[quote=CardiffBaseball]How much is the education they are receiving worth? It’s not like they are taxed on that money and I don’t know if either of my kids will get anything like that. Hopefully some baseball money but even that is usually smallish as there are twice as many kids on the team as scholarships (so they divide them up).
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I think the athletes should be able to sell their scholarships if they so choose. At many schools that would amount to a pretty big chunk of change. And, sure, they should be taxed on what they receive like any other income. Realistically, this would probably only apply to football and men’s basketball because these programs make all the money. My idea would be for the athletes to train full time for the four years they play – no classes – and THEN go to school after that four years is up. That way you can end the charade that anyone’s really getting an education while they play. Of course, if there are folks that want to do both at the same time – and are held to the same standard as non-student athletes – more power to ’em.
