The case centers on the issue of paying student athletes. This is obviously an issue that has been prevalent for a long time. It’s even more so now because of TV deals. The argument is that the players are basically signing on to the stipulations of the universities profiting off athletic ability. However this violates antitrust laws.
The compliant said that the NCAA makes billions off the hard labor of college football and basketball players who perform “services” for the University. The notion that players are exploited has been well documented. Only a slim percentage of college athletes actually are worth what colleges provide for them.
Possible Stories:
- At what point are college athletes worth more than the benefits they receive from scholarships? How many athletes actually reach this threshold?
- How do non-revenue producing athletes feel about this issue?
- If more athletes attempted to unionize, how would they go about doing it differently than the Northwestern football players did?
- If college athletes got paid, how does this change the integrity of collegiate sports?