To Pay or Not to Pay - The Future of the College Athlete
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Authors
Cichowicz, Michael P.
Issue Date
2015-03-27
Type
Presentation
Language
en_US
Keywords
College athletics , National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) , Compensation , Payment
Alternative Title
Abstract
This study addresses the court cases of O’Bannon v. NCAA, Keller v. NCAA, Alston v. NCAA, and Jenkins v. NCAA, which represent the attacks aimed at current NCAA policies and distribution of funds, or lack thereof, to student athletes in higher education institutions. Each case makes an argument for why student athletes should be granted the right to benefit over their status as players. With profits for the NCAA and partners soaring into the billions, American society and the American legal system is starting to question who really should be benefiting from the performances that take place on the fields of higher education. The prevailing trend based on rulings in cases against the NCAA so far seems to be in favor of paying student athletes. While the NCAA and partners have a lot of resources at their disposal, it could be only a matter of time before they stop dedicating those resources to court proceedings due to this trend. Institutions of higher education could be impacted by sports recruiting changes and the end of the concept of the student athlete.