College sports aren’t just games. They’re a lifeline for countless young people who otherwise would never have had a pathway out of the hardships of their upbringing

Teddy Roosevelt paved the way for the National Collegiate Athletic Association , a system that has turned scrappy survivors into Olympians and graduates.

Teddy Roosevelt faced a slaughterhouse: college football fields littered with broken noses, crushed skulls, and 18 kids dead in a single season .

Today , the lifeline of college sports is on life support; the SEC , Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC are ready to rip it apart.

The NCAA is broken, but handing the keys to a few fat cats is worse.

America thrives on competition, not cozy cartels blessed by D.C. The fix isn't rocket science: Pay athletes what’s fair, but don’t let the rich programs get richer by creating a monopoly on revenue sports.