Deviance in sports is running rampant. From on and off the field violence, to illegal recruiting, to illegal activities athletes are engaged in, college sports are getting out of control. Recently, athletes such as Reggie Bush, LeGarrette Blount, and Jeremiah Masoli have been exploited by the media due to there illegal and deviant activities both on and off the field. Also, this past off season stirred up an illegal agent party allegation. All of these are giving college sports a negative light on each. (Coakley, 2009) 
The most recent scandal is Auburn's Cam Newton accepting illegal funds and being illegally recruited in getting him to play for the Tigers. Cam and his father are accused of telling Mississippi State that it would take money for Cam to play for the Bulldogs. "He said it would take some cash to get Cam," Bond said. "I called our athletic director, Greg Byrne, and he took it from there. That was pretty much it." Also, while at Florida Cam was accused of cheating on tests and stealing some one's laptop(Ruben , 2010) .
Cam left Florida to go to a junior college in Texas called Blinn College. While at Blinn, Cam is reported to telling the Bulldogs that multiple schools have offered him $200,000 to attend their school, but since he had such an interest in Auburn that he would sign for $180,000. Cam, his family, and Auburn deny these accusations. "I'm just trying to protect my son's interests, because he's fought very hard to get back where he is," Cecil Newton said. "It's a hell of a fight when people give up on you and think they'll never see you or hear from you again." Currently, Cam Newton is the starting quarterback for the #1 Auburn Tigers and is the leading candidate for the Heisman trophy. The downfall of these accusations is that they may negatively affect Cam's status in the Heisman committee's views. This will more than likely hold true after the recent finding and stripping of former Heisman trophy winner, Reggie Bush. Auburn coach Gene Chizik reiterated that during his Tiger Talk radio show Thursday night. "Unfortunately, I can't comment on it," Chizik said. "But here's what I can and I will this say very loud and very clear: Cameron Newton is eligible at Auburn University, period. End of story.'' (Forde, Low, & Schlabach, 2010)
Illegal recruiting and accepting of illegal funds from universities and boosters is become more and more present in college athletics. This brings up a related topic on whether college athletes should be paid to play or if the rules should be enforced stricter. The outcome of this accusation may heavily influence which way the NCAA goes with this delicate situation. Illegal recruiting/paying to play cannot be swept under the rug any more and a concrete decision needs to be made.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5765214
Ruben , H. (2010). Cam newton and today's college football: pay to play or penalize? . Bleacher Report, Retrieved from http://bleacherreport.com/articles/520752-todays-college-football-pay-to-play-or-penalize
Forde, P, Low, C, & Schlabach, M. (2010). Cash sought for cam newton. ESPN News, Retrieved from http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5765214
Coakley, J. (2009). Sports in society. New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
Corporations and other companies use sport for a huge advertisement scheme. Pervasive national marketing and exposure tends to make the pinnacle of any sport top heavy. Media focus on big league baseball provides more dollars to the top while robbing farm leagues of viewers and attendees. In baseball Double 'A' games go unattended while potential fans watch the Yankees on TV (Jim, 2009). Companies use sport as a huge marketing tool. At the half time of the Super Bowl, is where a lot of major companies put advertisements, such as Doritios, and Pepsi. Segments sell out quickly for this for the fact of media exposure. Millions of people follow what their favorite athlete does, which they see on t.v., newspapers, magazines, or other forms of media. The influence is HUGE. 
Quinnipiac University tried to reach compliance with Title IX by dropping its' womens' volleyball team and adding competetive cheerleading to its sports teams. Members of the volleyball team filed a lawsuit against the school stating this made them not compliant with Title IX. In July 2010, U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill ruled that competitive is not an official sport for schools looking for ways to meet Title IX gender-equity requirements. Underhill gave Quinnipiac 60days to come up with a plan to keep the volleyball team and comply with gender rules. While counting roster sizes, Quinnipiac would count each member of the cross-country, and indoor, outdoor track teams which in some cases had female athletes that participated in all three sports being counted multiple times. Underhill ruled that these female runners may only be counted once(Cloutier, 2010).
“This victory gives force to the law that has opened doors for women over the last 30 years,” said Andrew Schneider, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut. “Today’s ruling requires QU to stop playing games with the important principle of equal opportunity for women.”(Cloutier, 2010). This case will serve as a guideline for schools across the nation to use and possible model with lawsuits of universities not complying with Title IX requirements. Over the past 8 years, there have been 50 cases dealing with Title IX compliance(Lopiano, 2005). This number will continue to grow to enforce equity between men and women athletics.
