college sports, it seems that everybody gets paid except the athlete. The players provide the labor that produces winning teams, which in turn, generates heightened fan interest. As a result, football stadiums and basketball arenas are filled to capacity, translating into fatter operating budgets for the athletic powers. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), formed in 1905, set by laws requiring college student-athletes to be amateurs in order to be eligible for intercollegiate athletics…
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