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Signage at the headquarters of the NCAA is viewed in Indianapolis, March 12, 2020. | Michael Conroy, Associated Press
College athletes will finally get their due.
It’s comeuppance time.
College sports were sorely impacted by greed when schools started paying coaches millions and a money chase ensued, and now it has from the other end, the players.
Things will never be the same.
It’s too late for stars like Utah’s Andre Miller and BYU’s Jimmer Fredette to get theirs, but future players will realize compensation for their efforts.
If you thought college sports were confusing today with the transfer portal, just wait a few months. Finding NIL money is already a huge hurdle for college programs when putting together rosters. If the proposal is finalized, college athletes can be paid directly by the institutions, and that will force schools to dig down deep. Too bad they can’t just print money like the government does.
The five power conferences just signed on to accept a multi-billion dollar settlement in antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA, which would lead to paying college athletes directly and dealing out backpay to athletes as far back as 2016. It will also likely lead to doing away with scholarship limits, which will be converted to restrictions on how many athletes can be on a roster. That could mean the end to athletes who walk on.
Confusing?
Yes, but better words would be messy or muddied.
Still, it is a step in the right direction, albeit with stark craziness.
The NCAA and these conferences are settling to avoid paying even more for breaking antitrust laws. Now they have to find a way to not break any laws at all.
A structure or framework for governance has yet to be created.
One way to accept and understand it all is to realize a new model is needed for college sports amateurism. The time has come because there is so much money involved.
“It’s going to pose a real challenge to universities, maybe not the Ohio States or Alabamas but it will impact the rest,” said…
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