I agree. Colleges make a fortune off of these players. College football is a very profitable money-making enterprise. The idea that the university is maintaining a football program as an amateur educational opportunity is laughable. Universities aren’t what they used to be — they are money-making machines, just like corporations. Treat them as such.
Actually. most college sports programs, to include football, are money losers. I haven’t kept track, but years ago, there were only three money makers. The numbers have increased, but the vast majority, to include many division one schools, don’t make money. At nearly every school, the football coach is the highest paid person on campus. Nearly every state has college teams where the coach makes significantly more than the governor. You can argue both ways on that one.