About this episode

John A. Fortunato discusses the chaotic state of college sports and its similarities to 19th century baseball.

Between players jumping contracts and entangling themselves in gambling scandals; the lack of a clear, consistent enforcement authority and conference (league) realignments, one could easily confuse current state of the NCAA with the chaotic state of 19th Century baseball. This week, John A. Fortunato joins us to make sense of college sports today. Fortunato is a professor of communications and media management at Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business. His research interests include...

People in this episode

Guest: John A. Fortunato

Topics covered

• college sports
• 19th century baseball
• gambling scandals
• NCAA
• sports management

Keywords

• college sports
• NCAA
• gambling scandals
• 19th century baseball
• sports management

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Organizations: Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business, NCAA

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