The University of Illinois now faces allegations of abusive behavior and medical mistreatment against coaches and staff in two sports on the Urbana campus.
It's too early to know exactly what happened in either case. But, the allegations have raised questions about the culture around major conference athletics.
One women's basketball coach left his job this week, though a statement from the U of I says an investigation showed no rules were violated and no laws were broken.
Another investigation, this one by an outside firm, continues into claims made by a former football player that he was pressured to play while injured and misled about the extent of his injuries.
Murray Sperber teaches in the Cultural Studies of Sport in Education program at U-C Berkley. He tells Illinois Public Media's Scott Cameron that university's have a responsibility to create a culture of respect for student athletes and that many things have changed in college sports since the Bobby Knight days of choking players and throwing chairs.
Murray Sperber's most recent book is titled, Beer & Circus: How Big-Time College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education.