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A court settlement that would require colleges – for the first time – to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports. Many schools ...
If athletes are deemed employees, Phillips believes universities can pay athletes in sports that make revenue (football and basketball) and then, to satisfy Title IX, would pay an “equivalent ...
College athletes can now make millions before ever going pro thanks to a set of NCAA rules loosening former restrictions on players profiting off NIL, which stands for name, image and likeness.
The NCAA and college sports leaders have been seeking help from Congress in the form of a federal law to regulate NIL compensation for several years, but there has been little movement on that front. More recently the emphasis from NCAA President Charlie Baker and others has shifted to trying to prevent college athletes from being deemed employees.
Due to the increasing popularity of college sports because of television and media coverage, some players on college sports teams are receiving compensation from sources other than the NCAA. [31] For instance, CBS paid around $800 million for broadcasting rights to a three-week 2014 men's basketball tournament. [ 31 ]
By not paying their athletes, colleges avoid paying workmen's-compensation benefits to the "hundreds" of college athletes incapacitated by injuries each year. [56] Furthermore, if an athlete receives a serious injury while on the field, the scholarship does not pay for the bill of the surgery.
The NCAA and major conferences, including the SEC and ACC, agreed to a settlement that would include almost $3 billion to current and former athletes.
Of the more than 100 faculty leaders at public colleges who responded to an online survey conducted by The Chronicle/HuffPost, a majority said they believe college sports benefit all university students. But they were divided about whether students should pay fees to support their college teams.