But he can well afford tattoos, iPod, cell phone, etc.
Any college athlete that claims he goes to bed hungry is as blatant a liar as that guy who claimed , "If you like your plan, you can keep your plan."
Most are really not students anyway, just take away the college association and make them paid minor league players.
I don't think it makes sense to allow college athletes to earn money from commercial endorsements while prohibiting them from getting paid by the school. You'll just end up with athletes getting paid exorbitant endorsement fees from alumni and booster, right?
If the NCAA really wants to clean up the sport and maintain the integrity of amateur athletics, I've got a better idea: maintain true amateur status for college athletic programs, not just college athletes. Just as the NCAA doesn't allow college athletes to earn money playing sports, just make it illegal for colleges to earn money running sports programs. Turn all the sports teams into "clubs" that have no formal affiliation with the schools, and see what happens. I give it 48 hours before the NCAA disappears in its current form, and minor league football and basketball leagues are created overnight.
Let them ........
(1) Get into college on their own merit.
(2) There is enough grant and loan money for anyone to go where they want. They can walk on and earn their scholarship.
(3) If a lot of these young athletes thought they had to get into college like non-athletes, they may try a little harder in class.
Over half the “student”-athletes in college now couldn’t get into their schools now without bending the rules for them.
If they want to play in college, make them earn it on the academic side too. Do that first and then earn a scholarship once accepted.
But he can well afford tattoos, iPod, cell phone, etc.
Any college athlete that claims he goes to bed hungry is as blatant a liar as that guy who claimed , "If you like your plan, you can keep your plan."