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The Myth of the Exploited Student-Athlete

2014; Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1123/jis.7.2.143

1941-417X

Barbara Osborne,

Sports, Gender, and Society

Check out ESPN, listen to "Mike and Mike" or any sports talk radio, and open any newspaper, and there will be a lot of buzz about student-athletes being forced into indentured servitude while the university makes millions off of them.Attacks against the NCAA seem to be coming from all directions-the media, the fans, the member schools, and past and present student-athletes.These complaints are also making their way into the legal system, with lawsuits and administrative actions filed claiming unfair rules, unfair compensation, unacceptable health risks and failure to educate.This essay examines and addresses the major criticisms of the current model of intercollegiate athletics, with a focus on claims that student-athletes are exploited because everyone else in college athletics is making money.