Pay College Athletes
Topics: Education
Public Release Date: October 24, 2017
College sports is a big-money business, with football and basketball programs generating millions of dollars in revenue every year. While coaches and athletic directors in Division I programs routinely score seven-figure contracts, student-athletes are currently prohibited from sharing in the profits. Is it time to rewrite the rules in college sports and allow athletes their fair share of the profits? Or would providing monetary incentives — above and beyond existing scholarships and career supports — spoil the sport?
ARGUING YES:
Joe Nocera: Columnist, Bloomberg View & Co-Author, “Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA”
Andy Schwarz: Economist & Partner, OSKR
ARGUING NO:
Christine Brennan: Sports Columnist, USA Today
Len Elmore: Attorney & Former All-American Basketball Player
MODERATOR-IN-CHIEF:
John Donvan: Emmy award-winning journalist