January 8, 1999

In Praise of 'Student-Athletes': The NCAA Is Haunted by Its Past

By MURRAY SPERBER

Another bowl series has come and gone, and developments in college sports -- and the huge sums of money involved -- continue to amaze. A group of assistant coaches sues the National Collegiate Athletic Association over a salary cap and wins a $67-million judgment. A freak injury to the starting Notre Dame quarterback causes the university to lose the opportunity for an $11-million windfall in the Bowl Championship

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