[rollo tomasi]

"Why should athletes have to forgo scholarships for getting outside jobs?"

You are selling an image/expectations through the resources provided by the college itself. If anything, the college should get a huge chunk of the endorsement (So I will keep that on the table).

Students who work are just getting by through their employer. For instance, the waitress working a Florida Ale House who goes to Clemson sure as heck is not a continuum through the vehicle of Clemson at the Ale House. However, Lawrence doing an Ale House commercial would likely be wearing pads, #16, OR a Clemson jersey as he is blasted all over the country.

[discostu]

The next sentence is VERY important:
Students in on academic scholarships can get outside jobs and keep their scholarships.

Athletic scholarships and academic scholarships should be THE SAME.

The university makes all the money from ticket and merch sales. They don’t need the endorsement money athletes could get. Your jersey scenario runs under a different set of rules, one that actually DOES result in the university getting money (can’t use somebody’s logo in an ad without permission, and permission is usually granted at a price. But it’s very easy for Lawrence to do an ad without jersey (look at most ads featuring athletes now). University should get none of that. AND Lawrence should be allowed to do it.