Champions Way: Football, Florida, and the Lost Soul of College Sports

“Eye-opening and importanty honest reader will come away appalledand rightfully so.” - Kirkus (starred review)“McIntire effectively weaves together emails, police reports, court transcripts, and interviews with whistle-blowers and victims.He summarizes the history of college sports and the social and economic culture of football in American universities…convincingly arguing that these transgressions are widespread.” - Publishers Weekly“Relentlessly reported, Champions Way is a rich, powerful, and at times chilling page-turner. More than giving us an exposé, McIntire serves up a first-rate narrative that will forever change the way readers look at one of the top college football programs in America.” - Jeff Benedict, best-s

In Champions Way, New York Times investigative reporter Mike McIntire chronicles the rise of this growing scandal through the experience of the Florida State Seminoles, one of the most successful teams in NCAA history.A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his Times investigation of college sports, McIntire breaks new ground here, uncovering the workings of a system that enables athletes to violate academic standards and avoid criminal prosecution for actions ranging from shoplifting to drunk driving. More than pointing out flaws, McIntire examines their causes and offers hope to those who would reform college sports.. Illu

. Based in Danbury, Connecticut, Barry engineers and calls live webcasts of his son's ice hockey games. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2015 for his reporting on college sports. Since 2012, he has also hosted and produced ESPN's In the Gate podcast. Mike McIntire is an investigative reporter at the New York Times and teaches journalism at New York University. He lives in the New York City area.Barry Abrams has narrated and produced audiobooks for a varie