Gayles, Joy GastonBlack, Wayne L.Ofoegbu, Ezinne D.Harry, DionCooper, Joseph N.2025-02-212025-02-212022Gayles, J. G., Black, W. L., Ofoegbu, E. D., Harry, D. (2022) The time is now: Restructuring intercollegiate athletic governance through an anti-racist and equitable lens. Anti-Racism in Sport Organizations.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/345855This chapter discusses race, athletic capitalism, and governance issues in college sports. We begin with an overview of the historical evolution of intercollegiate athletics and the creation of structures rooted in racism and anti-Blackness. Then, using these critical lenses, we also discuss current manifestations of racism and anti-Blackness and the negative impact on the college athlete experience. Finally, we conclude the chapter by offering recommendations for reforming and restructuring governance and control of college sports rooted in humanizing values.application/pdfThis material has been previously published. In the Oklahoma State University Library's institutional repository this version is made available through the open access principles and the terms of agreement/consent between the author(s) and the publisher. The permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of the material falls under fair use for educational, scholarship, and research purposes. Contact Digital Resources and Discovery Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for further information.Book chapterathletic governanceintercollegiate athleticsanti-racismequityNCAAORCID: 0000-0002-7386-1392 (Harry, Dion)