For nearly 40 years, the University of Tennessee’s Lady Vols were a role model for college athletics — everybody’s favorite example of what is possible when a major university devotes major resources to women’s sports. No one embodied that promise more than Pat Summitt, the legendary basketball coach who helped elevate UT’s entire
Personnel Fouls: Sex Discrimination Suits Shake Tennessee Athletics
Women’s college sports often receive less resources, funding and attention, with a low number of female coaches.