In recent years there has been a debate inside college athletics that centers around the true value of college athletes and whether or not a scholarship is truly enough to keep the athletes in school and ensure they get their degrees. Many athletes in Division I sports, primarily basketball and Football Bowl Subdivision college football see college as a stepping stone to either the NFL or the NBA.
The NCAA tracks the graduation rates in these sports via the GSR, or Graduation Success Rate, which measures the amount of student-athletes that graduate within six years of enrollment.On October 25, 2014 the NCAA released their latest GSR study which found that FBS football student-athletes graduated at a 75% rate and men’s basketball athletes graduate …show more content…
Jack who was a junior was asked about his decision to leave and said "When you see people making money off of your likeness and your name ... nobody else wears No. 30 at UCLA. That jersey is mine,I would like to receive compensation for what I've done. That's definitely something you're thinking about. I took all of that into consideration.” Jack burst onto the scene as a two way player during his freshman year and recalls seeing his jersey on sale in the UCLA bookstore for …show more content…
The athlete will then sign a contract with the school to stay the three years. In exchange the school will put the $6,000 they would have been given into a fund in the athlete’s name and match it dollar for dollar so that each athlete will have a $12,000 backup fund for them if they stay these three years.This fund would be intended for use to cover expenses if their draft dreams do not come true or any emergency
The NCAA tracks the graduation rates in these sports via the GSR, or Graduation Success Rate, which measures the amount of student-athletes that graduate within six years of enrollment.On October 25, 2014 the NCAA released their latest GSR study which found that FBS football student-athletes graduated at a 75% rate and men’s basketball athletes graduate …show more content…
Jack who was a junior was asked about his decision to leave and said "When you see people making money off of your likeness and your name ... nobody else wears No. 30 at UCLA. That jersey is mine,I would like to receive compensation for what I've done. That's definitely something you're thinking about. I took all of that into consideration.” Jack burst onto the scene as a two way player during his freshman year and recalls seeing his jersey on sale in the UCLA bookstore for …show more content…
The athlete will then sign a contract with the school to stay the three years. In exchange the school will put the $6,000 they would have been given into a fund in the athlete’s name and match it dollar for dollar so that each athlete will have a $12,000 backup fund for them if they stay these three years.This fund would be intended for use to cover expenses if their draft dreams do not come true or any emergency