The very turning point into which the NCAA’s legitimacy was recognized and enforced was when the point-shaving scandal at the University of Kentucky occurred. When this occurred, the NCAA suggested that the program suspend their team in order to win back the support of the public. Afterwards, the NCAA was seen as a legitimate power amongst college sports, but did not change its own ideological position, since they claimed that the rules and regulations that they implemented are to maintain the amateurism and integrity of college sports, which was the same stance that they had previous to when the NCAA rose to
The very turning point into which the NCAA’s legitimacy was recognized and enforced was when the point-shaving scandal at the University of Kentucky occurred. When this occurred, the NCAA suggested that the program suspend their team in order to win back the support of the public. Afterwards, the NCAA was seen as a legitimate power amongst college sports, but did not change its own ideological position, since they claimed that the rules and regulations that they implemented are to maintain the amateurism and integrity of college sports, which was the same stance that they had previous to when the NCAA rose to