Nonsense. That is true of high profile sports at high profile schools but that overwhelming majority of student athletes: qualify for that school, graduate, remain largely anonymous. The proposed changes that the players are asking for, however, will mean an end to this. Schools will only be able to afford a couple of sports and will simply drop the rest.
It’s not nonsense. Most of the “student—athletes” playing football or basketball in big-time conferences wouldn’t be enrolled in major colleges or universities without a lot of special treatment and exceptions to get them enrolled.
They then get plugged into easy majors — sociology, urban studies, etc. — and easy classes just to keep them eligible. The schools don’t want to look bad so they do help the “student-athlete” get a piece of paper they call a degree.
And if schools cannot afford all these programs, maybe they should start dropping some.