{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.023786249592701206, 'fraction_numerical': 0.0, 'mean_word_length': 4.972762645914397, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
From the Editors

Welcome to the second edition of the Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education. We had an overwhelming response to the first issue and have been suddenly and gladly inundated with requests for issues and submissions from all over the globe! During this same time, we have experienced transition and growing pains. James moved to Clemson University where he is experiencing the rigors of moving to a new place. Robin lost a graduate assistant, Jeremy Morris, who moved on to complete doctoral work in the great state of Texas. We will sorely miss Jeremy. However, the beauty of transition has afforded us the opportunity to work with a phenomenal Clemson doctoral student, our new Managing Editor, Jason Umfress. Overwhelmed with the number of submissions, Jason took the initiative to reorganize our process. Thank you Jason, for your assistance. You will hear from Jason immediately when submitting papers; however, should you need to speak with us directly, we are only an email or a phone call away. This issue is unique. It covers history, women’s issues, high school, and college athletic perspectives, and, critically, the many epistemological frameworks employed. While we have our own theoretical frameworks, journal work has certainly pushed us further in thinking about more diverse perspectives, theoretical, and conceptual frameworks. Although we cannot say we agree with all of the arguments presented in each of the papers, we agree that each argument is sound and grounded in good scholarly research. It is our sincere aspiration to present work that views sports and athletic participation through the multiple lenses of sociology, law, medicine, high school, collegiate, and business—multiple genres and diverse frameworks. Moreover, our desire is to reach all scholars, teachers, practitioners, and other professionals interested in all aspects of sports and education. The role of sports in education is consistently changing. Lately, the relationship of sports to the socio-cultural aspects of society has come under heavy examination. As editors, we take great pride in being an outlet for different types of educational discourse that brings diverse ways of conceptualizing issues pertaining to sports and education. This is exactly what you will find in the first article, “Win one for the Gipper.” Ron Flowers, a former coach, player, and now professor, reflects on the nature and role of athletics in education. In this article, he uses organizational theory and historical theoretical frameworks to assist us all in understanding why the role of athletics is sometimes seen to be at odds with the institutional mission and goals. In the second piece, we are asked an age-old question, but with a new twist. Brian Turner addresses how colleges affect student athletes. While we are quick to question or assume that colleges have effects on students, Turner asks, how is it different in its effects on athletes? We simply cannot assume that students who are athletes are experiencing college in the same ways as