"The NCAA admits that 'full scholarships' fall $3000 short per year of covering necessities. That's not fair to players that generate billions of dollars annually." - Ramogi Huma, NCPA President
Congressman Thinks Colleges Should Pay Athletes A Chicago congressman plans to summon university presidents to a hearing on whether college athletes should be paid, saying athletes are being exploited for their ability to help schools realize "extravagant revenues."
CBS Sportsline Alliance with labor union gives athletes coalition teeth
Unpaid Professionals Sports economist Andrew Zimbalist details how the the NCAA and its universities make billions of dollars per year off of the blood and sweat of college athletes while leaving these players without enough to get by.
NCPA-Backed Lawsuit Makes Over $445 Million Available to Athletes 8/11/2008 The settlement requires the NCAA to add $218 million to the Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund (SAOF) over the next 6 years. This will bring the estimated total to more than $445 million over this time period. College athletes can tap into this fund for expenses such as medical insurance premiums, parking fees, travel expenses home, and clothes. Read
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