NCAA president: Instilling sportsmanship rests with schools

OSWEGO, N.Y. — In the wake of two on-field college football brawls a week ago, the president of the NCAA said the responsibility of preventing future outbreaks and instilling a real sense of sportsmanship rests with individual institutions. “It’s disappointing to see violence in college football games,” Dr. Myles Brand said last Friday during a panel discussion at the State University of New York at Oswego on the impact of media on sports in the United States. “We’re seeing among players, and even in some fans’ behavior, some unacceptable levels of violence and disruption,” Brand said. “Does it surprise me? It’s always unfortunate when it happens. In some ways, it’s not new. We all hoped it would go away, and we all hope we can get on the front end and work with the student-athletes and others very early on so we don’t wind up in these situations.”