Dr. Silva writes about violence, injuries in college football

In the aftermath of a violent brawl in a college football game and the death of a player from injuries suffered in another, Dr. Derek Silva, Associate Professor of Sociology, has co-written several articles about the human cost of the sport. 

• The Los Angeles Times: Opinion: The hypocrisy of shaming college football player brawls
• The Guardian: A player's foreseeable death raises existential questions for college football
• The Chronicle of Higher Education: Colleges are abusing injured football players