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Student Athlete’s Receive compensation. By Eric Toepfer. NCAA’s Profit. NCAA is a multi-billion dollar industry. Top Universities Total Revenue. - $ 123,769,841/ year - $120,288,370/ year - $115,737,022/year. Question.
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Student Athlete’s Receive compensation By Eric Toepfer
NCAA’s Profit • NCAA is a multi-billion dollar industry
Top Universities Total Revenue - $123,769,841/year - $120,288,370/year - $115,737,022/year
Question • Why should the NCAA be able to profit off of student athletes on field performance?
WalMart Overseas factory workers get paid 41 cents/hour NCAA does not pay their workers (student-athletes)
College Scholarship • Consists of: • 1) Free tuition • 2) Free room and board • 3) Free books and merchandise
NO MONEY TO PAY FOR EXPENSES • Student-athletes are still college students • No money to pay for extracurricular activities
NO TIME FOR PART-TIME JOB • College Sport is a full-time job • Full-time College Student
Strength Training/ Film Study • Student-athletes required to put in time in weight room • In season, also required to study film on upcoming opponent
First-Hand Experience • Live with five student athletes • Play football for the University of Cincinnati • Busy from dawn to dusk
Most high profile student-athletes do not come from money • No income from parents Family Background
Selling Memorabilia • Six Ohio State football players suspended for selling merchandise • Sold merchandise for cash
Selling Memorabilia • Johnny Manziel sold autograph for cash • Criticized
Texas A&M • Texas A&M made over $37 million dollars off Johnny Manziel • Stadium Expansion • Recruiting increase
Excuses.. • NCAA says high-profiled athletes will get paid at the next level
What If.. • Career Ending Injury • No financial support for play on the field
Proposal • Sharing the wealth • Give student athletes small cut of revenue
Proposal continued.. • Allow athletes to sell merchandise
What can we do? • We are in bad position • Proposal must come within NCAA Officials
Key Points • NCAA multi-billion dollar industry • Student athletes no time for part-time job • Unable to sell merchandise