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Ridpath Discusses Ethics In College Sports

from National Public Radio
November 9, 2011

Robert Siegel speaks to Dave Ridpath, an assistant professor of sports administration at Ohio University. Ridpath, a former Division 1 wrestling coach and assistant athletic director at Marshall University, has called the current system of college sports "broken." He says that the current scandal at Penn State is the most extreme example of a college sports system that protects teams at all costs.

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  • All Things Considered, November 9, 2011
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