Sports Economics

Winning Over Change: How Competition Forced Integration in College Football

CHARLOTTE, NC — In the years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, college football programs across the South began to slowly integrate. It’s a shift that’s often remembered as part of the country’s broader push toward equality — but on the field, the reasons weren’t always that simple. […]

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Hard Cap, Harder Climb: How State Taxes May Be Hurting NFL Teams

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y.—For decades, the NFL has promoted itself as a league built on parity, where every team operates under the same financial rules. But new research led by St. Bonaventure University (SBU) scholars suggests that geography – specifically state income taxes– may quietly tilt the competitive balance.

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