College Football's Future, Judo At A Japanese Internment Camp, Urban Meyer

Despite growing evidence about the dangers of football, the number of colleges offering the sport isn't shrinking. In fact, it's growing. This week on Only A Game, we look at the morality of college football and the future of the sport. Plus, the story of an LAPD sergeant who brought LA kids to a Japanese internment camp during World War II for judo tournaments. Also, the latest on the scandal at Ohio State. Join us!

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Jack Sergel was an LAPD officer in the 1940s. He also brought white students and Japanese internees together at an internment camp for judo tournaments.