Paying student-athletes
On October 29th, the NCAA announced that student-athletes will be allowed to profit off their name, image and likeliness, a change that will shake up college athletics. In the past, student-athletes were not allowed to receive any compensation of any kind. There has been lots of debate and opposition over this rule, especially lately. In September, California passed a law that will allow student-athletes to receive compensation beginning in 2023 and many other states have followed their lead. Many believe this is what caused the NCAA to change its position and in an announcement last month (to see the announcement, CLICK HERE). An article from CNBC has many key points from the announcement and also lays out what must happen before the student-athletes can be paid (CLICK HERE to read the article).
The new rule has not yet taken effect, and recently two high profile college student-athletes were affected by the current rules. It was reported that football player Chase Young of Ohio State was suspended and is being investigated by the NCAA for receiving compensation that is not allowed by rule (read what happened HERE. James Wiseman, a basketball player at Memphis, was deemed ineligible by the NCAA on Friday November 8th for receiving help from a school booster (to read what happened, CLICK HERE. Both players have been projected to be the number one pick in their respective sports by many analysts, but are now both in jeopardy of being unable to play the rest of the season. There has been outrage among many people who think the NCAA is not trying to help the student-athletes, as these cases are proof. The hope for the critics is that the new rules the NCAA will pass will prevent situations like these in the future.
What do you think, should the NCAA pass new rules to prevent situations like these? Should the Chase Young and James Wiseman be punished for what they received? Should student-athletes be paid at all?
The new rule has not yet taken effect, and recently two high profile college student-athletes were affected by the current rules. It was reported that football player Chase Young of Ohio State was suspended and is being investigated by the NCAA for receiving compensation that is not allowed by rule (read what happened HERE. James Wiseman, a basketball player at Memphis, was deemed ineligible by the NCAA on Friday November 8th for receiving help from a school booster (to read what happened, CLICK HERE. Both players have been projected to be the number one pick in their respective sports by many analysts, but are now both in jeopardy of being unable to play the rest of the season. There has been outrage among many people who think the NCAA is not trying to help the student-athletes, as these cases are proof. The hope for the critics is that the new rules the NCAA will pass will prevent situations like these in the future.
What do you think, should the NCAA pass new rules to prevent situations like these? Should the Chase Young and James Wiseman be punished for what they received? Should student-athletes be paid at all?
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