Is The Ncaa's Not Being Morally Justifiable?

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With all due respect, I believe that the NCAA’S is not being morally justifiable under any circumstance. The National Collegiate Athletic Association earns numerous amounts of money through private businesses deals. It is such a shame how “wealthy” committees cannot even assist to pay student athletes towards their tuition, or at least their medical bills. The college athletes should have the right to get some sort of compensatory money for playing for their school. For instance, like some students have work-study by applying through their financial aid. This is a positive outcome because it is a one win, win. The school does not lose a great quantity of money, and the student gets help to pay for his/hers education. The NCAA should develop,

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