[cdbull23]

You've got that right. The way I see it, the majority of college football players (at least in the major football programs) aren't students who have the chance to play football -- they're football players who have the chance to go to school.

For some, that privilege is obsolete since they'll be making millions in the future anyways. Many others take advantage of that privilege and earn degrees. And others, well, don't.

[Ditto]

For some, that privilege is obsolete since they'll be making millions in the future anyways. Many others take advantage of that privilege and earn degrees. And others, well, don't.

That wouldn't change if they were paid by the school. Like any other school employee, they would be eligible to take cources at no charege if they chose to. Those who wanted the education could still get it, and those with no interest in education wouldn't waste everyones time going through the motions.