What I see occurring is a heated debate on whether certain student-athletes are genuinely student-athletes or athletes creating revenue for a university. We can't throw a blanket over all football and basketball players. Some get their degrees. But some of them have no business being in college.
I dont want to see student-athletes get paid like employees. What I don't mind is giving them a few hundred a month as an allowance. Some of these kids don't have any money to live like a college kid.
What I don't like is colleges or businesses making money off a student-athlete's image in a video game or a jersey with his name on it. There could be a trust where the kid gets a check IF he graduates or goes pro in good academic standing after at least three years.