December 17, 2004

Brawls, Sex, and Money: Another Routine Year in College Sports

By WELCH SUGGS

In 2004, college sports did not sink to the same depths as it did in 2003. No coaches were fired for consorting with strippers, and no universities sued any others for changing conferences. And no players were jailed on murder charges.

But the year still presented plenty of challenges for administrators and coaches. The University of Colorado struggled with a burgeoning scandal in which football players and recruits were accused of raping female students. College presidents from the

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