The Current System of Collegiate Athletics and the NCAA

The current system of collegiate athletics and the NCAA Meggyesy, David. Athletes In Big-time College Sport. society 37.3 (2000): 24-28. Print. The NCAA has become a revenue generator as college athletics have become a multi-billion dollar sports entertainment enterprise. The most prominent contradiction with the NCAA is that amateur rules are applied to the athletes, while the rules of the market apply to the university’s athletic departments. By classifying athletes as â€Å"amateur student athletes† the college athlete labor market does not fall under federal or state antitrust laws or state workers compensation laws. The NCAA member schools are allowed to set the wage for the student athlete and not give benefits to players who suffer injury. Due to the rewards being bestowed onto the NCAA member schools and not the student athletes who produce the product, this system can be described as exploitative. The student athlete receives an athletic scholarship with the intention that student athletes will receive a quality education for four years of athletic service. Though, the low graduation rates among the main revenue sports show that the university does not live up to end its end of the deal. Due to the rising tide of student athlete protests, the NCAA instituted Prop. 48, which changed the four year athletic scholarship to a one year renewable grant. This allowed the athletic departments and head coaches the ability to control a misbehaving player by terminating theirShow MoreRelatedOpinion Of Non-College Athletic Association821 Words   |  4 PagesOpinion: Non-College Athletic Association: Removing the C from the NCAA Intro In 2012, former Ohio State Buckeye and now current LA Rams quarterback, Cardale Jones, sent the college sports world a buzz with his infamous we came here to play FOOTBALL, we aint come to play SCHOOL tweet. 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