The Division I Dilemma: Inside the Broken System of College Sports

By Stephen J Schlager

College Sports Isn't A Game. It's A Business

Every year thousands of families pour their time, money, and hope into a single bet - that their child will make it to Division I. Most never see what's waiting on the other side of that dream.

The Division I Dilemma is the account of one family that put three sons into D-I athletics across three different sports - and saw the machine up close. What coaches won't tell you. What the scholarship agreement doesn't actually guarantee. What the transfer portal might cost your child if you're not prepared.

This is equal parts warning, indictment and survival guide - written by a parent who sat in the film room, logged the miles, and watched a $20 billion industry built to profit from the very athletes it claims to serve.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0998926329
• ISBN13: 9780998926322
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Naylor Publishing, LLC
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"