This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on college sports. With a couple of conferences canceling fall sports, including football, schools have had to cut some varsity sports teams and make changes to athletic scholarships indefinitely. Meanwhile, some football teams, led by well-paid white coaches, are urging the season to go ahead, putting their unpaid, majority Black, players at risk. Tune in, won’t you?
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Show notes:
Map of power five conferences
NCAA financial information
Football funding other sports
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