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Publications
Scholarly Articles by TDG Members

Benford, R.D.  (2007).  The college sports reform movement: Reframing the “edutainment” industry.  The
Sociological Quarterly, Vol 48, p. 1-28.  
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McCormick, R.A. &  McCormick, A.C.  (2006).  The myth of the student-athlete: The college athlete as
employee.  Washington Law Review, Vol. 81 (1).  
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McCormick, A.C. &  McCormick, R.A.  (2008).  The Emperor’s New Clothes: Lifting the NCAA’s Veil
of Amateurism.  San Diego Law Review, Vol. 45, 495-545.  
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Otto, K. A. (2003, September 22-28).  Vanderbilt gets it right, putting education first.  Street & Smith’s
SportsBusiness Journal, 6.

Otto, K. A. (2005). Major violations and NCAA ‘powerhouse’ football programs: What are the odds of being
charged? Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, 15(1), 39-57.

Otto, K. A. (2006).  Is the NCAA guilty of practicing “selective enforcement”?  An analysis of Division I men’s
basketball rankings, investigations, infractions and penalties.  The Sport Management and Related Topics
Journal, 3(1), 5-13.

Otto, K. A. (June, 2006).  The NCAA’s principle of amateurism:  Revisiting Bylaw 2.9.  Legal Issues in
Collegiate Athletics, 7(8), 10-12.

Otto, K.A., & Stippich, K.S. (2008).  Revisiting Tarkanian: The entwinement and interdependence of the
NCAA and state universities and colleges 20 years later.  Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, 18(2), 243-308.

Porto, B. (2003). A New Season: Using Title IX to Reform College Sports -
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Ridpath, B. & Staurowsky, E. (2005, Winter). The case for a minimum 2.0 standard for NCAA division I
athletes. The Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport. Vol. 15, p. 113-138.

Sack, A. & Staurowsky, E. (2005, April). Reconsidering the use of the term student-athlete in academic
research. The Journal of Sport Management, Vol. 19 (2), p. 103-116.

The Chronicle of Higher Education Article by John Gerdy
For True Reform, Athletics Scholarships Must Go
Nice article about John Gerdy at Lancaster Online - click here

TDG Directors - Remarks for The Knight Commission
2000 - Dr. Jon Ericson
2003 - Dr. Linda Bensel-Meyers
2005 - Dr. B. David Ridpath

TDG Position on Paying Athletes - click here to download

New York Times Op-Ed by Michael Malec - click here to download

NCAA News Article by David Ridpath - Change Not Dependent Upon Structure

Wisconsin Law Review Article by Matthew Salzwedel and Jon Ericson
Cleaning Up Buckley: How the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Shields Academic Corruption in
College Athletics
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