The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football
- ISBN-10
- 0345803035
- ISBN-13
- 9780345803030
- Series
- The System
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 424
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Authors
- Jeff Benedict, Armen Keteyian
Description
A revelatory account based on the authors' unprecedented access to the NCAA's highest-level programs throughout the 2012 season describes its high-powered system of billion-dollar television deals, high-priced coaches, football "hostessing," castoff athlete-students, and paid test takers.
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- 2020-08-20
- 288 pages
- Paperback
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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