DIGITAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST SOCIAL IMPACT BOOKThe studentathletes life practice gym weight room film review repeat. Simply put sports come first. Academics is a distant second. As the revenues generated by bigtime college sports continue to skyrocket virtually all of the debate involves whether and how much studentathletes should be paid for play. Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams Jr. argue that student has to come first in studentathlete the focus should be on prioritizing a meaningful education.In The Miseducation of the Student Athlete How to Fix College Sports Shropshire and Williams draw on new research to reveal that it has become increasingly difficult for college athletes to balance school and sports much less a social life leading to serious economic professional and emotional consequences for young people. Given that fewer than 2 of all college mens basketball and football players will play at the professional level the other 98 of studentathletes must be prepared to find and perform well in jobs outside of their respective field of play.In this bold call to action Shropshire and Williams explain how we got here and what can be done about it. They lay out The StudentAthlete Manifesto a roadmap to increase the likelihood that studentathletes can succeed both on and off the field. They also offer a Meaningful Degree Model which ensures education pays for everyone along with stories of success that show it is possible to be both a student and an athlete.A critical read for studentathletes sports leadership policy makers and anyone who loves college sports The Miseducation of the Student Athlete has the potential to disrupt college sport and create lasting change.