This is NOT the case on their team players making money…
It IS about colleges giving their team players ‘enhanced’ educational benefits, whatever that might be…
It IS also a slap at the NCAA as a organization on anti-trust grounds…
The courts and maybe even Congress is looking hard at the fact that colleges make MILLIONS off the actions of its ‘students’ who are severely limited in getting any of the benefits of their playing….
The organization was contesting a lower-court ruling that would allow colleges to offer greater academic-related perks to Division I football and men’s and women’s basketball players — benefits such as scholarships for graduate degrees, paid postgraduate internships, and providing computers, musical instruments and other types of equipment related to education free of charge….
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The NCAA’s lawyer told the Supreme Court during oral arguments that the decision, upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, approves “a regime that permits athletes to be paid thousands of dollars each year just for playing on a team and unlimited cash for post-eligibility internships.”
A lawyer for the players said courts have taken note of the NCAA’s unique role, but still ruled against them on the facts.
He said the case was “just the latest iteration of the repeatedly debunked claims that competition will destroy consumer demand for college sports and that the NCAA should have a judicially created antitrust exemption.”
The Biden administration sided with the players, saying the lower court decision was carefully crafted to allow only payments related to education….