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College Football Season Underway After Summer Of Scandals

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Supporters of Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer hold signs at a rally at Ohio State University on Aug. 6, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
Supporters of Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer hold signs at a rally at Ohio State University on Aug. 6, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

With the start of the college football season, the focus is turning to what happens on the field. But the summer months were filled with offseason scandals. A University of Maryland player died after collapsing at practice and the school has admitted mistakes were made in how his case was handled. Then Ohio State University suspended coach Urban Meyer for three games because of his handling of an assistant coach whose wife said he assaulted her.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with sports analyst and author John U. Bacon (@johnubacon).

This segment aired on September 3, 2018.

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