“Over the years, they’ve convinced themselves and the public that these young students don’t deserve a cut of the money,” said Louis Moore, associate professor of history at Grand Valley State University in Michigan.
In the medium and long terms, the NCAA’s prized ‘amateurism’ defense is riddled with body blows,” said Michael A.
“The Supreme Court made it crystal clear that the traditional form of antitrust analysis known as the rule of reason applies to the NCAA, which is not immune from scrutiny,” Carrier said.
“The Supreme Court upheld the NCAA’s general right to pass and enforce amateur rules,” Hextrum said.
A majority of NCAA student athletes — roughtly 56% — identify as White.
A recent study of the economics of college sports found that affluent White students are profiting off the labor of poor Black students.
But any NIL laws will come with more fine print, Hextrum said.