Big Time Losers examines the price colleges and athletes pay when sports become big business.  

Told through the stories of six athletes, the film examines the impact of sports on academics at elite schools and at big-time state universities where football and basketball traditions run deep.


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Do you want the story behind the scenes? To hear more in-depth interviews? The Big Time Losers podcasts give you the viewpoints and perspectives that you don't hear in the film.

Latest podcast: Everbody's Doing It
Lute Olson, University of Arizona men's basketball coach, talks about the educational aspects of college sports and why basketball and football in particular are critical to the university and all other college sports.

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Did you know that corporate sponsorhip brings some universities almost $4 million per home game? Or that top-level football coaches earn on average $1 million and basketball coaches make $1.2 million? But only half of all football players and nearly two-thirds of men's basketball players fail to graduate?kneeling football player

Not everyone comes out a winner when big business and college sports combine. Visit the Beyond the Film section to learn the facts and go deeper into the world of big time college sports.

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Big Time Losers was made possible by the generous support of The Lumina Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and The Annenberg Foundation.

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