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College Football: Pay the Players, General Studies Degrees Aren’t Enough

Article By on 3rd July, 2010

... chance for a free college degree, have in common with a professor, who's guaranteed a spot on the football roster, in lieu of a salary?

Chances are they'd both fail to maximize the offer presented.

Unless the professor is 6'6", 280 lbs, and runs a 4.6 forty, he'll probably never see the playing field.

The football player's odds are better, but many will never earn a degree, and if they do, many degrees will be in something called General Studies.

It's bad enough that our colleges get away with running a business—shouldn't they have to pay their employees (the players)?

I recently wrote an article about FBS college football players organizing their own players' union, like those of professional athletes. ...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - College Football




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