They can get summer jobs & often times very nicely paying ones for being who they are. Look around, college athletes aren't struggling to get by.
Great post, I agree! A lot of these kids are from poor families, and a couple hundred a month would make things nicer. A few will be millionaires, most will not. Universities rake in millions on football, the players should get at least a little of it.
If you're going to use the 'free education' line of reasoning, the regular students on scholarships and TOPS recipients shouldn't be allowed to work since student athletes aren't. I believe some academic schollys even come with a stipend. I agree with Stacey's post wholeheartedly.
That's not the point. The NCAA makes a ton of money off these kids & they don't see but a fraction of profits. Do you really know how much time these kids spend on football related stuff during the year? From practice to team meetings to position meeting to film study. These kids are professionals already. They spend as much time preparing as NFL players.
sure, michael clayton and some others probably did well with their summer jobs, but what about guys that play special teams, or even start but arent stars... how much can they work in the summer anyways, two a days, camps, they've got their hands full.
Student athletes are allowed to work. You just have to make the going rate for what you are doing. You aren't allowed to make 10 dollars more per hour than the guy next to you because you are a big name on campus that can bring kids into the store.
They get a free education, room & board, health care, clothes, and all the intangibles of being a student athlete like tutoring etc. They spend 20 hours a week on football - it's NCAA mandated that they can do no more. NFL players spend a lot more time than that. College athletes are not professionals - they are playing the game for the love of it, not because it's required. And they don't lose their scholarship after an injury like someone here said.
amen, most of the guys are in it for the EDUCATION. most of the guys couldn't get into LSU or any big school with grades. "Out of approximately one million high school varsity football players in the country, approximately 150 will make an NFL roster: 6,000 to 1 odds. " its all about that degree.
CParso, listen there are no free rides. Be real "NCAA mandated that they can do no more" just like summer workouts are voluntary as mandated by the NCAA. Also, healthcare is only a small part of their "ship". LSU pays what their insurance company doesn't. Clothes? Do you mean work-out shorts, warm-ups, or T-shirts? The NCAA won't even bye them a team jacket for travel. Tutoring? That's the only way they can keep up with school with all the time required for football.
my question to you is if this is such a big problem, why hasn't every disgruntled student athlete quit their respective sport? I mean if they hated all these practices and playing games for no money why even play?