Scholarships

Student-athletes have been begging to be compensated for their performances. Here is my view on what student-athletes should get:

1. Tuition

The most basic part of their scholarship is tuition. The students should get tuition for more than four years though. If a student-athlete wants to enter a grad program, they should get a part of this paid. Yes, the student-athletes do not have any eligibility left but they have committed almost all of their time for the past four years to their sport. They deserve a little more than that scholarship for four years. 

2. Room and Board

Room and board is also a basic part of a scholarship. The student-athletes should have a dorm paid for on campus. I don't agree with having nicer dorms for student-athletes, I won't argue against it. If a student-athlete is living off campus, they have no right to ask for payment. If you are living off campus, you are leaving half of your benefits. You are basically eating half of a pizza, leaving the other half alone, and begging for more pizza. 

3. Four-year Scholarships

Student-athletes deserve to have four-year scholarship. The scholarship should come with restrictions. Basically, you could lose your scholarship for anything but lack of performance. It's not ridiculous to ask a kid to not get arrested and keep your grades up in return for a free education. The one-year renewable contracts are not enough. If the star recruit doesn't pan out, he shouldn't lose his scholarship.

Student-athletes NEED to remember that playing college sports is optional. The student-athlete scholarship needs to be reformed but I will never support student-athletes being paid.