The New York Times had a large feature on Notre Dame and college athletics, and the increasingly wobbly balancing act between some school’s pursuit of an academic mission and the business of college sports.
In a lengthy interview with university president Rev. John Jenkins, Notre Dame all but doubles-down on previous comments made by Jack Swarbrick, committed to its role as a leading academic institution and a university where its student-athletes are also able to compete in elite-level sports.
As the College Football Playoff spins off untold millions of dollars and the NCAA slowly and begrudgingly begins rolling out progressive measures like cost-of-attendance stipends, supporters on both sides of a complex issue continue to wonder if the entire amateurism model is sustainable.