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Understanding College Athletics Carol K. Armbruster She also gives a nuancedThe business and politics behind campus sports. In many states, the highest paid public employee is not a governor or a university president, but a football coach. Yet most senior campus leaders rise through academic or administrative pathways that leave them with little preparation for overseeing athletics. In Understanding College Athletics, Karen Weaver offers a clear, practical account of how intercollegiate athletics functions as a complex