolfe.
Faculty Lounge Black Mizzou Football Players Go on Strike until University President Resigns Spencer Irvine University of Missouri’s football team may not play this Saturday, which could incur a $1 million penalty to be paid…