My Case

Cheslock and Knight describe a pattern of economic imbalance present in a number of athletic programs at universities. Such universities seem to directly prove my belief that college athletics do not actually produce significant revenue. Dowling also provides a description of New Mexico State, which struggled with both academic decline and athletics related legal scandals.
Finally, while I was not able to find many scholarly articles on the topic, the article by Lavigne describes cases like Chris Rainey’s where athletes were able to escape crime charges. I was also able to find an article in the Sociology of Sports Journal which claims that athletes are less likely to be convicted of sexual assault.  I will attempt to find more article supporting this idea.

Cheslock, John J., and David B. Knight. "Diverging Revenues, Cascading Expenditures, And Ensuing Subsidies: The Unbalanced And Growing Financial Strain Of Intercollegiate Dowling, William C. Confessions of a Spoilsport: My Life and Hard times Fighting Sports Corruption at an Old Eastern University. University Park: Pennsylvania State UP, 2007. Print.

Lavigne, Paula. "Lawyers, Status, Public Backlash Aid College Athletes Accused of Crimes." ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, 15 June 2015. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

WOLVERTON, BRAD. "NCAA Says It's Investigating Academic Fraud At 20 Colleges." Chronicle Of Higher Education 61.20 (2015): A13. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.

Benedict, Jeffrey, and Alan Klein. "Arrest And Conviction Rates For Athletes Accused Of Sexual Assault." Sociology Of Sport Journal 14.1 (1997): 86-94. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.