In the post-Ray Rice era — an era in which society is especially conscious of allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault involving professional athletes — the growing number of college football programs plagued by athletic departments that exhibit an inadequate approach to rape accusations is especially troubling.
Baylor University. The University of Tennessee. The University of Missouri. The list goes on.
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And as the number of NCAA football players who are accused of sexual assault continues to grow at a seemingly exponential pace, it raises the question of why the NCAA is not better monitoring football programs and athletic departments, especially considering implicated NCAA football players are only one step removed from a professional league already marred by controversy.