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Sports and social issues

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An in-depth reporting project of the Spartan Newsroom

A few of Spartan Stadium from the press box.
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Name, image, and likeness brings questions of pay equity to college sports

The ever-shifting landscape of college football has meant head coaches must adapt constantly. Currently, coaches must not only recruit players based on the luster of their program but also through a name, image and likeness. 

About this project

Sports and social issues

Sports figures have become leaders in the conversation in American society about race relations, gender equity, domestic violence and sexual assault, body image and more. The Spartan Newsroom looks at the many ways in which society issues have influenced the sports world and vice versa.

Project team

Brandi Scarber, team leader
Roya Burton
Kiara Carter
Imani Farmer
Shane Jones
Jerry Liu
Zach Swiecicki
Griffin Wasik

Jeremy Steele, faculty adviser

This project was reported during fall 2017 in the JRN 400: Spartan Digital Newsroom.

Sports and social issues

Name, image, and likeness brings questions of pay equity to college sports

The ever-shifting landscape of college football has meant head coaches must adapt constantly. Currently, coaches must not only recruit players based on the luster of their program but also through a name, image and likeness. 

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