paycollegeathletes

Every year, college sports generates billions in revenue. Stadiums are packed, jerseys are sold, TV rights are auctioned off for outrageous sums — and yet the athletes, the ones we actually show up to see, go home with nothing but a scholarship and a broken promise. Let’s not sugarcoat it...

Every Saturday, millions tune in to watch college football and basketball — the energy is electric, the competition fierce, and the profits astronomical. Yet the athletes, the stars of the show, see none of the billions flowing through the NCAA’s pockets. Is this tradition, or legalized...