FSU Homecoming 2012: The Football Tradition

While you are enjoying campus events and welcoming alumni back to campus, take some time to learn about one of the most popular traditions associated with university homecomings: football.

We have provided a list of resources that Chesnutt offers either in our main books stacks or online as articles.

Books

1. The Business of Sports (GV716 .B89 2008)

2. Should College Athletes Be Paid? (GV350 .S36 2008) 

3. Rising to the Challenge, The Transition from College to Professional Football (GV 959 F57 2006)

4. Black College Football, 1892-1992  (GV 959.5 U6 H87 1993 - FSU Archives)

5. Play-by-Play, Radio, Televison, and Big-Time College Sport  (GV 742 .S64 2001)

6. Integrating the Gridiron (Electronic resource)

7. Football U, Spectator Sports in the life of the American University (GV 959.5 T66 2003)

8. College Football Stadiums (GV415 S76 2000)

9. Football and American Identity (GV 951 F25 2005)

10. Ethics and College Sports, Ethics, Sports and the University (GV 361 F64 2001)

11. College Football, History, Spectacle, Controversy (GV 950 W28 2000)

12. Bowled Over, Big-time College Football from the Sixties to the BCS era (GV 950 O7 2009)


 Articles

 Agyemang, Kwame; DeLorme, Joshua. “Examining the Dearth of Black Head Coaches

at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Level: A Critical Race Theory and Social Dominance Theory Analysis.” Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics 3 (2010): 35-52. SPORTDiscus. Web. 19 October 2012.

Aiello, Thomas. “The Heritage Fallacy: Race, Loyalty, and the First Grambling-Southern

Football Game.” History of Education Quarterly 50.4 (2010): 488-512. Education Research Complete. Web. 19 October 2012.

Benjamin, Ashley B. "College Athletics: Reconnecting Academic Values In College Athletics." Phi Kappa Phi Forum 84.4 (2004): 10-11. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Boyd, John Percy. "The Affirmative Action Athlete Dilemma." Black Scholar 33.3/4 (2003): 26-28. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Emerson, John, Rachelle L. Brooks, and Elaine Croft McKenzie. "College Athletics And Student Achievement: The Evidence At Small Colleges." New Directions For Institutional Research 2009.144 (2009): 65-76. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Fisher, Brian. "Athletics Success And Institutional Rankings." New Directions For Higher Education 148 (2009): 45-53. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Gayles, Joy Gaston, Alyssa Bryant Rockenbach, and Heather A. Davis. "Civic Responsibility

And The Student Athlete: Validating A New Conceptual Model." Journal Of Higher Education 83.4 (2012): 535-557. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Harrison, C. Keith. "Athleticated" Versus Educated: A Qualitative Investigation Of Campus Perceptions, Recruiting And African American Male Student-Athletes." Challenge (1077193X) 14.1 (2008): 39-60. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Harrison, C. Keith, Eddie Comeaux, and Michelle Plecha. "Faculty And Male Football And Basketball Players On University Campuses: An Empirical Investigation Of The "Intellectual" As Mentor To The Student Athlete." Research Quarterly For Exercise & Sport 77.2 (2006): 277-284. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Jesse J. Watson, et al. "Identifying New Sources Of african American Male Pre-Service Teachers: Creating A Path From Student-Athlete To Student-Teacher." Journal Of Negro Education 80.3 (2011): 384-397. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Knorr, John. "Athletics On Campus: Refocusing On Academic Outcomes." Phi Kappa Phi Forum 84.4 (2004): 11-12. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Koch, James V. "Intercollegiate Athletics: An Economic Explanation." Social Science Quarterly (University Of Texas Press) 64.2 (1983): 360-374. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Lawrence, Janet, Molly Ott, and Lori Hendricks. "Athletics Reform And Faculty Perceptions." New Directions For Higher Education 148 (2009): 73-81. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Lawrence, Janet H. "Faculty Perceptions Of Intercollegiate Athletics." New Directions For Institutional Research 2009.144 (2009): 103-112. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

"Marketing Of Black College Sports." Journal Of Sport Management 16.3 (2002): 249. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Matthews, Frank J. "Black Men On Campus And On The Field." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 24.20 (2007): 44. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Matthews, Frank J. "HBCU Football Teams Get A Shot At Big Paydays, National Exposure." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 24.18 (2007): 19-20. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Mueller, Alan C. R. "Campus Commons: The Forty-Eight-Hour Rule: Emotional Engagement And The Student Athlete." About Campus 13.6 (2009): 30-32. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Quarterman, Jerome. "Characteristics Of Athletic Directors Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities." Journal Of Sport Management 6.1 (1992): 52-63. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Smart, Dennis L., and Richard A. Wolfe. "Examining Sustainable Competitive Advantage In Intercollegiate Athletics: A Resource-Based View." Journal Of Sport Management 14.2 (2000): 133. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Spigner, Clarence. "African American Student-Athletes: Academic Support Or Institutionalized Racism?." Education 114.1 (1993): 144. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Steinfeldt, Jesse A.; Reed, Courtney; Steinfeldt, M. Clint. “Racial and Athletic Identity of

African American Football Players at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly White Institutions.”Journal of Black Psychology 36.1 (2010): 3-24. Sage Journals. Web. 17 October 2012.

Steve, Wieberg. "Minority QBs make gains as starters." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

Suggs, Welch. "Old Challenges And New Opportunities For Studying The Financial Aspects Of Intercollegiate Athletics." New Directions For Higher Education 148 (2009): 11-22. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.

 

 

(Bibliographic information compiled by LaTasha R. Jones, October 2012)