Well my dude, I have some bad news for you, because these athletes are already receiving stipends outside of benefits from the school called a stipend...
If you’re an 18 year old 5* football player where can you play other than college football?
BTW Tennessee could pay all their athletes and break even and continue to provide the service. Most power 5 programs could btw. So that argument isn’t true.
My son played college football. I don’t know much about it but I know what they get.
Free: tuition, housing, meals and other food, healthcare, clothing and shoes, gym memberships, cash monthly, cash for every away game, trips (not including away games) and even more free stuff.
The NCAA created their amateurism rules. Those rules included all of those things mentioned......and still labeled the student athletes as amateurs.
Read my post. The professional systems should allow anyone.........anyone the opportunity to enter their system.
I have a problem because when this is changed many student athletes and many programs will get screwed.
An FBS football team will have around 100 players. All of those players will contribute to the program and the NCAA making money. However when this is changed only a minute portion of the team will be compensated (under the new system). Those who would now receive more compensation should simply be allowed to play professional.
If the schools and ncaa could provide the $ for everyone then i would be for it......they can’t and won’t, and I’m not for it.
All of the athletes work, all of them provide for the team and program yet most will never see a dime.
Why do this when there are already many professional systems in place.