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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"College Football"”.
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College Football in Turmoil: How Violence, Virility and Social Darwinism Defined College Football, 1880-1915
… the reform movement within the United States on college football between 1880 and 1915. In response to industrialization and urbanization, reform advocates used sports and athletics to develop America’s youth. Concern mounted from critics that young boys were too physically weak and mentally …
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An Examination of Image Repair Discourse in College Football Controversies
… media coverage of controversies involving college football players at major universities. This thesis examines college football controversies at the University of Southern California, Ohio State University, and Florida State University through the lens of Benoit’s Image Repair Theory. …
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Political Football: Race,College Football, and a Decade to Desegregate
A study of the the era of segregated football at southern universities and the movement through the 1960s leading to the desegregation of the teams.
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An analysis of how messages about big-time college football reinforce power
College athletic departments are expanding a trend of hiring professional journalists to improve their content and grow their audiences. This positioning of the professional journalist in the arena he used to cover creates unique dynamics for the professional journalist, for the department, and for …
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Peak isokinetic torque of knee flexors and extensor muscles of college football players
… problem of the study addressed knee injuries in college football. Imbalance of the musculature surrounding the knee would predispose the athlete to knee injury. Recognition of those who have muscular deficiencies would be a primary way of preventing knee injuries. The focus of the study was to …
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Games That Will Pay: College Football and the Emergence of the Modern South
It is often said the college football in the South is a religion. While it may be hyperbole to equate college football with religion, a visit to a southern campus on game day affirms that football is an important aspect of southern society. How did this happen? In other words, how did college …
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Exploring the virtual communities of college football fans : the uses and gratifications of online message boards
… gratifications theory, this study examined how college football fans use online message boards, what their motivations are for using online message boards, and whether online message boards are complementing or displacing traditional media for them. A survey posted to four different …
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Changes in Body Composition, of College Football Players, Before and After a 14-week Competitive Football Season
… to track the changes in body composition of college football players before and after a 14-week competitive season while tracking diet changes. The first hypothesis of this study was that collegiate football players would decrease muscle mass and increase their body fat percentage from before …
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Injury prediction in Division I college football players using a modified lower extremity version of the FMS
… extremity injuries are prevalent in collegiate football. According to Rechel et al [3], a study that tracked collegiate football injuries from 1988-2004, 55.7% of injuries suffered during spring practice were lower extremity. The same study also found that 17.6% of all injuries suffered during …
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A Comparison of Enjoyment Levels between NCAA Division I, Division III, and NJCAA Division I College Football Players
… Division I, Division III, and NJCAA Division I college football players. A secondary purpose of this study was to examine any differences in enjoyment between college football players receiving athletic scholarships, and those who were not receiving scholarships. A third purpose of this study …
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TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE SAFETY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES COMPROMISED BY PLAYING GUARANTEE GAMES AGAINST SUPERIOR OPPONENTS?
Powerhouse college football teams have a history of scheduling lesser opponents to start a new season. The revenues generated in college football due to television and post-season bowl games have made these games more common. Universities competing at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) make up the …
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Faulkner And "The Football"
… with popular discourses surrounding collegiate football, and American sports more generally. Although Faulkner is often vieas a paragon of American high modernism, his development as a fiction writer during the "Gold Age of Sports" which spanned the 1920s fostered an attentiveness to popular …
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An American spectacle: college mascots and the performance of tradition
“An American Spectacle: College Mascots and the Performance of Tradition” seeks to understand how college football and its attendant events (termed here “An American Spectacle”) became a vehicle for cultural production by individuals and institutions in specifically raced, gendered, and classed …
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Exploring the Impact of Digital and Social Media on Recruiting Georgia High School Football Players by NCAA Division 1 Universities in Georgia
… integration has revolutionized the landscape of college football recruiting, offering innovative tools and strategies to enhance recruitment. Modern technology, including platforms such as X and Hudl, facilitates direct communication between high school athletes and college coaches. At the same …
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