Highland Deac
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Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Alston v NCAA this week. It is framed as an anti-trust case. NCAA is the sole "employer" of college athletes. "Monopsist" was the word used, I think.
Justices did not seem to be sympathetic to NCAA amateurism model. Seemed to be headed toward allowing much greater payments to athletes as "academic awards." Post eligibility paid internships, vocational training, graduate school scholarships, study abroad funds, and $5980 cash awards. The cash award amount was apparently a construct by the district Court Judge.
I'd love to see the thoughts of some of the lawyers on the issues.
My thought is probably more suited for the sports board, but it's looking more and more like the college sports world as we've known it may be on its last legs. Not that it will disappear, but the model, organization, and the way it operates is likely to change dramatically within the next few years.