It's been a torturous summer for some of the nation's top college sports programs.
We've seen screaming headlines of a grading scandal at Auburn, the shocking arrests on murder charges of two former Montana State University athletes, and sharp scrutiny over so-called high-school-diploma mills that churn out would-be college athletes who lack the requisite academic credentials. Echoing among these stories is the Duke University lacrosse scandal, which continues to percolate in the national news media.