High-quality sports facilities are an essential tool in recruiting top collegiate athletes and coaches. They enhance the school's competitiveness and enable expansion of the school's sports programs. In choosing schools, top athletes and coaches assess the quality of the stadium, playing fields, track and courts. But they also will be looking at…

Describes how, after hiring decisions that led to highly public embarrassments at several colleges, a wave of resume checking has put some coaches on the hot seat and a few others out of work. (EV)