Overview
Two Supreme Court decisions, NCAA v. Board of Regents (1984) and NCAA v. Tarkanian (1988), have shaped college sports by permitting the emergence of a supercharged commercial enterprise with high financial stakes for institutions and individuals, while failing to guarantee adequate procedural protections for persons charged with wrongdoing within that enterprise. Brian L. Porto examines the conditions that led to the cases, the reasoning behind the justices' rulings, and the consequences of those rulings. Arguing that commercialized college sports should be compatible with the goals of higher education and fair to all participants, Porto suggests that the remedy is a federal statute. His proposed College Sports Legal Reform Act would grant the NCAA a limited ""educational exemption"" from the antitrust laws, enabling it to enhance academic opportunities for athletes. The Act would also afford greater procedural protections to accused parties in NCAA disciplinary proceedings. Porto's prescription for reform in college sports makes a significant contribution to the debate about how best to address perennial problems in college sports such as cost containment, access to a meaningful education for athletes, and fairness in rule enforcement.
Full Product Details
Author: Brian L. Porto
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
Imprint: The University of Michigan Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.456kg
ISBN: 9780472118045
ISBN 10: 0472118048
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 January 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The issues of parity and fairness in intercollegiate athletics deserve more attention in higher education literature, and Porto should be commended for the thoroughness in which he examines these issues. --Joy Blanchard, The Review of Higher Education --The Review of Higher Education (04/19/2013) Porto's suggestions for improvement (e.g., revamping NCAA enforcement procedures and applying the administrative model to the NCAA) are persuasive. --D. Yalof, Choice -- (03/14/2013) An excellent book. --The Sport Digest--Greg Tyler The Sport Digest (02/20/2012)
An excellent book. -- The Sport Digest --Greg Tyler The Sport Digest (02/20/2012)
Porto's suggestions for improvement (e.g., revamping NCAA enforcement procedures and applying the administrative model to the NCAA) are persuasive. <br>--D./i><br>--D. Yalof Choice (03/14/2013)
Author Information
Brian L. Porto, a former college athlete, is a lawyer in private practice and Associate Professor at Vermont Law School.
