Sara Clark
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Oh really? Do other UT employees have to attend classes?They still have to get into college. Academics will matter as much or as little as it matters now.
Were you a full-time university employee? Doubtful. Work-study is not usually full-time.This doesn’t have to be like a random person taking a job at UT.
Lots of students do work programs - work at the bookstore, library, administration, etc.
When I was in school I worked afternoons in the IT and AV group and was a student employee that was paid by the university.
This would look the same but with a bigger paycheck.
It’s really not that complicated.
Why would the distinction matter? There are already limits to the time an athlete can spend on team activities, just as there are for student work programs.Were you a full-time university employee? Doubtful. Work-study is not usually full-time.
I'd assume, if they're going to pay athletes, they'll want them working their job full-time.
If you filled out a FAFSA form, for Federal Work -Study, it's a sure bet many of these guys will make too much money to qualify.This doesn’t have to be like a random person taking a job at UT.
Lots of students do work programs - work at the bookstore, library, administration, etc.
When I was in school I worked afternoons in the IT and AV group and was a student employee that was paid by the university.
This would look the same but with a bigger paycheck.
It’s really not that complicated.
Those requirements likely become moot if you're paying players. Because of the disparity of salaries, they'll not be hourly employees, I'd bet.Why would the distinction matter? There are already limits to the time an athlete can spend on team activities, just as there are for student work programs.
The student work model is just one example. PhD students work in labs and receive a stipend. They often work way more than full time. They also have to be students. They can be independently wealthy and still receive a stipend and still be required to do the coursework.Those requirements likely become moot if you're paying players. Because of the disparity of salaries, they'll not be hourly employees, I'd bet.
The NCAA or SECB1GAA is not going to look to get sued.
WHY would someone with a job let themselves be FORCED by their employer to go to school and study something other than their chosen field, which is sports?
Would you let your employer tell you: you have to go to school and study history or something, even though we pay you to be an accountant?
Yes. IN THEIR FIELD OF STUDY!The student work model is just one example. PhD students work in labs and receive a stipend. They often work way more than full time. They also have to be students. They can be independently wealthy and still receive a stipend and still be required to do the coursework.
There are plenty of ways to pay students.
The next domino to fall will be academic requirements. They will no longer be "student" athletes.
No it won’t. Nobody is forcing anybody to do anything. My wife had a job in a lab but was an English major. No fafsa or restrictions.Yes. IN THEIR FIELD OF STUDY!
If you think it's okay to employ someone full-time AND force them to study in an entirely different area of work, why?
The notion of trying to keep these players as students erodes VERY QUICKLY after you employ them as athletes. If not immediately, as soon as they unionize and start collective bargaining.
Paying them directly will really put the "student" part of the equation in legal jeopardy.
This may not make NIL go away, but NIL will go away or something else w9ll replace it in the near future. Then the "paid Athlete" will take over and who knows what will happen then.But this will not make NIL go away, or otherwise change much about recruiting. NFL players have no limits on endorsements and neither will college or high school athletes.
Yeah, I mean collectives may go away, but NIL as an idea will not. NIL is just being paid for use of your name, image, or likeness. So endorsements, royalties, etcThis may not make NIL go away, but NIL will go away or something else w9ll replace it in the near future. Then the "paid Athlete" will take over and who knows what will happen then.