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Competing, not complaining, is best option for HBCU football
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By HOWARD MANN There’s no denying that African Americans have come a long way since the days of Jim Crow. There’s also no doubt that integration helped lead to the gradual weakening of once-burgeoning black businesses and institutions. Take HBCU … Continue reading
Reforms Won’t Solve NCCA’s Problems
By DERON SNYDER Paying college athletes always has seemed wrong to me for a number of reasons. All college athletes aren’t big revenue producers. There’s no way to devise an equitable compensation system. Athletes in nonrevenue sports need the funds … Continue reading
HBCU Football Different, But Still Impactful
By DERON SNYDER Another college football season started Sept. 1, with the bulk of attention heaped on the usual suspects, powerhouse programs such as Oklahoma, Alabama and Louisiana State. Such schools — members of lucrative Bowl Championship Series conferences — … Continue reading
Lopsided ‘Signing Day’ Unjustly Binds Players Only
By DERON SNYDER Wednesday was “National Signing Day” for the country’s football-playing high school seniors. It’s a virtual national holiday in the world of sports, an occasion that’s grown to garner wall-to-wall TV coverage and up-to-the minute Web updates. The … Continue reading
