College football

On June 10th, 2014, Shelby Osborne became the first female to play college football as a defensive back. Osborne states that she had to fill out hundreds of recruiting papers for someone to give her a shot. When Shelby played, her opponents did not know she was a girl until the end of the game. So they could not discount her for what she had done (Trahan). With that being said, girls should be able to play boy sports, it is not right to split them up, girls are talented and strong as boys, and…

The start of a school year means the start of numerous fall sports. Student-athletes lace up their cleats and sneakers, and take their respective places on the athletic fields. While many people may argue that soccer is an objective sport, it contains a high degree of subjectivity. The coaching staff is responsible for all decisions, including the roster on game days. They choose which players will start, how long he/she will play, and whether or not substitutes will make the field. An all-star…

use the sociological imagination to analyze the role that media plays in my life and subsequently the social and historical period I am in. To start off – the role technology plays in my life is immense. I use my laptop for almost all homework in college; I use it for leisure. I use it for just about everything, including communicating with family and friends. In addition, my cell phone has many of the same apps that my laptop can run, including D2L, Twitter, and many other web-based programs.…

look through. It’s much easier to just categorize people by their score on an exam of which they approve. For the most part, it’s important to know what’s on the AP exam if you plan on attending a university and would like a reduction in the cost of college because knowing how the test is structured will likely increase your score. What is the AP exam though? Advanced Placement exams oriented towards testing students that display increased…

The drum major had just cut the band off, and before I could even catch my breath, the applause from the crowd instantly filled the stadium. Hundreds of people were standing, cheering, and shouting our names from the bleachers as we marched off the football field. Just thinking about these moments gives me the chills. I’m certain these memories will last a…

The BCS football championship and the NCAA(national collegiate athletic association) men’s basketball championship had a 41.7 million viewers making tv networks millions. At the same time the student athletes playing suffer from poverty and can’t provide for themselves. Forcing many to have to take money from under the table or illegally.According to Shabazz Napier one of the nations leading basketball player says"I don 't feel student-athletes should get hundreds of thousands of dollars, but…

Athletes getting paid to play has been discussed for long time now. College athletes feel as if they should be played to play since they are bringing in millions of dollars to the university. Some college athletes feel like they should be getting paid because they are the reason that the university is making millions of dollars, but the university doesn’t feel like they should pay them because they gave them a scholarship that covers the athlete’s tuition, housing and other things too through…

The Oregon Ducks have been the greatest powerhouse and go to college school to beat for over the past five years. With a new offensive coach brought in during their 2007 season (Chip Kelly) Oregon's potent spread offense attack was an unstoppable force, and college teams had never seen anything like it. The Ducks would lead their conference (Pac-12) in scoring (38.15 points per game) (ESPN, 2011) and would also set several new school records for offensive yards and become the highest scoring…

bother me because my brother was a stand-out on the football and baseball teams. He lettered in both sports while holding a 3.0 grade point average. So to say I looked up to him is an understatement. One year I even became a manager on the football team so I could go to every game and watch him. My brother was known as the strongest player on the team. I saw him play against guy's twice his size and even some of them went on to play college…

Division one college athletes spend approximately forty-five hours a week on their sport, about forty hours on academics and studying, and an average of fifty-five sleeping hours, talk about a full-time job with no pay (Wieberg). In the first place, these athletes are producing million dollar revenues for their schools, shoe companies, television networks, and the conference their team plays in. Next, ¨full¨ scholarships from schools do not always cover full tuition and living costs. Also, they…