Should We Ban College Football?

Topics: Culture, Sports

Public Release Date: May 08, 2012

Corruption and a growing concern for head injury have put college football in the spotlight. Are football programs’ millions in profits exploitation? Or are they still a celebration of amateur sport? Does football’s inherent danger and violence have any place in institutions of higher learning? Or, does it provide young men with educational opportunities they would not otherwise have?

ARGUING YES:

• Buzz Bissinger: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Author of ‘Friday Night Lights’

• Malcolm Gladwell: Bestselling Author; Co-Founder of Pushkin Industries

ARGUING NO:

• Tim Green: Former NFL Defensive End and Football Broadcaster

• Jason Whitlock: FOX Sports Columnist

MODERATOR-IN-CHIEF:

• John Donvan: Emmy award-winning journalist