Focusing on current issues, including the NCAA, Title IX, recruitment of high school athletes, and the Penn State scandal, among others, Sport and the Neoliberal University shows the different ways institutions, individuals, and corporations are interacting with university athletics in ways that are profoundly shaped by neoliberal ideologies.  

Introduction: Contexts and Constraints in Contemporary Intercollegiate Athletics
Ryan King-White

            Part I: Ongoing Issues
Chapter 1: Truth for Sale: Penn State, (Joe) Paterno, and (Terry) Pegula
Henry Giroux, Susan Searls Giroux and Ryan King-White                                                  
Chapter 2: “A common-sense, fiscally conservative approach”: Sport, politics, and the death of higher education in Wisconsin
Neal C. Ternes and Michael D. Giardina                                                                              
Chapter 3: Fixing the Front Porch?: Maryland’s Move to the Big-10
Jaime DeLuca and Callie Batts Maddox                                                       
Chapter 4: Football, Rape Culture, and the Neoliberal University (as) Brand: Reflections on Institutional Governance in the Jameis Winston Rape Investigation
Matthew G. Hawzen, Lauren C. Anderson, and Joshua I. Newman
Chapter 5: College Athletes as Employees & the Politics of Title IX
Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D.

            Part II: Emerging Concerns
Chapter 6: “The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s “Nothing Short of Remarkable” Rebranding of Academic Success                                                     
Richard M. Southall and Crystal Southall                                                                 
Chapter 7: Is this the beginning of the end? Small colleges and universities are questioning the value of an NCAA program for their student body
Oliver Rick
Chapter 8: Confessions of a Human Trafficker: Inside the Global Network (Of International – Student  - Athletes in NCAA Football)
Adam Beissel                                                                                     
Chapter 9: Welcome to the Factory: College Athletics and Corporatized Recruiting
Jacob J. Bustad and Ronald L. Mower
Chapter 10: “Some Kind of Joke”: Consultancy Firms and College Athletics
Ryan King-White

Acknowledgements                                                                                       
Notes on Contributors
Index

RYAN KING-WHITE is an associate professor in the kinesiology department at Towson University in Maryland.