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Champions Way : football, Florida, and the lost soul of college sports by Mike McIntire is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Champions Way : football, Florida, and the lost soul of college sports about?

A searing exposé of how the multibillion-dollar college sports empire fails universities, students, and athletes. College sports have never been bigger. Once a roughneck intercollegiate pastime, football now commands millions of fans and generates massive revenues. New York Times investigative reporter Mike McIntire chronicles the rise in the popularity and power of college athletics, revealing deeply troubling relationships between college sports programs, the universities that host them, booster organizations, local police departments, and the courts. Using the Florida State Seminoles, one of the most successful teams in NCAA history, as an example, McIntire details a system that exploits athletes for profit, enables players to violate academic standards and, in some cases, shields them from criminal prosecution. At the heart of Champions Way is the wrenching story of a whistleblower, Christie Suggs. This shocking exposé reveals the extent of a corrupt culture...

Who reads Champions Way : football, Florida, and the lost soul of college sports?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Mike McIntire
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780393292619
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Fiction, History, Anthropology
Rating
3.42 / 5 (40 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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