National Collegiate Athletic Association

The college profits in view of the competitors. Previous Texas A& M Quaterback Johnny Manziel For instance there was a case amid his opportunity at Texas A&M where he was suspended ( for a half against a second rate opponent ) for purportedly offering merchindise with his signature on it. As indicated by NCAA standing rule 12.5.2.1, players are prohibited from allowing "the utilization of his or her name or picture to publicize, suggest or advance specifically the deal or utilization of a…

Throughout the entire BCS era the NCAA has had a set conduct that athletic programs and their student athletes have been required to follow. Among many challenges the NCAA faces is exacting appropriate punishment when individuals associated with a sports program violates NCAA rules. Oftentimes, punishment extends beyond the individual associated with the violation and impacts entire teams. Such examples include the famous “death penalty” SMU suffered in 1987, being ineligible for bowl play like…

Only few college sports bring in an ample amount of money this year; football and basketball provide the largest intake of money for the NCAA. Sadly, less popular sports like track, golf, bowling, etc. has a very low intake of money each year. Critics could state that the NCAA could choose to only fund the money making sports. The problem with this consumption is that not all athletes will be paid, which will lead to lawsuits. There are an abundance of negative reasons that college student…

agreement to have an agent market the player’s athletic ability or reputation in that sport.” [source citation] College athletes had title taken away for taking anything from anyone. However, people of the opposing viewpoint argue student athletes receive scholarships, which can value anywhere from $100,000 to $200,000 for four years and is more than enough money to take care of them until they are out of school. “Mark Murphy, Director of Athletics at Northwestern University, who participated…

normal student’s face these same issues, being involved in on campus clubs and other ordeals those normal students face no one truly has a lot of time to get a job. Athletes have built in connections that non-athletes do not have, so being on an athletic team is by far more advantageous then simply being a student. So why should student athletes be the only students benefitting monetarily for their hard work (College Athletes). No one is enslaving nor, “forcing these athlete-students to play…

due to former players realizing the NCAA unfair rules and guidelines, and it needs to be changed drastically. Two students on the Northwestern football team created a petition to be able to unionize and be compensated for their play, however, the National Labor Relation Board declined to give jurisdiction in the athletes’ case (Strauss) (this is another work from the same author). Although the board denied compensation for athletes, their reasoning was that college athletes are students first.…

Universities need the athletic program just as much as athletes need the athletic program. Although colleges benefit more from the relationship, the only route for athletes is through the university. By having college sports, a university is able to market the athletic department as a reason to come as well as a make a profit from the department. On the other hand, athletes have the chance to study and broaden their knowledge; practice and play against the best athletes; access to the best…

tons of opinions about it, and a lot of them differ. The question is, “Should collegiate athletes be paid?” That is a pretty simple question, but that is where the chaos starts. Although some people believe college athletes should be paid, the truth is that getting an education and getting paid while doing it just do not go together. College is for learning and getting an education. Getting paid for being a collegiate athlete should not even be considered.…

In college athletics, the exploitation of athletes is a common occurrence among larger division 1 athletic schools, specifically in basketball and football. In many cases the college is the main source of exploitation, but do the athletes take advantage of cases such as this? Some believe that college athletes deserve some form of compensation in return for their exposure for their colleges financial successes whether in the form of jersey sales, luring spectator’s into the stands or whatever…

Do you believe that playing football can help you succeed in school? Have you ever thought about disagreeing because schools overlooked non-academic interests? In the article, “Hidden Intellectualism,” Gerald Graff argued that schools ignore street smarts. He said that book smarts do not have non-academic interests. He used his background with street smarts to support his argument by explaining why sports was his favorite interest instead of reading academic books. Graff’s argument is reasonable…