The book reviewed focuses on legal aspects of the 1962 trial of Alabama head football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and the University of Georgia Athletic Director Wally Butts. Noted is how the trial demonstrated problems within college football, the law, and the press. (DB)

This paper presents the procedural facts of the Haffer case in which women college athletes sued Temple University (Pennsylvania) for the discrepancies between men's and women's intercollegiate programs. It discusses the grounds upon which the plaintiffs brought their gender discrimination suit and reviews the negotiated settlement of Haffer. (DB)

The holdings in two court cases concerning the professional draft eligibility of college football players are examined as they relate to federal antitrust legislation. At issue in the cases is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's regulation of college athlete eligibility. (MSE)

The NCAA has enjoyed almost total freedom from judicial scrutiny of its rules, procedures, and official acts in large part because of its private nature as an unincorporated association. The function of the NCAA, California State University, Hayward v NCAA, and due process of the student-athlete are discussed. (MLW)

State legislation regulating the relationship between student-athletes and agents is examined with regard to their legislative histories and effects on athletes, agents, and institutions. The views of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), an athlete-agent, and a former intercollegiate athlete are reviewed, and promotion of such…

The possible negative and positive effects of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's regulation, intended to monitor coach income and improve institutional control of programs, are examined. Legal effects under state open-records laws are outlined, one case is reviewed, and the regulation's practical effects are summarized. (MSE)

The case of Blair vs. Washington State University revives the state equal rights amendment as a feasible and powerful cause of action against sex-based discrimination, in college athletics and beyond. Washington's amendment mandated equality in funding, facilities, treatment, and opportunities for Washington State University's women's…

It is time for the universities and the National Collegiate Athletics Association to address the tension between amateurism and realism as it affects college athletes' career choices. The goal should be to encourage informed decision making and to educate students about the business of professional sports, and particularly agents. (MSE)

Court litigation involving the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' transfer rule denied procedural due process to a student declared ineligible, assuming that the privilege of competing is not a property right. Students' interest in the system is not adequately protected, and ways must be found to ensure this minimal protection.…

Judicial institutions are shown not to believe that the NCAA and the various regional conferences administering school-related sports have unlimited discretion to regulate. Some of the antitrust issues in the regulation of college sports are explored, along with some of the concerns facing the NCAA, regional conferences, and individual schools.…

The article examines the proposed Student Athlete Right to Know Act, discusses the reasons for its development and support including the academic neglect of student athletes, and summarizes the effect the bill will have on intercollegiate athletics and higher education if it becomes law. (DB)

Court litigation involving two state universities in Oregon concerns providing athletic equity without losing large revenue potential in men's sports. Compliance with federal regulations has been less critical than appropriately defining and bringing about athletic equity. The Oregon State findings of fact and conclusions of law and order are…

Enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 acknowledged a history of sex discrimination and sought to redress its impact in the educational sphere. The 1978 HEW proposed policy interpretation, designed to provide guidance to higher education institutions in complying with Title IX and athletic regulations, is discussed. (Author/MLW)

The struggle for the preservation of amateurism and the rights of student-athletes are discussed. Pressures for reform have come from within the NCAA and from a congressional investigation. Issues discussed include: the sports marketplace, reform and the NCAA, a bill of rights for student athletes, and future directions. (MLW)

Analysis of how the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulates college athletics outlines the organization's internal legislative process, examines current internal attempts to deregulate NCAA legislation, and looks at the future of such regulation in the face of organizational restructuring. The legislative process is seen as…