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Originally Posted by el cheapo
College athletes (primarily football and basketball) need to form a union like player associations in the NFL and NBA. Profit sharing and lifetime medical coverage for serious injuries would be a start. These kids that play college sports don't realize how much power they have over the NCAA if they get together as a group and STRIKE until they get what they want. Probably won't happen because most of these kids are still dreaming of being a PRO and they don't want to rock the boat.
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In 2015, an attempt was tried and failed to unionize the Northeastern University football team. However, just last month federal bills were introduced to the US House and Senate that would declare any student that receives compensation to play to be employees of the school, and would be allowed to collectively bargain.
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...come-employees
Decades ago the Olympics let go of the myth of the "Amateur Athlete". It's time for colleges to give up on that myth, too. If players are compensated to play a sport (whether that's in cash or scholarships), they are by definition professional athletes.