The massive profits of the NCAA and the incredible salaries of college athletics coaches begs the question, why are players not being paid? The issue has been long debated and even been brought to court. A 2014 court case known as the O'Bannon case ruled that the NCAA rule that athletes were not allowed to be paid violated anti-trust laws. This decision allowed universities to offer basketball and football players to trust funds that could be tapped into after graduation. This would give players the opportunity to share in the profits that they brought in. This ruling does not mandate that players could be paid, but it did make it a possibility.
Strauss, B. Tracy, M. (August 8, 2014). Nytimes.com. NCAA Must Allow Colleges to Pay Athletes Judge Rules. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/09/sports/federal-judge-rules-against-ncaa-in-obannon-case.html
How would this help resolve racism in sports?
ReplyDeleteI think that the possibility of student athletes to get paid after their university experience is concluded would be very appropriate. The massive profits from the NCAA that are generated from big schools and the hard work from these athletes are leaving the athletes unnoticed. This relates to sport because the sports of football and basketball that generate the largest profits are composed of a predominantly African-American athlete base. This might slightly help resolve some racial parameters within the NCAA, but it would help these athletes post-university and their communities.
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