A very interesting subject and article! I've never understood the finanical complexities of Amateur (College/University) sports. At a high level, it never made sense that "student athletes" got paid zero (except perhaps a scholarship, which can be taken away), when there is so much money being generated by their labor. I look forward to further updates on this subject! Thank you.
My concern with all this is if colleges are paying 60 guys $145k a piece, won’t they consider it a significant loss and then raise tuition and other costs for the non-student athletes, many of which can’t get full-ride scholarships to attend? I’d always understood that the revenue of the college athletics was supposed to help off-set some of the colleges’ expenses.
A very interesting subject and article! I've never understood the finanical complexities of Amateur (College/University) sports. At a high level, it never made sense that "student athletes" got paid zero (except perhaps a scholarship, which can be taken away), when there is so much money being generated by their labor. I look forward to further updates on this subject! Thank you.
Outstanding article. Well written, informative and to the point. Great information . Kudos to Andrew & Liz!
Interesting article. This took a lot of research, anxiously awaiting follow up.
My concern with all this is if colleges are paying 60 guys $145k a piece, won’t they consider it a significant loss and then raise tuition and other costs for the non-student athletes, many of which can’t get full-ride scholarships to attend? I’d always understood that the revenue of the college athletics was supposed to help off-set some of the colleges’ expenses.