The Rise of Gridiron University: Higher Education's Uneasy Alliance with Big-Time Football

by Brian M. Ingrassia

Book Overview

The quarterback sends his wide receiver deep. The crowd gasps as he launches the ball. And when he hits his man, the team's fans roar with approval--especially those with the deep pockets. Make no mistake; college football is big business, played with one eye on the score, the other on the bottom line. But was this always the case?

Brian M. Ingrassia here offers the most incisive account to date of the origins of college football, tracing the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700618309
• ISBN13: 9780700618309
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"