Schooled : the price of college sports /

Examines the business of college football and basketball and the NCAA's treatment of its athletes. Based on the controversial article 'The Shame of College Sports' by historian and former football player Taylor Branch, it tells a story of how college sports became a billion dollar in...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Makuhari Media, Slater Group (Firm)
Other Authors:	Finkel, Ross (Director), Martin, Trevor (Film producer) (Director), Paley, Jon (Director), Muscato, Andrew J. (Producer), Branch, Taylor (Producer), Foxworth, Domonique (Producer, interviewee (expression)), Rockwell, Sam (Narrator)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	Culver City, CA : Strand Releasing, [2013]
Subjects:	College sports > Economic aspects > United States. Football players > Economic aspects > United States. Basketball players > Economic aspects > United States. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. College athletes > Economic aspects > United States.

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Summary:	Examines the business of college football and basketball and the NCAA's treatment of its athletes. Based on the controversial article 'The Shame of College Sports' by historian and former football player Taylor Branch, it tells a story of how college sports became a billion dollar industry built on dedicated young athletes who are deprived of numerous rights. Weaving interviews, archival and behind-the-scenes footage, the documentary sheds a new light on all college sports programs.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, NTSC, widescreen.
Production Credits:	Narrator, Sam Rockwell