why are athletics a matter of our education system? Why part of universities? Because in the 18th and 19th centuries a sound body was thought to be as importan

why are athletics a matter of our education system? Why part of universities? Because in the 18th and 19th centuries a sound body was thought to be as important to a sound mind as a thorough knowledge of the great Western philosophers. Why did it end up in the spectacle we know today as college football and NCAA and so on? Because Princeton being Princeton, cheated at rugby.