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NCAA's Under The Table Rules

The NCAA, (Or the National Collegiate Athletic Association) Is a member led organization, that strives in bringing success to college athletes around the world. This seems like a great organization at first, but when you take a deep dive at some of the rules, you might think they're an unfair, and cheap corporation. This whole controversy dates back over 18 years, where Vince Young was just becoming a Texas Longhorn. Head Coach at the time, Mack Brown thought it would be a great idea to pay Vince, ''Under The Table'' to come to his university. This plan ended up working tremendously, bringing home Texas a BCS National Championship. But why do coaches have to pay players secretly, instead of paying them up front? Well, this has all to do with the ''Under The Table Rules" that prohibit any coaches or staff members from paying players to attend a certain college. Mack Brown clearly broke this rule, and so did many other coaches and staff members. For example, coach Sean Miller of the Arizona Wildcats basketball Association, payed the #1 overall draft pick, Deandre Ayton 10,000$ a month to attend the university. The NCAA found taped phone calls, and wire transfers from the coach, leading to a suspension. This rule still remains in affect today, even though there has been many supporters of removing this rule. My opinion is that college athletes should get paid, IF coaches offer. Getting paid shouldn't be mandatory, coaches should chose if they pay their athletes or not. But as of recent, a new rule has been set. In July Of 2018, the NIL ( Name, Image, Likeness) have allowed college athletes to gain money off of social media, or in today's terms, become an influencer. I feel like this is a great first step for allowing athletes to be paid, and this will let athletes express themselves off the field, as well as on the field. In conclusion, I feel as if College athletes should be payed to attend universities, because athlete, (College or not) deserves rights to their own well being.