NCAA Does Right Thing by Pushing for Extra Money for Student Athletes

Student athletes are being exploited by the universities they attend, but that exploitation may soon be diminishing.

NCAA president Mark Emmert issued public support of a proposal that would allow for student athletes to receive more money on their scholarships.

Here is Emmert as quoted by ESPN.com:

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"'This week, I'll be asking the board to support a proposal to allow conferences—not mandate anyone, but allow conferences, not individual institutions—to increase the value of an athletic grant in aid to more closely approach the full cost of attendance.

"'We are going to create a model that would allow—probably...up to $2,000 in addition to tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies."

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This is the right move for the NCAA. Student athletes devote their valuable time to sports programs. This is time that they do not have to work. And even when they do work, they have to deal with a lengthy list of restrictions to keep them in compliance with NCAA guidelines.

These athletes shouldn't have to worry about extra costs involved with them going to school.

They are on scholarship for a reason, and that reason is because the university believes it behooves them to have that individual attend their school for free. 

The scholarship model in the NCAA hasn't changed for nearly 40 years. The current landscape of college athletics has completely changed since that time. Student athletes not only build up the reputation of a university, but many of them make their respective school big money. 

While the athletes are in school, they are virtually the only ones that cannot profit off of their image. Just $2,000 a year to cover things like books and board is the least a school can do.